Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-25
aMiscellaneous Reaain9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is Of Moro
or lsss Local Interest.
CHESTER.

CHESTER.
Lantern, September %: The records
of the courts in this state, at least In
some counties, are beginning to ind1-
cate that even white men who murder
their fellow men cannot do so without
reason to fear that they will get into
trouble about it. Recently Kershaw
convicted a white man of murder,
whose neck w. S saved by recommen-
dation to merry, and this was the third
case of the kind in six months. In
Greenville, at the present term OF
court, three white men in one case and
one in another were found guilty of
murder, and on recommendation to
mercy were given life sentences. A
white man, Gunnells. has also been
convicted of attempted assault upon
a colored girl. Mr.. ]. E. Curtis, Jr,
died in Portsmouth, Va, Thursday, the
18th, aged about 80 years. His wife,
who was a Miss Witherspoon, Of York.
Vile, and two children survive. He
was a cousin to the Curtises Of Ches-
ter and left here about fifteen years
ago. Mr.. Curtis was in the employ OF
the S. A. L. railway. y..... Following Is
the most interesting part Of an Ashe-
VILE special to the Charlotte Observer.
It will be seen that the writer Is not
well informed about the southern ter
minus of the c. & NV, which he
places at Yorkville instead Of Chester.
He also makes the distance from Le-
noir to Yorkville ITS miles, whereas the
whole length Of the road to Chester is
a fraction less than 10 miles. Here
is the story: Has the Southern rail-
way company bought the Carolina and
North Western and the Pennsylvania
roads, and by this deal added some
thing over 200 miles Of trackage to its
already immense system? This is the
talk in railroad circles today, and there
is a well-founded rumor that official
announcement Of the taking over by
the Southern of these two roads will
shortly be made, probably by the 1st
of October. In support of these rumors
it is pointed out that the Southern has
for some time past manifested great
deal of interest in the operation of
these two roads. 1t is known that the
relations existing between the Tran
sylvania Railroad company and the
Southern system have been very cor
dial, and that the Pennsylvania road
is now operating Southern engines on
it's line. 1t is also said that when the
track Of the Carolina and North West
ern was changed from narrow gauge
to the standard width and the road ex-
tended to Yorkville, that J. D. Elliott,
contractor for the Southern, was IN
charge Of all trestle and bridge work,
and it is further stated that the stand
ard Southern railway signs Of white
board letterings have been placed along
the It's miles of this road. What
changes if any will be made when the
Southern officially takes over these
roads is not known, but it may be
stated as morally certain that in
short time the Pennsylvania and Car
olina and North Western roads will be
operated as a part Of the great South
ern system. The Carolina and North
Western, formerly known as the Ches-
ter and Lenoir, runs from Lenoir to
Yorkville, S. c., a distance of about It's
miles,"
LANCASTER.
Ledger, September %: Mr.. William
Vincent, an aged and respected citi-
zen of the eastern section Of the coun-
ty, died last Saturday, September 1S,
1903 He was seventy-four years Of
age and leaves several sons and daugh-
tiers surviving him. Mr.. Vincent had
been a consistent member of the Bap-
tist church for forty-three years. His
remains were inferred Sunday at Fork
Hill by the side Of his wife, whose
death occurred about a year ago.
The home of Mr.. Jesse Blackmon, sew
eral miles east of town, was totally
destroyed by fire last Saturday after
noon. The fire is supposed to have Or
iginated from a defective stove fue.
Most of the household furniture was
saved. A tin box containing $50 in
money was burned. The loss amounts
to s4OO or $500. No insurance. Mrs.
Martha Hagins Of the Unity section
lost her home by fire last Sunday night.
Mrs. Hagins was absent from home on
a visit to her son at Elgin when the
fire occurred. 1t is thought the house
was robbed and then burned. Nothing
was saved. The loss is about $7OO.
No insurance. Mrs. Hagins had recent
ly sold the place to MIR. Lee Steele. -.
]. V. Welsh at Kershaw were burned
last Saturday night In addition to the
buildings, Captain Welsh lost all the
roughness he had gathered this year
and about 1000 bundles Of fodder Of
last years crop, also large quantity
of oats and cotton seed. His reapers,
grain drills, cotton planters and other
farming implements, gears, etc., were
all burned. Captain Welsh's loss ag-
gregates fully $4,000 with no insurance
on any of the property.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gezette, September %: At
the meeting Of the fourth quarterly
conference of the Main street Metho-
dist church yesterday morning the fol-
lowing board Of stewards was elected
to serve for the ensuing year: Messrs.
G. A. Gray, ]. A. Glenn, J. K. Dixon,
c. M. Nolen, R. B. Darlington, w. H.
Jenkins, R. P. Rankin, B. T. Norris,
S. M. Norris, A. r. Anders, j. H.
Separk Mr.. 3. T. Norris was elected