Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

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CHESTER Lantern, June Is
DR.. B. J. Randall has cut 3S dozen
of oats off three-eighths Of an acre, by
actual measurement, and he believes
they will make bushel to the dozen.
This gives more than 100 bushels to
the acre. - Wednesday afternoon,
Miss Maggie Rosborough, daughter OF
Mr.. J. A. Rosborough, was at Lewis
Turnout. Just as she came out to
start home she saw train coming,
and also saw a Negro child sitting In
the middle of the track. With q
scream, she ran to save 1t. She seized
the child and threw herself and 1t of
the track but just as she rose up,
the flag staff on the engine struck her
head and killed her. The child, which
was thrown farther from the track,
was injured in the head by striking
something, perhaps rail or tie on the
side track. DR.. R. L. Douglass said
it's skull was fractured. 1t was living
at the latest report. ...'."''Mrs. W. s.
Douglass, of Blackstock, died last Fri
day, after a lingering illness. The re-
mains were buried at Concord church
on Saturday. The Rev. M. r. Kirk
patrick conducted the funeral exer-
else. Mrs. Douglass was the first-born
of Mr.. W. Banks Robinson, and was
"a years old. She left three small
children. ...''.'"Following Is list OF
the jurors for the July term of court
Josiah Miller, o. R. Kee, J. B. simp-
son, J. R. Estes; J. 8. Anderson, E. ].
Dye, J. D. Glass, E. w. Carter, W. G.
Garrison, S. J. Curry, James L: Lee,
S. E. Wylie, A. F. Williams, w. A.
Latimer, T. B. Bell, G. T. Foote, ]. n.
Whitesides, T. n. Whitesides, T. NJ.
Saunders, w. M. stoll, r. @. Steven.
son, Lucius Howze, ]. G. Knox, John
NJ. Simpson, A. n. Grant, E. II. Har.
din, H. j. McKeown, VIM. Ligon, J.
M. Robinson, Joe Gillespie, W. q.
White, w. II. Agnew, W. A. Cornwell,
J. @. Thomas, T. L. Fowler, James
Hamilton, Jr., s. M. McDill, Jr.. ..''''''''
Yesterday, between one and two
o'clock, intense interest all over town
was centered in black spot away up
in the sky, 80 high that from every
view point it seemed directly overhead.
1t was soon found to be an open um-
brella. It was constantly turning
over, the top and under sides being
alternately up, For some time it
seemed to float horizontally bat f.
nally 1t could be seen that 1t was de-
scending, and 1t was followed with
eager eyes-and feet. A crowd had
collected under it when it lodged on
the electric light wires at the front OF
Frazer's stable. 1t was soop dislodged
and captured. A few persons, how.
ever, had seen it 60 up, and it was
claimed at once and aftectionately
fondled by the owner, a negro g irl on
Columbia street. 1t had been set In the
yard to dry, we suppose, and gust OF
wind came along that way and carried
it off. This was only momentary
swirl and confined to the spot. Dur
ing the three.quarters of an hour the
umbrella was in the air scarcely a
leaf was stirring. No one has been
found who ever before saw an um.
brella take such a caper but we
haven't seen the "oldest inhabitant'
yet.
UNI0N-The Times, June is: We
notice that Union county has the hon.
or of being the second in the state to
have its accounts posted up and ready
for a settlement with the comptroller
general. This speaks we'll for our
county officers and shows they are no
laggards but strictly up-to.date in a
business way. Chester was the first
county ready for settlement. '''''''''
Mr.. Nimrod Smith died at his home
near West Springs on June 9Th, after
lingering illness ofseveral weeks. He
was buried in the Baptist church yard
at West Springs. Rev. Mr.. Crosby
conducted the funeral. He Was con-
sistent member of the West Springs
Baptist church. He was a gallant
soldier and served through the late
war between the states, as member
of Co. B 5th S. G. Reg. He was "a
years of age. He leaves a wife
and two sisters.in-law, and a niece,
Mrs. Nancy Began and daughter, and
Miss Mary West, and large number
of friends to mourn his loss. The fam
| lily have our sympathy. .'"''''''Court
will convene in Union next Monday.
Judge James Aldrich will preside.
He will have a heavy criminal docket
to tackle. There are 81 cases on the
criminal docket, including several
cases continued from last session. Be-
sides this there are II cases on the
civil side. Among the cases that will
come before His Honor are murder,
assault and battery, house breaking,
bigamy, violation of the dispensary
law, forgery, larceny, etc. There is a
hard weeks work before judge and
jury. ..""3EMr. Sam Harmon died at
ibis home, the Afford old place, near
Jonesville, last week. He was buried
at the Gilyard cemetery. He received
an injury last fall at a saw mill, from
which he never fully recovered. He
had stroke of paralysis some time
ago, and second one last week from
which he died. He was so odd years
of age.' '''''"''The Negro, Mack Higgs,
who was shot last week in railroad
cut near Delta, died of his wounds
last Wednesday. Magistrate 1. M.
Mobley, held an inquest over the re-
mains Thursday. No evidence was
brought out of a nature to incriminate
any one, and the verdict was that the