Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-03-18
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger
March IA: Major J. F. Hart spent
short time in this city last Monday or
professional business. '.....'.'There is
veritable wild cat in town. 1t was
caught on Bald Mountain, in Ruther'
ford county, N. G., by trappers, and
brought to the city few days ago and
sold to Crawley & Co. 1t is ferocious
looking animal and has all the fighting
proclivities of its species, which makes
visitors keep at a respectful distance
from the cage. .'..'.''..The many friends
of Mrs. C. c. Davis will regret to hear
of her death, which occurred at bel
home near Wilkinsville, in this county
on the 9Th inst. While Mrs. Davis has
not been having good health for some
time, the immediate cause of her death
was grip. p....'"W When at a depth of 5OC
feet, the city board of public work put
pump in Gaffney's deep well to tes'
the volume of water. After running
it for about 20 hours at the rate o.
from 70 to 9S gallons per minute with
no signs of failing, and satisfying the
board and the town that the we'll was
a great success, the board, to make as
surance doubly sure, determined te
sink the we'll so feet deeper. The
depth-55O feet-will be reached today
and assures Gaffney an abundant sup
DIV of pure water. A sample of the
water has been sent to the state chem
ist for analysis; but he has not report:
ed yet. 1t is as clear as crystal and
has taste which indicates that it il
strongly impregnated with minerals.
CHESTER-The Lantern, March
IA: DR.. Lyle paid The Lantern Office
pleasant call yesterday. He has
been laid up with the grip. DR.. Lyle
is one of the good farmers of this
county. He makes great abundance
of all home supplies. Although be
plants cotton only as surplus crop
he made "a bales last year on three
horse farm. ........"Mr VIM. R. Dayie
Jr., formerly of this county, died yes
terday morning in San Antonia, Texas
of consumption. ....'..Some of the sports
of York county have had a fox chase
A fox was turned loose and 1872 men
and 30 dogs tried to catch it; but II
walked off from them. They saw
where it had stopped to eat a rabbit
........Colonel J. R. Culp has bought a
handsome place on the heights south:
east of the city. He has enlarged and
improved the house, and has very
desirable suburban home.
LANCASTER-The Ledger, March
Is: When we went to press Friday
evening, the court was engaged in try.
ing James Blackmon: colored, charged
with burning Mr.. R. J. Flynn's stable.
This was the last case on the criminal
docket. The evidence was all circum'
stantial. The jury found the prisoner
guilty of arson, but recommended him
to the mercy of the court. Had it not
been for the recommendation to mercy
the sentence would have been death
Before passing sentence, Blackmon ask
ed the judge to be as light as possible
for, said he, "you are going to sentence
an innocent man." The sentence o
the court was 10 years at hard labor
in the state penitentiary. This, we
understand, was the lightest sentence
the court could impose. The court
of common pleas was called on the ad
iournment of the general sessions Sat
urday. But one jury case remained
on the docket Saturday evening, and
Judge Gary, though the hour was late
had the jury empaneled in this case sc
that the other jurors might be dismiss
ed for the term and the county saved
the expense of their attendance on
Monday. This was thoughtful ano
commendable in the judge, and he viii
have the thanks of the ax-payers o.
the county for it. This case was non
suited on Monday and the court ad
iourned sine die. Mrs. R. NJ. Gal
loway died at her home on Monday
18th instant, at o'clock a. m. .'''''''''A
young mule belonging to the Farmers
Banking & Mercantile company, hitch
ed to the break cart, ran off last Sat
urday morning and ran into one of El
liot & Crawford's fine greys, the shaft
of the cart penetrating the horses side
some six or eight inches. The horse
was fatally hurt, and to relieve its suf'
fering, it was killed. Shortly after
this another fine young mule ran away
with a wagon on account Of the bride
bits breaking, and as it turned into the
stable broke one wheel of the vehicle
all to pieces. .........Married, on Sunday
last, by Rev. Geo. G. Leonard, at the
parsonage on Lancaster circuit, MIR
Judson Beckham, of Heath Springs
and Miss Mary Bennett, daughter o.
Mr.. w. R. Bennett, of Cedar Greek
township.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, March
Is: Rev. F. A. L. Clark informs u.
that Evangelist V. A. Royal, of Fai
son, N. c., will begin meeting at the
White church in Gastonia, on the fourth
Sunday in this month. The first SER
vice will be held at II o'clock on thai
day and the meeting will be continued
He is a holiness preacher, and all are
invited to come and hear him. ''.''.The
grip still keeps Mr.. ]. w. Carroll OF
dutv. Mr.. Luther Clemmer has been