Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-02
Saturday, August 2, 1902.

| which it Is claimed that he cut of
horns and tail, and fitted the horns
with brass knobs so as to disguise the
animal beyond recognition. Bird was
bound over to court in default Of bond
which was fixed at 5000. II
To BE Married Next wednesday, =
The many friends of the contracting
| parties will be pleased to learn that
Miss Blanche Lindsay and Mr.. Mason
L. Carroll are to be married on next
Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock In
| the Yorkville Presbyterian church by
the pastor, Rev. w. G. Neville. Miss
Lindsay is the eldest daughter of Cap
tain and Mrs. ]. R. Lindsay, of this
place, while Mr.. Carroll is one of our
most successful business men, being a
member Of the firm Of Riddle & Car
roll. The bride and groom. Immediately
after the ceremony has been performed,
will leave for Waynesville, N. c., where
they will spend a few days, and after
their return to Yorkville will be at
home to their friends in their residence
on Kings Mountain street.
Township Pension Boards.
The pension act requires the chair
men of the county pension boards to
call a meeting Of the soldiers and sail
ors of the various townships Of their
county to be held at their usual place
of rendezvous of such township on the
first Saturday in August to organize
by the election or a chairman and sec
retary and to elect one member Of their
number, not pensioner or an appll-
cant for a pension, as the representa-
tive OF the veterans Of said township.
The representatives so elected shall
meet at the court house on the first
Monday Of September following organ
ization and elect from their own num-
ber four representatives who, having
elected a competent physician, shall
clan, the county board for a year.
Death of d. w. McCarter. II
Mr.. D. w. McCarter, a well-known
and prominent citizen Of southern Beth
ell township, died at his home, six
miles northeast of Yorkville, last Tues
day night. after a long and tedious
struggle with Brights disease of the
kidneys. Mr.. McCarter had been In bad
health for several years, and for long
time past has been much troubled by
manifestations of his disease in the
form Of dropsy. His early death had
come to be looked upon by his physi-
clan and family as matter Of course;
but to those about him and his many
friends it was none the less shocking.
He was aged So years 8 months and
26 days. and leaves a widow and eight
children. The funeral took place at
Bethel during Wednesday, and the SER
vices were attended by a large con-
course of sympathetic friends.
After Thirty Years.
Columbia Record, Wednesday. Hol-
lis Truesdale, an escaped convict, was
brought here yesterday and placed in
the penitentiary by Policeman Nivens,
of Fort Mill. Truesdale was convicted
Of breaking in the store of Mr.. Ike Nc
Fadden, at Fort Lawn, in Chester
county in 1872, and sentenced to eigh-
teen months in the penitentiary. Af-
ter serving four months he managed
to escape and has been at liberty ever
since until he was recognized by Mr..
McFadden in Fort Mill, Sunday. He
was Immediately placed under arrest
and brought here today. For several
years past Truesdale has been making
his home at Fort Mill and has had a
good reputation as an honest Negro.
His arrest was quite a surprise to those
who know him, and especially to the
gentleman who had him employed at
the time of his arrest.