Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-26
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CLEVELAND-The Shelby Aurora,
May %: DR.. R. E. Ware, one of our
popular dentists, sustained a head on
collision with his milch cow last week,
and as a result received a painful
wound on the forehead as we'll as an
injury to the eye. The COW was eat
ing, and DR.. Ware stopped to pick up
something near the feed box, when
the COW threw up her head striking
him as described. .."..'..'A white man
by the name of Strang, was brought
to iail here to answer charge of as
sault with intent to kill. The assault
was made upon little white girl, an
operative of the Enterprise mills.
They were engaged in a quarrel, the
little girl being separated from the as
sailant by glass window. The man
became so enraged at what he called
her abuse that he hurled piece of
iron piping through the window, strik'
ing not the girl engaged in the row,
but an innocent little girl bystander.
The wound inflicted on the face and
head was an ugly one. .'''''''''We regret
to learn of the unfortunate accident
sustained by Miss Ida, the daughter of
Mr.. David Cline, on Saturday night OF
last week. She and her little sister
we're in the room when they were
startled to see the oil in the lamp had
become ignited. So terrified was the
Younger sister that she threw the lamp
down on the floor, where it exploded,
setting fire to the rug. Miss Ada at.
tempted to extinguish the flames, and
was most painfully burned on the
right arm, the sleeve of her dress be-
ing burned off entirely. She has suf-
fered excruciating pain ; but is recov-
ering rapidly. Mrs. Marion Put
nam, the estimable wife of the popular
cattle dealer, was bitten by large
highland moccasin or rattlesnake's
pilot last Saturday morning. She was
in the garden picking Strawberries
when she felt something stick her !;
thinking it was briar, it angered her
somewhat and she thrust her hand
back to pull it up when she was horri.
fed to see large snake coled around
a cluster of plants, his venomous eyes
sparkling in anger. She Immediately
called Mr.. E. Riviere, who quickly
responded with hoe, and together
they dispatched the reptile. 1t meas
ured about three feet and is known as
one of the most poisonous of this Sec
ton. She was bitten on the end OF
the thumb, and within few minutes
was suffering great pain. She became
delirious in about 80 minutes after be-
ing bitten and remained so for about
eight hours, in the meantime suffering
great agony. DR.. Ellis was hastily
summoned, and. administered proper
antidotes. He also adopted heroic
treatment with reference to himself, in
that after making all incision in the
thumb, applied his lips to the bite and
by suction much of the poison was
withdrawn. With splendid nursing
and treatment she is now very much
better.
CHESTER-The Lantern, May %:
Messrs. Lewis Dye, of Blackstock, and
David NJ. Dixon, of Alliance, came
home from Clemson college yesterday.
The session has not closed; but they
got a special dispensation on account
of having appointments as census emu
merators. Major J. w. Reed has
sent on to Louisville lot of palmetto,
to be used in decorating the South
Carolina sponsors carriage. Major
Reed is going to have a Confederate
national flag made to carry along.
Perhaps a majority of our people have
never seen one. 1t is made by extend
ing the battlefag downward and out.
ward about the width and length of
the battlefag, the added portion being
white with a wide red stripe across
the end. Mr.. R. A. Lewis, of Avon,
has sent US sample heads of wheat from
the farm of the Rev. J. T. Chalmers,
d. D. They are from 25 acre field
and of two varieties, one bearded.
The heads are about six inches long
and have the appearance of being
crowded with grains. The prospect is
that DR.. Chalmers and Mr.. Lewis and
all the children will have "cake bread"
to eat all next year.
GAST0N-Gastonia News, May %
The High Shoals Cotton mill building
will be under cover the last of this
week. Mr.. Abe Kale, who was night
superintendent at the Atherton in
Charlotte, has arrived and will be su-
perintendent. Mr.. Stead, lately of
Charlotte, has arrived and will be
weave room boss. .....'".As DR.. Tor
rence's team was returning Saturday
from taking a load of cotton 10 Nc
Adenville, it was run into by the l
o'clock south bound passenger at the
Avon crossing. Mr.. R. B. Harvey
and son were on the wagon. They
claim that the train gave no signal,
and they saw nothing of it until the
danger signal was blown. They were
prevented from hearing it on account
of the noise made by the mill. Mr..
Harvey saw he could not cross the
track safely, so he undertook to turn
his course and not cross. But before
he could clear the track the cow-catch,