Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-13
history Of the Emerald Isle and on that
of America as we'll. Governor Miller,
of this state. being a distinguished
member of the family.

of this state. being a distinguished
member of the family.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, September 9: The
Republicans in their congressional con
vention at Hickory last Thursday, nom
mated Geo. H. Hiss, of Charlotte, tt
oppose E. Y. Webb for congress in this
district. This action was expected
Mr.. Hiss came forward and spoke fol
80 minutes. He declared his expecta'
ton Of success at the polls. When ask.
ed if he would accept Webbs challenge
to joint debate, he said he would ask
Senator Pritchard what to do and be
governed accordingly. ....At a recent
melting of the board Of aldermen. they
decided to place meters on all consum.
ers having five 16-c.p lamps or ar
equivalent. The metered rate is 15c pei
1000 watt hours Discounts will be Civ
en- on all bills of over $1.O0 when paid by
10th of month the discount given de.
pending on amount of current con-
sumed. Consumers having less than
five 16-c.p lamps will be charged flat
rate of SOC per month per lamp fol
lamps burned during evening and $1.0(
per lamp for all night lamps. Yester-
day morning at $50 o'clock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Hedgepeth, who live at the
Caldwell place on Crowder's creek, were
bereaved by the taking away of their
2 year old daughter Jane, who died OF
diphtheria. Some interesting facts in
regard to the deaths and marriages
which have taken place at this old
homestead are furnished us by Captain
w. I. Stowe, who was born and raised
there. According to his statement this
is the first death that has occurred in
the house for 3S years, the last one pre-
vious to that chronicled above being
the death of his own child, Bette
Ho.''e. which occurred in October, 1864
This remarkable fact Is exceeded only
by the marriage record, 40 years having
elapsed between the performance of
nuptial rites within the house. The
last marriage ceremony performed there
was that of Mr.. G. w. Ragan and Miss
Bette Caldwell, five years ago. The
only other marriage ceremony perform
ed in the house within 40 years previ-
Gus was that of Miss Catherine Holland
Stowe, sister of Captain w. ]. Stowe, to
DR.. John Ratchford, of Yorkville, in
1851. There's camp of horse-trad-
ers on the right of the macadam road
just beyond the Dixie farm. They came
last Thursday and are called Gypsy
by the neighbors. Their
equipment consists Of a covered wagon
or two; an enclosed hack, the sides of
which are adorned with painted seem
cry: several horses. a tent, bedding,
and cooking utensils. They have come
from the eastern part of the state re-
Gently and are said to be pretty active
at horse trading.
LANCASTER. -
Ledger, September 10: Our community
was shocked last Sunday by the sad
news Of the sudden and unexpected
death of our townsman. Capt. John M.
Perry. He was holding an inquest over
two colored children, about two miles
south Of town, who had been accident
ally poisoned by their mother. when he
was stricken with apoplexy and died in
about an hour. He had impaneled the
jury and taken the testimony Of two
witnesses and had sworn the third,
when his head fell forward and he
would have fallen from the chair but
was caught by some one standing at
his side. DR.. Poovey was present and
did what he could for him. but he nev-
er regained consciousness and ceased
breathing in about one hour. His wife
was sent for at once. but life was ex-
tinct when she reached his side.
Two children. aged about 2 and years
Of Isom and Mary Ingra-
ham, colored. who live about two miles
south Of town. died last Saturday night
from the effects of morphine admin
istered by the mother late that after
noon. Mary had gotten the morphine
from a bottle at the home of a neigh
Dor thinking 1t was quinine and gave
the children each a good dose. AS soon
as the mistake was discovered DR.. Poo
vey was sent for. and though he used
a stomach pump and did everything
that could be done. both children died
before midnight. too much Of the pol
son having been absorbed into their
systems before the doctors arrival.
Deputy Coroner Perry began an in
quest over their bodies Sunday, which
had to be finished by Magistrate Cas-
key. the coroner having been stricken
with apoplexy in the midst Of the in
quest. The testimony showed that the
deaths of the children resulted from
the mother giving morphine by acci-
dent or mistake for quinine and the
verdict of the jury was in accordance
The friends of Rev. j..
W. Neely. formerly pastor Of Carmel
and st. Luke churches in this county.
will be sorry to learn of the death of
his wife. which occurred at their home
near Fort Lawn, in Chester county. last
Friday She leaves four little children
her. She was the only sis
ter of Mr.. w. S. Green. Of Columbia.
and her remains were taken to Column
bia Saturday and inferred at the Mill
wood church Sunday morning, after
services by Rev. S. H. Zimmerman.
afternoon. George, the little
5-year-old son of Engineer G. w. Wall,
while playing on a pile of cross ties at
the L. & c. depot here, had the misfor-