Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-14
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News and Comment That II OF More
or Less Local Interest.
YORK.
| Rock Hill Herald, February IL: +.
| N. Porter, one of contractor J. ]. Kel-
ler's foremen, of Yorkville, was in the
city Saturday visiting relatives.
Miss Mamie Sexton Is visiting rela-
tives in Yorkville. :. Mrs. ]. r. Box
tell, after spending several weeks in
the city, left Saturday for Camden,
where she will spend some time.
J. A. Tate, superintendent Of the Fort
Mill graded school, was in the city
Sunday on his return from visit to
his mother in Yorkville. This school
now has an enrolment Of 130 and the
superintendent. is very ably assisted
by Misses Thornwell and Hamilton.
| .... Mr.. James Lowry, a well-known
citizen and farmer Of Lowrysville, died
| last Sunday and was buried at Zion
church the next day. Mr.. Lowry was
about As years Of age and in his death
the community loses good citizen.
He leaves his widow, four sons and q
daughter. His wife was Miss Matte,
daughter Of Major John Wilkes. Of
Chester county. He was brother Of
Mrs. ]. H. Nicely, Of this city, who
when the news came Of her brothers g
death was too i'll to attend the funeral.
...... The body Of Mack Morrow, COL
ored, who was drowned at the works
of the Catawba Power company about
three or four weeks ago, was found,
we are informed, about rs miles down
the river. The body was in such a
decomposed state that it was buried
near where it was recovered. state
Constable Scoggins and Constable
Mills, made a big haul Sunday night
near Fort Mill. They captured 42a gal
Ions Of whisky, a wagon and team and
shot gun. Monday night, as Mr..
Scoggins was returning to the city he
made another haul Of five gallons on
| the train.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, February IL: Mr.. Lemuel
Deas and Miss Laura Catoe, both IF
Kershaw county, were married on the
End instant, by Notary Public w. F.
Estridge, of Flat Creek township. at
the latter's residence. The contract
ing parties were accompanied by a
large number Of friends and relatives.
IA committee composed Of two ladies
from the Friday Afternoon Book club
and two from the Crawford club has
been formed and authorized by these
clubs to plant twenty-five shade trees
on the streets of Lancaster. This
work comes under the head Of "Vil-
lage improvements and is one of the
lines of work taken up by the Fedora
ton Of clubs. The committee hopes
to have the cooperation Of the town
council and that Of any one else who
would like to join in and help In this
good work Of beautifying our town
and making the streets cool and pleas
ant during the hot summer months.
It has been suggested by the mayor
and the committee to meet next Mon
day afternoon; February 18th, OF the
new school building at o'clock.
They will be glad to have all inter-
ested in this matter to meet with them
at that time. :. Married, by Rev. r.
J. Blackmon, on Sunday, 9Th instant,
Mr.. Palmer Langley and Miss Mary
Jane McManus, daughter Of Mr.. ]. d.
tMcManus, Of the Dixie section.
rThe bill to charter the Indianola Pow
er company, .of Lancaster, introduced
by Hon. T. Y. Williams, was one OF
the fifty bills passed by the legislature
last Saturday. The corporators are
Leroy Springs, T. Y. Williams, w. e
Thomson and ]. H. Witherspoon. The
Indianola company will put up big
plant at Landsford and has big plans
for the future. ......On Friday night
last the stable Of Mr.. I. A. McGuirt, Of
the Tabernacle section, was broken
into and one Of his mules stolen. Ear
ly the next morning when the mule
was missed description of it was
phoned around with the result that
the mule was recovered and the thief
captured seventeen miles north Of
Monroe shortly after sun-up Saturday
morning. The thief turned out to be
Negro named Garfield Funderburk.
He was lodged In the Monroe jail to
await requisition papers when he will
be brought to this county for trial..
Miss Cora Thomas, daughter Of our
townsman, Mr.. S. D. Thomas, was seri-
ously hurt by being knocked down
and run over by a runaway horse at
the crossing Of Main and Gay street
last Friday afternoon. A horse being
driven by DR.. McDow took fright near
the Southern depot and ran away up
Main street. Near the crossing Of
Arch street, DR.. McDow realizing that
he could not possible check or stop the
horse jumped from the buggy and was
| thrown violently to the ground sus-
tanning a few scratches on his face,
but no very painful hurts. At the
Heath corner the horse turned to go to
the stable and as he turned his breast
or shoulder struck Miss Thomas, who
was crossing the street going in the
direction of the Lancaster Merchantile
Company's store, knocking her, fully
seven feet, to the ground, and passing
over her PROSTATE form. Miss Thomas
was picked up in an unconscious con-
dition and carried to the office of DR..
E. S. McDow, nearby, where she re-
ceived every attention possible. Be
sides some cuts and bruises about her
head one Of her thigh bones was bad
ly fractured. A few hours after the
accident she was placed upon a
stretcher and taken to the home Of her
parents in East End. On Monday it