Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-14

ia, Ga, June 14th......The Chester ex-
hibit at the Charleston exposition has
arrived and work was begun unload
ing the car yesterday. AS was former
ly stated, the articles belonging to pri-
vate individuals will be returned to
their owners. Much of the exhibit Is
the property of the county. Some will
be taken to the county home to be dis
posed Of. The best disposition possible
will be made of that part which belongs
to the county.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, June 10: Four cases
of smallpox were accidentally discov-
cred by Mr.. J. w. Hansell superinten-
dent of the city pest house. They were
in the families of John Jackson and
Tom Paterson, Negroes living near the
Old Mill. Dr. Jenkins, the county phy-
sician, had them sent to the pest
house. Dr. Jenkins says that smallpox
has been concealed in this neighborhood
for sometime and thinks Gastonia
ought to have a smallpox policeman.
Yesterday morning, Mr.. Summey Null
len, mail carrier on the rural free de-
livery route No. l, made an experiment
Of carrying the mail on bicycle. He
went out of town at 2.4O rate, with
the mail sack over his shoulder and 1t
was seemingly about as easy as sitting
up in the buggy, holding the lines,
with the mail sack for a footstool.
Mr.. Mullen may not have as good a
chance to spy strawberry patches and
pretty girls by this mode Of travel; but
we venture to say he'll get there just
as quick. Saturday morning about
o'clock, Mr.. A. K. Loftin's barn on his
farm, one mile north of town, was dis
covered to be on fire and an alarm was
turned in to the power house. The Wig
orous blowing of the whistle aroused a
number of people, but by the time they
got on the streets the building was
practically burned up. The loss, in
cluding $500 worth Of feed and farming
implements, amounting to $1,000, which
is partially covered by policy for $500
in the Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance
association. The origin of the fire is
unknown. but it is supposed that some
parties were probably loafing or gam
bling in the barn and accidentally
dropped fire from cigarette, pipe, or
cigar. Mr.. Loftin says he has several
times found cards in the barn, from
which he infers that 1t is sometimes
used as a gambling rendezvous. For
tunately there was no stock in the barn
at the time.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, June II: Both Saturday and
Sunday afternoons, terrible wind
storms passed over the county accom-
panied in most sections by both rain
and hail. While in the Dixie, Rich Hill
and Fork Hill sections and just south
Of town, and also south Of Elgin, corn
blades were split and some cotton
leaves were knocked off by hail, yet
the damage is not thought to be mate
rial to the crops. The wind seems to
have been most severe in the Antioch
and Rich Hill sections. In the former
vicinity several outhouses on Mr.. w. V.
Hougns place and at Mr.. Ernest Stog-
ner's were unrooted, and In the latter
section a tree was blown down on a
house on Mr.. ]. w. Blackmon's place
occupied by Mrs. Mackey. and the
piazza demolished At Pleasant Hill
the A. r. P. church came near being
blown down. Services were just over
when a strong gust Of wind came,
causing cracking sounds in the struc-
ture that created a stampede Of the
congregation-some making their exit
through the windows. The building
did not give way and fall but was left
slightly leaning in the direction the
wind blew. The flashes Of lightning
were very vivid and the incessant roar
ing of thunder and loud detonations
were terrifying. About town, two trees
at Judge Jones', one in front of Major
| c. T. Connor's. an clubhouse on Mr..
Connor's, an clubhouse on Mr.. John Will
sons lot and ten telephone poles just
north of town were struck. A tenant
house on Mr. B. Cunningham's planta-
ton, occupied by Robert Wilson, COL
ored, was fired by lightning and burned
down. Bob occupied two houses and he
and his family happened at the time to
be in the house that escaped. He lost
two beds. bedding and cooking utensils.
| Married, at this place on Sunday
last, by Rev. S. N. Watson, Mr.. Arthur
Lierly, of Asheville, N. c., and Miss
Mamie Bell, daughter of Mr.. G. w.
Bell. .. Married, on Sunday, June 8,
1902, by Magistrate w. P. Caskey, Mr..
Andrew ]. Broom and Miss Mary E.
Garland, both Of this place.