Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24

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at Cornwell. This time the postoffice,
Colvin & Co.'S. store, and Strong &
McKeown's store were broke into.
We have very few particulars but our
informant says only few knives,
razors, and bicycle were taken. A
strange white man was seen near
White Oak riding Columbia wheel
that answered the description of the
one stolen, and it is supposed that he
was the thief. A posse is out after
him, and we hope the guilty one will
be brought TO justice, for it is time a
stop was put to such operations in that
part of the county. The suspected
thief is described as a man with sandy
hair, red mustache, and wearing a
large hat. t......""Yesterday about noon
Admiral George Dewey passed through
the city in a special train over the
Southern. About 100 people had gath
cred at the depot to get look at the
famous gentleman, and as his train
came in calls for "Dewey" and
''speech came from all sides. The ad-
miral very promptly appeared at the
rear door of his car, and the moment
the crowd got sight of him, they gave
him three rousing cheers. He said
in reply to the persistent demands OF
the crowd for a speech, that he could
not speak. He told them, though,
that be recognized the "rebel yell' as
he had heard it before. He said that
he had been spending the entire
forenoon reading book written by a
southern lady, and that be was enjoy
ing it immensely. Some one in the
crowd said to him that he ought to
have Mr.. Bryan along with him to do
his speaking; the admiral quickly
shook his head and said. "No he can't
speak for me-" About this time Mrs.
Dewey appeared at the door, and was
introduced to the crowd by her hus-
band. She said something to him, and
be explained to the crowd that she
wanted to hear the "rebel yell" again,
and she was accommodated as best the
boys knew how. ]. w. Means, Esq,
stepped forward and introduced Mayor
Hardin to the admiral, and the mayor
extended Chester's greeting to the
hero. As the train moved of, the
crowd once again gave them the yell.
Admiral Dewey is handsome gentle
man, and much younger in appearance
than we expected to see him. He is
evidently not speech-maker, or he
would have had more to say, for at
times during the short stop his train
made here, the silence on all sides was
somewhat embarrassing.
LANCASTER-Ledger, March 81 !:
Messrs. Thos. F. Mellow and G. W. S.
Hart, of the Yorkville bar, and Messrs.
E. D. Blakeney and ]. Harry Foster,
of the Kershaw bar, are 10 attendance
on court. .....'..Ben Billings and Joe
Thompson, both colored, were convic.
ted before Magistrate Caskey last week
for failing or refusing to pay poll tax
and sent to the changing for 20 days
each, failing 10 pay the fine of $50 each
imposed by the court. ''''''""On Wed
nesday last, Mr.. Samuel H. Brewer,
an aged and highly respected citizen
of the Flat Rock section, died after a
short illness. He was 8S years of age
and leaves his wife and one son, MIR.
w. F. Brewer, of Kershaw, surviving
him. His remains we're inferred at
Kershaw. .....'''"After protracted i'll.
ness of Bright's disease, Rev. Chal-
mers Moore, pastor of the Heath
Spring Presbyterian church in this
county, died last Friday night. He
was about 40 years of age, and leaves
his wife surviving him. Mr.. Moore
was an excellent Christian man, and
was greatly loved and esteemed by his
flock, and by all Christian people of
every denomination. His death causes
great sorrow not only at Heath Spring /;
but wherever he was known. The
remains were inferred at Salem church
on Saturday last, after funeral services
conducted by Rev. J. H. Thornwell,
D., D., of Fort Mill, assisted by Rev.
Chalmers Frazier of this place. '''''''''
The court of general sessions convened
Monday morning with his Honor Judge
Aldrich presiding. Solicitor Henry
aud Stenographer McCaw were both
or hand, and the wheels of the court
were soon in motion, the grand jury
having brought in bills promptly. The
first case tried was against William
Rutledge for larceny of cotton, and
resulted in verdict of guilty. He
was sent to the chaingang for two
years. The case against Frank Thomp-
son for housebreaking and larceny
gave the chaingang another hand for
two years. The case against Peter
Dye and Richard Baskins for larceny
was continued, and that against James
Whitaker for larceny was thrown out
by the grand jury. The case against
Thomas Knight for selling cider and
breaking the Sabbath was remanded
to the magistrate. The following cases
were mol pressed: The State vs.. Gil
more Mellow for larceny; against
Thomas Knight for violating the dis
pensay law; against Adam kirkland
for obtaining goods under false pre-.
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