Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-26

ceipts have also fallen off considerably.
The Montgomery house in Oak
land is undergoing considerable re-
pairs. It will be occupied by Mrs. Lot
tie Vaughan and two sons, Of the Wax
haws, and her niece, Miss Alice
Vaughan. Rev. S. H. Zimmerman
continues to improve and will probably
be able to resume work here about the
middle of. October. He is now at Hen
dersonville. :. Rock Hills subscrip-
ton to the fund for the Galveston suf-
ferers amounted to $175.75. The COM
mittee sent this amount through the
National Union bank to the mayor Of
Galveston.......M Mr.. A. D. Holler has
the contract to erect two houses for
Mr.. J. H. Neely on the vacant lot at
the corner Of Black and Saluda streets
One of the houses will be two stories
and the other one story. Mr.. j. w.
O'Neal has returned from Baltimore.
Her sister, Miss Minnie, was too unwell
to make the trip; but her condition Is
very much improved. Mr.. O'Neal was
accompanied by Miss Sallie Gibson. 49,.
Messrs H. N. Pharr and w. N. Peo-
pies, Of Mecklenburg, nephews OF Mr..
P. A. Neel; DR.. C. E. Adams and Mr..
Holbrook Adams, Of Gastonia, and Mr..
John H. Adams, of Bethel. brothers Of
Mrs. Neel, visited the family this week.
1--WE understand that DR.. T. R.
Carothers Is arranging to establish a
dairy farm on his place near the Ath-
letic park in this city. No enterprise
would be more welcome than this and
we hope the doctor will push this pro-
iect and that he may meet with sue
cess. Mrs. E. Sturgis. lady who
will reach her hundredth birthday in
December, and who lives with her
daughter, Mrs. Blackwelder, near Din
kin's ferry, fell off the back steps
at her daughters home last Tuesday
and suffered severe internal injuries
She Is still quite unwell. The colored
elite of the city had quite swell ger
man in Friedheim's hall Thursday
night. 1t was quite an event IN
the history of colored society. The
dancers presented an unique appear
ance and many white friends were
present and much interested. The
toilets of some Of the bells were
quite elaborate. Mr.. Walter Pat
ton, while in an old seed house near
his home at Roddey's, last Saturday,
was bitten on the middle finger Of the
right hand by highland moccasin that
was coiled in one of the corners OF the
building. He at once sucked the wound
and spit the blood and poison on the
ground. The wound on the hand gave
him no trouble; but the next day his
throat was swollen and he suffered
considerable pain. This condition con-
tinued, his suffering became severer
and DR.. Fennell was called and he
deemed an operation on the throat ad-
visable. He is still suffering consider
able. ......J. ]. Massey and r. b. Col
bert were brought before Magistrate
with selling whisky in violation Of the
dispensary law. They waived prelim-
mary hearing and gave bond in the
sum Of $500 each for their appearance
at the court of general sessions In
Yorkville in November. Constable
Thomasson, assisted by Chief Of Police
Partlow and Constable Wingate,
searched the place of business of r. B.
Colbert and the home Of j. j. Massey
yesterday and found in the former a
gallon jug Of whisky and wine mixed,
and in the later a quart of corn' whis-
ky. Both were captured and will be
sent to the state dispensary.. The
ginnery of Mr.. w. 8. Boyd, near Neely's
Creek church, caught fire Wednesday
afternoon about o'clock, and but for
the forethought Of Mr.. Boyd in having
placed several barrels Of water at hand,
ed. The fire Is known to have Origina-
ted in the gin from some matches that
had gotten into the cotton before it
had been brought to the gin. The
matches had been placed in small to-
bacco bag, and after the fire Mr.. Boyd
found the bag with two matches in it,
one of which had not been struck. The
flames started in the gin and spread
to a pile Of lint and to another Of seed
cotton. With the help Of three colored
men he succeeded in conquering the fire
by first giving his attention to the
burning building, and then to the cot
ton. Mr.. Boyd estimates his loss at
about $3.50, including two separators,
some damage to the gin, small injury
to the house and the burning of q
small amount Of cotton. The loss Is
covered by insurance. Mr.. Boyd's two
children, one boy, aged 13, and an
other, aged 2 years, had a narrow es-
cape. When the fire spread from the
lint cotton to the pile of seed cotton,
the two children were caught in a cor
ner, caught off from any door and with
no means of escape except through a
hole overhead in the weather board
ing. Calling a Negro man to stand be-
low, the boy caught up the infant and
swung 1t out Of the hole, II feet above
the ground. He dropped it and the
man caught the little one in his arms
as 1t fell and saved 1t from harm. The
young man then swung himself out of
the hole and the colored- man also
caught him as he fell. The ringing of
the plantation bell and the screeching
Of the gin whistle brought all the
neighbors to the scene; but the fire
had been conquered before they ar
rived.
LANCASTER-LEDaE September
%: Mrs. M. F. Jones Is over from York
vile, on a visit to relatives at this
place.. number Of darkies from
the lower part of this county went
down to the Rock Spring camp meeting
in Kershaw county last week, and they
report a big row in which four or five
Negroes were seriously wounded. Belton
Johnson was the only one from this
county who was seriously hurt. He
was shot through the back Of the head
by another Negro unknown to him.
Two darkies, 1t was thought, would
die. There was a general stampede
for home when the shooting began.
Pistols. blind tiger and white rabbit"
were plentiful.
WITH FIRE AND SWORD