Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-24
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In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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CHESTER-The Lantern, January
10: Mr.. George Bigham, of Lewisville
who has been wasting away with con-
sumption, died Tuesday, aged % years.
THE Rev. T. C. McKelvey, of New
York city, an evangelist of the United
Presbyterian church, will conduct q
series of meetings at the A. K. T.
church, beginning February 2Sth and
continuing two weeks. ..'.''Judge Will
son says the man who introduced the
marriage license bill in the legislature,
allowing the judge of probate fee OF
25 cents, must expect this official to
make his money out of the commit.
ment of lunatics TO the asylum. he
wishes this law maker lived in Chester
county and that someone would swear
that he believed him crazy. Indeed
he would not hesitate to make the
affidavit himself. In this connection
Judge Wilson remarked that this state
once had a marriage license law,
which required proof that the consent
of parents or guardian had been OBJ
tanned, and also bond of security for
the support of the wife.
GASTON-Gastonia News, January
10: Mr.. Chalk Weir, only son of Mr..
Boyce Weir, died Wednesday night at
his home near Pisgab, of meningitis,
aged Is years. .'.'.'.'.'The many friends
of Mr.. J. L. Riddle, of Pleasant Ridge,
will be sorry to learn that he is suffer.
ing intensely from wound received
during the Civil war. Mr.. Riddle was
shot through the body .'''''''The Oldest
colored citizen of Gastonia is Logan
Enlow, and he is fireman at Messrs. j.
E. Page & Co.'s shop. He is only 35
years old but says he is the only man
of his race that has been a resident OF
Gastonia ever since it has been a town.
MIR. George A. Gray left Wednes'
day night for Chester, to organize a
new mill. Chester has been very un-
fortunate with mills, and Mr.. Gray
will help them along by putting his
shoulder TO the wheel and getting them
out of the old rut. When he gets be-
hind mill project, it is sure "to be a
co." Mr.. Gray has 10000 spindle
mill going up in Atlanta. '''''''''A few
months ago Chas. Huffstetler escaped
from the penitentiary at Raleigh; but
was located near Abbeville, S. G., by
Chief Russell, of Kings Mountain,
and captured by Chief Riley, of that
place, Saturday, and taken back to the
pen. Four years ago, it will he re.
membered, Huffstetler was tried and
sentenced to nine years Imprisonment
for breaking into Costner, Jones &
Co.'s store. Huffstetler had been at
large since September 10th; but is
now inside the prison walls. .'''''''"Our
neighboring town of McAdensville is
having a very large-sized and full
grown sensation this week. AS we 60
TO press the muddle is still on and the
end is not yet in sight. The casus
belli is the appointment by the post
office department, through the infu'
euce of Congressman Linney, of one
Skidmore-wholly incompetent and, to
to the best of our information, thor
oughly unreliable-to the McAdens'
Vile postoffice. The patrons of the
Office feel outraged at the action of the
department in making the appoint.
ment, and feel that it was slap 10 the
face, administered by Congressman
Linney on account of their wellknown
antagonism to him in his political cam
paigns. Consequently they are kick
ing very loud and strong against the
appointment. In retaliation for their
action the appointee has removed the
office from the incorporate limits of the
town to his little house on the hill
about a mile distant, which the same
aforesaid Skidmore used to use as q
blind tiger barroom. The patrons ol
the Office are still protesting against
the appointment and appealing to the
powers that be, to annul the unjust
decree, with what success we are un'
able to say as yet.
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
January 10: The ministers of Gaffney
have taken a wise step in organizing q
Minister'S association. This was done
several weeks ago. Rev. w. H. Hodges
is the president. Rev. j. NJ. Bridges
is the vice president, and Rev. B. T.
Robertson is the secretary. .'.'''''"Gov'
ernor McSweeney has made the fol-
lowing appointments for Cherokee
county For supervisors Of registra'
tion-H. A. Tate, Webster; w. II.
Dempsey, Gaffney ]. A. Whisonant,
Grover. For assessors in Blacksburg-
Ira Hardin, B. ]. Gould and J. d.
Kennedy. '''.''''' Tuesday afternoon a
colored boy about IA years of age,
named Ed Lockhart, attempted to
cross the railroad at Buford street,
crossing in front of the afternoon pas
senger train that arrives in Gaffney at
4.2O. The attempt was fatal one
for Edward. Just as he was about to
reach the other side of the track, the
cowcatcher of the swiftly moving train
caught him and threw him high in the
air. The body fell to one side of the
track. 1t was limp and motionless.
A crowd soon gathered, a physician
was summoned and all possible aid
rendered the unfortunate boy. His
injuries were so severe that he died
about 7 O'Clock that evening. '''''''
Jonathan Stewart lives near Cherokee
Falls. Jonathan sometimes indulges
in too free use Of the chemically
pure. Saturday was one of the times
when Jonathan INDUCED too freely.
He went home feeling like a prize
fighter. He disputed with Mrs. Stew
art and was about to assert his au-
thority in a brutal manner, when
Bernice Porter, his daughter-in-law,
Il ,,,,,,>a1 him