Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-12
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CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger
August 8: Sheriff Thomas was notified
Sunday morning that Lum Morris, the
escaped convict, had been seen in the
neig ghborhood out to the right of Maud
He got Mr.. Gilliard Cline's dogs and
went at once to the place, where be
was Joined by friends. The dogs took
the track and ran it well but under
most adverse circumstances. Morris Is
Negro friends would get with him
run with him awhile and then switch
off and thus hinder the dogs and ulti'
mately prevented his capture. ''...' Mr.
Lem Blanton, who is one of Chero'
kee's best wheat-growers, says he pre-
pares his land for wheat with a two
horse plow and fertilizes it with lC
bushels of cotton seed and one sack OF
acid per acre, and then sows about
one.t third of bushel of wheat to the
acre and covers it lightly. He says he
has practiced this rule for eight sue.
cessive years and has had a good
yield every year but one, when his
crop was injured by late spring frost.
Nv. NJ. Jones, aged II, died at his
home, near Asbury, in this county
Saturday evening between and {
o'clock, surrounded by his three chill
dren-R. A. Jones, Miss Matte Jones
and Mrs. J. w. Sparks-and by every
one of his grand and great-grandchil'
dren. .........There was big crowd in
the city Saturday, and many were
complaining of the army worms on
their farms. The most we hear OF
them is from east of Broad river and
farms near the river on the west side,
Farmers say that they are eating all
the grass they come in contact with
and in many instances are eating
young corn planted on wheat lands
The damage to this time has not been
great; but our friends are fearful il
they continue their ravages they will
attack the older corn and cotton
plants. ......... T. A. Phillips, a young
white man of this county, was arrest
ed this morning by Deputy Marshal
Harp F. Floyd, assisted by Bob Glib
son, under warrant issued in May,
1898, by Commissioner Bell, charging
him with making and issuing counter
felt money. The young man was
committed to Jail to await a preliml-
nary examination before Commissioner
Bell. Mr.. Robert G. Patrick, one OF
the most upright young men in the
country, died Sunday night at the res
idence of his brother, Mr.. Frank Pat
rick, in this city, and will be buried
today at the Patrick graveyard, near
Mercer, in this county.
CHESTER-The Lantern, August
|S: Mr.. Arthur w. McKeown, son OF
Mr.. A. U. McKeown, of Blackstock,
died last Saturday, of typhoid fever,
and was buried at Hopewell on Sab
bath. Funeral service by Rev. J. A.
White. ........'.Mrs. Jasper N. Grant, OF
the Richburg neighborhood, died on
Sunday and was buried at Armenia
Yesterday. We have failed to get
any particulars of her death. ''''''' Miss
Martha Jane Lipsey died on Sabbath
of malarial fever, at the home of her
brother, Mr.. Robert w. Lipsey, where
she made her home. ...'.."'A number
of farmers met at the courthouse yes
terday and appointed Mr.. j. G. Nc
Afee delegate to the Wheat Growers
convention at Greenwood, August 15.
1t is expected that he will attend. ''''''
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Brown are visit
ing in the upper part of this county
and in York, and will spend few
days at Kings Mountain and Grover
before returning home. .''''''.'Mrs. J.
G. Wilborn is staying with her sister,
Mrs. S. NJ. Jones, while Mr.. Wilborn
is gone to Denver to attend the con-
vention of railroad commissioners. ''''''
Geo. Thompson, alias "Shine," beat
his way to Monroe on the vestibule
Sunday evening, intending to return
with the excursionists but was run
over and killed. A brakeman says he
saw him get down off the top of car.
Possibly be was killed by some other
train about the yard. .''''''''''The coun-
ty commissioners yesterday passed a
vote of thanks to Mayor Hardin and
the reunion committee for the success
full manner in which they managed the
reunion affairs. The commissioners
had appropriated 5000 for the legitl-
mate expenses of the reunion, if it
should be found necessary. Mr.. Har-
din and his committee paid all claims
without drawing on this appropriation.
....A party left here yesterday morn
lug for Neil's Shoals, on Broad river,
on fishing expedition. They will
camp out and spend the week, return
ing Saturday. The members of the
party, so far as we have heard their
names, are Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Love,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Woods, Misses
Nettie Melton, Ethel Love and Fannie
Stringfellow, and Messrs. R. H. Woods,
J. c. Robinson and r. G. Mills. Mr..
S. E. and Miss Louise McFadden, also
Messrs. #. J. Martin and Zeb Vance
Davidson, will 90 on Wednesday.
CLEVELAND-Shelby Aurora, Au-
gust 9: Ten cars of steel rails for the
Cleveland Mills railroad arrived last
Monday and the work Of laying the
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