Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17
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CLEVELAND-King's Mountain
Oracle, January 13: Banks Barber,
who let a cannon cracker explode in
his hand during Christmas and was
badly injured in the eyes, is improving
slowly. 1t is thought that he will lose
the sight of one eye. ''''.''''Mr. w. F.
Sahms and Miss Laura Herndon were
united in the holy bonds of matrlmony
on last Wednesday at 8 p. M, at the
home of the brides parents in the
western part of town, Rev. B. L. Hoke
officiating. .'''''''''The Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. of the A. R. P. church, on their
regular monthly meeting on last Tues
day, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Mrs. ]. NJ. CARR
son, president; Mrs. w. P. Fulton,
vice president; Mrs. w. P. Ware, Sec
retary and treasurer. '''.'''"A tramp
Negro, on last Tuesday night, broke
into the store of Mr.. J. P. Jones, at
Bessemer, and was helping himself TO
a brand new outfit, clothing, shoes,
etc., when he was seen by some young
men who notified Mr.. Jones. He was
captured and the next morning tried
and sent to Jail in Dallas. '''''''"The
stockholders of the Long Shoals Cot
ton mill met Wednesday last, accord
ing to appointment. After examining
into the business and affairs of the mill
they expressed themselves as we'll sat
isfed as TO its condition. All OF the
old officers were reelected, proof OF
satisfactory management. '''''''''''W We
learn from the Charlotte News, OF
Tuesday, that the deserter, Will Oil
YER, who was arrested at Bessemer,
Wednesday, will be taken to Fort
Monroe, Va. John Ayers, also de-
serter, and who surrendered to the
officers at Charlotte, will also be taken
to the same place. Officer Bradley
left Charlotte last night with the two
men for Fort Monroe. Both men de-
serted from Battery K, 9Th Artillery
......."The Cleveland Star of this week
says that Deputy Collector A. l.. Nc
Farland aud Deputy w. j. Alexander
went on a raid last Saturday and cut
up a still near Grover. The still was
in full operation and 1000 gallons o.
beer, a quantity of meal, the 100 gal
lon still and worms were all captured
The still was situated about 3 miles
north of Grover and seemed to be do
ing a thriving business. The block
aders escaped. While the officers were
engaged in cutting up the still theil
overcoats were stolen and they have
never heard of them since.
GAST0N -Gastonia News, Janua
ry 12: Last Tuesday, Mr.. W. j
Crowcll eloped with Miss Abernetby
of High Shoals. '''''''''Married las'
Sunday at the residence of Squire c
w. Niffer,' the officiating magistrate
Mr.. Oscar Stadley and Miss Kate
Grisdale. After the ceremony Wa:
performed the bride and groom drove
to Gastonia. 1t was runaway cou
pie, both parties from McAdensville
.....'...At a meeting of the board o.
aldermen yesterday evening, there
were 35 bids received and opened, fol
the construction of the electric lights
and waterworks. AS we 20 TO press
the aldermen are in session for the
purpose of considering the bids and
awarding the contract. After the con
tract is awarded, the work is to be
completed in five months.
CHESTER-The Lantern, January
12: Master Evans Tlnsley, of Union
got hiar hand so badly torn up Christ
mas with some of those deadly explo'
sives made for boys to play with, thai
he was about to lose it; but he came
over to DR.. Pryor and saved it.''''''''
Mr.. w. r. Horne is teaching neal
Hickory Grove. He has also received
notice that his examination for posi-
ton in the pension department was
successful.
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger
January l3: John P. White, of York
vile, was in the city for a few hours
Tuesday. Mr.. White is very popular
here, and all who know him long for
the day when he and his excellent wife
will return to Gaffney to live. ''''"Mr
r. H. Morse, the evangelist and tenn
perance apostle, is in the city making
preparations for trip TO Florida. He
will take in intervening cities, and says
he feels sure that some Of them will
allow street preaching as uninterrup
ted as they do dispensaries, barrooms,
ten pin alleys and gambling hells. ''''''
Coroner Vinesett held an inquest Tues
day over the body of James Leader, a
white man who died suddenly on MIR.
Robt. Sarratt's farm on the Green riv-
er road. Mr.. Leader had gone into
the woods to cut wood, and seemed to
have died soon after getting to his
work. His body was found near noon.
The coroner was summoned, and he
empaneled a jury and called DIR. Jas.
Nesbitt to his assistance. After a
thorough examination of the body and
an investigation of all circumstances
connected with the case, the jury de-
cided that death was caused by natur-
al causes.
LANCASTER - Ledger, January
13: Cotton brought Is cents yesterday
on this market. ........'.The big hog OF
Mr.. H. H. Horton, of Heath Spring,
we notice in The Review, weighed 729
pounds net instead of 600, as we had
been informed and stated in one of our
issues of last week. Four months ago
this hog weighed only SOB lbs gross,
and its gain in weight has been in the
neghborhood of lbs per day. ''''''''Dr.
r. ]. Strait narrowly escaped serious
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