Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-06
of his famous lectures here in the near
future Messrs. Canson Foster and

of his famous lectures here in the near
future. Messrs. Canson Foster and
Robert Brown, of Lancaster, passed
through the city Monday on the way to
Richmond Medical college. .Messrs.
Tom Marshall, Will White and Eugene
Hutchison left Monday, for Charles
ton. They will again enter the Cita-
del academy. A large force Of hands
are now employed on Winthrop's new
dormitory and it Is expected that the
building will be completed by January
1st....If President Johnson makes
satisfactory arrangements as to rail-
road rates and meals while in Colum-
bia, Winthrop will attend the fair in a
body...... Local cotton receipts were
heavy yesterday. The ruling price dur
ing the day was 1905. January futures
opened in New York at 9.S6 and closed
at 9.76.. The annual session Of the
state Presbyterian synod will be held
in Florence Tuesday, October 23d. It
Is said that the coming session will be
the largest ever held in the state.
The police raided the gambling den Of
Charlie Johnson, colored, Sunday
night, and arrested seven Of its occu-
pants. They were before Mayor Wa
ters Monday morning for investiga-
ton and trial.. Miss Emma Hill,
who attended the summer school here
and who accepted position to teach in
mississippi, has declined owing to a
recent spell of fever. Miss Hill made
numerous friends while here. Estel-
line, the 16-months old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. D. M. Walkup, who live near
Tirzah church, died suddenly under
very sad circumstances recently. \
carpenter who was building a mouse
for Mr.. Walkup, was taking "dyspep-
sia tablets''-some patent mixture
and left the box on table. During
the day the child got hold of the box
and ate a number Of the tablets, 1t is
not known how many. Its mother in
quired If there was any harm in them
and the opinion of all was that they
were harmless. The child played about
in the house as usual; but in less than
half an hour took a convulsion from
which it died. The remains were in
tered at Tirzah church. The sorely
stricken parents have the heartfelt
sympathy of their many friends in :he
sad death of their little one. The
house of David Evans, colored, an em.
ployee of the Buggy company, was en-
tered Monday night by a thief and $l7
in money, a trunk and several other
articles taken therefrom. AS yet there
is no clue to the robbery.
CHESTER-Lantern, october 2: Died
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Brice, died Sunday afternoon, and
was taken to Rock Hill yesterday af-
ternoon for burial. Levi Jackson, son
of Mr.. T. B. Reighley, died Saturday
September 20, 1900, aged about five aid
one-haf years.. The county board
Of commissioners held their regular
monthly meeting yesterday, and the
regular routine business was transact
ed. Besides that Mr.. ]. G. Howe was
elected superintendent of county chain
gang for the next year at salary OF
$50 per month. Mr.. ]. Alex Carter was
elected superintendent Of county poor
house-he and his matron to receive
5000 a year. Married-By the Rev. j.
H. Marlborough, Wednesday, September
26 1900, near Cornwell, Mr.. James w.
Lee and Miss Nettie Beam, daughter of
Mr.. Elijah Beam. At Lowrysville by
the Rev. H. R. Chapman, Monday even
ing, October 1, 1900, Mr.. D. Earle Col
vim and Miss Louise Sanders, daughter
of the late James A: Sanders, Of Olive.
At the Baptist parsonage, September
30, by Rev. H. C. Buckholz, Mr.. Jeptha
Doster and Miss Annie Hancock.