Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-02

town of Dallas. One, a Negro, is
working for the sheriff; the other. one
Of the Best boys, relieved his mind OF
some threats and cussing, mounted a
horse and departed these coasts. The
sheriff's household effects were saved
but suffered some damage In the NOV
ing. AS soon as the news Of the fire
reached Gastonia, Sheriff Armstrong
was rendered a home by Mr.. w. T.
Rankin, and the use of the town Jail
by the authorities; but it was not nee
essary to accept them. The sheriff OBJ,
tanned a new home in Dallas, and the
prisoners were sent out to the stock
ade
CHESTER.
Yesterday afternoon John Jenkins
colored, got into quarrel with an
other Negro on Mr.. c. J. Moore's place.
According to witnesses. the other curs-
ed Jenkins, when the latter seized an
axe and struck him on the head, from
the effects Of which he died last night
Jenkins is in Jail and Coroner Glad
den has gone to hold an inquest. The
man killed is said to have come from
Blackstock, Richburg, or elsewhere
but we have not been able to get his
name. ......A case was discovered In
town yesterday that was pronounced
smallpox. Ellis Hardin, we believe, Is
the name of the patient. He had been
at the house Of the man who died two
miles from town a few days ago. He
was promptly sent back there, where
all known to have been exposed are
guarded. He Is not suffering much, and
walked out. So far as known no one
has been exposed since he took the dis
ease. :. Mrs. Sarah McCaw Smith died
Of pneumonia at her home in this
county, Saturday morning. and her re-
mains were buried at Hopewell on Sab
bath, funeral services being conducted
by her pastor, Rev. ]. A. White. She
was in her 65th year. Mrs. Smith was a
woman of much force Of character, and
was a devoted member Of Hopewell A
r. P. church. Mr.. Smith has been suf-
fering from grip and was not able to
attend the funeral.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, February q: Court convenes
on the third Monday in March. The
following jurors have been drawn to
serve during the first week: N. H. Hall
man, G. Lewis Cauthen, M. c. Adams
C. Amos Reid, Allen Morrow, D. A.
Funderburk, w. T. Ragle, A. P. Rob-
ertson, w. A. Marshall. Anderson Cas-
key, N. B. Small, J. L. Bell, J. q. Bales,
w. G. Moore, Wade H. Montgomery, A.
J. Bailey, Wade H. Rives, w. B. Twit-
ty, J. M. Belk, w. j. Cunningham, J. j.
Baker, J. S. Latham, J. F. J. Harris,
S. L. Caskey, Berry Mobley, P. L. Twit-
tv. R. Baxter Blackmon, r. A. Hunt
ter, T. w. Anderson, Daniel Todd, H.
A. M. Steele, J. j. Cherry, Jno. Q.
Adams, o. w. Potts. Thos. J. Reeves.
-. Mr.. ]. w. Carnes died at his home
near Tabernacle last Sunday, after a
short illness. He was about So years
of age and was a well-known citizen.
-. Monday morning the roof Of the
court house was discovered ablaze by
some one passing and the alarm given.
The clerk Of the courts chimney had
burned out a short while before, and
it was from sparks which had fallen
on the roof from the burning chimney
that the fire started. The flame was
soon extinguished, requiring only a
few buckets of water and the contents
of one of Mayor Thomson's fire extin-
guishers.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, February 26: The
city authorities have issued an edict
closing all the pool and billiard rooms in
the city. This is a good move on the
part Of the council and will no doubt do
much toward lessening the number of
offenders against the city ordinances.
Mr.. C. S. Elam, bookkeeper for
the Limestone mills. received a tele-
gram yesterday morning announcing
the death of his father, Rev. P. D.
Elan, at Kings Mountain, N. c. Mr..
Elam left on the afternoon train yes
terday for Kings Mountain. Rev. P.
r. ELAN was a Baptist minister and
was highly esteemed as man and a
preacher. Several years ago he discov-
cred at Kings Mountain a species of
coal, and for sometime it was thought
that there might be coal bed in the
mountain, but examination proved that
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