Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-02
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Rock Hill Herald, September %: John
Cauthen, a colored man from Kershaw,
lies in dying condition at the camp OF
the Catawba Power company, on the
Catawba river. While outside one OF
the cabins. Cauthen was shot by some
one whose name has not yet been as
certained. The ball took effect about
an inch below the right eye, ranging
upward and penetrated the brain. DR..
J. R. Miller visited the wounded man
Yesterday and found him in an uncon-
scious condition, so serious that Dr.
Miller has no hope of his recovery
There appears to nave been row or
quarrel on the grounds, and If the per-
sons IN the camp know who fired the
shot or why it was fired, they will not
disclose the facts. It is not improbable
that a woman was in some way con-
nected with the affair. Mr.. Jona-
than Louis McElwee, a well-known cit
izen, died at his home in this city
about II o'clock Tuesday night, aged
so years, Of Bright's disease of the kid
neys, of which he had been sufferer
for several years. Mrs. Sarah Eliz-
abeth Nicholson, wife Of Mr.. w. S,
Nicholson, departed this life Tuesday
night last, death being caused by ty-
phoid pneumonia of which she had been
a sufferer since her last birthday, Sep
tember 7th. She was stout, healthy
woman, but she could not stand the
ravages of the disease which ended her
life. Mrs. Nicholson was the eldest
daughter of the late Isaac Newton
Wilson, of Fort Mill. She was married
to Mr.. Nicholson February II, 1881, and
to them were born nine children, five
of whom survive. They lost three little
boys since they came to Rock Hill, ten
years ago. Mrs. Nicholson was 45 years
of age and was fine woman and her
death is a great loss to her children.
She was a member OF the Presbyterian
church. Wednesday afternoon funeral
services were conducted by Rev. j.
S. Beasley in the First Presbyterian
church, after which the remains were
inferred in Laurelwood cemetery, Mes
srs. ]. w. O'Neal, w. ]. Caveny, j. B.
Johnson and George Beach being the
pallbearers. Thursday, Magistrate
Beckhams court was engaged in a pre-
liminary hearing in which Henry Gill
more, Walter Gilmore, William Hall,
Mack Hall and George McClennehan
were defendants, and Caesar Nash
plaintiff. all the parties being colored.
1t is charged that on the night in ques-
ton Caesar Nash was walking along
the highway near Anderson Halls old
shop, in company with Altee Williams,
his best girl. Henry Gilmore was also
a wooer for the hand Of the winsome
Altee, and when he saw her keeping
company with her rival, he demanded
an explanation of Caesar; but Caesar
was not disposed to render unto the
lordly Henry the girl that he intends
shall belong to him, and answered Hen
ry that it was none of his business why
he was with the fair one," where at
Henry let rock fly and then whipped
out a pistol and fired three times.
Meanwhile Caesar took leave of his love,
burnt the wind, and as he fled he was
pursued by Henry with reinforcements,
Walter Gilmore, William Hall, Mack
Hall and George McClennehan joining
the effect Of adding speed to Caesars
retreat. For this cause Magistrate
Beckham determined to hold the de-
PENDANTS for trial in the upper court,
the bond Of each being fixed at $500.
Up to noon Mack Hall and George Nc
Clennehan had succeeded in finding
bondsmen. 1t is not recorded what be-
came of the fair Altee, but it is expect
ed that her hand will be given in happy
marriage to Caesar Nash.
GASTON.
Gastonia News, September q: Mon
day afternoon, a young girl, Miss Bes-
sic Sawyer, Of Davidson College, came
to Gastonla and spent the night at the
Falls House. Tuesday she went to Mrs.
B. ]. Aliens. with Miss Mabel, who had
been at school at Davidson last winter.
Tuesday, the girls father, - Saw
yer, sent Mr.. Mayhem here to take
the young lady home. She was sup
posed to have returned with him; but
did not do so as letter to Mrs. Allen
yesterday made inquiry as to the girl
and asked her to return. The girl said
here that her parents wanted her to go
to school. She had money with her. .
]. NJ. Sloan, one of Belmont's best far
mers, was in town Wednesday. He
has found a means of preventing sali-
walton of stock from eating Jap
anese or Georgia clover. He learned
by chance some years ago that if cat
tie and horses were not kept in the
same pasture, there would be no saliva
tion. He sees no reason why this is
so; but knows from experience that it
is so. Stock can be fed on this clover,
which abounds in this section several
months in the year; but just as sure
as a cow gets into Lorse pasture or a
horse into a COW pasture the offender
will be salivated.. Two years ago In
Yorkville, at one Of the mills, a boy
threw bobbin at another boy across
the room. Just as the bobbin left the
thrower's hand, Charles Hoffman, the
l6-year-old son of Mr.. ]. K. Hoffman,
raised up and the bobbin struck him in
the forehead. knocking him senseless
and inflicting a severe wound. After