Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
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CHESTER The Lantern, March
4: Miss Josie Black went up to Rock
Hill Friday to spend few days. "'.''''
Mrs. NJ. J. Wylie, of Wellridge, has
sent out invitations to the marriage OF
her daughter, Anna, to Mr.. Thos. S.
Harris, of Charlotte, on Wednesday
April IL, at 8 p. m. .'''''''''Rev. B. H.
Grier, of Yorkville, preached at the
A. R. church Sabbath morning, and
Rev. ]. H. Simpson, of the Hickory
Grove orphanage, at night. .'''''''''Yes-
terday evening the Lancaster and Ches-
ter railroad bridge over Catawba river
was entirely destroyed by fire. The
fire was first seen after the train passed
which arrives at Chester about 6
o'clock, and it is supposed that il
caught from the engine of that train.
The bridge was insured for $4,000,
nearly half its value, in the agency OF
White, Alexander & Co. The rolling
stock is all on this side of the river ;
but train will be transported today
over the broad gauge roads TO Lam
caster, and it is expected that by to-
morrow connection can he made
Through by transfer at the river. The
bridge was built in 1883, and was
chiefly wood, and was covered. ''''''.'''
Last Wednesday evening, Mr.. John
Turner, of Fairfield county, was kick
ed by a mule and died on Sunday.
He went out about 7 o'clock to get his
horse to ride off somewhere, and his
family supposed he was gone and re.
tired. About 9 o'clock they heard
groans and went out and found him
lying at the stable door with his skull
crushed. We believe he was never
entirely conscious. About the only in
formation he gave was that the mule
ran over him. Mr.. Turner was
brother-in-law of Messrs. W. W. and
w. H. Brice, of Chester.
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
April 4: H. K. Osborne, Esq, OF the
law firm of Butler & Osborne, was, on
last Friday, elected county attorney OF
Cherokee county by the county COM
missioners, in place of T. B. Butler,
who declined reelection. .'''''''''United
States Commissioner Bells court was
open Friday investigating charges
against some young men from the
country for selling whisky. After full
inquiry into facts the young men were
discharged. MFRS. Lydia Huckaby,
of the Gowdysville section, died last
Thursday at an advanced age, at the
residence of Mr.. l.. c. Mabry. Mrs.
Huckaby was born and raised in the
neighborhood in which she died. '''''''''
All sales advertised for yesterday were
called off except rs acres of the A. d.
Ray estate, which was sold by Probate
Judge Webster for $435. 1t was
bought by J. Ed. Jefferies, agent.
Few people were in the city, and seem
ed not to give much attention to the
sales. ......:.John Mahaffy, overseer of
the cloth room, has packed up his bag
gage and left Lockhart. 1t was quite
an unexpected happening as he was
the first and only cloth room boss
Lockhart has ever had up to the time
of his departure, and he left with the
regrets of the entire management. >.
I. Barber, his former second hand, Is his
successor, and James Hodge is pro-
noted from chief inspector TO second
hand. ......."A. N. R. Folger, recently
appointed postmaster at Gaffney by
President Mckinley, took charge on
the first instant, relieving Mr.. /. d.
Littlejohn, who was appointed oy
President Cleveland. MIR. Folger for
merly lived in Pickens. He came TO
Gaffney little more than two years
ago and has conducted himself so as TO
secure the confidence of the people 10
his moral and business character, and
to inspire the belief that we will still
have good postmaster. 1.-The coun-
ty commissioners occupied most of the
day Friday examining plans submitted
by the Pawley Jail company and 9TH
ers for Jail for the county. They
adopted the one submitted by the
Pawley company, which is a model
com bining strength, convenience, COM
fort and beauty. The plan embraces
ample and secure quarters for prison.
ouers, arranged on the most approved
modern plans, and spacious living
quarters for the jailor and his family:
Sealed bids for building the Jail will
be advertised for and opened on the 9th
day of May, when the contract Will be
let and the work of building will be
commenced at once. Saturday the
com missioners looked at sites for the
county aims house and farm, and Sc
lected a portion of the Petty farm,
about two miles west of the city,
which will probably be bought, if the
price can be agreed upon. The ap-
pointment of Mr.. w. H. Ross as clerk
of the board by Supervisor Lipscomo
was unanimously adopted by the
board. Cherokee's board of county
commissioners is composed of thorough
business men who fully comprehend
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