Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-21

spot, the mule of Mr.. Sam Watson, of
the Creek neighborhood, became fright
ened at some bicycles passing and ran
off, throwing Mr.. Watson from his
wagon and causing bad fracture
of the collar bone-the ends of the
bone protruding through the skin.
The wound was dressed and he was
taken in a buggy to his home near
Creek that afternoon. ..'.....Last Friday
afternoon, on Mr.. J. w. DeLaney's
place, near Osceola, Eliza Tillman, a
disreputable colored woman, was shot
by Negro, VIM. Porter. She linger-
ed until Sunday night, when she died.
Coroner Young held an inquest Nor
day and the facts developed indicated
that the shooting was accidental.
Porter and the woman were lying
across bed, and he was getting up to
leave when he reached to get his pis-
tol which he had placed under a
pillow. In pulling the pistol out it
was discharged, the ball entering the
woman's left side, and, as shown by
the autopsy, passed through the in
testines. The woman said, "You have
shot me-" He said, 81 reckon not"
When she showed him that he had, he
went out into the yard and called an
other Negro man to remain with her
while he went for DR.. Houston. He
returned with the doctor in about an
hour and a half and remained with
the woman, giving her every attention
until Sunday evening, when the doctor
said the woman could not live many
hours. Porter then went to Constable
w. J. Crenshaw's and gave himself up.
He was brought to town yesterday
and committed to Jail. The woman
made dying declaration to Notary
Public J. R. Eason Sunday evening in
which she stated she did not know
whether the shooting was accidental or
not but that they had had no words
and were good friends. The coroner's
jury found that she came to her death
from a pistol shot wound at the hands
of VIM. Porter.
CHESTER-The Lantern, July 1S:
The Rev. D. N. MCLAUGHLIN, modera-
tor, has called a meeting of Bethel
Presbytery at the Chester Presbyterian
church, July 25th, at 10 a. m, to at
tend to the following items of business,
if the way be clear: l. To dissolve
the pastoral relations existing between
the Rev. F. W. Gregg and the Zion
and Uriel churches, and to dismiss him
to the Presbytery of Harmony. 2. To
dissolve thepastorial relations existing
between the Rev. J. G. Herndon and
Aimwell and Longtown churches, and
to dismiss him to the presby;ery of At
lanta. 8. 70 receive candidate R. F.
Kirkpatrick from the Presbytery of
Alabama, to license him as proba-
toner in the gospel ministery, and to
take any steps that may be legal and
desirable with reference to the pros
pective relation between him and the
Salem and Lebanon churches. '''''''''
Senator Glenn acknowledges that his
tenant, Mr.. Church Carter, beat him
on wheat crop. He himself got 62
bushels off about five acres, while Mr..
Carter made go bushels on three acres.
......".Statistics show an ever increas-
ing tendency on the part of our peo'
pie to gather into the cities. Although
this relative gain in the city popula-
ton is doubtless due to diversity of
influences, there can be no question
that one of the reasons for it is to be
found in the condition of our country
roads. If is hardly surprising that the
citizens who are largely denied church,
school and social privileges by impass-
able roads should seek these privileges
elsewhere. Saturday morning the
Knights of Honor handed Mrs. w. H.
Hood check for $4,000, the amount
of Mr.. Hoods insurance. This was 40
days after his death and just about as
soon as the matter could be adjusted.
......".The executive committee of the
trustees of Erskine college met here at
the Moore House last night. The
members of the committee present
were Rev. F. Y. PRESLEY, D. D., Rev.
E. P. McClintock, D. D., Rev. R. G.
Miller, D. D., Geo. S. Mower, Esq,
and Mr.. R. s. Galloway. The Rev.
DR.. J. T. Chalmers was too unwell to
attend. Mr.. J. B. Kennedy, of York
vile, was elected to take charge of
the primary department, which it has
been found best to re-establish, after
having been abolished. 1t is not
known yet whether Mr.. Kennedy will
accept. The matter which received
most attention was the selection of
keeper of the boys dormitory, and for
the want of information not available
at present, the matter was not settled
but will be taken up again at a meet
ing to be held in Greenwood, August
7th. Whether or not it will be neces-
ary to arrange for opening. the Wylie
Home for girls this year is question
yet in doubt.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
July II: General G. I. Walker, of
Charleston, commander of the South
Carolina division U. c. ", will speak
at Limestone on Saturday, August II,