Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-04
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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CHESTER-Lantern, February % !:
Miss Lillian Massey has returned to
her home at Tirzah. ........'Miss Anita
Hall, of Rock Hill, has been spending
u few days here with her sister, Mrs.
M. S. Lewis. ......."Mrs. s. M. Jones is
visiting her parents at Tirzah.'.'''"'A
few days ago Mr.. J. w. Bigham, of
Wellridge, while out in his field missed
his watch from the chain. He sus-
pected that it had been jerked of with
brush he had been throwing on fire.
On making search his fears were veri-
fed. He found it in the fire, worth
only the gold that could be gotten out
of it. 1t was fine watch, aud having
been q constant and intimate COM
panion for years will he greatly miss
ed. 1--WE have been shown let
ter from Colonel James Armstrong sug
gesting that Tuesday evening, March
21st, be announced as the date of his
lecture. The committee of ladies met
Saturday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. E. G. Stain to talk about music
and other arrangements for the occa-
sion. They will have something new
and attractive.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
March l: Broad river was out of the
banks at Cherokee ford Monday morn
ing, and too high at all the ferries for
crossing. Cherokee creek was over
the bottom lands to considerable ex-
tent. ....''.. J. Rufus Pool has been ap-
pointed magistrate in Gowdeysville
Township by Governor Ellerbe, in place
of J. L. Strain, Esq. Magistrate Pool
was once sheriff of Spartanburg coun-
ty, and will make an efficient officer.
."...."Captain James T. Coyle, who
has charge of the county chaingang,
called TO see US Monday morning. He
says bad weather prevented him from
doing much work but that his force
is in good shape, and will make a
showing when opportunity affords. ''''''
With Gafney's artesian well 42O feet
deep and water running out at the top,
the Messrs. Andrews resumed work
Monday morning, going down deeper,
with no time or depth set to stop.
They are after what Gaffney wants; a
big supply of water.
LANCASTER-The Ledger, March
1: Mrs. Margaret Taylor, of the Sim
cerety neighborhood, died last Friday
after a protracted illness. She was
the widow of Jackson Taylor, who
was supposed to have been killed in
the war as he was never heard from
after going to the war. She was about
"a years of age. e.........Editor Connors
of The Review was dangerously ill Sat-
urday and Sunday from relapse of
the grippe; but we are glad to learn
that he is much better. Editor Clark
of The Enterprise continues to improve
slowly. The editor of The Ledger is
again at his post able to sympathize
the more with his brother editors from
having passed through a siege of the
grippe. ......."The new board of county
commissioners met Saturday and or:
ganized. L. j. Perry was elected clerk
of the board and DR.. G. w. Poovy
county physician. The other business
was of routine nature. .'''''''''Coroner
Young held an inquest Sunday over
Crawford McKenna, little 3-year old
colored child on Heath, Springs & Cos
Erwin farm. It was in the house with
another child when its clothing acci-
dentally caught afire and before its
mother who was out in the yard,
could reach it, it was so badly burned
that it died the following morning. ''''''
VIM. Barnes, colored, was found gull
ty before Magistrate Caskey last Fri.
Cay of rescuing impounded stock and
sentenced to 80 days on the chain
gang or pay fine of $40. He paid
the fine and was discharged. ''''''The
clerk of court recorded, on Saturday
last, a deed of Samuel Hunt, Simon A.
Stern and John j. Collier of the tracks,