Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-06
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| J YORK.
<Rack Hill Herald, September g.: Com
{plimentary to her visitors, Misses Rosa
ISteele and Anna Spann, Of Yorkville,
Miss Sadie Fewell gave a delightful
lawn party at her home in Ebenezer
Monday night. Those present were:
Misses Matte Smith, Ada Friday, Mag
gle Poag, Carrie Bell Poag, Ola Bar
ron, Sallie Smith, Cammie Smith, Lot
tie Barron, Bessie Shurley, Annie Lett
ner Shurley, Alta Fewell, Mrs. w. L.
Smith, Of Blytheville, Ark, Mrs. Birdie
Fewell, Of Louisville, KY. Messrs. Alex.
Fewell, John Fewell, Bobbie Fewell,
Richard Fewell, John Kee, Lionel Love,
Fred Poag, Thorn Neely, Latimer Alex
ander, Emerson Smith, DR.. A. S; Lynn,
Herbert Coleman, J. B. Boyd. EMrs.
Susan McManus, widow of the late
John McManus, died at her home In
Fort Mill Saturday from a complication
Of diseases Of which she had been a
sufferer for some time; aged 81 years.
Sunday her remains were conveyed to
Tradesville, Lancaster county, for bur-
ial. Mrs. McManus lived in Rock Hill
about three years ago, having her home
at the Globe mill, now the Victoria -.
Mr.. T. S. Easterling will remove his
family back to Rock Hill this week
from Camden, having sold out his busi-
ness there, and will assume charge of
the Rock Hill dairy. Mr.. Julian Avery
has not yet decided what business he
will engage in. but will probably move
his family to Texas. 1homas r.
Roddey, Jr., the 14-year-e1d son Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. P. Roddey, died Monday
at the Manchester mill Of typho-mala-
rial fever, of which he had suffered for
several weeks. Yesterday his remains
was inferred in the graveyard at Nee
| ly's Creek church. The deceased was
good boy, dutiful and industrious
and a favorite with his companions
His mother and two of her children are
suffering with the same disease. The
former is quite seriously i'll, while the
condition of the children is improving.
:. Mrs. Mark Byers, widow Of the
late Bolivar Byers, is lying in an un-
conscious condition at the home OF her
son Sam, in Bethesda township. She
fell forward out of chair about week
ago, and was seriously injured in the
head. Her condition has since been
somewhat alarming. There was some
Improvement, however, but Monday she
sustained a stroke of paralysis and she
| at once became unconscious. Her
neice, Miss Fannie Clark, who was In
Baltimore, was summoned to her bed
side and reached the home several
hours before Mrs. Byers was paralyzed.
IA number Of changes took place
at the Chicora Cotton mill last Saturday
night when the following designations
were offered and accepted: W. D.
Neal, superintendent; L. S. Neal, spin
ner; w. L. Neal, warper; Will Neal, as
sistant Warper; w. R Long, engineer;
| Al Reid, Book-keeper. The vacant
places were supplied by the following:
| C. B. Haynes, superintendent and gen.
eral manager; Mr.. Knight, overseer or
carding and spinning; George Scott, OF
Concord, N. c., engineer. The other
places are yet to be supplied. .Messrs.
]. T. Thomasson, w. NJ. Steele, j. M.
Ferguson, w. M. McCammon and John
Sandifer returned Saturday from a fox
hunt in Fairfield county and report an
enioyoble time, but no foxes. ...The
blackjack cotton continues to deterlor-
ate under the influence of rust or what
ever the disease or condition may be
that has attacked the plants In that
neighborhood. 1t has spread over that
entire section, some neighborhoods suf-
fering greater than others, and In some
fields the blight has been so disastrous
that scarcely leaf is to be seen on the
stalks. The opinion has been expressed
that a rain in July failed to wet the
ground to any depth and that following
the rain the sun came out in the inten-
sity of its heat and scalded the plants.
No insects have been discovered, and It
is probable that the opinion expressed
Is well founded Last Friday night
after midnight, the home of Mr.. j. u.
Anderson in this city was entered py
burglar, who, when discovered by MISS
Genevieve, was in her room, having en-
tered the building through the batn
room. In his wanderings through the
house the burglar touched the bed on
which the young lady was sleeping ana
being aroused, she jumped out OF bed
and fled from the room into that IN
which her father was asleep. Arousing
him and telling him of the presence or
the intruder, Mr.. Anderson hurriedly
made search, but the burglar had LETT
the house and made his escape. This
was very bold adventure. and it is
pity the scoundrel was not caught. An
other attempt at burglary was known
to us ten days ago, but for prudential
reasons we have refrained from making
publication. On the evening Of the 23d
ult., Just at dusk, the home OF Mr.. >.
s. Plaxico, in the southern part of the
city, was entered while the family was
absent. Having occasion to go into
the house. however, Fred, Mr.. PlaXico's
12-year-old son, discovered Negro
prowling through the house, but when
the latter found he was detected he ran
IN stairs and climbed down one of the
piazza posts and made his escape, but
not before Fred had secured his fathers
gun, hurried out of the house and fired
at the fleeing Negro. without ERECT
however, as far as is known. In both
of these attempts at burglary no clue
has been obtained.