Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-05

carried 1925 insurance on building and
stock. ......."While out hunting yester-
day morning about miles west OF
town, Mr.. w. E. Wilson followed the
trail of his dog to an old pine stump
and ran his hand under it expecting to
pull out an opossum. Instead he ran
it against highland moccasin or
rattlesnake's pilot and was badly Bit
ten on the third finger of the left hand.
He was driven to town at once and
reached here about an hour after he
was bitten. His hand and arm were
terribly swollen and he was quite
sick from the effects of the poison in
his system. He was taken to DR.. B. j..
Witherspoon's Office, where the doctor
gave medicines to counteract the effect
of the poison and used other treatment.
He was doing all right at last accounts.
.........Mr. w. J. Culp, the manager of
Heath, Springs & Co.'S Foster farm, can
probably show the finest field of corn
in the state. Mr.. ]. P. Heath, Of
Georgia, who is here on visit, says he
has seen nothing to equal it in Geor-
gia, and be estimates the yield on the
$50 acres at 5000 bushels, or an aver
age of 40 bushels per acre. His esti-
mate accords with the estimate of most
everyone who has seen it, though
some few say it will not average more
than 35 bushels to the acre. All agree
that there are some acres which will
make rs bushels. The rows are 4 feet
apart and many stalks are not more
than 10 inches apart in the row. The
field is just north of town and it is
worth the time of anyone to go over
and see it. Until this year this field
has been planted in cotton since Heath
& Springs have owned it.
CLEVELAND Shelby Aurora, Au-
gust 2: The order for the machinery
for the Shelby Cotton mill has been
placed through Mr.. George Gray, of
Gastonia, and will approximate an
outlay of about $4,000. The brick
machine is steadily grinding out brick,
lumber is rapidly being placed on the
grounds, and active preparations for
Shelby's new wills are being put forth.
..."Analda Simmons, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Simmons,
had the misfortune to sustain pain full
fracture of the arm last Saturday.
She was running along the sidewalk
and fell, fracturing the arm just below
the elbow. Although the injury is
quite a painful one, the little sufferer
is doing as we'll as could be expected.
THE store house and stock of mer-
chandise of R. R. Haynes, Of Henriet-
ia, N. c., was robbed and burned by a
young colored fend, aged about IA
years, last Thursday night. Suspicion
pointed to Charlie Johnson, worth
less character, and after being ques.
toned closely, he tried to implicate
others; but failing in this, he finally
broke down and made full confes-
sion. Late in the afternoon he hid
himself in the store in order that he
might be locked within. After rob-
bing the cash drawer which contained
about Sc in change, after helping him
self to such goods as he wanted, he
saturated the interior of the building
and applied the torch. The entire
stock of goods amounting to about
1000 were consumed together with
the building. We are informed that
the property was insured, but have
not learned in what amount. The in
cendiary awaits trial in Rutherford
Jail. ..'......Coroner J. F. Tiddy was
called to Grover to hold an inquest
over the body of colored man who
was killed by a train on the Southern
road on last Saturday night. The un-
fortunate man was seen late in the af-
ternoon in drunken condition, sitting
on the railroad. Parties tried to re-
move him, but he refused to 60. Next
morning his dead and mangled body
was found near the track, having been
struck by a passing train. DIR. j..
Miller Moore, of the United States
navy, spent last week at Cleveland
Springs. He is a bright and talented
young officer and q most entertaining
conversationalist. He has just re-
turned from the Philippines, going
over as surgeon on board the monitor
Monadnock. Upon his arrival at Ma
Mia, he was transferred to the Olym-
pia, Admiral Dewey's flagship, and
when the good ship Raleigh sailed for
the United States, Surgeon Moore was
transferred to her. He talks most in.
terestingly of the Fiipinos, but good
officer that be is, had little to say on
the situation. He is a nephew of w.
H., A. G. and R. B. Miller. ''.''''''The
case against the o. R. & G. R. R. Co.
for killing of Mrs. Canipe, three and a
half years ago, was decided in Nc
Dowell superior court last week in
favor of the plaintiff. The jury fixed
the damages at $4,000.
GAST0N N-Gastonia Gazette, Au-
gust 3: Hiss Annie Watson, of York
Vile, and Miss Emily Diver, of Ander-
son, were guests of Misses Lizzie and
Emily Adams, Tuesday. They came
up from Yorkville on the Narrow
Gauge and left on the noon train for
Anderson. '...'''"Cherryville township
has recently lost two of its oldest peo-
pie. Mrs. Cloninger, widow of Eman-