Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-13
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.

News and Comment That ls Of More
or Less Local Interest.
LANCASTER.
Kershaw Era, May s: A phone mes
sage from Hon. ]. N. Estridge informs
us that the heaviest hail storm he has
ever witnessed in his life passed over
the White Bluff section yesterday af-
ternoon and destroyed the fruit crop
completely. Other crops were not suf-
ficiently forward to be damaged. .....
Capt. ]. H. Fitzpatrick, Of Washing
ton, Ca, is visiting the family Of Mr..
]. S. Gladney. Capt. Fitzpatrick has
many friends in Kershaw. Mr.. Jas.
Blackwell, father Of Mr.. D. L. Black
we'll, died at his home near Flat Creek
church, April 80, aged 81 years, and
was buried at Mount Pisgah church
the following day in the presence OF q
large crowd Of relatives and friends
after funeral services by Rev. D. c.
Freeman, Of Kershaw. 80. Mrs. M. E.
Banks, Of Fort Mill, has come to Ker-
shaw to live with her son, Prof. A. X.
Banks. She expected to come last
October, but sustained most unfor-
tunate accident which rendered her
unabled to walk. The KershaW
fire department was given the second
opportunity Saturday night to show
their ability to handle fire. The
alarm was sounded about 9 o'clock and
in a few minutes the reel teams had
three streams playing on it and it was
soon extinguished. The scene Of the
fire was Mr.. M. M. DePass' Office and
warehouse. The building, which be-
longed to Mr.. R. L. Sowell, was unin-
sured and was considerably damaged.
Besides the office fixtures there was
meat and peas stored in the building.
The fixtures were destroyed and the
meat and peas was somewhat injured.
There were several frame buildings,
and had it not been for the water
works system all would have been de-
stroyed.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May g.. The Richburg
community is actively engaged In Sc
curing subscribers for building fence
around Union cemetery. A splendid
iron fence now encloses a portion Of
the burying ground, but it is proposed
to make the fencing complete. A gen.
erous friend in New York has offered
to contribute a sum equal to whatever
the local committee may secure. The
donor withholds his name and makes
his offer through Mr.. J. T. Marion. -.
What about the unmarked graves Of
the unknown Confederate dead in
Evergreen cemetery? So long as they
are without marks they cannot be
kept green, for we have to keep
mounds of clay over them to show
where they are. If little marble slab
then be leveled down and set in grass.
The stones would Of course be mex
pensive. Might not this matter engage
the attention Of the audience at the
for a few minutes? If the suggestion
should be thought worthy, contribu-
tions might be received. ..... On Tues
day. evening, May 5th, very delight
full entertainment was given by the
directors Of the library at the Camp
bell house. The chief attraction was
the rose queen and her attendants.
Miss Edna Mcclure as queen was regal
in white satin entrain with her crown
and sceptre Of white roses. Her at
tendants were Miss Nell Evans and
Miss Jennie Hood in white organdie
and pink roses, and Miss Bessie Lind
say and Miss Fannie Stringfellow in
white organdie and red roses. The
queen held her court in the main cor
ridor, which was profusely decorated
with gorgeous roses, and graciously re-
ceived her loyal subjects. The parlor
was bower of roses, and was attrac-
tive to the large audience present, as
the following ladies sang some delight
full songs: Mesdames A. M. Aiken,
ward Smering, while Misses Peatross,
Lindsay and Mcclure, delighted every
one with their fine instrumental mu-
sic. Mrs. Nixon Stringfellow charmed
all with her exquisite playing on the
violin. Refreshments were served, by
which considerable amount was rails
ed for the Patterson library.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, May 8: Mrs. s. M.
Moreland, Of Henrietta, is a good
marksman. A few days ago a strayed
peacock took up its quarters in the
woods near her poultry yard and began
warfare on her young chickens. She
made several efforts to frighten it
away and to find its owner, but to no
avail. One morning she went out and
found 1t Staying without mercy some
of her young chickens and she re-
turned to the house, secured her rifle
and proceeded to make war on the in
truder in defense Of her "biddies."
She slew the vain bird at the first
shot. The Gaffney Baseball club is
now ready to play ball, and to invite
the clubs Of neighboring towns to
friendly combat. The club has been
practicing and getting in shape for
some time and is anxious to do" or
"be done" by Shelby, Kings Mountain,
Yorkville, Blacksburg, Union, or Spar
tanburg. Send along your challenges
and the Gaffney team will do the rest.
The following Is the line up for Gaff-