Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-10
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News nnd Comment That Is OF More
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or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, August 6: AS indicated be-
| fore, Mr.. I. L. Clubhouse has gone to
New York. His daughter, Miss Esther,
and Master Arthur Schiff went with
him to arrange for the remainder OF
the family, who will go in few days.
Mr.. Clubhouse has been here 40 years
and has been merchandising in Ches-
ter longer than any merchant now here.
He was friend to everybody and ge-
NAL and cheerful. We have heard vet
Grams remark that there was no better
soldier than Ike Clubhouse. A host of
our people are grieved to part with
his family. Judge Gage, in accord
ance with the requirements of the law,
has made the formal request OF the
governor for permission to leave the
state, in order to take a trip to the
mountains of North Carolina. This
makes the second circuit judge to go
to the mountains this summer. Judge
Ernest Gary has been at Henderson,
Vile. -. Last Thursday evening, from
to 12 o'clock, very enjoyable "at
home" was given by Miss Bessie Low
ry, Of Lowrysville, complimentary to
her cousins, Misses Boyce and Brown
lee. From $50 to 1890 was taken up
with the feature of the evening, ad-
vertisement guessing. The first prize
was awarded to DIR. R. C. Brown, and
the BOBBY prize to Mr.. r. c. Guy.
Those present then repaired to the
dining hall, where dainty refreshments,
consisting Of ices, cake and fruits, were
served. The pansy was the flower of
the evening. 1--WE have had many
big rains this year; but the rain that
fell yesterday afternoon and last night
smashed all records. We have heard
no one say that he remembers ever to
have seen a bigger rain. The rain
about town yesterday afternoon GER
tainly was far greater than any that
has fallen here in many years. 1t went
over culverts, covered bottoms, and
surrounded houses where water mad
never been known to rise before. One
hard rain fell after another nearly all
night, and in some places in the county
the heaviest rain fell during the night.
Colonel Culp, who can remember as far
back as most Of our citizens, says he
has no recollection of ever seeing so
much rain fall in the same length OF
time. The Southern railway was wash
ed out near Solicitor Henry's, where 1t
had never been reached by water before.
We have heard of some bridges being
injured, but have not general infor-
nation from the county.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, August 6: The sea-
son for reviva! meetings is now upon
us. A very interesting meeting Is now
in progress at Shiloh, in White Plains
township, which is being conducted by
Rev. M. S. Samples, pastor of the
church, assisted by Rev. W. T. Thomp-
son, Of this city, who has been doing
the preaching since Wednesday, Twen-
ty-one new additions to the church has
been made up to Sunday, and they were
baptized Sunday afternoon. Interest
in the meeting is still high. A meeting
is also running at Beaverdam, con-
Quoted by Rev. r. J. Tate, and we learn
that it is being attended by large and
deeply interested congregations. We
hope that these meetings will result in
much good throughout the community.
las the result Of too much booze
Negro on Mr.. Luther Sarratt's place.
few miles above the city, got bullet
in his leg Saturday night, from pistol
in the hands Of another Negro. Our in
formation is to the effect that the 10Th
err" Negro was full of moonshlne and
unable to navigate in any certain d.
rection, and while others were In the
act Of escorting him to the bosom Of
his family, he proceeded to perforate
one of them. Whether the shooting
was accidental or intentional, we did
not learn. DR.. Brown, Of this place,
was sent for, and he went up and ex-
tracted the ball, which had entered just
above the knee. On the same night, at
Mr.. ]. J. Magness' store, at Grassy
Pond a young white man and Negro
had little difficulty in which the Ne
gro received a cash over the top Of his
head and the white man was struck
with a rock AS soon as the Negro
threw the rock he ran. Some one
started after him, but was caught and
held by a colored woman, and the rock
thrower escaped. The above Is the
story of the fight as told to us by
gentleman from that neighborhood.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, August 7: On Sunday last,
in the Primus section, Dan Duncan,
colored. was shot by Peter Phillips,
colored. the ball entering his face be-
low the right eye and passing through
the brain. Duncan dropped instant
ly to the floor and was never conscious
from the moment he was shot. He died
the following day. Phillips was hand
ling his pistol and claims that 1t went