Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-27
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, September "a:
Last Saturday night at Fort Mill, Con-
stable ]. T. Thomasson, assisted by
Constable A. Rose, captured a trunk
that had been thrown off the train
from Charlotte. 1t contained liz gal
Ions of corn whisky in jugs, two one
gallon juge had been broken, how
ever, and the contents perfumed the
neighborhood. There was no claimant,
but the trunk is known to be the prop
erty of Bessie Walker, colored. The
same night the constables seized d gal
Ions of whisky that was in the Fort
Mill express office and had been sent to
Negro men and women at the DAM.
Married, in Chicota, Texas, on the 18th
ohSeptember, Mr.. Banks Hayes and
Miss Bessie Eldore Crockett. The
groom is a former citizen of this coun-
ty, and a son of Mr. and Mrs. w. r.
Hayes, of Harmony. The ceremony
was performed by the groom's brother,
Rev. T. w. Hayes.,.. Mrs. Jane Huey,
widow of the late James Huey, men
ton of whose serious illness was made
in the last issue Of The Herald, died
at her home in Bethesda township Sat
urday evening, and Sunday her body
was inferred in Laurelwood cemetery
in this city, after services by Rev. w.
l.. Lingle. The deceased was about 70
years of age, and was born and raised
near this CITY, AS stated last week,
Mrs. Huey was the mother of 13 chill
dren. viz: w. T. Huey, deceased; w.
NJ, R. j., Adger, Sam, John, Sep, Joe
and Miss Maggie Huey. Four OF her
children died in infancy. The fol-
lowing York county girls are enrolled
at Winthrop: Maggie Creighton, Ara
belle Creighton, jamie Carson, Josie
Camp, Lille Love, Mamie Grist, Vera
Grier, Margaret Glass, Sallie Gillespie,
Minnie Lee Garrison, Louise Garrison,
Julia Mobley, Susie Mills, Alice Mitch
ell, John Miller, Robbie Miller, Louise
McMurray, Willie McFadden, Marie
McCaw, Gillie McCammon, Maude
Martin, Ina Ashe, Genevieve Anderson,
Jennie Adams, Gertrude Brown, Jen-
ME Brice, Myrtle Blankenship, Kate
Black, Carrie Beard, Eva Beach, Lottle
Barron, Elizabeth Barron, Edith Bar
nett, Bessie Poag, Emmie Parker. Lii
lie Bell Neely, Gillie Nicely, Alene Nee
ly, Annie O'Bryan, Meta Oates, Mar
garet Lee Sadler, Iva Hull, Jessie
Huey, Azile Huey, Lylla Herndon'
Wrenn Harris, Roberta Hall, Annie
Hall, Kittie Dunlap, Rosebud Dilling-
ham, Winifred Diehl, Mabel Kirk
patrick, Kittie Kirkpatrick, Sadie
Kendrick, Corrinne Kendrick, Rose
Kee, Della Johnston, Marion Johnson,
Kittye Stewart, Fleta Steele, Ethel
Steele, Carrie Belle Simril, Annie Lett
ner Shurley, Belva Saunders, Matte
Sandifer, Mary Grey Sandifer, Lille
Earle Sadler, Lille Belle Sadler, Mary
Williams, Ermine Willfong, Maude
Wicker, Straussie Walker, Daisy Wal
lace, Mary Crooke, Camelia Crooke,
Adele Cox, Taska Clark, May Chap
man, Matte Belle Martin, Carrie Fried
helm, Lizzie Forney, Josephine Fewell,
Sarah Featherstone.
CHESTER.
Lantern, September 23: Nr. William
M. Byrd, died last Friday afternoon
at the state hospital for the insane, In
Columbia. The remains were brought
to Chester Saturday morning and bur-
led that afternoon in Evergreen ceme-
terry, funeral service being conducted
by Rev. J. S. Moffatt, at the home of
Mr.. Roland Smith. Mr.. Byrd was ~
wears and months old. and left two
sons and a daughter. He came here
good many years ago from about
Kings Mountain, N. c. Soon after the
civil war he sold stoves all over this
section, the Farmer" the first stove
generally used through the country.
It may be that some Of them are still
in use. He was a veteran Of the civil
war and also of the Mexican war. He
remained in Mexico some time after
the war, then made his way up through
California Later he came back through
Texas and other states. Altogether he
had seen a good deal of America. Mr..
Byrd's wife died year or two ago.
Later his mind became unbalanced and
a few months ago he was taken to the
asylum. An attack of diarrhoea, with
the infirmities of age, ended his life....
Last Saturday morning Mr.. Alex Fra
zier drove out to the store at the Eure-
ka mills and left the horse unhitched
in front of the store. The horse became
frightened at some boys waving paper
and began running. He ran down Sa-
luda street. over the hill. and was stop
ped by a Negro boy near Mr.. Carpen-
ter's. Two wheels were torn up, but
the animal himself was not injured.
Wright, Negro, tried to stop the horse
near the Woods drug store, but was
run over and bruised about the head,
but no bones were broken. The horse
was tired out and going in slow trot
when stopped. ..As stated in these
columns Friday. the opening meeting
Of the convention Of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Workers, was
held in the Methodist church Thurs
day night. The Rev. G. P. Watson
presided and directed the praise and
prayer services. Welcome addresses
were delivered by Revs. D. N. Nc
Lauchlin and G. P. Watson and Mayor
w. H. Hardin. Welcome addresses or
papers were presented also by represen-
tatives of the ladies' societies of the
various churches, viz: Mrs. H. E. Nc