Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
AtistetIameul1s 8eading.
CHEROKEE CHAT.
Struck by Lightning-Dr. Black For
the Senate.

Struck by Lightning-Dr. Black For
the Senate.
ETA JANE, March 31.-Last Satur-
day morning, about one o'clock, during
q rain storm, the house Of Levi Woods,
colored, on w. c.. Kirby's place, was
struck with lightning and he and his
family had a very remarkable escape
from injury, If not death. The bolt
struck lie gable end Of the building,
tearing off some plank, then run down
one of the studding, shattering 1t and
splitting the bed post and one railing
of the pedstead on which one OF
his daughters was sleeping, without do
ing any other damage or injury to any
Of the family or anything in the house.
We are told 1t didn't even wake up his
wife.
Mr.. Boyce Whisonant, son Of Hon.
C. w. Whisonant, Of Wilkinsville, re-
turned from Charleston last Saturday
night. Besides taking in the exposi-
ton, he stood a civil service examina-
ton the 26th instant.
Miss Annie Miller's school closes to-
morrow and she will return to her home
at Newport. She has made a host of
friends during her stay amongst our
people, and they hate to see her leave.
Mrs. Harriet Hughey, aged about 80
years, died last Saturday morning at
her home near Weaver postoffice, in
this county, and was buried at the
Stroup graveyard yesterday. She was
a Miss Morgan and was born in Fair
field county. She leaves several chill
dren, grandchildren and great-grand-
children with an almost unlimited host
of friends to mourn her loss.
The present cold snap will no doubt
test the fruit crop.
DR.. John G. Black, Of Blacksburg, Is
announced as a candidate for the state
senate from this county, and 1t Is
thought by some that he will have but
little if any opposition. He is we'll and
favorably known to most Of our York
county readers as coming from gener-
alton of statesmen who have added lus-
tire to the state.
Miss Mamie Jeffries, daughter Of Mr..
William Jeffries. has Deen selected as
sponsor to represent Camp Jeffries U.
C. Veterans, at the Greenville reunion
this summer.
Messrs Jim and Bob Smarr, Of Hope
wells were on this side Of Broad river
last week on a horse trading expedition.
Some of our farmers speak Of plant
ing corn this week If the ground is dry
enough.
Some patrons of this Office have rea-
sons to thank Hon. A. c. Lattmer, M.
c., for the speech on rural free delivery
of mails, sent them recently.
Miss Sadie May Inman, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Inman, got her foot
right badly cut last week and will be
confined to her room for some time per-
haps.
Mrs. Mary Estes and Mrs. Laura
Estes, both of whom have been sick for
a long time, we are glad to say, are i'm
proving and able to be up.
Mrs. Dr. w. M. Smith, formerly Of
this section, but now Of Gaffney, was
lying very low at last accounts. She
was Virginian and married DR.. Smith
during the war.
The communion meeting will COM
mence at Salem next Saturday at II
o'clock a. m, and the Lords supper will
be administered on Sabbath at II a. nj.
If the weather is suitable preaching
may be expected on Saturday night and
also on Sabbath night. Rev. W. H.
White will officiate. The public Is cor
daily invited to attend any and all Of
these services and to take part in them.
The church session will be open dur
ing the meeting and will be glad to con-
fer with any one on matters coming
before it and especially to advise with
and help those seeking the way Of SAL
vation. J. L. 8.