Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-17
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News and Comment That Il of More
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News and Comment That Is of More
or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
Glover Review, August Is: Mr.. Andy
Kennedy met with a painful accident
last Sunday evening. He keeps his
cow in Mr.. ]. B. Jackson's pasture,
nearly a mile from his home, and as he
started to the pasture some boys came
driving along in a hack. He got upon
the rear end of the hack and was
standing up, making better time than
If he walked; but little later some Of
the boys looked back, but he was not
there. They happened to see him lying
PROSTATE in the road and on returning
found him unconscious. He was
brought back in that condition and 1t
was found that his shoulder was badly
bruised and perhaps broken bone. 1t
will be sometime before he will be able
for duty again. Mr.. R. A. Mccall had
$3.50 stolen from him last Friday. Hav-
ing occasion to leave the store few
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and he later stepped out, and when he
came back found $3.50 had been stolen
from the money drawer. Married,
Wednesday evening Of this week, Dy J..
P. Sifford, notary public, at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Whitener, Mr.. A. B.
Smart and Miss Nora Fields, both Of
CASTOR county. An infant Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Moore died at 1870 a. m,
today, at the home of its grand parents,
Captain W. T. Jackson. Married,
in Glover, S. c., August 11th, at the
residence of Mr.. P. D. Hopper by ]. P.
Sifford, notary public, Mr.. Elwell W..
Hopper and Miss Maggie Peair. Also
at the same time and place, Mr.. Will
Farmer and Miss Cora Vandyke, all
of Gastonia, N. Co.. Married, at the
Bethel manse, by Rev. w. B. AFRO
wood, on Wednesday, 14th instant, Mr..
n. P. Jackson and Miss Matte Dor
sett, both Of this place.
CHESTER.
Lantern, August 13: Four candidates
for railroad commissioner were on the
ground Saturday: Messrs. Wilborn and
Cansler, from York; Captain Wolling,
from Fairfield; and Mr.. McCalla, from
Abbeville. There may have been 9TH
ers from these three counties, and the
other 81 did not report. Mr.. and Mrs.
]. K. Henry have gone to Clemson to
attend the farmers institute, and Will
visit friends in Greenville.....T The lawn
party given by Miss Titman, Of Low
rysville, Friday evening, compliment
ary to her guests, Miss Clinkscales, of
Due West; Miss Holly, Of Long Run;
Miss Richardson, of Columbia; and
Miss Lizzie Lowry, Of Yorkville, was
one of the most enjoyable events of the
season. The various games played,
sandwiched with music by the talent
ed hostess, made the evening pass only
too quick. Refreshments were served
on the spacious lawn, and 1t was a
happy hour ere the crowd left the scene
Of gayety.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, August IA: The election for
cotton weigher at this place yesterday
resulted in the election Of Mr.. ]. F.
Nisbet by a majority Of six. There
were SO votes cast in all. Nisbet re-
ceived 25S and Bailey 252. Mr.. q. F.
Mackey was elected cotton weigher for
Hath cnr;no Tho sucoessful con-
testants in the competitive examina-
ton for the two Winthrop scholar
ships from this county are Miss Wern
Harris, daughter of Mr.. j. T. ]. Har-
ris, of Pleasant Valley, and Miss Susie
Dunlap, daughter of Mr.. r. T. Dunlap,
Of this place. Rev. W. A. M. Plax-
co preached at the Presbyterian church
here Sunday night. t......We have been
shown an egg laid by hen belonging
to Mr.. S. q. Mackey, Of Heath Spring,
which Is somewhat Of curiosity. 1t
resembles a watch-on one side Is the
face with the 12 divisions indicating the
12 hours. :. Heath Spring is to have
a handsome new Presbyterian church
on the site Of the old one. The lumber
is about all laid down, and the car
penters were to begin work yesterday.
The county supervisor has the
chaingang at work this week repair
ing bridges which were damaged by
the recent freshet. They are now at
work on Cane creek bridge, near w. j.
Cunninghams. They go from there to
Rum creek bridge and then to the
Green bridge over Cane creek......
A test was made last Friday, and 1t
was ascertained that the artesian we'll
just finished at the cotton mills affords
supply Of 25 gallons Of water per
minute, something over $4,000 gallons
per day. This well is 394 feet deep.
They are placing the machinery now
for the boring of we'll No. 2, which will
be Just in rear of the new mill-110
yards distant from we'll No. l. The
water obtained is said to contain min
eral properties that would make 1t val
liable for drinking purposes. let
ter from our old friend, Mr.. j. H. Blake,
of Dresden, Texas, received just before