Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02

Newspaper Change.
The Spartanburg Journal has pur-
chased The Free Lance and will con-
tinue it's publication as a weekly.
A Columbia Centenarian.
Columbia State, Saturday: Mr.. McEl-
rome, Columbia's centenarian, If he
lives through next Tuesday, will have
achieved that which is given to the lot
of few men. He will have lived in three
centuries. Mr.. McElrone was born in
1898 Thus he has lived in the eigh-
teenth, during all of the nineteenth,
and should he be alive after Tuesday
next will have started out on the Twen-
tieth century. Many men have lived
to an even greater age than this with
out touching dates in more than two
centuries. The case Of Mr.. McElrone is
indeed a rare one. The aged gentle
mans many friends will regret to know
that he is sick with slight attack Of
the grippe.
Another Dispensary Scandal.
Another serious dispensary scandal
has developed. This time it is at
Kingstree. One night, recently, the
dispensary was entered and robbed Of
a large amount of whisky. 1t was al
most cleaned up. The people Of the
town had strong suspicious that the
robbery was by dispensary officials.
Subsequent Investigations have devel-
oped that the dispenser has not paid
any money over to the county treasurer
for quite awhile. 1t also develops that
he is lot under bond. 1t has been init
mated pretty plainly that the county
board is a bad lot generally and that
there Is much crookedness about the
whole business. The name Of the dis
penser!is Player.
Senator 'Tillman Daughter.
The following is from the Washington
letter in Sundays Savannah News:
Among the prominent debutantes Of
this week is Miss Fanny Fuller, the
youngest daughter Of the chief justice.
Miss Constance Griggs, daughter Of
the attorney general, is another Of this
weeks buds also Miss Melona Till
man, Sddugnter or the senator from
South Carolina, and Miss Day, sister,
in-law Of Senator Martin, Of Virginia.
Miss Tillman is an exceedingly bright
and attractive girl of the pronounced
brunette type. She was born in South
Carolina, educated in private school
in Virginia, and is the idol of her faith
ers heart Her special 'chum' in
Washington is Miss Hldegarde Nc
Kenna, and an admirable foil each
make to the others style Of beauty, as
Miss McKenna is Of the ed-blonde
order"
Bloody Affair In Abbevill..
Three men were killed in Abbeville
last Saturday night, as the result of
drunken mans spleen and malice. Two
Of them were the sheriff af the county,
and a highly respected Northerner.
VIM. Kyle. of Massachusetts,, who has
been superintending the building of the
cotton mill in Abbeville. They were
playing cards for pinders at the hotel,
when John Dansby, a notorious gam
bier and ex-United. States marshal,
threw 81 on the table and aid: PLAY
for this" This was refused and an al
tercation ensued. Dansby suddenly
drew a 45-calibre revolver and shot
Kyle in the abdomen to the abatement
of all present. He then backed out of
the room declaring that he would shoot
any man who attempted to Stop him.
Dansby was followed by two police
men, but heldthem at bay with his pis-
tol until Sheriff Kennedy and number
of citizens arrived. The sheriff called
to Dansby to come out of the house Of
his father-in-hw, whitho%-he had fed,
and surrender. Dams ....A came cut
closing the door behind him, and with
the remark, well, We'll all go to hell
together" commenced firing. Dansly
was shot twice in the /aeg and
full in the chest, the sheriff ,'sas struck
once in the left breast De@ the heart
and fell as sooI as hit. soy Walkei
some so steps and WI loading hi
pistol when he was shot again, some
say by the dying sheriff. The sheriff
and his slayer died within a few min
utes. Kyle ling,red until 2 o'clock Sun
day.