Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-09
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.

News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May s: Mr.. and Mrs. P. G.
McCorkle, Miss Edna Mcclure. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Edwards and Gus M, Dren-
nan went to Charlotte yesterday to
hear Nordica last evening. ..... Sam
McKeown, an employee Of the Eureka
mills, entered Taylor & Howie's res
taurant Sunday afternoon and ordered
a meal. In few minutes he dropped
from his seat in an unconscious con-
dition. Mr.. HOWE asked Policeman
Wright to remove the sick man, but
Wright summoned DR.. H. E. McCon-
nell, who said the trouble was drinking
too much whisky. The usual remedies
failed to restore McKeown to con-
sciousness and at this hour his condi-
ton Is not materially changed. An
attack was made upon Superintendent
S. o. McKeown and the guards of the
chaingang last week by Messrs. Foster
and Tom Carter and Lawrence Wise.
They did not use deadly weapons, but
what they did was plenty, and 1t
would have been fatal II all admins
tered at one dose. 1t was Of such
quality and quantity as to require the
Wise to provide and Carriers to trans
port. It was a hamper basketful OF
such things as farmers prepare for
their friends and for picnics. Mr.. Nc
Keown and his crew feasted on it for
a day or two and then had plenty left
to treat all the gang. ...... Mr.. w. b.
Horne has been made inspector OF the
District Of Columbia Corps Spanish
War Veterans. with rank Of colonel.
Will is something Of priest too; at
least he acted that part in a recent
entertainment in Washington. 80. In
the early hours Of yesterday morning,
about / o'clock, we believe, some one
raised a window in the house Of Mrs.
Nicely Smith, at Lowrysville, presented
a pistol and declared that If ony one
raised an alarm he would shoot. Miss
Mamie Hardin, Mrs. Smiths grand
daughter and the only one in the house
with her, did not heed the threat but
ran and called neighbors, and the in
truder ran off. After daylight a track
was followed to Mr.. Will Simpsons
and Negro, Jim Montgomery, was ar
rested. His shoes were believed to cor
respond to the track. He was brought
to Lowrysville and kept until night,
when it was thought that there was
danger of lynching. Communication
was had with Solicitor Henry, and at
his request, Gov. Hayward made the
Lee Light infantry subject to the or
der Of Sheriff Cornwell. The company
was drilling at the time, and marched
to the depot, boarded a special train on
the C. & NV, and was at Lowrys-
VILE in q few minutes. They did not
find a large crowd or much demon
stration. 1t is said that but few per-
sons were violently disposed. The Me-
gro was brought to Jail. He was re-
ported to have confessed, and admitted
to the officer who had him in charge
that he acknowledged, at the point of
a pistol, that he was the right man, but
he persistently denied that he knew
anything about the deed.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, May S: The G. &
NV. no longer uses the new depot.
If passengers go there to board the
northbound train, they are likely to
have no higher satisfaction than that
Of waving at the train as it goes scoot-
ing by. -. Improvements in the road
bed Of the c. & NV. Railway go
steadily on. Hundreds of new cross
ties have been dropped at intervals
along the road to be put in as soon as
the section masters can get to them.
PLENTY of time for cotton yet"
says Mr.. Labe Wilson, one Of the most
successful farmers in the county, who
plants Kings Improved. Speaking of
this cotton yesterday, Mr.. Alex Craw-
ford, another superior farmer, said he
had cropper once who planted Kings
Improved. Dry weather followed the
planting, so that it was the 23rd and
oath Of June before the cotton came
up. The cropper did not want to work
it so late, but the cotton looked well
and upon the insistence Of Mr.. Craw-
ford the tenant fell in and gave the
crop good attention, with the result
that he made the best crop Of cotton he
had ever cultivated. 80. "A number of
citizens Of the neighboring town of
Stanley were the victims Friday of a
clever burglar who did his work in
broad day light while the major part of
the towns people were attending the
commencement exercises at the Insti-
tute. Oliver Crawford, a Negro boy
about IL years of age who lives in
Rankin town, some three or four miles
from Stanley, and who has been accus-
toned to doing odd jobs about the
town, was the perpetrator of the deeds
and the officers are now on the lookout
for him. Crawford first entered the
mouse or Mr.. RoDt. carpenter, through
a window, and took diamond ring, a
gold medal, a purse containing some
money, a sack Of lemons and probably
other articles. From there he proceed
ed to the residence Of DR.. G. J. Atkins,
where he made a raid on the pantry,
taking sack Of flour and other gro
ceries. While the officers were search
ing for him Saturday, he entered the
house Of Mr.. Helton in the country,
carrying away with him several arti-
cles. The boy was too slick. for the Of
ficers, however, and when they reached
his home he had fled to parts unknown
and has not yet been apprehended
The house was searched and the jew