Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-23
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LANCASTER-Review, September
20: The Rev. NJ. J. Long, of Yorkville,
has been over for day or so on a
visit to relatives here. ''''"Miss Mamie
Moore, of Yorkville, spent the pas;
week with the Misses Mc1lwain, in
this county. ....''"'County Supervisor
Gardner informs us that the chaiDgang
will be here the first of next week to
work on the Charlotte and East End
roads. Mr.. Gardner is anxious to get
these much travelled highways in good
condition before winter weather sets
| in but, as he says, rocks are badly
ly needed, especially on the East End,
to make anything like permanent i'm
provement. The county has but one
cart, which can accomplish but little
in the way of hauling rocks. So If the
people of the town and county who
use these roads want them repaired as
they should be they must themselves
haul the necessary rocks, and the
sooner they begin, the better. '''''.'''A
very daring act of highway robbery
was committed not far from the town
limits on the Camden road last Sunday
night shortly after dark. The victims
were two young white farmers, Mr..
Frank Shaver and his brother-ln-law,
Mr.. Robert Hagins, who lived at St.
Lukes. a station on the South Carolina
and Georgia railroad, four miles south
east of this place. The facts are about
as follows: Shortly after dark Shaver
and Hagins left town for home, both
being under the influence of "fuss-X."
Hagins was on mule and was follow
ed behind by Shaver, who was on foot.
AS they reached "Jacob's Hollow"
they were both set upon by three men
who knocked them down and beat
them in a fearful manner. Hagins
managed to get to house nearby,
leaving Shaver in an insensible condi-
ton in the road. Shortly after Shaver
was brought to town in buggy. Both
men presented horrible appearance,
being fearfully bruised and cut about
the face and head. Hagins has one
arm broken; but Shaver's wounds are
more serious, one of them being a
fracture of the outer skull. Two men
implicated in the robbery were arrested
last night shortly after the occurrence.
One is Robert Furr, white, and the
other Nathaniel Clinton, colored, both
notorious chararacters living in the
county. Both of the victims positive
ly identified these two men, which,
with other circumstances, make 1t GER
tain that they are two of the gang.
The moon was shining very brightly
at the time of the robbery. Hagins's
pocketbook containing So. Is was found
not far from the scene of the robbery
on Monday morning. The supposition
is that it was thrown away in their
flight by the robbers.
CHEROKEE The Gaffney Ledger,
September 10: Since Rev. b. P. Rob
ertson has been pastor of the First
Baptist church he has received into
the church 191 members by letter l19
by baptism, 6 by restoration and by
experience "a total of 3lS. This is a
good record and shows that the pastor
has been Jealous in the cause of his
Master. ..'.'.'...At the laying of the
corner stone of the First Baptist
church last Monday our venerable and
honored friend, Squire H. G. Gatfney,
performed what may prove to be his
last public duty as an officer of the
church. 1t was he who placed the box
containing the articles in the recepta-
Gle. Mr.. Gaffney is getting quite fee
BILE. His genial countenance has
been missed from our thoroughfares
for some time and each public appear
auce is destined to be his last. The
town never possessed a more devoted
citizen, nor one who had more public
spirit. MIR. Thos. B. Clarkson was
bitten by a spider Sunday morning.
He suffered very much from the effects
of the bite and was quite sick all day.
He was able to be up yesterday morn
ing for short while, but was compell-
ed to 20 back home. 1t is not believed
the bite will be serious, however. '''''''
The election on the question of issuing
$4,000 additional waterworks and
St, 900 additional electric light bonds
last Friday resulted in a unanimous
vote for the bonds. There was not a
single vote against the issue. The
progressive people of Gaffney are al
ways true to their interest and we
hope to see them treated in fair and
liberal manner in regard to the estab.
lishment Of the electric lights and the
laying of the additional water mains.
''''.''.Rev. Mr.. Shimmon, a Persian
who is studying at the Columbia Theo'
logical Seminary, delivered Il lecture
at the Presbyterian church Sunday af'
ternoon which delighted the entire
audience. Mr.. Shimmon speaks bro.
ken English and his auditors must give
the best of attention in order to under
stand him. He is not, however, with
out vein of humor. His subject was
"Mohammedism," but it better have
been termed "The Religions of Peria. "
The speaker gave very interesting
account of the religions Of his native
land. Mr.. Shimmon became Chris