Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-07
aHiseellaneons &eadins.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.

Hast Saturday morning or dySentery;
aged about 6S years. Her remains were
inferred in the cemetery at Edgmoor.
She was a native of Lancaster; but
after her marriage removed to this
county. She was fine old lady and
bore an aff1iction that rendered her a
great sufferer for a number Of years
with remarkable patience and forti-
tude. Clerk Of Court ]. c. McFad-
den, of Chester, empaneled two juries
at Edgmoor last Friday in proceedings
instituted to condemn rights Of way for
the Manetta railroad-from Lando to
Edgmoor-through lands of w. L. Rod
dey and T. w. Whitesides. The pro-
posed rights Of way runs through the
lands Of each of these gentlemen for a
distance Of about 500 yards, having a
width Of 100 feet. The jury in the pro-
ceeding against Capt. Roddey awarded
him a verdict of SITS. while that in the
case against Mr. Whitesides gave him
$3.50. The grading Of the road Is now
in progress Mr.. w. J. Nicely being the
contractor. "A diabolical assault was
made on Mr.. Sam Barron at his home
last Saturday night about IL o'clock,
by an unknown Negro man. The bru-
tai act was planned with the precision
and intent of a fiend incarnate, and
only a special providence saved the life
Of Mr. Barron. The particulars are
about as follows: Mr.. Barron has two
stores, one at his home and the other
near the dam of the Catawba Power
company. After a good days business
at the latter store he, in company with
a cousin. Mr.. Paul Barron, was return
Il ing to his home. He had something
more than a hundred dollars In his
pockets, and 1t was generally suspect
ed that he did carry on his person the
sales of the day. The two men were IN
a buggy. It is supposed that the Negro
intended to fire as Mr.. Barron passed
the gin house near his home, but did
not do so as the two men were in top
buggy. They reached home, drove into
the barn lot and put up their mule.
Then Mr. Sam barron noticed the Ne
gro on the opposite side Of the fence.
He spoke asking: who's there?" The
answer was, Its me-" Then, 'who is
me?" Mr. Barron asked. The Negro
then raised a gun and fired a load of
No. shot into Mr.. Barron's body. DR..
J. R Miller was sent for and removed
the shot. Mr.. Barron was not seriously
injured and was in town Monday. His
escape, it is believed is due to the fact
that two were in the buggy when they
passed the gin, and then when the Ne
gro did fire he was some distance
away. Every effort will be made to
capture the Negro, and it is certain
that severe punishment will be given
if he is caught.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 3: Mr.. John Sanders,
Of Wellridge, died last Thursday, of
paralysis. He never regained con-
seriousness after the stroke. He was
about &C years old. Funeral service
was conducted by the Rev. Mr.. Nicely.
and the remains were buried at Mt.
Prospect. Mr. Sanders was member
of company H, oath regiment, and was
faithful soldier. He was an excep-
tionally truthful and honest man, a
member of the Methodist church.
Captain M. J. Wallace. Of the Halle
wood Rifles, was in town Saturday.
kl.1t se, ho
the Hazlewoods will go to Pelzer for
the 4th of July. Captain Wallace says
| that there Is the most and best upland
corn in his neighborhood that there has
been in many years. People have been
lrelying upon their bottoms for corn, but
this year they have planted upland and
he has never seen better prospects.
He has 35 acres Of upland corn nearly
knee high. He says he doesn't want
too much rain, just good shower now
and then, the kind that Mr.. w. Y.
White gets. Mr.. N. P. Johnson,
after spending several days last week
at Yorkville and Rock Hill, has return
ed home. He says that he Is 81 years
old, and has lived in York county most
of his life, and last week was his Sec
ond visit to Yorkville. 80. Senator j. L.
Glenn has cut his wheat. which seems
to be pretty good. He thinks it would
have been very good had it not been
sown too thick-perhaps a bushel and
half to the acre. it being the small
grained red May wheat at that. He
has some fine oats that were sown ear
He plowed them up and planted corn.
:. Thirteen baskets of carrier pig
cons arrived here by express Friday
night. There were about a thousand
pigeons in all, and were in three differ
ent lots, six baskets of the Columbian
Flying club, five of the Oriole club, and
two Of the Calumet clbu. Mr.. G. H.
Brennecke started them from his house
at 5.23 to COS o'clock last Sunday MORN
ing, with fair weather and east wind.
Their destination was Baltimore, Nd.
The time that it required to make their
journey will be given in next issue.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, June 3: The dis
joining of connections between the
Narrow Gauge and the Southern's No.
SO at $50 a. m., is likely to create loud
complaint until it is remeded. Yester-
day morning there were three passen-
gers. we understand, on the Narrow
Gaupe to make connections with the
Southern east bound passenger. A re-
quest by wire that the Southern wait
for them had no effect, and the passen-
gers had to suffer the consequences of