Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-28
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CHESTER-The Lantern, April "a
The following census seuumerators have
been appointed for Chester county
Baton Rouge township, ]. Foster, Jas.
M. McCollum Blackstock township,
N. J. Colvin, S. B. Clowney Chester
township, J. K: Hinton, H. R. Chap
man, I. N. Cross; Halsellville town
ship, R. L. Cunningham; Hazelwood
township, J. L. Miller, Lewis G. Dye ;
Landsford township, w. H. Edwards,
VIM. S. Hough; Lewisville township,
Sam M. Burdell, Wn. G. Hollis; Ross
Vile township, John B. Dixon. ,...'''.'
Mrs. Tattie Cherry, of Rock Hill, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ. J. Boul-
ware, for few days. ''''''''Miss Net
tie Melton returned Saturday from a
protracted visit to Charleston and
Summerville. MIR. Green Neill is
reported to have killed an eagle in the
Strong bottoms last week measuring
8 feet 8 inches. ..."."Mr. P. l.. Hardin,
who represented Chester county very
efficiently for several years, is an
nounced for that Office.
GASTON- Gastonia News, April
"a: Mr.. J. L. Falls, the proprietor OF
the Falls House, is having the walls
of a number of the rooms neatly pa
pered and some of them replastered.
He is trying to make the improve.
ments of the hotel keep pace with the
growth of the city, y.'''''''''''Rev. Mr..
Hawkins, the sancti6cation evangelist
of Kings Mountain, arrived yesterday
and will pitch his tent near the railroad
crossing. He will open up tonight,
and the town is not expected to be
devoid of life in those parts. ''''''''Mrs.
J. M. Kendrick, who lives four miles
southeast of Gastonia, died Sunday
morning of peritonitis, after an illness
of FIVE weeks. She was buried at
Bethesda yesterday, funeral being con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Barber, of Lowell.
The deceased was daughter of Mr..
A. R. and Mrs. Matte S. Anders,
of Gastonia. She first married Mr..
Neely Porter, of Hot Springs, Ark,
who lived only year, and afterward
she married Mr.. J. w. Kendrick. She
leaves a bereaved husband and one
daughter, little Miss Zoe Nicely Porter,
and many friends to follow her. The
esteem in which she was held in her
community was attested by the unu-
sually large crowd that attended her
funeral.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
April "a: Mr.. Ebzy Mosely and Miss
Willie Butler, were married in the
Limestone Street Methodist church
Sunday evening, by Rev. W. Fl.
Hodges, assisted by Rev. S. T. Creech.
......:..There has been few state pris-
oners in Cherokee Jail since court in
March, and but two United States
prisoners. All the state prisoners have
been out sometime, and Friday the
two United States prisoners were car
ried to Greenville to answer to charg es
in the United States court against
them, thus leaving the jail empty.
The United States prisoners expressed
an opinion before leaving that they
would probably return in few days.
They returned and will occupy their
old quarters for the next six months.
......''Last Tuesday rain began falling
in this section and continued steadily
until Saturday morning and reports
of high creeks and rising rivers soon
began to reach the city. 1t was learn
ed Saturday morning that there had
been a washout on the Southern rail
road near Thickety creek, and that
five freight cars had been dumped into
the ditch, the engine passing safely
over the break. Four of the cars
were loaded with stone and lumber
and one with baled cotton cloth. The
working force of the company was
soon on the ground and trains began to
pass about 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon. There were no trains on the S.
c. & G. E. Saturday. While we were
unable to learn the extent of the trou-
BILE on that road, we heard that it has
been considerable. The creeks and
rivers are reported higher than they
have been in two years. A gentleman
who has lived on Cherokee creek all
his life says it was higher Saturday
morning than he had ever seen it be-
fore. Broad river began to fall about
noon Saturday. We have heard of no
bridges being washed away in the
county. Considerable damage was
done the streets in the city, and some
small bridges were displaced. The
damages done the S. c. & G. E. rail-
road by the recent rains, have all been
put in shape, and all trains were on
time yesterday.
CLEVELAND-The Shelby Aurora,
April 25: H. E. Scates, who was for
merly engaged in the saloon business
here, but who has been resident of
Charlotte for several months past, died
suddenly Friday at Blacksburg. De-
ceased was well known here, and was
a genial, kind-hearted man. He leaves
a widow and five children. .'''''''Owing
to the prevalence of smallpox, the
trustees of the Shelby graded schools
decided to suspend the schools for this