Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-26
Hliserllaneons &saains.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II of More
or Less Local Interest.

Rock Hill Herald, July %: While Mr..
and Mrs. C. w. Frew were sitting In
their front yard Sunday night in COM
pany with some visitors, Mrs. Frew
was struck by a stone that had been
thrown by some unknown party. possi-
bly a careless blow. She could not tell
the direction whence the rock came. 1t
was nearly as large as an egg and
struck on the left arm near the knuckle,
giving her much pain at the time and
leaving her hand very sore. Chief Part
low was present also at the time, and
he made a thorough investigation. but
the rock-thrower could not be found.
It is not supposed the stone was thrown
with design, but it was a violation OF
an ordinance of the city, nevertheless.
Earl, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
1Bell, of this city, died Monday morning
about o'clock, Of pneumonia, aged
about IA years. The deceased had been
in delicate health for long time. He
was a grandson of the late Thomas
J. Bell, Esq, of Yorkville. Monday af-
ternoon the body was inferred In Lau-
redwood. He was a patient sufferer
and the idol of his mother and father.
The family have been living in this city
six months. Mr.. and Mrs. John A
Neely entertained Friday evening IN
honor of Misses Ella Nicely, of York
Vile. and Rosa Gillespie, Of Sumter.
large number were present to enjoy
the hospitality Of this home and the
event was a great social success. Re-
freshments were served.... ..Another
bicycle accident has happened In the
city. Last Friday when Bob Lee Bal
ley, a colored cyclist. was riding in the
vicinity of the Clinton institute, ran
over a little boy, son Of Jim McCauley
knocking him down and breaking his
left leg above the ankle. The injury
is very severe one and the little fel-
low suffered greatly from it.
Fort Mill Times, July %: Mr.. Edward
T. Reeves, formerly engineer Of the
Fort Mill Manufacturing company, but
recently employed in Charlotte, and
Miss Susie Lumpkin, daughter of Mr.
T. r. Lumpkin, Of that c.,y, ran away
from the home Of the young lady's
father Saturday afternoon, and were
married by a minister whose name Is
not announced. Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves
passed through Fort Mill Sunday morn
ing enroute to their future home ir
Edgefield.. Mr.. w. S. Stacy, of Nor
canton, N. c., and Miss Annie Car
others, daughter of Mr.. w. r. Caroth-
ers, were married Sunday afternoon
Mr.. Stacy is a plumber and Is tenn
porarily employed at the Dover Yarn
mill, in Pineville. Sunday afternoon ne
and Miss Carothers left town. ostensi'
bly, for the purpose Of visiting a reia'
tive of the young lady in the country
Instead of going to the home or the
relative they drove to Notary Public
w. o. Railes's, where he performed the
ceremony that made them man and
wife. The pre-arranged effort tc
howl down John Gary Evans ir
Charleston, few days ago, will do that
gentleman no harm in his race for the
L. S. senate. Twas a contemplate ef'
fort to throttle free speech-the speech
of a man who Is as honorable and as
good q Democrat as any Of his compel
itors. True South Carolinians love fail
play, and many who did not intend tc
vote for Evans will resent this unfair
discrimination by going to the polls OF
election day and casting their ballots
for him. ..... On the plantation Of Capt
T. B. Spratt there are twenty-five acres
of cotton which is probably unexcelleo
in this section Of the state. The aver
age height Of the cotton Is about 81
Inches. and each stalk appears to he
we'll filled with blooms and squares. 1r
the field there are no thin places. the
LAND having been uniformly fertiliZed
The appearance of the cotton bespeaks
a yield of bale to the acre. Con
stable T. A. Mills met with painful
accident while attempting to cross the
tracks of the Southern railway a few
to assist in arresting a Negro man who
lit was thought would arrive on the
southbound passenger train with sup.
ply of whisky for blind tiger. AS the
train neared the depot Mr.. Mills under
took to hurriedly cross the track, and
fell, cutting a painful cash in his lower
lip and dislocating a TOOTH. LAS the
senatorial campaign progresses one
fact becomes more and more apparent
to the attentive newspaper reader. and
that is that Mr.. Asbury c. Latimer Is
the weakest candidate in the field. Sc
far he has failed on every occasion tc
measure up with the other candidates
Messrs. Johnstone and Evans have
tossed him about in such way as tc
leave no doubt in the mind OF any
thinking citizen that he does not pos
sess the intellectual qualifications nee.
essary to fill the senatorship creditably
1t Is said that Senator Tillman remarks
ed not a great while ago that "Lati-
mer is a damn fool" If the senator die
make such a remark. 1t is possible that
he had in mind the statement Mr.. Lat
inner is said to have made to the effect
that members Of the Cotton Spinners
association meet in Charlotte annually
and fix the price of cotton. "Up Salt
rivers breezy clime better luck an.
other time"-when you aspire to q
place you are qualified to fill, Mr.. Lat.
inner.
CHESTER.
Lantern, July %: Brenton Johnson, g