Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-15

FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II of More
or Less Local Interest.


+ YORK.
%ck Hill Herald, January IL. Mr..
William w. Steele. fifth child and third
son Of the late Joseph w. Steele and
his wife, Margaret Watson Steele. de-
parted this life Thursday about noon,
after a weeks illness Of some peculiar
malady which the physicians diagnosed
as spasms Of the face and neck. When
he was first attacked on Wednesday
night of last week, after the marriage
in St. Johns M. E. church, the symp-
toms Of convulsions of the face were
not so marked, but later they became
violent in the extreme and his suffer-
ings became agonizing. This condition
continued until Thursday, when at the
hour named lie passed away apparent
ly without pain. The deceased was S5
years of age on the 3rd Of last Decem-
ber. He was born at the old home
stead in Bethesda township and partly
raised, but his father removing to Rock
Hill some ten or twelve years ago, he
has been a citizen Of this city from that
time, and no young man who has lived
here gathered around him a larger cir
Gle Of friends. lone morning last
week when John Dunlap, a colored ten
ant on the farm Of the late T. F. Clin-
ton near Edgemoor, went into his barn
lot he found two Of his cows dead.
Suspecting foul play, he had an exam
ination made Of the bodies and 1t was
ascertained that both had been pois-
oned. The poisonous substance had
been placed in small bags and these
had been swallowed by the cows. Dun
'ap has no idea who the person could
be who would inf1ict upon him so much
loss. -. .Mr. j. F. Gordon. York coun-
tvs efficient supervisor, was IN the city
Thursday and Friday accompanied by
his wife. While here they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T. o. Flowers.
-. Mrs. r. C. Moore, who has been
living at Smiths Turnout for about
two years, has moved to Yorkville, and
will reside with her daughter, Mrs. c.
F. Gordon. Mrs. H. H. Beard, OF
Yorkville, is a visitor at the home OF
Mr.. w. H. Stewart in Oakland. .....
Some scientists claim that they have
discovered a method that will revolu-
tionize the manufacture Of cotton seed
oil and more than double the value OF
cotton seed. The hulls and lint are
separated from the kernel by chemi-
cal process. This can be done in a
short time and at small expense. The
hulls thus separated will be worth
more than twice their present value as
stock for making paper. The kernels
will then be made to yield nearly 10O
per cent. Of the oil whereas less than
so per cent. has been obtained hereto
fore. The number Of processes will
be only three instead Of ten as now.
Most Of the machinery now used in
grinding, etc. in the present mechani-
cal process will be rendered useless. A
strange use designated for the kernels
is that they will be parched and sold
as peanuts are now.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, January 9: Cas-
tonia is to have another newspaper. II
will be weekly published every We'd
nesday. and will be called the Casio
MIA Observer. The first and fourth
pages will be printed in Charlotte, the
others here. Hon. David P. DellingeI
is the editor and will associate with
himself DR.. E. F. Glenn in the publica-
tion of his Gastonia venture. Mr.. Del
'inger comes to us from Cherryville
He is not really establishing news
paper. but is moving to this city. The
Cherryville Observer which he founded
there four months ago. The last issue
Of The Observer at Cherryville appear
ed yesterday with the editors an
nouncement of removal. Failure to
receive sufficient support at Cherryville
Is the reason given for leaving that
place. The Cherryville outfit will be
taken up and moved to Gastonia al
once, and a job printing equipment
added. The first issue is expected to
appear in two weeks. Offices for the
new paper have not yet been definitely
secured. The greetings and good
wishes Of the guild are rendered to the
new conner. The Gastonia boys who
Joined the navy last June, have beer
knocking round" some since they
left. We noted last week that Mr.
Rufus Hardy was on the battleshir
Illinois at New Orleans. A letter just
received from Mr.. Claude Fury is
postmarked Guantanamo Bay. Cuba
and brings the information that he Is
on the battleship Indiana. Among 9th.
er things he says: 1.-THE first night out
from Hampton Roads we were caught
in a squall and one Of the life boats
was carried away. The Indiana came
near going too. and in fact she was re-
ported lost: but we arrived at the Port.
of Spain, Trinidad, on time. From
there We went to st. Lucia and from
st. Lucia here. where We have been fol
three weeks past. We leave next week
for Kingston. Jamaica, where we will
spend Christmas. After visiting all the
principal ports al the West Indies, we
will return to Hampton Roads. April
20th.". "A serious shooting affair oc-
CURED on Mr.. John Woods place al
Pleasant Ridge. Tuesday night. The
principals in the difficulty were two
Negroes, Walter Mack and Jim Gal
loway. The latter, who lives on Mr.
Woods place, had invited some of his
friends to celebrate with him the ad-
vent Of the New Year at big social
function From Soma nanSe q diff