Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-05
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Died of Cancer.
Mr.. ]. D. Scruggs, a well-known and
highly esteemed citizen of Rock Hill.
died at his home there last Saturday
of cancer Of the stomach. He was
about fifty years Of age.
Sheriffs Sale.
Pursuant to advertisement the sher-
if. on Monday sold under tax exc
cution a tract Of 100 acres, on Turkey
creek, levied on as the property OF
Schiff & Co. The land was bought by
Thos. F. Mellow for 5000.
The Picnic at sutton's.
Senator Brice and Representative
Mccain have accepted invitations to
speak at the Sutton Spring picnic next
Saturday. The people Of the neigh
borhood are arranging to make the oc-
casion as enjoyable as possible.
YorkviIIe vs.. Rock Hill.
Rock Hill Journal, Tuesday: The
York Cotton mill team and the High
land Park boys played a match game
of ball in the city Saturday afternoon.
The Highlanders won great victory,
the score standing about Is to In
their favor.
Fine Field of Corn.
Mr.. w. Meek Faulkner has an unu-
sually fine prospect for large corn
crop in his Kings creek bottoms
People who have seen the crop esti-
mate the probable yield at from fifty
bushels to the acre up, and most OF
them agree that the crop Is about as
good as made.
Tho Gold Hill Picnic. s.,
There was large attendance at the
Gold Hill picnic near the residence or
Mr.. S. H. Epps, ST., in Fort Mill town
ship last Friday. The Gold Hill band
furnished the music and there were
speeches by Capt. w. H. Edwards,
Representative p. D. Barron, Mr.. Jas.
Cansler and Prof. Jackson Hamilton,
There was plenty to eat and as usual
the picnic was a big success. -
Death Of Mr.. !. r. Parish. 'es - g
Mr.. I. Theodore Parish, a we'll
known citizen of Yorkville, died at his
home just without the incorporate linn
its this (Tuesday) morning at 10
O'Clock, Of pneumonia. Mr.. Parish was
born about one and one-fourth miles.
north of Yorkville, on the plantation
now owned by his only surviving
brother, Mr.. ]. Leander Parish, on jan
uary Z, 1929, and at the time Of his
death was aged "a years, 8 months and
27 days. He lived in Yorkvilie all OF
his life, and his name will long be con-
nected with the towns beautiful shade
trees he having set out probably 30
per cent of them. Mr.. C. g. Parish OF
Yorkville is his only surviving child.
Tragedy In the catawba.
Rock Hill special Of July 81 to News
and Courier: Yesterday afternoon, at
MaGuire's ferry, on the Catawba riv-
er, about eight miles above here, a Ne
gro named Mott Smith with his wife,
Ella Smith, were drowned while at
tempting to cross the river In an old
boat. The couple had been separated
for some time and Smith had come
fover into South Carolina to, try and
effect a reconciliation. He was appar-
emily successful and was taking his
wife back home. The boat had not
been in use for long time, but 1t went
all right until near the middle Of the
stream, when in some way 1t was cap
sized. Those on the bank who were
attracted by the screams Of the cou-,
pie were unable to render any assist
ance, as there was no boat. Negro gos- +,
sip has it that Smith turned the boat
over Intentionally, trusting to being
able to save himself, and that 1t was
his purpose to murder his wife instead
Of taking her home. so. ,ta.
Movements of PIanets in August.
Baltimore Sun: The planet Mercury
Is at first in Cancer, but during the
greater portion Of the month In Leo.
while Venus will linger In Leo'through-
out the whole extent Of the month.
During the former portion Of August
Venus will set between and o'clock,
but during the latter portion between
and 8. On the 18th she will assume
her maximum brilliancy, being then
about 80 degrees distant from the sun.
The maximum elongation Of Venus
from the sun Is AZ degrees. but she Is
not brightest in that position nor In
that of superior conjunction, being
then too far away from the sun. 1t Is
very neat problem and one not dim-
cult of solution to find in what posi-
ton Venus exhibits her greatest
brightness. This is attained thirty-six
days before and after inferior conjunc-
ton. In this situation Of maximum
brightness she casts a perceptiDie
shadow and Is frequently seen with the
unassisted eye in daytime. Mars is In
Virgo, but will enter Libra toward tine
close Of the month. This planet sets
between 9 and 10 o'clock On the 22d
1t will be very close to Alpha Librae.
the brightest star In the constellation
of that name. Jupiter Is still In Aqua
RUS and Saturn in Capricornus, the
former rising between and 8 o'clock
and the latter eliminating little after
9. The four brightest Of the planets
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn-being
evening stars, lend to the evening skies
an especially attractive appearance.
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