Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-06
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CHESTER-The Lantern, June l
Mr.. Donald Herndon, Miss Jennie
Swami, of Alabama, and Mrs. Mary
Davidson, of Yorkville, are visiting al
w. A. Latimer's. .'.....Lewis Wall shot
Ross Chisholm Wednesday night in
Jetersville. AS usual a woman was
the cause. 1t seems that Chisholm
was paying great deal of attention
to Wallis wife, and it resulted as we
have stated. Chisholm is not danger
ously wounded. ........Among the young
men of the south now obtaining just
recognition may be mentioned Mr.. Ed
Alston, jr., the genial travelling agent
of the Seaboard Air Line, who has re-
Gently been promoted to a higher
range of usefulness at Portsmouth,
Va. Mr.. Alston has made Chester his
headquarters for the past four years
His many friends took occasion to bic
him most enthusiastic good bye last
evening.
UNION-The Times, June l: Mr.
M. B. Lee called in Saturday and re
ported that the rain Thursday literally
tore things to pieces in the Wes
Spring section. He said that for q
minutes the rain poured down fas
ter than he had ever been seen ir
that neighborhood. Fences were
washed away, and the ground washed
and cut up in bad shape. Much dam
age was done to growing crops. Big
and Little Mitchell creek overaoweo
their banks and the water was raging
torrent from hill to hill. .'''''''''Union's
delegation to the Louisville reunion
left on the 10 a. m. train Tuesday
The following composed the delega'
ton M. B. Lee, R. w. Tinsley, j. G,
Long, V. Friend, W. H. Gault, A. B
Lane, Miss Edna Tinsley, sponsor
The following citizens accompanied
the veterans: Messrs. N. P. Dunbar
and family, Paul McNally, Drayton
Dransby and Arthur Long. They
were a jolly, good-natured crowd and
we hope they will have a pleasant
trip. Mr.. Tinsley says they expect to
take the whole thing in, but will man
age to get back here in time for the
municipal election. '.''.'A considerable
number of our citizens went down to
Strothers Sunday night. They got an
excellent view of the eclipse. 1t was
total at that point and the totality
lasted something over a minute, al
lowing a good opportunity of witness
ing the corona, which they say was
very fine indeed. The two long wings
were plainly visible to the naked eye
There were two sections of No.
9 Tuesday morning, both of them
pretty we'll filled with old veterans on
their way to Louisville. The second
section was long one and was well
filled with old vets from Columbia and
Charleston. There wern $50 or more
abroad. One of the coaches bore q
banner: Scamp Hampton, No. $780,
The Hampton vets wore pretty badges
made from palmetto leaves in the
shape of a palmetto tree attached to a
ribbon. 1T was our pleasure to have
a short chat with Governor McSweeny
at the depot Tuesday morning. He
was on his way to Louisville. In the
conversation he stated he had used his
best judgment in the Union smallpox
matter to avoid any trouble. He did
not think it would be advisable to use
any harsh measures. That might have
possibly resulted in someone's death.
He was very much surprised at the
boards statement that he was more
interested in his election than in the
enforcement of the law. That such
matters were always referred to the
state board of health with request to
make report on the situation to him.
That this had been done in the Union
case as in all others of the state, and
he supposed that everything had been
amicably arranged, after reading DR..
Evans's report, which was published,
and nothing further heard from Union.
The resolutions of the board of health
were very much of a surprise to him.
He spoke very calmly and dispassion-
ately and exhibited not the slightest
feeling of i'll will toward the board.
CHEROKEE E-The Gaffney Ledger,
June l: We regret that on account
of failing health, Mr.. Albert Bettis had
to give up the management of the
county chaingang.' .''''.'''''The children
of the Presbyterian Sunday school, ac-
companied by their parents, pastor
and teachers, enjoyed an outing and
picnic on Goat Island yesterday. ''''''''
Mrs. Mary Mills Scruggs, widow OF
the late Chesterfield Scruggs, died at
her home in this city Wednesday
night in the 10th year of her age.
Mrs. Scruggs was one of our Oldest
and most highly esteemed women. ''''''
Henry Thompson, the Negro who shot
and severely wounded Mr.. Robt. Alli-
son, at the S. G. & G. E. depot in this
city last Christmas, and who has been
on the dodge since, was arrested yes
terday by Sheriff Thomas, down on
London creek, and placed in Jail. '.''''
A young friend in this county of A.
Lee Spake received letter from him
few days ago, which has given much
comfort to Lees family and friends
who had not heard from him in quite
awhile. Lee is member of Company
H, Thirty-fourth, U. S. L., and is serv-
ing in the Philippines. He says he is
standing the service finely and that he
thinks his regiment will be sent to the
states next September, when we hope
Lee will be permitted to visit his home
in Cherokee. .'......"Rev. j. D. Bailey
delivered a lecture before the Lime
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