Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-19
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, April 16: Mrs. ]
w. Daniel, accompanied by Miss Bessie
Conner, of Limestone college, return
ed to yorkviIle Saturday afternoon af-
ter several days stay in the city with
Mrs. J. H. Ariail.. -. Railroad Commits
sioner J. c.. Wilborn will leave today
"wednesday for Marion, S. c., where
he goes to inspect new road running
from Lumberton, N, c., through Mari
on to Georgetown VI Mrs. Martha Ann
Jolly died in thjS city last Monday
morning about l o'clock, death being
the result Of general decline IN
health. Monday her remains were In
tered in Laurelwood cemetery after
services by Rev. DR.. ]. H. Thornwell
Mrs. Jolly was a daughter Of the late
Samuel Hammond and wife, to whom
was born also a sister, Eliza. now the
widow of the late w. A. Barron. In
1876 the deceased became the wife OF
Thomas Jolly, and to this union son.
was born, who survives. Mrs. jolly
was a good woman, kind and always
pleasant, and goes down to the grave
after a life in which was interviewer
many hardships. She was born in 1888
and consequently was 63 years of age
AN alteration occurred in Ker-
shaw Saturday between lawyer Blake
ney and a man by the name Of Vim
cent. About eight shots were ex-
changed, but neither party was SER
iously wounded. Mrs. w. G. Latimer
and daughter, Miss Ethel, returned to
Yorkville Monday after several days
stay with Mrs. Mcconnell in Oakland
Mrs. Henry Massey, of Tirzah,
went to Chester yesterday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. S. M. Jones. Thursday, Mr.
and Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Massey wi
leave for several days stay at the ex-
position. Mrs. Thos. F. McDow, OF
Yorkyille, was a visitor at the home OF
Prof. A. r. Banks last Saturday en-
route to Charlotte on a visit to rela-
tives.
CHESTER.
Lantern, April Is: On Saturday
morning at 4 o'clock, Mr.. Will Roddey
died at his home at the Springstein
mills. He mad seen service in the Con-
federate army. being a member of Cap
tain ]. ;. Wilson'S company. He had
been a resident Of the town for several
years, and had passed three-score years
and ten. The funeral was conducted at
his home at 10 o'clock by the Rev. j.
S. Moffatt and another of the represen-
tatives Of a lost cause was added to the
list of those beyond the river..> lon
last Thursday afternoon everything
was in a rush to the depot to see the
president. One Of the clerks in town,
ever loyal to his adopted America, was
not less anxious to see the famous
Rough Rider" than the rest Of Ches-
ters inha abitants. If he should delay,
perhaps the opportunity would be lost,
and his coat and bicycle in the store
were completely lost sight Of in his
eagerness to be the first at the depot.
Though the walk was long and the
night cold, he would not return to let
the others know that ne had forgot,
but decided to leave his coat and byci-
Gle in the store over the night, which
gave him away when the day dawned.
From the facts in the case we could
not find whether he had actually
forgotten, or had been locked out by
some equally desirous person. Last
Friday evening the police got scent OF
certain express packages heading this
way from the direction of blackstock.
Policeman D. N. Johnson and State
Constable Eichelberger went out and
found it on Mr.. Mobley's place, four
miles from town, in possession of Jim
Wylie, colored, who was just about to
put it into his house. There were five
cases labeled, "Glass," Handle with
care" The name of Clarke & Sons,
StatesviIle, N. c., was dimly stamped
on the cases in small letters. There
were about Al gallons of corn whisky
in each case, handsomely put up In pint
TASKS. Two Of the cases were address
ed to D. M. Mobley and one each to
w. A. Galpreath, Leon Clarke, and o.
L. Potts. Galbreath Is not known here.
Clarke is said to be a member Of the
Statesville firm. It should be stated
that Mr.. D. M. Mobley of this city is
not the one intended by that name, as
we understand it, though his initials
are the same. On promise Of not be-
ing arrested, the Negro agreed to haul
the liquor to town that night, which he
did. 1t was shipped to the state dis
pensary Saturday. Jim Wylie's story is
that he didn't know what he was going
to Blackstock for. That Mr.. Dave
Mobley furnished him the conveyance
"a mule and buggy, we belieye-and
gave him a note to the express agent,
and he brought what was given him.
When he got home he asked what to
do with it, and Mr.. Mobley told HIM to
take it into his (the Negro's) house for
the night, and they-meaning some
party in town-would send for it. If
the officers had gotten there a few min
utes sooner, before the stuff was un-
loaded, they would have seized the
team as well as the liquor.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, April IS: Mr.. Ben
net M. Carpenter, one of the oldest and
best known citizens of the county,
died a week ago yesterday at his home
near Grouse. He was sick only a short
time with pneumonia and at the time
of his death was about 80 years old.
He was buried "Wednesday afternoon