Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-27
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GAST0N -Gastonia News, January
%: Saturday Mr.. Pelham Morrow
was out of the house for the first time
since Thursday after Christmas. He
has been suffering from kidney and
stomach trouble and nervous prostra.
ton. Saturday night, the 18th,
inst, Mr.. Will Adams, who lives few
miles south of town, had been to Ba-
ker's mill and was on his way home
when he was waylaid by two Negroes,
who demanded his overcoat and what
money he had. Mr.. Adams turned all
over to them; but said he only had
40 cents in money. 1t is not known
who the robbers were. '''''''''A gentle
man from Chester is here with view
of going into the junk business. He
wants the town to pass a special ordi-
nance taxing junk dealers, before be
undertakes it, so as to keep down lille,
gal opposition. This would be good
thing for our town. .......".Last Friday
morning Ross and Lige Sutton and
others had general row on Happy
Hill which will end In the chaingang.
Both were sent over to board with
Supt. White for 80 days. '''''''' Last
week Mr.. IT. N. Kendrick, of Craig q
Wilson, spent few days at his old
hone near Bethel. While there he
was shown some IL or Is home grown
oranges by Mr.. Samuel Glenn. They
were about the size of guinea egg.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
January %: Material is being placed
on the ground for George W. Browns
new residence on Jefferies street. i.
Baker has the contract. '''''''''Mrs.
Nancy Goudelock, wife of Mr.. VIM.
L. Goudelock, died at her hume near
Asbury in this county on Saturday,
the goth inst, at 7 o'clock p. m, and
was buried at Elbethel church on Sun.
day in the presence of large con.
course of relatives and friends. '''''''''
Limestone college is finished. The
last brick has been laid, the last nail
has been driven and the last stroke Of
the painters brush has been put on,
and Limestone college now presents a
spectacle which for beauty, conven-
ience and adaptabllity to the purpose
for which it is intended, is unsnrpass
ed by any edi6ce of learning in the
state, and in it has an able faculty and
an encouraging number of young ladies
who appreciate the great advantages
the college is affording them.
CHESTER-The Lantern, January
%: Mr.. 1. n. Whitesides, of Lewis
vile, was in town yesterday, and says
work on the roller mill will begin in a
few days, and will be completed in
time for the growing crop. .''''''''Dr. T..
J. Strait, of Lancaster, was in town
from Saturday until Monday. He has
been somewhat under the weather, as
a consequence of having been under
the water. ......... Fire caught Saturday
night in Mr.. Stahn's block in the val
lev but was soon discovered and ex.
tinguished. 1t caught from a stove in
a second story room occupleu NY MI.
Smith and family, burnt through a
partition into room occupied by Mr..
B. T. Byars, and burnt his bed.
LANCASTER-Review, January "a ::
The fight over the Lancaster postoffice
is now on in earnest. The commission
of the incumbent, Mr.. ]. F. Gregory,
expired on the 18th instant; but no ap-
pointment of his successor has yet
been made. Indeed, it may be that
the department is so well pleased with
Mr.. Gregory's most excellent manage
ment of the office that it contemplates
no change. There are several appli-
cants for the position, among them
two most deserving widow ladies of
Lancaster, Mrs. L. R. Foster and Mrs.
Belle Nance. Both ladies have unus.
ually large endorsements. Two Re.
publicans are applying, Messrs. Joseph
Clark and w. F. Swaringen both of
whom have held Office under former
Republican administrations, and each