Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-19

one Is not known. Interested persons
wish to learn this. Some veteran can
perhaps tell. A Mr.. Carothers, Of York,
gave some information about him, and
possibly give this, if he Is living. Any
information will be thankfully receiv-
ed. Friends of this plucky little
company, Carolina and Northwest
ern,) will be glad to know that the
$1O0, 900 mortgage on the road has been
promptly taken up in New York. We
have heard that the jealous compet1-
tors thought they had the enterprise
cornered and were taking measures to
force it to the wall, when 1t complete
ly frustrated this purpose, showing
strength that had not been suspected.
But more of this again, perhaps.....
Mr.. and Mrs. James S. Darby. of Low
rysville, have been married quarter
of a century. They don't look like 1T
had been much longer than that since
they were born. The time, no doubt
seems very short to them-short in
proportion as it has been happy. Last
Saturday Mr.. and Mrs. Darby cele-
brated their silver wedding. Their
children were present this time, as we'll
as a great many other people, the COM
munity generally. We are not inform
ed how Mrs. Darby was dressed nor
how beautiful she looked, nor do we
know whether Mr.. Darby wore spike
tail coat or one Of the style in which
he looks so much at home when direct
ing the operations Of his farm. We do
know from what we have heard that
the table literally groaned." It is said
that the dinner was immense. We
happen to know something about the
hospitality of that home. May they
celebrate their golden wedding in cir
cumstances no less happy. Mr.. Billy
Darby, of Lowryville, has gone to
Yorkville to enter the military school.
Invitations are out announcing
the marriage of Mr.. James Alonzo
Woodliff to Miss Cecilia Latta in the
Baptist church at Monroe, Wednesday
evening, January 18th. Mr.. Woodliff
is a popular conductor on the c. &
NV, and Miss Latta is the accom-
plished daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A.
T. Latta, of Monroe. She is a half
sister of Mrs. r. L. Garrison of our
town.
| -Gaffney Ledger, jan
uary Is: Colonel H. P. Griffith has ap-
pointed DR.. VIM. Anderson, of Blacks
burg, as adjutant of Cherokee regi-
ment, U. C. ", vice D. A. Thomas, re-
signed. .... Mr.. John Waters and Miss
Essie Hayes were happily married at
the home of the bride on Logan street
last Sunday, by Mr.. Girls Phillips. Mr..
Waters is native Of Forest City, N.
c., and is highly respected by all.
Miss Essie Hayes is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Hayes, Of this city.
The wedding was very quiet affair,
only a few friends being present. A
nice dinner was given by the widowed
mother. The happy young couple left
| Immediately for Forest City, where
they will. make their future home.....
Saturday morning a colored woman by
the name of Mary Eta Dawkins, wife
of Eliphus Dawkins, who lives near
Webster, in this county, was burned
| to death at her home, or, was burned
so badly that she died in a few hours.
Sunday afternoon the father of the wo-
man came to Gaffney and going before
Magistrate VIM. Phillips he charged
Eliphus Dawkins, the husband of the
woman, with having burned her to
death and secured a warrant for his
arrest. Sheriff Thomas arrested Daw-
kins and lodged him in Jail here about
o'clock Monday morning. There are
bad stories afloat in regard to the
womans tragic death, which, If true,
make it the most terrible crime that
has ever been enacted in this section
of the country. These stories are to
the effect that Dawkins deliberately
burned his wife to death by pouring
kerosene oil on her and setting fire to
her clothes. One report had 1t that he
threw her into the fire that was burn
ing in the fireplace. Dawkins is we'll
known colored man in this part or
Cherokee county and is quite promi-
nent among his own color. He Is
leading man ''in the church" and
breaches occasionally, though he has
no regular appointment. He and his
wife had not been living together as
congenially as husband and wife
should for long time, and frequently
INDUCED in quarrels with threats of
separation, so it is said by some who
were intimate with the couple. 1t is
further stated that only a short time
before the tragedy occurred they had
had quarrel, and upon the woman de-
claring her intention to leave his home
Dawkins threatened to burn her alive
| if she attempted to do so. Another
story is to the effect that on her dying
| bed she told that her husband had
burned her. These are all mere reports
and are given just as they were told.
There has been no inquest held, and,
therefore, nothing of a reliable nature
| has been brought out as to how the
burning occurred. A Ledger man saw
Dawkins at the Jail yesterday and he
(Dawkins) had no statement to make,
further than to ask the public to with
hold their Judgment until after the
preliminary hearing. which will be CIV
en- him soon. He is still in jail.
LANCASTER-Ledg January 16:
Married, on Monday last, January IA,
1901, by Rev. S. N. Watson Mr.. Chas.
Hunter and Miss Ella Stogner, daugh-
ter of Mr.. F. M. Stogner, all of the