Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-05
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CHESTER The Lantern, March
81: We reported Tuesday that the
court was engaged in the case of Mrs.
Elizabeth McCollum and others against
Major ]. w. Wilks, concerning a piece
of land is dispute. 1t was settled BY
an agreed verdict, the property being
divided according to the interests of
the parties. The next case was that
of J. K. Coleman vs.. E. G. Stain for
possession of strip of land near Mr..
Stricker's shop, which both claimed.
The case of Mrs. D. L. Douglass
against the Knights of Honor for in
surance of DR.. l.. S. Douglass, was
then tried. 1t resulted in mistrial.
How the jurors are divided on such
cases is not supposed to be known.
1t is understood, however, that they
stood for the plaintiff and three for
the defendant, and finally 10 to 2, one
having changed over out of Difference
TO the opinion of the majority. The
next case was Gayden vs. Cousar. A
suit to determine the ownership Of
some cotton which was burnt at Bas-
comville. Verdict for plaintiff. The
next and last jury case was John F.
Oates VS.. Travellers Insurance COM
pany for unpaid commissions as agent.
Verdict for plaintiff. The juries were
discharged yesterday afternoon. Court
adjourned this morning after attending
to some equity business. .''''''''Lieuten-
ant T. G. Howe of the Second regi-
ment, and his brother, Mr.. John
Howe, who has also been in Cuba /;
but sick most of the time, came up
from Augusta this morning. Lleuten-
ant Howe will return to his regiment
today. y.'....'..W. w. Lewis, ESQ.,, after
spending several days here with his
brother, returned to his home in York
vile this morning:
CLEVELAND - Kings Mountain
Reformer, March 80: D. S. Russell,
of Yorkville, was in the city visiting
his son last week and gave us lively
call. .........At Bessemer, March 26, by
Rev. A. M. Ross, Mr.. T. S. Clark and
Miss R. F. Bumgardner, both of Besse-
mer, were married. We extend the
usual congratulations. MIR. Luther
Mltcham and Miss Rachel Herndon,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Hern-
don, and both of this place, were mar
ried at Grover last Wednesday. Rev.
Mr.. Mullinax officiating. g."....'.Mr. Vau
Tate and Miss Florence Crawford, both
of this town, went down to Grover last
Sunday, and were united in malrimony
by Rev. T. H. Mullinax.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, March
20: At the family's home near the Old
Mill chapel, Mr.. NJ. H. Armstrong,
aged II years, died Monday morning
after lingering illness with consump.
ton. He was member of the Lowell
Baptist church, and was buried at
Bethesda Tuesday, after funeral SER
vices at the home by Rev. w. F. Wat
son. ..........Thirty-eight new subscrip-
tions or 3S renewals or $3S worth of
orders for job work or new advertis:
ing would come in quite appropriately
today (Thursday.) 1t happens to be
the birthday of the solemn sport who
runs The Gazette. The same anniver-
sary also marks the round up of our
first eight years of service on the paper.
No other editor of The Gazette has
served it so long period. '''''''''The
store of J. NJ. Shuford & Co., at Dallas,
was broken open yesterday morning
about 4 o'clock. The burglars forced
an entrance by breaking a wooden
panel out of the front dooc. They
stole quantity of clothing aud dry
goods and some jewelry, amounting in
all to about $50 worth. The money
drawer was broken open, but only a
few pennies had been left in it at the
close of business the night before.
There is no clue; but the officers are
faithfully at work with search war;
rants. REV. Jas. Boyce has resign
ed the care of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church at HunterSville
to become president Of the Due West
Female college. Tuesdays Charlotte
Observer says: "Rev. Mr.. Bryce, for
sometime pastor of the A. r. church
at Huntersville, who is to succeed Rev.
C. E. Todd as president of the female
college, at Due West, was here yester-
day on his way to his new home. Mr.
Todd's health would not permit him
to continue the work. His mantle falls
on worthy shoulders. Mrs. Boyce and
children leave Friday for Kentucky
where they will spend the summer.
Their household effects 60 to Due
West this week. .'..'..."There was more
to frighten Mr.. L. A. Clemmer Sunday
night than the storm. He was on duty
as watchman that night, and would 20
on his beats between gales. About 2
or o'clock in the morning he passed
in front of Mr.. E. n. Lneberger's
store and was halted by some sort of
croak and futter among the plows
which were left on the sidewalk. He
went nearer and the thing fought him.
Having no light, his first impulse was
to shoot the thing with his pistol but
thinking that it might be somebody's
escaped pet, he refrained. But the
bird kept up its fight and squawks un-
til Mr.. Clemmer kicked the life out of
it. He took the bird to the light and