Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-04
Miseellanepns 8eadin9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That IL of More
or Less Local Interest.

lace, died Wednesday at her nome IN
the Arcade mill village from consump-
ton. Deceased was "a years Of age.
Funeral services were conducted
Thursday afternoon by Rev. E. L.
Adams, after which the remains were
inferred in Laurelwood cemetery......
The Fort Mill board Of trustees has
made a good selection of teachers for
the graded school as follows: Prof. j.
A. Tate, Of Yorkville, superintendent;
Miss Hamilton, of Union; and Miss N.
w. Thornwell, Of Fort Mill, assistants.
:. Wednesday night, after the South
bound passenger train pulled out from
Pineville and was passing the cotton
factory, some miscreant fired two shots
at the train-one ball striking the bag
gage car and the other passing through
a window in the passenger coach near
which Miss Carrie Taylor, Of this city,
was sitting. The ball passed through
a window on the opposite side of the
coach; but fortunately the seats at the
windows were both unoccupied. There
is no clue, but the railroad authorizes
will take active steps to discover the
guilty parties. Miss Anna, eldest
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. j. II. W..
Stevens, of this city, will be married
next Wednesday evening at the brides
home on Hampton street, to Mr. Leroy
Springs Davidson, of Lancaster. The
marriage will be very quiet affair,
only the very intimate friends of the
family being present. The bride Will
stand with her sisters, Misses Hattie
and Lillier, and the groom with Mr..
John Crawford, of Lancaster. After
the marriage, Mr.. Davidson and his
bride will visit the groom's mother,
Mrs. Laura Springs Davidson, in Char
lotte, where they will remain a few
days, and then go to Lancaster, where
they will reside. ......A telegram from
Waco, Texas, was received here yester-
day by Mr.. John Harvey Nicely, con-
veying the sad news that his son, Mr..
James S. Neely, had died in that city
Thursday, and asking instructions as to
what should be done with the body.
No other particulars were received.
The deceased was superintendent of
cotton mill at West, Texas. and had
been there since about the middle Of
February. It was not known by the
family here that he was in Waco, and
it is probable, since he stated In re-
cent letter that the climate did not
agree with him, that he had gone to
hospital there. He was about q years
of age, a very capable young man, and
the news of his death was a great shock
to his parents and their family, as well
as his numerous friends. Mr.. Nicely
wired instructions concerning the dis
position of the body. 1t will be brought
home if in condition for transportation.
Mr.. Neely also wired his son, George,
at Beaumont, about 80 miles from
Waco, to go to the latter place at once.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May 80: Mr.. M. A. Carpen-
ter, on last Monday, bought from the
L. & c. railway company the old en-
The roof has been torn off already and
the walls will go down as rapidly as
possible. This old house is one of the
most historic in Chester. For many
years it served as the court house for
Chester county and all the preaching
was done in it before any churches
were built here. Messrs. F. M. and j.
w. Killian bought the building from
the county in 1854 and it was torn
down and rebuilt at the present site,
and was converted into a flour mill.
1t formerly stood where the public
square now is. Of the sign which the
Messrs. Killian had the Mills" is still
visible. Mr.. j.. w. Killian was killed
in battle and Mr.. F. M. Killian died
during the war. The mill was sold In
1865 or 1866 to Mr.. William Robertson,
of Rocky Mount, and was again sold
to Mr.. w. H. Hardin in 1879, who
bought it for the Cheraw and Chester
railroad, and it has been used for rail-
road purposes ever since. Mr.. Car
parties. These, no doubt, are about the
oldest brick to be found in the county.
The old building is one of the most his
toric in the city. Messrs. w. H. Har-
din and w. D. Knox furnishes us with
the history of the building Mr.. w.
G Dennis lost two fingers of his left
hand and part of the third in machin-
cry at the c.. & NV. workshops yes
terday morning. The little finger was
cut nearly off too, but DR.. Pryor re-
placed it and thinks it can be saved....
Misses Campbell Patrick, Lessie Pat
rick, Robbie Riddle, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
w. Patrick, Mr.. J. F. Patrick and FL
liott Quinn, of Bowling Green, passed
through the city Tuesday evening on
their way to the exposition. They were
anticipating a fine time. Miss Ma
mie Moore, of Yorkville, is spending a
few days with Miss Mary Lyles... 5000.
An alarm of fire was given yesterday
about II o'clock. The fire was on West
Lacy street. The house belonged to
Mr.. julius Carpenter and was occupied
by Mr.. Charlie Huggins. While Mrs.
Huggins was preparing dinner the fire
originated from the flue, which was
| thought to be safe. Mr.. Huggins says
he thinks almost everything in the
house was saved. The fire had made
too much headway to save the house
when the fire company arrived on the
scene, but after it's arrival a steady
stream played effectively upon the
flames, and the other buildings nearby
were prevented from catching. The
building was not burned to the ground,
but in all probability it will have to be
torn down and rebuilt. There was in