Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-23
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CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
May 1S: Be ready for the celebration
at Cowpens battle-ground on the 18th.
Distinguished speakers will be pres
ent. The Cowpens chapter of the
Daughters of the Revolution will be
there. The fair daughters and the
gallant sons of Cherokee and other
counties of the state and North Caro-
lima will be there. All to do honor to
the heroes who made the field famous.
.'"..Supervisor Lipscomb made an Off
cial visit to the county chaingang
Tuesday, which is camped near Anti.
och, in Cherokee township. He stated
to Ledger reporter yesterday that he
found the gang doing good work and
the people pleased with it. Mr.. Lips
comb, like every one who goes to
Cherokee township when the wheat
crops are growing, is loud in his prals'
es of it. He says he hasn't seen such
prospects in years, and that the big
fields of it reminded him of wheat
when he was boy. He attributes the
fine condition of the crop to thorough
preparation, liberal fertilizing and the
general careful farm work for which
our over the Broad farmers have
long been famous. He found other
crops in as good shape as was possible
with the prevailing dry weather which
has somewhat retarded work. ''''' Miss
Nellie Wood, sponsor, and Miss Annie
Brown, maid of honor for Jake Car
penter camp, U. c. v, at the state re-
union to be held at Greenwood, this
year, are two of Cherokee's most
charming daughters, and are over,
whelmingly entitled tothe honors OF
their positions. Miss Wood is a
daughter of Lieutenant Moses Wood,
of Company F, Fifteenth South Caro-
lima volunteers, who entered the com
pany as a private; but on account of
his general good soldierly qualities, his
GOODNESS, bravery and daring in battle,
he rose to the rank of first lieutenant
and commanded the company the last
two years of the war, and was in COM
mand of it when it surrendered with
General Johnston, at Greensboro, N.
c., in 1865. Miss Brown is daughter
of the late Major John J. Brown, who
who organized Company H of the
Palmetto Sharpshooters, and with
marked courage and ability command
ed it until be was permanently disabled
by wounds received in battle.
UNION-Times, May 1S: Union
county's new dispensary board of con-
troll is composed as follows: p. G.
Whisonant, Union; F. M. Whitlock,
Gilmer's; T. K. Foster, Union. The
new members take hold as the terms
of the old members expire, which is
different dates. One member goes out
in October and the other two next
January. ....'.'...The county board of
equalization met in the supervisors
Office Monday for the purpose of re-
considering the assessments made upon
the property of the Lockhart mill
property. At this meeting the assess
ments was reduced SAT, 900. The as
sessment stood at 100000. 1t now
stands at $253, 900. .''.'''''S Since our last
issue two or more of our citizens have
been attacked by the smallpox. In
these two instances, however, it is only
cases of varioloid, both patients having
been successfully vaccinated two years
ago. Mr.. Robert Allen was the first
to be attacked. He was removed the
next day after breaking out, to the
pest house or sanitary station. A few
days later a Mr.. G. e. Wright, who
was boarding at Mr.. V. Friends, over
on Knitting Mill hill, developed case
and was promptly removed to the sta
ton, which is located mile or more
out of town. Both patients are doing
as we'll as could be expected. '''''"Mr.
J. w. MCGOWAN informs us that in
looking over some of his old papers d
few days ago he found his old parole,
which was given him at the time OF
the surrender of the Confederacy. 1t
bears the names, among others, of
Generals Johnson and Sherman. 1t is
valuable relic which Mr.. MCGOWAN
says he will preserve in his family.
He did not know but what it had been
lost. Wonder how many more can
put their hand on their old parole ?
...."..Mr. Frank Israel, of the police
force, captured strange bird here a
few days ago. 1t had become entan-
gled iu the telephone wires and could
not extricate itself. 1t has very long
toes and very long sharp bill. 1t is of
blue color and somewhat resembles a
pigeon about the body. 1t is some
kind of marsh fowl, no doubt; but
no one around here seems to know
what kind of bird it is. ''''''''''" Mrs.
Carey Willard died at her home near
Sardis, Wednesday morning, after sew
eral weeks illness. She was a consis-
tent member of Sardis church, three
and half miles south of Union. She
leaves husband, nine children and
many friends behind.
LANCASTER Ledger, May 49,:
Mr.. w. B. Sapps died last Wednesday
night, May 10th, at the residence OF
his father-in-law, Mr. w. J. Long, at
this place. ......""Mr. w. c. Clyburn, of
Halle Gold Mine, this county, had the
misfortune to be in a railroad wreck
while en- route to Hot Springs, Ark,
to attend the Southern Baptist conven-
ton. When the car he was in turned
over, he attempted TO climb out at a
window; but the window was too
small for him and he got fastened in it,
causing him to be about the last to get
out of the wreck. No one, he writes,