Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-01

been treated in the same way by them.
He says he intends to have them we'll
punished when he catches them. Our
community was "grieved to learn Of the
death of Mr.. E. M. Moore, from typhoid
fever, at his home two and a half miles
east of here, on the evening Of Tuesday,
the goth. He was very worthy young
man, highly esteemed by all who knew
him. He was by nature fine musician
and was member of the Pine Bark
String band. The funeral services were
conducted by his pastor, Rev. w. B.
Arrowood, and his remains were inter-
red in Bethel cemetery on Wednesday
morning.
CHESTER-Lantern, November q:
Chester county has spent on building
railroads in the last 25 years nearly
enough to lay off and grade and macad-
amize, where necessary, all the public
roads in the county. Nobody regrets
the money put in the railroads, and yet
the good dirt roads would be worth
ten times as much to the people gener-
ally. Are you not willing to spend any
amount, judiciously, that may be nee
essary to make these roads? You will
never cease to rejoice over the invest
ment. :. Eugene Shirley, who was
sent to the penitentiary from this coun-
ty in 1891 for killing his brother-in-
law, Thaddeus McFadden, has been
adjuaged insane and will be pardoned
and committed to the asylum. By good
| hn Term
and would have been free at the end OF
this year. He is considered dangerous
to his own family. Engineer Ham,
ilton has completed culvert on Gen.
tire street, at the branch beyond the
Seaboard railroad. He has good reason
to be proud of the job, That Is not
much of a branch in dry weather, but
very large one when it rains, so 1t
was necessary to have large culvert
The roadway has been filled In and
raised 80 that travellers not only pass
high over the branch, but the hills are
also dispensed with. The work was
long needed, now it is done, once for
all. .. Mr., !. Med, Hood returned on
Sunday morning from his visit to Flor
ida. Miss May will remain a month or
two longer. He was greatly delighted
with his trip and what he saw.......Mr.
James Stanley Lewis, of this city, and
Miss Lille A. Sudderth, will be married
tomorrow, Wednesday, the 2sth, at 10
a. M, at the home Of the brides broth
er, C. T. Sudderth, Esq, Lenoir, N. c.,
the Rev. c. A. Monroe, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church, officiating. They
will come down the same day to Mr..
]. ]. Lewis's, father of the groom, at
Lewis Turnout. -. Miss Mamie Hull,
of Rock Hill, Is visiting Miss Ada Cor
kill. Married, by Rev. H. C. Buck
holz, November 25th, 1900, Mr.. John c.
Warren and Miss Hattie Hedgpeth,
daughter of Mr.. w. G. Hedgpeth..
Mr.. Jos. A. Walker has limited quan-
tity of tea from the Pinehurst gardens,
Summerville, S. c. 1t tastes to us just
like the imported teas. Everybody
should try it for the sake of home en-
terprise and to encourage another in
dustry in the state.
| LANCASTER-Ledg November %:
Mrs. Lizzie Beckham, wife Of Mr., VIM.
H. Beckham, died last Friday after
noon at the home of her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Fannie Beckham, after a
short illness resulting from the grip.
Mrs. Beckham was about IS years Of
age, a member Of the Methodist church
and an excellent Christian lady. Her
husband and one child, Mr.. Paul Beck
| bor e,,rx,i,,o t,ar Mr. u Dot
son was kicked in the breast by a mule
at his smith shop last Friday afternoon
and painfully hurt. The print Of the
horses shoe was left on the breast.
He is back at his post again.. Mag
istrate Caskey has been engaged since
Monday morning in the preliminary
hearing in the case Of the State VS..
Reuben Mellow, Andrew Thompson,
and Charles McCardell, charged with
arson-burning the barn of w. H. Giles
and contents. The attorneys finished
their arguments yesterday afternoon,
and the magistrate reserved his decis-
ion until today. Mart Crawford, COL
ored. about IA years old, while trying
to harness mule at the Mercantile
company's stables Saturday, was kick
ed senseless for awhile. He was soon
up and ready for the mule again, how
ever. Mr.. Dunbar Robertson had
severe cut in his throat by a Negro
named Wesley Williams, last Saturday
night. Mr.. James Steele also had his
coat cut in several places. The Difficult
ty occurred In front Of Benefits store.
The Negro fed the town, but was ar
rested Monday and gave bond for his
appearance at court.
| GASTON-Gastonia News, November
81: Sheriff Gilreath, Greenville, S. c.,
has been here for several days in search
of Miles Cureton, alias Will Pepper, a
Negro who is wanted for the murder Of
another Negro in Greenville. Yester-
day morning at o'clock the Negro was
caught in George Glenn's restaurant by
Chief Alexander and Policeman Car
roll, and Sheriff Gilreath returned with
him on the p. m. train. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Dobson went to Yorkville on
Friday to visit Mr.. J. w. Dobson, and
returned Saturday..... Mr.. w. N. Davis
is building a brick house in the rear of
Davis block for sausage factory.......
Rev. Jas. Boyce, president Of Due West
Female college, and Mrs. Boyce, have
been spending a few days with his
father, DR.. E. E. Boyce, and returned
yesterday accompanied by Mrs. j. H.
Kennedy and Mrs. S. N. Boyce's little
daughter, Ruth. The oil mill is now
running on full time and is an excellent
addition to the industries of our town.
1t will enable our farmers to get a
good price for cotton seed and buy meal
and hulls cheaper than before. 80. Mrs.
c. L. Helton, of the Loray, aged 20
years, and sister of Mr.. Avery Cobb,
died Saturday morning. She left hus-
how'd ,od n spooI child The first