Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-18
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YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, February IA: Chic
of Police Jenkins made another ship
ment Of three gallons Of blind tigel
whisky, captured by the police Of th'
city, to that great moral institution II
Columbia known as the state dispen'
sary. AN alteration occurred a.
the dam Thursday afternoon betweer
Venus McClausen and Nancy Banks
colored. Venus used knife with gooe
effect on Nancy, cutting severe gast
in her face. DR.. Fennell was sum
moned and went out to the dam thai
night and sewed up the wound. ......'
DR.. J. E. Massey, Jr., had narrow
escape from drowning Wednesday,. He
drove into Little Allison creek in Eben'
ezer township when 1t was at its
food, and only Providential care kept
him from a watery grave. He was In
the water for some time and had much
trouble to save his horse and buggy
the horse being in the water for two
hours. .. The home Of Mrs. E. J. Er-
win was entered yesterday morning by
burglar. Entrance was efected
through a window in the dining room.
A sum of money was taken from the
room in which Mrs. Erwin and her
daughter, Miss Carrie, were sleeping.
The burglar made his exit through the
back door. State Constable Scog-
gins, whom the tigers watch with an
eye of an eagle, made shipment Oh
four gallons Of contraband whisky to
Columbia few days ago. Mr.. Scog-
gins came to Rock Hill on the 18th of
January and up to Tuesday last had
captured fourteen gallons Of whisky
in this city. %. Mr.. Newman Laser, OF
Atlanta, Supreme Steward Of the Fra
ternal Union. of America, will visit
Rock Hill lodge, No. 10S, next We'd
nesday night, February 18th and make
an address to which the public gener-
ally Is invited at 8 p. m, at Masonic
hall. .. Mrs. Julia Howe died at her
home in the Bethany section OF the
county last Saturday Of heart disease
of which she had been sufferer Tor
sometime, Deceased was % years OF
age. A husband and four children
survive. The remains were inferred
Sunday in the Bethany cemetery. Mrs.
Howe was a sister Of A. B. Shepherd,
Of this city, and he was present TO
attend the funeral. I've learn that
several changes will take place at the
Southern depot Sunday. w. B. Steele,
Jr., who has been filling the position of
day telegraph operator and ticket
agent, has accepted the place Of cash
ier, the position now held by Mr.. r. r.
Harrison, at the freight depot. Mr..
Harrison will go to Athens, Ca, to ac-
cept a similar position with the South
ern. Mr.. Steele will be succeeded by
T. F. Bell, the night telegraph opera
tor. G. w. Daniels, Of Richmond, Va,
has been given the place held by Mr.
Bell. Miss Wincie, the 16-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Hun
ter, met with a very painful, but IT
is not thought serious, accident Wed
nesday morning. Miss Hunter was on
the way to her work at the Chlcora
cotton mill and in attempting to cross
the ditch between the mill and the cot
ton warehouse, which Is about four or
five feet deep, slipped and fell to the
bottom, sustaining a very severe ana
painful sprain of the right limb. She
was at once taken to her home and
physician summoned. DR.. Stevens
responded and did all in his power to
relieve her suffering.
CHESTER.
Lantern, February 1S: Mr.. and Mrs.
John B. McFadden, Of Atlanta, have
sent out invitations to the marriage of
their daughter, Margaret Jordan, to
Paul Heflin Patrick, at the Wallace
Presbyterian church, Wednesday, Feb
ruary Is, 1903, at p. m......Mr. M. A.
CARPENTER returned Tuesday night
from a trip to Florida. He says wealth
er there was like spring. They have
had an unusual amount OF rain put
there was very little while he was
there. He spent most Of the time al
Brooksville, Lakeport and Tampa. He
was in a hunting party that killed a
deer, a catamount and several rattle
snakes. 80. "A meeting Of Walker-Gas-
ton camp will be called soon to elect
delegates to the New Orleans reunion.
The camp Is now entitled to nine dele
gates. and will doubtless be entitled
to ten by the time the meeting Is held
An alternate will be elected for each
delegate. Mrs. w. T. Hall died
Tuesday, at her home on Saluda street.
The remains were buried Wednesday at
Capers Chapel. Mrs. Hall, we learn
was about % years old. She was
daughter Of Mr.. Isaac Smith. MAR
ried, at the Baptist parsonage, Halsell-
vile, by Rev. D. E. Wells, Wednesday,
Feb. II, 1903, Mr.. A. J. Taylor ano
Miss Eunice Roberts. ...... Mr.. John NJ
Bell, manager Of Chester's telephone
system, was married Wednesday at
ternoon at o'clock to Miss Margaret
daughter of Mr.. S. J. Lewis, Of Rod
man. The ceremony was at the home
of the bride and the Rev. J. H. Wilson
oficiated. About twenty persons wit
messed the ceremony. Those who went
| with the groom were his brothers, H
H. and c. K. Bell, DR.. ]. B. Bigham
and Mr.. S. Erasmus Wylie, of Well
ridge. On account Of the rain and
| swollen streams, they went and re-
turned by way Of Lewis Turnout on
the Southern, the Seaboard schedule
being unsuitable. They report the af-