Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

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been taking a course in pharmacy.
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LANCASTER Ledger, May l6:
VIM. Cunningham, colored, and bis
son Anthony, for breach of laborer's
contract, was sent to the chaingang by
Magistrate Caskey yesterday for 80
days in lieu of paying fne of S25
each. ........Our community was sad:
dened last Monday morning by the
announcement of the death OF hrs
Mamie G. Massey, wife of our towus'
man, Mr.. Jas. R. Massey, Jr., which
occurred at 4.3O a. 10. Mrs. Massey
had been in wretched health for sew
eral years, and the past few weeks she
had been gradually growing weaker
from a complication of ailments. She
was the only daughter of the late Cap
tain Jas. L. Reed, by his second wife,
and was about 80 years of age. '''''''.' 80
The Sunday schools of Lancaster will
have a union picnic at Chester, on
Thursday May "a, instant. An excur-
sion on the L. & G. railroad, under the
auspices of the schools, will be run to
Chester on that day. The train will
leave Lancaster at 8 a. M, returning
at 6 p. m. The rates will be known
at the Sunday schools next Sabbath.
Special rates will be given to persons
not members of any schools. 10y Yes
terday, about 2 o'clock, the residence,
servants house and we'll house of Mr..
H. G. McIlwain at this place were TO-
tally consumed by fire. The fire was
of accidental origin and originated
from a defective stove fue. When
discovered small fame was issuing
from the roof of the cook room by the
side of the stove fue. The alarm was
given and heroic work was done ; but
to no avail so far as saving the resi-
dence was concerned. Some of the
furniture was saved; but was badly
damaged. Mr.. McIlwain's loss is
about 50, 900 or $4,000, with 81 900 in
surance on the building but no iusur.
ance on furniture. For a while Mr..
Lazenby's residence was in imminent
danger but the colored hook and lad.
der company stuck manfully to their
post and it was saved. ''''''The confer.
epce of Prohibition Democrats held at
this place last Saturday was very we'll
attended. County Chairman, w. G..
Thomson called the meeting to order.
He was reelected county chairman
for the ensuing two years, with J. T.
Green, Esq, as secretary of the meet
ing. An election for delegates to the
state conference of Prohibition Demo
Gratis to be held in Columbia the 23l
instant, resulted as follows: Dele
gates-J. B. Funderburk, w. G. Thorn
son and J. W. Hamel. Alternates-
Rev. A. N. Brunson, E. D. Tillman
and w. T. Gregory. On motion the
delegation was instructed to work and
vote for a suggestion of governor,
lieutenant governor and attorney gen.
eral. The meeting was not in favor Of
suggesting men for other state Offices.
1t was unanimously voted that coun-
ty executive committee be appointed
composed of one man from each town
ship to assist the chairman. Speeches
were made during the meeting by Rev.
J. H. Boldridge, Rev. A. N. Brunson,J.
T. Green, Esq, and Mr.. E. D. Tillman.
The proceedings were harmonious
Throughout, and the indications are
that Lancaster, one of the banner
prohibition counties of the state, will
roll up a larger majority than ever
before for the gubernatorial candi-
date who stands for prohibition.
CLEVELAND-The Shelby Aurora,
May 16: l. E. Rollins, one of No.
9's oldest and most highly esteemed
citizens, died May S, at the advanced
aged of 81 years. He was a worthy
and consistent member of Palm Tree
Methodist church, having been an ac-
tive member of same for many years.
The old Christian warrior has fought
a good fight and is now at rest. '''''''::'
Proceedings were instituted last week
by creditors of o. l.. Mcfarland, a
prominent young merchant of this
pldCe, TcSulIluR III lhO SioSinS VI NO
doors and the appointment of tenn.
porary receiver in the person of G. Z.
Blanton. We are informed that the
assets are about So, 500 with liabilities
approximating $4,000. The friends of
this young merchant sympathize with
him in his misfortune. '''''''"'We learn
that two more cases of smallpox have
developed in the Clay family near
Fallston. 1t will be remembered that
the other case in that section was that
of a member of this same family.
There is no danger of contagion as the
two new cases just reported were al
ready in the detention house when the
cases developed. The victims are do
ing very well as the disease is not of
violent type. .''''''"Our citizens were
startled Thursday morning by the re.
port that J. F. Curry, resident of this
place, had shot himself with suicidal
intent. 1t was only too true. When
citizens entered his home he was found
lying on the bed with blood gushing
from an ugly wound in the side of his
head. A victim of consumption, he
had been quiet sufferer for some
month. apd ,uaS already very near the