Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-04
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CHESTER-The Lantern, July 81
Miss Lizzie Hardin, daughter of Mr.
J. ]. Hardin, was painfully hurt, and
it was feared very seriously hurt, in
Winnsboro last Friday, where she and
Miss Rebecca Fischel were visiting
She was on rock wall about six feel
high, when she fell to the hard pave
ment and a heavy rock fell on her
She was internally injured and was
brought home on a stretcher. Hel
face was badly cut and bruised on the
pavement. We are glad to report that
She is doing we'll and it is thought thai
she will suffer. no permanent harm
.........The Rev. R. D. Perry died last
Sabbath apout 10 O'Clock and was
buried at Mizpeh, Monday. We have
no particulars of his death. We sup
pose his death was due to the injury
sustained on the railroad, for which
he was awarded $4,000 damages by
the. circuit court, though an appeal is
pending. Doubtless he suffered much
more than any one knew. We learn
that he had an insurance policy in the
Woodmen of the World for $4,000, in
favor of his first wife's children also
one for the same amount in the
Knights of Damon, in favor of bis sur
viving wife and her children. '''''''.' '
News came here Saturday that Mr.. j.
M. Bradford had been found dead on
the place where he lived, Mr.. Joseph
Martins Fudge place, on Fishing
creek. He had been away from home,
and was found lying with his head
down in hole of water and his body
on the bank. It is supposed that he
drowned. Our information is not
definite. We give it as reported.
........:Mrs. J. NJ. Fudge, of this city,
died Friday evening about z o'clock
She was at the point of death two
years ago, and her health has been
very feeble and precarious ever since.
She had been very sick but appeared
better, when she had hemorrhage OF
the lungs and sank very rapidly. One
side seemed to be paralyzed Friday.
The body was taken to Union church
for burial Saturday, where funeral
service was held by the Rev. J. S.
Moffatt, her pastor. Mrs. Fudge was
Miss Jane Cherry, and was 60 years
old last March. She was keeper at
home, and made home happy for its
inmates, Her husband and three sons
are left desolate indeed.
LANCASTER-Ledger, August I
A special to The State from Cheraw
says that work will be commenced on
the Chesterfield and Lancaster rail.
road within a week or two. Mr.. A.
Page is going to construct the road
This road will be great advantage to
Chesterfield county as it will run
through a fine section of country now
many miles from any railroad. ''''''Last
Saturday afternoon two cars loaded
with wood and two loaded with coal
were being taken down the side switch
to the cotton mill on the S. G. & G. E.,
when they got from under control OF
the brakeman. He stuck to his brake
until he saw it would be dangerous to
stick longer, then he jumped from the
car. The cars ran off the end of the
track, across the side track OF the l..
& c., breaking the rails in two, plow-
ing up the embankment, and dumping
one car of the coal into patch of corn
west of the railroad fill. One or two
of the cars were badly broken up.
pEnterprise, August 1: Mrs. W. B.
Kerr, of Rock Hill, is visiting her
parents here, DR.. and Mrs. ]. 81.
Witherspoon. .'.........Rev. B. F. White,
of Hickory Grove, came down Mon.
day to spend awhile with his brother,
Rev. J. NJ. White, of the Unity church
section. ...."Miss Maggie Bell and little
Miss Mable Simril, of Chester, and
Miss Fewell, of Rock Hill, were the
guests of Mrs. Molly Perry and Mrs.
Bell Nance several days recently.
UNION-The Times, July 81:
Two boys, sons of r. c. Mclean and
Mr.. Neal, ran away to Spartanburg
with the Letr- Williams show, but were
arrested yesterday at the command OF
their fathers and brought back to
Union. .........A colored man named
Lee Osborne got his foot mashed yes.
terday about 2 o'clock at Buffalo. He
was sitting on pile of lumber with
his foot on the track. He dropped off
to sleep and the train came along and
cut off his small toe and took out a
considerable chunk of his foot besides.
Don't 90 to sleep on railroad. DIR.
Smith dressed the wound. MIR.
w. w. Dixon went to York Monday
on a short business trip. He will
spend few days visiting relatives be-
fore returning. ..'.''"'The police hav-
ing received notice that gang of col
ored men were gambling in the woods
near Mr.. Perrin's grove, Policemen
May and Austell went down and
caught them in the act. They sue
ceeded in capturing seven of the gang,
and have since learned that others
were into it. They have an eye open
for the others, and will, no doubt, run
them in later. This was good haul,
and will possibly have the effect OF
o,,+,;n,, q oheck on this gambling