Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-02
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News and Comment That ls Of More
| or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, April %: Mr.. Jno. Hood
has shown us a ripe strawberry five
and one half inches in circumference.
The vine on which this mammoth ber-
ry grew was set out last September.
..... Rev. J. NJ. Bigham, pastor Of the
A. r. P. church at Huntersville, N. c.,
passed through the city Saturday on
his return from short visit to his
father, Mr.. Jas. White Bigham, OF
Wellrdige. 80. Mrs. DR.. John Mil
ler and Miss Virginia Black. OF
Cross Hill passed through Chester
Saturday on their way to Ridgeway to
be present at the marriage Of their sis
ter, Miss Eunice Black to Mr.. ]. D.
Palmer. /. {. Rev. c. E. Mcdonald, pas
tor of the A. r. P. church at Winns-
boro, spent yesterday In the city on his
way to the meeting Of Presbytery at
Charlotte. 80. Prof. r. ]. Herndon, OF
Yorkville, came down last night to
give the recently organized Springstein
brass band few points on music.....
Mr.. w. s. Westbrook died yesterday
morning at five o'clock from paraly-
sis with which he was stricken a few
days since. Funeral services today at
noon, conducted by Rev. c.. G. Brown,
at Catholic Presbyterian church. Mr..
Westbrook was prominent citizen
and will be greatly missed. 80. Mr.. B.
G. Pressly, Of the Erskine Theological
seminary, passed through the city yes
terday on his way to Charlotte, where
he will preach his trial sermon before
the First A. r. P. presbytery. He Is a
son of Rev. N. E. Pressly, D. D., a
missionary in Tampico, Mexico. -. The
junction box of the telephone COM
pany was set on fire Sabbath evening
and broke the connection Of quite a
number Of the telephones. Mr.. Bell
worked all last night and to IL o'clock
today putting in a new box. He ex-
poets to have all the connections made
by this afternoon and all phones in
working condition.
LANCASTER.
| lodaer, April 20: The home Of Mr..
j. E. Ormand on Mr.. J. Davis Caskey's
place near Newcut, was destroyed by
fire last Monday afternoon, together
with all his household effects including
ten dollars in money which he had in
drawer. No one was at home at the
time. Mr.. Ormand being on the farm
and his wife spending the afternoon
at neighbors. The origin Of the fire
is not known, but is supposed to have
been caused by defective flue. Mr..
Ormand met with a similar accident
six or eight years ago while living in
Mecklenburg county, in which he lost
even all his stock and cattle and had
just finished the past year paying
back the money he had borrowed to
start up on again. .... Terrell Hough,
COlOlCOb " 90 ollOS III S1iS mp VII w SAhSS
day afternoon last by Bud Seegers, al
so colored. The difficulty occurred on
Mr.. Dave Roberts place near Longs
vile. Jealousy Is thought to have led
up to the trouble. The wound was not
serious. -. Mr.. John Lucas, Of the
IIongsville section was bitten on the
leg by a spider last Saturday after
noon and was seriously Ill for a day
or so from the effect. He is now able
to be up and it is thought the danger
is over. :. AT the Presbyterian manse,
at o'clock last Sunday afternoon,
April 26, 1903, Rev. Chalmers Fraser
united in the holy bonds Of wedlock,
Mrs. Annie r. Tillman, Of this place,
widow Of the late w. R. Tilman, and
Mr.. James T. Woodward, Of Columbia
After the ceremony, Mr.. and Mrs.
woodward returned to the brides
home in the carriage in which they
had gone to the manse. The many
friends Of the bride here wish for them
many years Of Joy and bliss. .... Mr..
Jasper Davis, an aged citizen Of the
town Of Kershaw, died last Friday af-
ter a protracted illness. He was 70
years Of age and leaves his wife, three
daughters and two sons, surviving him.
| The daughters are Mrs. E. s. Falken-
berry, Mrs. c.. s. Davis, Mrs. Alice E.
Horton; the sons, Messrs. J. c. and G.
f. Davis. The remains were buried at
Hickory Head church Saturday. .....
Mr.. Clarence M. Horton, of Memphis
Tenn, son Of Mr.. T. C. Horton, Of this
county, had thrilling experience with
a Negro burglar in his room recently.
Suddenly awakened by a noise, in the
dim darkness he saw the Negro pilfer-
ing his pockets and jumped out Of bed
to strike him when the Negro fired
three times at him and made his es-
cape through the window by which he
had entered. Mrs. J. T. Barton, Of
the Douglas section, met with a pain
full accident Saturday afternoon while
crossing a fence, falling and breaking
one Of the bones Of her right arm. Dr.
T. ]. Strait set the broken bone and
she is getting along very well. .....
Mrs. Sarah r. King, widow Of the late
]. ]. King, died at her home near Dry
Creek, Monday afternoon. April 27
1908, Of paralysis. She was stricken
only the Saturday night before and
her lingering was short. >. Mr.. Phillip
w. Bennett, an aged and highly res
pected citizen of Pleasant Hill, a
brother of our esteemed townsman,
Mr.. w. R. Bennett, died last Saturday,
April Is. 1903, aged about II years.