Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30
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CHESTER
Lantern, May 26: Married at Corn
! well, May "a, by Magistrate w. T. Cas-
ties, Mr.. VIM. Rogers and Mrs. Kate
Ferrell, both Of Eureka Cotton mills,
fof Chester. Emmett Rodman, son
of Mr.. Sydney Rodman, Of Rodman,
met with serious accident last Sun
day while playing with a dynamite
cartridge which exploded, blowing of
his left hand and two fingers Of his
right hand. 1t Is very cheering to
the friends Of Mr.. P. L. Hardin to
learn that the specialists in Baltimore
found that he has no organic or per-
manent disorder. He returned home
Saturday greatly improved and feeling
like himself. go. The Lee Light in
fantry will be inspected June 9Th and
the Hazelwood Rifles on June 9Th, by
Gen. Frost and Col. Morris.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, May q: Mr.. A. B. Ferguson
went over to Catawba yesterday and
brought back a sample Of cotton from
his farm near there just to show "the
boys" what his manager, Mr.. J. H.
Ferguson. is doing over there. The
stalks brought over average about
seven inches high with from five to
seven leaves on each stalk, and Mr..
Ferguson says that they are a fair
sample Of the crop Of $50 acres which
he has in cotton. ... Mr.. r. s. Har-
per and family moved to Sumter yes
terday. Mr.. Harper has been engaged
in the lumber business there for sew
eral months and the moving OF his
family indicates that his business Is
thriving. We regret to lose them
from our community. Mr.. H. H.
Horton, Of Heath Springs has been
appointed a member Of the county
board Of control. -. This community
was shocked last Friday about noon on
the receipt Of a phone message from
Monroe that Mr.. A. L. Funderburk,
familiarly known here as "Tinny,"
had been kicked by a mule and that
his injuries would prove fatal. His
cousins, Messrs. B. Y, and T. E. Fun
derburk left at once for Monroe. reach
ing there about sundown to find that
he had died an hour or so before their
arrival. Miss Sarah Massey, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. John Massey, had the index
finger Of her right hand so badly mash
ed in the machinery at the cotton mill
last Saturday that it had to be ampu-
teted by DR.. Poovey. LEE Brown,
colored, a tenant on the Adams-Draffin
place, exhibited at this Office yesterday
a cookies burr stalk about four inches
high which contained twenty-six full
ly developed burrs- something very un-
usual for this time Of year. He found
it growing in a manure pile.
GAsToN
Gastonia Gazette, May 26: At Bel
mont last night the engine Of No. S5
was detached to capture some loose
freight cars reported two miles this
side Of Belmont. The engineer, Andy
Orr, expected to find the cars standing
still, but instead they were rushing
down grade toward him. The cars and
engine were wrecked, and the engineer
seriously hurt. It is reported that he
Is fatally injured. One leg has been
amputated, and it is not known wheth-
er the other can be saved or not. The
track Is not expected to be clear be-
fore noon today. big barn be-
longing to Mr.. John J. Lewis in South
Point township, was destroyed by fire
about dark Saturday night. 1t was
set on fire by lightning in severe
thunderstorm which prevailed gener-
ally over the county about that hour.
Mr.. Lewis now lives at Mr.. John Gull
lick's place, but the barn was at his
own home place where his son, George,
now lives. It was large barn, we'll
built, and filled with roughness. Mr..
George Lewis was lying near a window
and saw the barn set on fire, but was
80 shocked by the bolt Of lightning
that it was some moments before he
could move. He did pull himself to-
gether, however, and got the stock out,
but the fodder and harness were lost
in the fire. The dwelling also caught
from the burning barn, but the time
ly arrival and hard work Of the neigh
bors extinguished it. There was no
insurance and the loss falls heavily
upon a good and worthy citizen. Mr..
Lewis's insurance in another compa-
ny had expired and he was only wait
ing for the new policies Of the CASTOR
County Farmers Mutual to be ready
for insurance. .... In the woods near
Crowders Mountain Cotton mills, an
old colcred man named Norris Page,
was found dead Thursday afternoon.
Coroner w. M. Adams was summon
ed and found the body swollen and de-
caying. When last seen he was near
that spot Monday morning. There
were no evidences Of foul play and no
inquest was held. The deceased had
evidently fallen dead from heart dis
ease. .....At the home Of her mother,
Mrs. M. D. Stroup, near the Avon
Friday afternoon at 1.30 o'clock, Mrs.
Mary Kate McClymont died after
lingering illness of several months
with consumption. 80. About 6.10 yes
terday morning before the machinery
Of the Gastonia Manufacturing Com
pany's Oil mill was fairly in opera
tion, Will Mckee. a card hand, aged
about 30 years, met an almost instant
and a terrible death on one of the
card machines. There was no eye wit
ness to the terrible tragedy and con-
sequently it cannot be definitely known
just how the accident came about.
Mckee was working at one Of the card