Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-12


State VS.. George Wilson, murder. Gull
ry with recommendation to mercy.
The following cases were disposed Of
yesterday: The State VS.. Henry Little
john. violation Of the dispensary law.
Not guilty. The State VS.. Will Sprouse,
assault with intent to kill. He was
tried in his absence and found guilty.
The State VS.. Charles Reynolds, SELL
ing liquor. Not guilty. The State VS..
Russell Littlejohn, alias Chas. Little
john, assault and battery with intent
to kill. Guilty; 500 or two years on
the chaingang. State VS.. King Ram
sey, violating dispensary law. Not
guilty. State VS.. Annie Johnson, as
sault and battery with intent to kill,
not guilty. State vs.. Oscar Smith, SELL
ing liquor. Not guilty. Alonzo Smith,
breaking into car, plead guilty: three
months. The grand jury was dis
charged yesterday. The case against
Bill Bonner for arson; mol pressed.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March 7: Rev. ]. S. Moffatt
received a postal card this morning
from Rev. G. r. White saying that
Rev. ]. T.. Chalmers, D. D., Of Char
lotte, died yesterday at Ito p. m......
The oldest person at the county home
is old Billy Aiken, the oldest colored
person, no doubt, in the entire county,
and If we take his words as absolutely
correct he Is the oldest man in the
state, or in the United States we may
say. 1t is interesting to hear him talk
Of the days gone by. He says that he
can distinctly remember the revolution
ary days, of Washington and his COM
rades. He says that he remembers to
have seen General Washington at the
battle Of Eutaw Springs, and that he
held the horse of the Father of our
country at that battle. He went on to
say that the battle having been ended
Washington came and mounted his
horse and went on to Kings Mountain
where the Americans were victorious,
but Uncle Billy didn't go on to Kings
Mountain but returned after the battle
of Eutaw Springs. According to Un-
Gle Billys statement ne was born the
18th day of February 1859, making him
143 years old. Policeman Johnson
had a lively little race after Negro
Wednesday afternoon which attracted
quite a crowd on short notice. The Ne
gro had used some improper language
on the street and when he found out
that the policeman was after him, he
burnt the wind" He had the advant-
age of the race at the start and he held
his own pretty well. Mr.. johnson nc
doubt would have run down his man.
but he had been sick the day before
and thought it not best to continue the
race. However, the town Is minus
Negro :. Mayor w. H. Hardin re-
turned yesterday from Rodman where
he has been looking after his farm fol
the past few days. In his absence Mr.
E. A. Crawford presided in the police
courts. Mr.. Hardin says that Mr.. s.
A. Rodman, Of Rodman, has "bloom-
ing case" Of smallpox. He had been
sick for several days, but did not break
out with the disease until Wednesday
morning. He has not been vaccinated
.... Mrs. I. A. Hoist showed us yes
terday the coat which her husband
wore when they were married, June l.
1865. It Is a fine coat and not badly
worn, though the moths have perfora-
ted it in a few places. Whether it did
service at Mr.. Holst's first marriage
or not probably no one living knows
Mrs. Hoist only knows it was not new
at the time of her marriage, for new
coats Of that kind were not available
then. It came down from ante-bellun
days, and so must be more than AZ
years old.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, March s: Our popular young
friend, Mr.. H. D. Funderburk, at the
Lancaster Cotton mill, is a married