Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-04
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II Of More
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day. He had a stroke Of apoplexy
about six years ago and has had sew
eral strokes since. He gradually lost
the use of his body till the end came.
He was about so years old, and the son
of Afford Dixon. He leaves wife and
five children-two by his first wife, who
was Miss Ratchford, sister Of Robert
Ratchford of South Point. and three by
his second wife, who was Miss Glenn
msr, daughter of Lemuel Clemmer. He
left several brothers and many friends.
Claude M. Robinson died at the
home Of his father, VIM. M. Robinson,
two miles south of Gastonia, Wednes-
day, at o'clock. wednesday morn
ing a man boarded the southbound ves-
tibule at Charlotte and refused to pay
his fare, tell his name, where ne want
ed to go or give any information When
the conductor came to him. AT Bel
mont the vestibule was stopped and the
crew attempted to put the man of. He
refused to get off and fought till he was
forced off. When the train started, he
boarded the train again. He was over
powered and tied to the floor with a
bell cord in a Pullman car till the ves-
tibule arrived here. The police had
been telegraphed from Belmont and
Chief Alexander and Policeman Smith
boarded the train here and took the
gentleman to jail. He refused to go
-,,1 nhCffnatQ
men get. He sent out for ham and
sandwich about o'clock and ate with
q relish. We was a we'll dressed man OF
about IS years: but looked as though
he had been on a lark and bum Tor a
few days, and probably whisky was the
real cause of his ugly behavior.......
G. M. Brison, Of Point, was In town
Wednesday. He says he has started
out to beat that York county man kill
ing minks. He has taken In seven
skins at odd times as a start. ..Plnk
Moss called to see us yesterday and told
us about a Negro boy being beaten to
death. The boy is Tom Armstrong, and
he was beaten Sunday at Negro
church in South Carolina. He was
brought Wednesday to his fathers,
Bob Armstrong, who lives on Mrs.
Robinson's place, five miles east OF
town. The boys head was beaten into
a jelly and several big gashes are on the
head and shoulders. It looks as If the
attacking parties held the boy and
beat him with rock in their hands.
The last report from him was that ne
was dying. Wednesday afternoon
at the home Of the bride, at
Balloon, S. c., Miss Stella Glover, the
popular daughter of W. o. Glover and
also the postmistress at Balloon, was
married to Thomas Cato, of South
Point. Mr.. Cato is good young far
mer Of this county, and he will bring his
York county bride to his fathers to
live for the present.
CHESTER
Lantern, August 30: James M. Doug
las. Ph.D., of Blackstocks, has been
elected to the chair Of physics and as
tronomy in Davidson college, In place
of Prof Henry Louis Smith. who has
been elected president. Mr.. Douglass
brother, Prof. John L. Douglas, has
had a chair in the college for some
years. His sister, Miss Margaret, has
been elected a teacher in Winthrop COL
lege. We rejoice at this recognition OF
eminent worth. Mr.. John L. Mil
ler, of Wellridge, was in town Wednes-
day with a load Of monster watermel-
ons. It seems to make no difference
whether the seasons are too wet, too
dry, or just right. he always has nne
crop of melons, and it appears as II MS
vines make no other kind. IA re"
nights ago, Mr.. Sidney Robinson, OF
Edemoor, had some wheat stolen out or
the house where it was kept. The next
night he watched and caught th1ef
stealing his chickens. He could nave
killed him: but Intentionally shot clear
of him. The Negro dropped the chick
ems and other things that led to his
identification and fled for life. He was
sentenced by Judge Reid to 30 days on
the gang. He acknowledged his guilt.
He said he didn't know that 1t was a
gun that fired; he thought he had STEP
ped on a stick of dynamite.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, August 81: A queer ear CD
of corn we have been shown by Ben
Robertson, a colored farmer living In
the Oakhurst section. 1t has a middle
cob about five inches long, and clus-
tered around it q other cobs from two
to four inches long. All the cobs are
silked out, are covered with embryo
grains with a few developed ones; but
no shuck. Mr.. W. H. Sims narrow
" escaped being drowned in Cane creek
last Monday night while on his way
home from Lancaster. He drove into
the stream not knowing that 1t was
swollen, and came near losing his horse
and also his own life. He managed to
get the horse loose and it swan out,
and then he had a time getting out
himself The buggy washed on down
the stream and was not recovered until
Thursday. ....On Wednesday morning
last, at 10 o'clock, at the home Of DR..
r. c. McManus. the brides brother
in-law. Rev. J. H. Boldridge. pastor Of
the Baptist church. united in the holy
bonds Of wedlock Miss Lily Hough,
daughter of Hon. NJ. j. Hough. of Ches-
ter county. and DR.. Robert n. Van
Landingham. of Hartsville. son of Mr..
VIM T. VanLandingham. of this coun-
ty......J. NJ Knight & Co., who con-
Quoted a store in the vicinity of the cot
ton mill, made an assignment last
Wednesday for the benefit Of creditors.