Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-30


nized as the Hudson boys. He attack
ed them with a piece Of plank and
knocked Money Hudson down. About
this time Mrs. Powell came to the door
and the crowd fired on her. She fell,
shot through the heart, and the crowd
then fled. Three Of the Hudsons were
arrested 25 miles from the scene Of
their crime as they were about cross
ing into Georgia. The fourth was cap
tured near Walhalla, and the one Pow
ell said he had struck showed the mark
of the blow. The other prisoners are
named Robertson and Sentinel. The
Hudsons are sons of a substantial cit
izen Of the county and a Confederate
soldier. This is the second woman
ever killed in that region. and the
mountain people are very highly
wrought up.
Epworth Orphnnage.
The State, Wednesday: The Epworth
orphanage has lost the superintendent
who has been in charge since the es-
tablishment Of the institution in 1895,
the Rev. George Henry Waddell, who
entered the Methodist conference In
1895. Mr.. Waddell has been forced to
resign on account Of i'll health. The
little children at the orphanage have
thus lost a true and tried friend, one
who has been a father to them and
one whom they all love devotedly.
Last night the annual meeting Of the
Epworth board was held and that body
elected Mr.. Waddell financial manager
of the orphanage. To succeed him as
superintendent the Rev. Whitfield
Brooks Wharton, now serving the
church at Prosperity in the Cokesbury
district, was elected. The board re-
ceived the annual reports Of the in
stitution, which were gratifying, and
attended to considerable business. The
new superintendent was born in Lau-
rens county, near Waterloo, in 1858.
He graduated from Wofford college in
1892. At college he was known as "Un-
Gle Whit" which title will likely fol-
low him to the orphanage. He joined
the South Carolina conference in No
vember, 1892, and served in the Green
wood circuit for four years, going
thence to the Donalds circuit, and last
ly to the charge he now serves. His
friends predict for him a successful ca
reer as the head Of the crowning char
liable institution Of the Methodists of
the state. He has quite a reputation
as a careful, earnest man Of business
as we'll as piety.
Charlestonians Easy.
News and Courier: While things
are rather quiet as yet, the smooth
ones contrive to let the people know
they are in town and that they are out
for the business. A day or two ago
confectioner had a little experience
that taught him that there are times
when the hand is quicker than the eye.
A well-dressed stranger walked into
the candy mans establishment and
bought a dollars worth Of sweetmeats.
While the proprietor was wrapping up
the candy the stranger asked him If
he could give him twenty-dollar note
for twenty silver dollars. He wished
to mail the money to a friend. The
merchant said he would grant the re-
quest. While the storekeeper was busy
counting the silver the customer
placed the note in an already address,
ed and stamped envelope and sealed
it. There were only nineteen dollars
in the pile. When the strangers at
tention was called to the fact he hand
ed the merchant the envelope, which
was supposed to contain the note, and,
gathering up the silver, said he would
step across the street and get the 9TH
er dollar. The merchant, suspecting
nothing, accepted the letter and al
lowed the customer to walk away with
the silver. After some time elapsed
the storekeeper opened the letter and
found it contained blank piece Of pa
per.