Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-24
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF Moro
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~LEcrER

came down from YorkV1lle IueSuay
evening to spend a few days with his
daughter Mrs. S. E. Colvfn. 80. Mr..
and Mrs. w. B. Wilson, Jr., and child,
of Rock Hill, are visiting at Mr.. P. G.
McCorkle's. 80. Mr.. Carl Latimer re-
turned Tuesday from visit Of sever
al days at the Isle of Palms. .... Capt
Dwight civil engineer Of Winnsboro. is
doing some work here for the c. & NJ
w. railway. He is changing the tracks
in the yard with the view of giving
more room. He says that work above
Lenoir Is progressing finely. ...... .Prof.
Herndon. who Is instructing the
Springstein Cornet band, speaks high
ly Of the rapid progress Of the men,
bers. The band is getting along re-
markably we'll and will make It's first
appearance on the streets the 4th OF
July. A good band Is the source OF
much pleasure to any town. This band
deserves the encouragement of our
people, and steps leading to this end
would be highly appreciated. Meas
ures have been taken by the members
of the band for uniforms which they
expect to be here soon. They will be
furnished by the adjutant and fnspec-
tor general. ...... Rev. James Russeii
and DR.. G.. B. White are planning
trip to the old country this summer
They expect to sail from New York on
July 4th. Mr.. Russell will leave Ches-
ter on the 3Oth instant. and DR.. White
| a day or two later. The former Will
visit his old home in Aberdeen, Scot
land. The latter will spend the great
er part of his time in Ireland. Both'
however, while they are abroad, WILL
visit Ireland, Scotland and England.
They expect to reach home again
about the 10th of August. 80. Some
good crops of oats were made this
wear. Mr.. w. Y. White made a good
crop all around, and on one patch or
two and half acres he made 126 BUSH
els, little over so bushels to the acre.
Mr.. John Frazer also made good
crop. In fact most Of those who
sowed at the right time and in the
right way made good oats. .John
Sanders, an old colored man, about 70
years old, died Wednesday morning
after having been sick for some time
with dropsy. He has been employed
for a long time by the court house OF
fcials and the lawyers in town. Just
before his sickness he was with
Messrs Glenn and McFadden. The old
time slavery darkies, like their former
masters, are rapidly disappearing. 80.
On Yesterday about IL o'clock Cashier
M. S. Lewis, Of the Exchange bank,
was examining a pistol, which Is
kept in the bank, to see If 1t was IN
good working order, and he soon found
out that it was. The pistol was accl-
IDENTIFY discharged with telling effect.
The ball passed through the large plate
glass front Of the bank. Fortunately
no one was passing on the sidewalk just
at the time. The only damage done
was to the large glass, which was
shattered considerably.
LANCASTER.
Iedoer, June 90: Miss Serena
Thompson, an aged lady Of the Dwight
section, died at the home Of her broth
er, Mr.. H. ]. Thompson, Of cancer, on
Tuesday last, June 16, 1908. She was
| a daughter Of the late Pinckney
Thompson, and was about 72 years OF
age. Three Negro convicts escaped
from the Union county, N. c., chain
gang near Monroe last Sunday night.
Among the number was VIM. Also
brooks, a Negro who escaped from the
gang in this county about year ago,
and who would have been turned back
to the Lancaster county authorities at
the expiration Of his sentence few
weeks hence. "A change OF scheoule
on the l.. & G. railroad will go into
effect tomorrow. Trains will leave
Lancaster at It's a. m, and 4.45 p. m.'
arriving at Chester at SIS a. m' ana
SOS p. M, respectively. Trains for
Lancaster will leave Chester at 1l.40
a. m., and SIS p. m., arriving mere at
1.10 p. M, and 9.15 p. m, daily except
Sunday. Mr.. F. A. Deale, an aged
citizen of our town passed away to the
great beyond, at his home here. We'd
nesday night, June 18th, 1903, after
protracted illness Of both heart and
kidney troubles. He was about seven
ty-three years of age, a quiet, peace
able, good citizen. For more than thir-
ty years he conducted a repair shop
for buggies and other vehicles here.
He served during the war as a MEM
Der of company F, Second S. G. VOL
unteers ......A letter to Mr.. G. F.
Tillman from his son in Texas, states
that the boil worm is already play
ing havoc with the cotton crop In the
vicinity of Corsicana. 80. Mr.. Gould,
Superintendent of the Heath Granite
quarry on DR.. Straits place, is en-
gagged in making a first class road from
the quarry to Heath Springs. His
purpose Is to put the road in such
condition that he can use traction
engine in hauling the granite from the
quarry to the station, distance of six
miles. .... Mr.. Sydney H. Williams, a
tenant on Mr.. j. C. Edwards place
three miles east of town, committed
suicide about II o'clock Tuesday night.
Mr.. Williams had been unwell with
malarial fever for week or more and
had been confined to his bed for about
five days. Dependency over his ina
bility to work his crop seems to be the
only cause for his rash act. Mrs. Jes-
sic Blackmon, neighbor, was spend
ing the night with the family to rem
der any assistance she could to Mrs.
Williams, in waiting on her sick hus-
band. About II o'clock she heard Mr..