Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-10
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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| wednesday ulSuo IuO
preacher, the Rev. T. c. McKelvey
breaches with directness and power,
securing the best attention. He in.
clines toward the safe course of inter
pretipg scripture literally when it is
reasonable to do so, and he believes in
taking God at his word. "Acknowl-
edge God in all thy ways and he shall
direct thy steps" is favorite passage.
illustrations are taken chiefly from ac'
tual incidents and experiences, and
they are always striking and the appli-
cation plain.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
March 6: Alexander Vanderbilt Jolly,
son of R. M. Jolly, had his left leg bro
ken Saturday while playing with some
boys. We are glad to learn he is doing
yery well. ....'.''..Miss Laura Parish, a
very charming and fascinating young
lady of Converse college, is in the city
for few days visiting her father, one
of the genial proprietors of Lipscomb's
Hotel. ........'The fine pipe organ which
was built for the First Baptist church
of Gafney by Mr.. M. P. Moller, the
we'll known organ builder of Hagers-
town, Md, has arrived and is now be-
ing set up in the auditorium of Lime
stone college. The church kindly
granted the Limestone Choral Society
the use of the organ for their great
music festival to be given in May. ''''''
The March term of the court of gen.
raj session was convened yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock by Judge Aid
rich. When court was called by the
veteran James A. Pearson, Solicitor
Henry, and all of both the grand and
petty jurors were present. H. A. JET:
ferries was elected foreman of the grand
| jury and Judge Aldrich charged it as to
Its duties in his usual able and concise
manner. Several bills for minor Of
fences were handed out to the grand
Jury by the solicitor. The case against
lDr. Mason w. Smith for manslaughter
was continued by the state. True bill
against James Gorely for house break
ing and larceny; plead guilty and was
sentenced to eighteen months on coun-
ty chaingang. True bill against Hamp
Oglesby for larceny of live stock, tried
and found guilty. He was sentenced
to eighteen months on county chain
gang. True bill against Beatrice
Thompson for assault and battery,
and resisting an officer, plead guilty
and was sentenced to eighteen
months on the county chaingang.
True bill against John Jones and
Hat Allen, adultery, to be tried today.
State VS.. Sam Griffin for bigamy, mol
pressed. State VS.. Roland Tate, mol
pressed. State vs.. H. T. Mosely
and Lou Griffin, adultery +; true bill.
GASTON-Gastonia News, March
6: Yesterday morning at their home
on Marietta street little William Gallo
way Marlborough, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marlborough, died at 9 o'clock of some
stomach trouble. ....'". Saturday, about
noon, three Negroes, Lige Sutton,
Bob Hall and one whose name we didn't
learn, escaped from the convict camp,
while the cook had gone to take din
ner to the gang that was at work on
the road. They played off sick and had
been in camp for day or two. BY some
means they procured stick of wood
and priced out three of the iron bars
and made good their escape. Saturday
afternoon Mr.. Stowe, one of the gaurds,
came to town to get Mr.. Stewards
Flood hound to run them down, which
after trailing a few miles lost the trail.
They were still at large last night.
Gazette, March s.: The mayors court
on Tuesday had arraigned before
| it. one John Richardson, alias, John
Smith. John didn't know that their
was an end to too much of the good
thing and so he took everything in sight
from a cow to an old pair Of shoes.
John is about feet 10 inches high, a
bright complexion, rather thin with
small squinty eyes. William Roberts
was the first to take the stand and tes-
titled that on Monday morning about
daylight he missed his cow, a mouse
colored jersey. He started out to look
for it and in about two hours be found
it in the stable of Mr.. ]. J. Ormand.
Further testi6es that he knew the pris-
oner at the bar by the name of John
Richardson, before he moved to York
Vile. Joe Lockart was the next wit
ness and stated that he lived on Mr..
Labe Quinn's place and yesterday he
was hauling and that his wife was in
town. In the afternoon Mr.. Quinn
came out where he was working and
asked him if his wife was at home.
He said she hadn't come home. Mr..
Quinn told him that the window was
open and he had better see what was
the matter. He went to the window
and looked in and saw two planks OF
the floor priced up and the trunk open.
He then went in and upon examina-
tion found that his watch and pocket
book containing about S1.95, a pair of
shoes and hat were missing. The ar
ticles were produced and after exami-
nation declared to be his. Mr.. Quinn
was next examined and corroborated
the evidence given by Joe. Mr.. W. j..
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