Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-23
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Made Over Anew.
The S. c.. & Ga. Extensions locomo-
tive that fell into Buffalo creek last
spring, Is now doing service on the road
again. 1t had to be almost made over
and in many respect 1t Is as good as
new.
! Educated Elephants.
IAN unusual feature Of the John Rob-
inson circus, coming on October 81, Is
the herd of four educated elephants.
These have been with the show only
few months, having been purchased
from Hagenback the great Berlin an
imal trainer, during the present year.
Hc lCdlo Wy thCoS hoSS
beasts are quite interesting.
Ducking on the Catawba.
From a report that THE ENQUIRER
has just received, duck shooting must
be unusually good at Wright's Ferry.
on Catawba river, just at this time.
Mr.. w. r. Thomasson killed three
ducks at one shot, last Thursday after
noon, and on Friday Mr.. A. M. suggs
got four at shot.
49ath OF Major Lowry.
I Major James Lowry, prominent cit
izen Of Lowrysville, died at his home
at that place last Sunday afternoon.
His death was sudden, following very
brief illness. The deceased was a
brother Of the late John T. Lowry. Of
Yorkville, and was about 70 years Of
age.
death of G. M. Riddle.
Mr.. G. Mack Riddle died at his home
at Bowling Green, last Monday night,
Of consumption. Mr.. Riddle has been
in poor health for several years. He
leaves a widow and several children.
He was son Of Mr.. ]. B. F. Riddle and
was about 43 years Of age. The fune-
raj took place at Bowling Green yes
| terday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. l.. d. Mason Dead.
A telegram was received here on
Monday announcing the death Of Mrs.
L. D. Mason, nee Miss Fannie Wither-
spoon, at Greenwich, Conn.,, on last
Sunday afternoon. The deceased was
sister Of DR.. J. H. Witherspoon and
Mr.. ]. r. Witherspoon, Of Yorkville,
and Of Mrs. H. u. Witherspoon, of Good
Will, Sumter county; Mrs. w. B. Cor
bett, Of Camden; Mrs. ]. r. Muldrow,
Of Maysville. Her first husband was
the late Henry R. Dickson. A few
years after the latter's death, she mar
ried DR.. L. D. Mason, Of Brooklyn, N.
Y. She was about go years >of' age.
Her death was due to pneumonia.
Last of the Local Deer.
The subject of deer huntingfn York
county was up among a number Of gen.
| tlemen few days ago and an old citi-
zen remarked: why it has not been
so very long since wild deer were killed
in this county. I remember, as boy,
Of going on a camp hunt, with num-
ber Of hunters to the Bethany neigh
borhood. It was about 1s41. Three deer
| were killed on the occasion, one by D.
F. Hall, one by D. T. Byers and the
third by James Thomas. About the
same year D. F. Hall killed several deer
at the Snyder place on the Rock Hill
road and within the corporate limits Of
Yorkville. I went on another trip to
the Bethany neighborhood after the
war; but failed to get deer started. I
am sure though, that several have been
killed in this county since the war"
Road Improvement.
The benefits that are likely to ac-
crue from the improvement Of the Rock
Hill road between Yorkville and Tirzah
are obvious. While it is true that the
farming operations along the road he
tween Yorkville and Tirzah are not as
extensive as in certain other directions,
beyond Tirzah they are much more
important. Practically all Of the large
trade from the Thorne's Ferry section
and on up to Tirzah, is now going to
Rock Hill. There may be various rea-
sons for this; but one good reason Is
the impossible condition Of the roads
between Tirzah and Yorkville. With
as good road to Yorkville as to Rock
Hill, the farmers in the section referred
to will have the advantage Of more
competition than they now have, and
the result will be beneficial all round.
That it Is to the interest Of the farm
ers along the Thorne's Ferry road to
join with the people Of Yorkville in the
improvement Of those hills between
Tirzah and Yorkville, is quite clear.
The Late Capt. George Wallace.
Columbia State, Tuesday: Major
Jno. R. Burke, the affable and courte-
Gus advance agent Of Buffola Bill's
Wild West show, who, by the way, Is
the lifelong friend and associate of
the noted western fighter, and bears
on his person the scars Of bullet
| wounds, knew the lamented South
Carolina hero Of the Battle Of Wounded
Knee-Capt. Wallace, u. s. A. Last
night he talked affectionately Of him,
and told how his body was found on
tho 6eld surrounded nv those of the