Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-21
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II Of More
or Less Local Interest.

has Deen delayed Dy the breaking VI
the immense plate glass. in the hands
of the Southern railway. after 1t ar
rived. We understand that the acci-
dent cost the railway company $500,
and one Of their most trusted employees
his Job. The second shipment Of glass
has been received, and now the night
watchman will soon be off duty.
The city bell was tolled Saturday as a
mark Of respect to the memory of
President Mckinley. That is small
honor, however, compared with the
sincere sorrow felt by our people. On
Sabbath the services in all the church
les, without any previous suggestion,
so far as we know, were distinctly me-
mortal in their nature. ......Mr. S. j.
Ferguson has a toad that foretells
rain more truly, he says, than any Of the
weather forecasters. 1t stays about the
kitchen and whenever it is heard, rain
may be confidently looked for within
"a hours. It had been quiet during the
last dry weather, but we suppose it
lifted up it's voice and croaked a day
or two ago.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, September 18: The subject Of
Rev. J. M. Steadman at the morning
sermon next Sunday will be Some les
sons to be learned from the assassina-
tion Of the president" died, on
Sunday last, near Belair, after lin
gering illness, Of consumption, Mrs.
Williams, wife of Tiny Williams, aged
about IS years. Her husband and sew
eral children survive her.. .Magis-
trate Hall, of Pleasant Valley, drop
ped into see us yesterday. He reports
the poorest crops in this section he has
ever known. The cotton crop will not
be more than half of an average crop,
and as for corn, there's comparatively
none. The hay and forage crops ex.
ceed any he has ever known harvested.
The "tiger-cat" appeared at Mr..
J. P. Plyler's, in the Dwight section, on
Monday morning about o'clock, and
killed three setter pups in the crib,
crushing their heads into pulp. Mes
srs. Herschell and Pinckney Plyler went
out and slammed to the crib door, but
it made its escape by jumping against
the door and showing it open. 1t fought
the mother of the pups all over the
premises and the Messrs. Plyler were
in a few feet Of it several times. Had
they have had gun they could easily
have killed it. 1t was about the size
of bird dog, as well as they could
tell in the darkness. Mr.. T. w. An
derson, of Indian Land, had a good
mule killed one day last week by be-
coming entangled in rope and falling,
breaking its neck. Mr.. Henry Ashly,
living in the same neighborhood, lost
a good horse Monday.
GAsToNIA.
Gastonia News, September II:
Charles Wagstaff, a young cotton mill
operative, a son Of John Wagstaff, Of
McAdenvile, and a brother of Mrs
George Rumfelt, and Robt. Wagstaff,
of McAdenville, and James Wagstaff,
of Gastonia, died in Columbia, Monday
of last week, and was buried at Goshen,
near McAdenville, Thursday. The ply
sicians had given instructions for the
coffin not to be opened. Friday the
family became dissatisfied, fearing that
the corpse was not in the coffin or that
something was wrong, and they dug
into the grave to satisfy themselves.
They found the right corpse in the cas-
ket. Young Wagstaff had many
friends who will be sorry to hear Of
his death.......H. F. Oakley, Of our
town, was among the number who saw
VIM. Monroe hanged at Charlotte, on
Friday. The hall in which the hang
ing was done, was full. Monroe said
only few words. Sheriff Wallace act
ed promptly and successfully, and the
condemned man was dead in 20 min
utes after the body fell. 1t will be re-
membered that Monroe was the assail-
ant of Mrs. Lem Martin, near Mat
thews, August 18TH. The first bale
of cotton bought in Gastonia this year,
was bought Saturday by c. E. Mason
from J. C. Grissom, Of Pleasant Ridge.
It was ginned by the Oil mill, weighed
422 pounds and sold at 81 cents. ......A
big crowd came up the Narrow Gauge
this morning on their way to Erskine
college and Due West female college.
They were joined here by Misses Mary
and Annie Galloway and jamie White
sides, and George w. Hanna. Mr..
Hanna graduates this year,. The
Episcopalians had intended using their
new church for the series of services
being conducted by Archdeacon Web
Der when the appointment was made
several weeks ago, but 1t was found
impossible to complete the building in
time, so the Y. M. c. A. hall was used.
But tonight they will have the floor In
their new church and chairs put in and
the last sermon by Archdeacon Webber
will be the first to be held in the new
church building, which will be at 8
o'clock tonight. The name Of the new
church is st. Marks mission, and Rev.
D. T. Johnson, of High Shoals, is the
pastor. ......G. R. Spencer, son of Capt.
J. T. Spencer, who has been superin-
tendent of the Titman cotton mills at
Covington, Tenn, has been elected to
the superintendency Of the Tavora
mill at Yorkville, and went dowO yes
terday to take charge Of the mill. Mr..
Spencer is a good man and we congrat-
ulate the Tavora on securing his SER
vices. ....C. c. Clarke had a bottle of
whisky in his house at the Ozark mill,
Saturday, and young man boarding
with him wanted little. When he had
been accommodated Mrs. Clarke hid