Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-07
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YORK

YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, May 8: At the
meeting Of the Ann White Chapter, U.
d. c., held Monday, at the home or
Miss Sue Smith, the program for Me-
mortal Day, as recently published In
The Herald, was modified. in that the
crosses of honor, ordered sometime
ago, have not yet been received. Con-
sequently the supper which the ladles
decided to give the veterans, Will De
postponed, possibly until June I'd, that
being the anniversary of the birth OF
President Jefferson Davis. 1t is ex-
pected the crosses of honor will be In
hand by that time. Memorial services
will, however, be observed May 9Th In
Laurelwood cemetery as heretofore an
nounced. The hours will be from to
in the afternoon when the program
besides the decoration of the graves,
will embrace singing by a special
choir. by the children of the graded
school, and music by the Iredell or
chestra. Major Jas. F. Hart, Of York
vile, has been invited to deliver the
oration. The Mt. Holly and Leslie
neighborhoods were favored with time
ly and very much needed rains Mon
day. There was also a considerable
fall of hail. The crops are small, how
ever and the hail stones being like
wise small, but little damage was done.
At Edgmoor the rainfall was light, but
heavy enough to be Of some benefit.
Will Hardin, colored, whose sentence
of 30 days on the chaingang expired
Wednesday, was again arrested and
brought to Rock Hill and arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Beckham on the charge
Of stealing a pair Of slippers from the
home of Mr.. A. C. lizard. In this case
he was also given a sentence OF ~
days on the gang.......The splendid
grocery firm of Gibson & Tompkins Is
now in the hands Of a temporary re-
ceiver, in pursuance Of bill IN pank-
ruptcy filed in the U. S. court last
Monday by w. B. Wilson, Esq, attor-
ney for the firm, the object being to
effect a fair and just distribution OF
the firms assets among all the credit
ors. Upon the filing of the petition'
Mr.. C. w. F. Spencer, U. S. referee for
this section Of the state, appointed W..
B. Wilson, Jr., temporary receiver, and
he has put Major T. c. Beckham IN
charge of the stock, with Messrs. Glib
son and Tompkins assisting in dispos-
ing of the goods. The nominal assets
ire about $500 with liabilities about
the same amount.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May q: Mr.. w. c. Minter
was in town this morning and told US
If the death by lightning of l6-year-
Did Negro girl, Meadow Williams, yes
terday afternoon. She lived on Mrs.
N. f. Neely's farm about four miles
from town. She had been in the neld
noeing corn and was going to the house
with her little brother when the storm
came up about o'clock. Her brother
was 25 or 30 yards from her when the
lightning struck her, and as her CLOTH
ing caught on fire he ran to her and
,xtinguished it, and called to some one
aear for help. All help of course was
in vain for she had ceased to breathe.
We learn that Henry Bratton and John
Howard, two colored boys about l9 and
years old respectively, were killed at
townsville by one stroke OF ngnt-
ming while they were plowing IN the
field. The clothing of e1ch was set on
fire, but was extinguished by some per-
sons near by. The boys were about ~
or 40 yards apart. One of the mules
was crippled, but is alright now. Ons
of the plowstocks was torn up and the
mother and father of Howard were
shocked. The neck Of one of the boys
was broken. The storm yesterday
afternoon did some damage about
town. The top of a tree was broken
off and thrown against Mr.. ]. w. Wix's
house, but no damage was done. The
electric lights were not on last night
on account Of yesterdays storm and
some damage was done to the tele-
phones. A portion of the covering or
the Springstein mill was blown Off.
GASTONIA.
Gastonia Gazette, May 2: Beef cat
tie are scarce. Messrs. Robert Nc
Lean and Blake Boyd returned yester-
day afternoon from Hendersonville,
without being able to get hoof. The
cheapest they found was held at cents
pound. Mr.. Cooper Workman stayed
at home and located two or three good
beeves-says he beat the boys that
went off. Another added to the
list of candidates for the postmaster
ship is Mr.. John N. Hanna. He says
he thinks he is about the Oldest can
didate in the race since he dates his
candidacy from last fall. Mr.. Hanna
has been closely identified with Cas-
tonia all it's life. and has the confidence
and regard of all who know him. We
understand that Mr.. E. G. Pasour, who
has seen about eight years of service
as clerk in the postoffice, is also on
the list of possibilities. Mr. Cor
nelius H. Parham and Miss May john
son were married in the Bowling
Green Presbyterian church at o'clock
yesterday afternoon by Rev. w. A.
Hafner, the pastor. The attendants
were Mr.. Miles Boyd and Miss Katie
Parham, Mr.. Miles Johnson and Miss
Cleone Parham. The groom is we'll
known merchant of Hero, S. c., and
was a gay bachelor of some 80 sum-
mers. while the bride, sister of AIr.
Robert Johnson, of Begonia, is just at