Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-11
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That IL of More
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or Less Local
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, December Z: The
fine old village Of Ebenezer Is to be
the scene of two marriages during the
present month. Cards of invitation to
both these happy events have been Is
sued as follows: "Mr. and Mrs. John
Alexander Shurley request the honor
of your company at the marriage OF
their daughter. Margaret Agnes, to Mr..
Frederick Daniel Frissell, Thursday
afternoon, December the 18th, at half
past five o'clock, Ebenezer Presbyte-
rian church, Old Point, S. c. 1901
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Alexander Few
ell invite you to be present at the mar
riage of their daughter, Lula, to Mr..
Benjamin Carlisle Ragin, on Wednes-
day evening, December the eighteenth,
nineteen hundred and one. at half
after seven o'clock. Presbyterian
church, Ebenezer, South Carolina" -.
Mr.. Will Wooten, a young man living
at Smiths Turnout, made CHASTITY
find yesterday morning just after sun
rise. While walking along the South
ern railway, about quarter OF a
mile south Of Smiths Turnout, he dis
covered the dead body of colored
woman lying along the track, close up
to the crossties. THE woman proved
to be one Josephine Boulware, the con-
cubine of John Stroud, colored, who
has been living on Mr.. Sam Burdelrs
farm. The body was cold. Death ev-
identity came several hours before. A
bullet hole in the head, from which
the brain was oozing, showed how the
foul act had been done. There were
powder marks around the wound,
showing that the murderer had put
the pistol, evidently of 3S calibre, close
to the womans head when the shot
was fired. Yesterday at noon the body
had not been removed, but was still
lying along the railroad awaiting the
arrival Of the coroner from Chester.
Circumstances point to John Stroud as
the murder. 1t has been ascertained
that early in the night before he and
the woman left their home, ostensibly
to go to the turnout, where they were
to have boarded the northbound train
for Charlotte, where, 1t Is reported,
they were going to hunt work. 1t Is
not known that they were at the turn
out, but 1t has developed that Stroud
went to a house in the neighborhood
and spent the night and that when he
appeared there he stated that he had
been accompanied by woman, but
that two men had taken her OF and
he had no idea of what became of her.
Yesterday morning at a very early
hour he left the house where he had
slept, expressing an intention to go to
Chester He did not go in that direc-
ton, however, but came toward Rock
Hill and was seen on the old Saluda
road, two miles south of this city. 1t
is probable that he followed the old
road, going around Rock Hill, al
though this is not known to be so.
The woman is represented to have
been of amiaple disposition and easy
to get along with, while Stroud is said
to have been a bad man, mean and
vicious. An effort is being made to-
catch him, but so far he is still at
large. John Stroud was captured
near the river yesterday and brought
to Rock Hill by two colored men. He
refused to say anything to his cap
tors about the affair.
CHESTER.
Lantern, December s: On last Tues
day evening, at the home Of the bride,
Miss Bette Weir. Of Halsellville, was
married to Mr.. Sam Montgomery.
Rev. Wells performed the ceremony.
......At 5.45 yesterday evening, Prof.
J. H. Means Beatty was married to
Miss Louise McFadden at the home Of
the brides father Mr.. John Culp Nc
Fadden, Of West End. Rev. H. c.
Buchnolz performing the CEREMONY.
Among the out of town people who at
tended the Beaty-McFadden marriage
were Mrs. Meacnam, of Fort Mill; Col
onel J. J. Waters, Of Rock Hill; Mr..
and Mrs. Beatty. Of Winnsboro, and
Mr.. and Miss Beatty, Of Charlotte.
Mrs. J. G. Dale, a medical missionary
sent by the A. r. P. church to Mexico.
spoke before the ladies Of the congre-
cation here last Tuesday evening on
the Work in Mexico" Mrs. Dale went
to Mexico three years ago as Miss
Neel, having been married in the
meantime to Rev. J. G. Dale, of the
same field. .Messrs. James A.
White, Hugh Miller and H. A. Green
started Tuesday night for Charleston,
where they will arrange Chester's ex-
hibit. Messrs. White and Miller will
return in about a week, while Mr..
Green probably will be detained much
longer. Mr.. Green says that Chester
is not saying that she is coming out
ahead, but that she is going to do what
she can.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, december Z: w. H. Norton's
house, on H. w. Taylor's place. in the
eastern section Of the county, was
consumed by fire Tuesday night last.
Nothing much was saved from the
building. The fire is supposed to have
originated from rats carrying match
off into the ceiling. meeting of
citizens was held in the court house