Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-04
aNistellantons &eadin9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is of More
or Leas Local Interest.
CHESTER.

CHESTER.
Lantern, September l: Mr.. E. H.
Hardin informs US that Senator P. L.
Hardin's condition is unimproved. 1t
will be remembered that he, in COM
pany with Mayor Hardin, went to Bal
timore little over week ago to un-
dergo treatment in Johns Hopkins hos
pital. 1t has been found that an ope-
ration for gall stone is necessary, and
the operation is to be performed to-
day.. Congressman D. E. Finley
spent Friday night in the city on his
return to Yorkville from the Fort Lawn
educational rally. Rev. l.. Z. Hin
ton was in town yesterday. He return
ed to his home at Lewis Turnout on
Sunday from the meeting Of the coun-
ty Baptist Union, which was held at
New Bethel This church is situated
about four miles from Lowryville, and
is in York county, the line being only
a short distance from the church
Crops are said to be looking fine In
that section, and it is believed that
crop better than the average will be
gathered this fall. On Friday af-
ternoon, William Dirk. a colored boy
about fourteen years old, in his en-
deavor to board moving freight train
at the oil mill, fell and the trucks pass
ed over his left arm, mashing it into
a jelly from near the shoulder to the
wrist He was watching a freight
train pass by and tried to catch the
ladder on the side Of the car, but he
was jerked down, and his left arm fell
on the rail. The wheels Of the train
passed over it and did the work.. ......
Mr.. ]. N. Conrad returned to his moth
er's home at Lowryville, on Sunday,
from Hope, Ark. where he has been
for the past eight months. He lived
near the Red river. Owing to the seri-
Gus overfiows Of the river, the crops
are not quite as good this year as usu-
al. but they are quite fine considering
the overhows, and as compared with
the crops in these parts. Mr.. Conrad
thinks that Arkansas is the country
for the young man. He expects to re-
turn there in December.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, September l: Ed Cat. Ne
gro fugitive from justice in North Car
olina, was captured in the Tradesville
section by Constable Connor on last
Monday, and was taken to Union coun-
ty, where he is wanted for disturbing a
religious meeting and carrying a con-
cealed weapon. Cat was up a tree
dining on muscadines when the con-
stable ran up on him.. Mrs. jamie
Starnes, wife Of Mr.. j. B. Starnes of
the Unity section, died last Sunday
night after a protracted illness. She
was about thirty five years of age and
leaves her husband and five children
surviving her. She was member Of
the Methodist church and her remains
were inferred 1T Mt. Prospect on Mon
day. On Saturday night last, Mr..
H. w. Sistare Of Riverside, lost his sta
bles, cribs, two barns, all his corn, oats,
hay, tools and gears and carload of
lumber by fire. The fire originated In
one of the barns about 10 o'clock and
is supposed to have been caused by
rats. Mr.. Sistare's loss is about $500.
No insurance. 1t is a heavy loss on
him and his friends sympathize with
him greatly. 80. Clyde Crawford, COL
ored, was committed to Jail at this
place yesterday on the charge Of at
tempting to poison Robert Truesdale,
also colored. Something over a month
ago Truesdale and Crawford opened a
small grocery store on White street.
Truesdale furnishing the capital with
the understanding that Crawford was
to have until September 1st in which
to pay Trues6ale for half interest in
the business. On Monday last Trues-
store. He went to the we'll and on re-
turning sat down to eat it. Noticing
one Of the biscuits had apparently
been cut open he lifted off the top to
see if it had been buttered, when he
discovered what appeared like fine par
ticles Of glass in it. He said nothing
about it, but later carried 1t to DR..
Crawford for examination. The doctor
felt confident it was poison and had it
left with him for analysis. In the
meantime Truesdale was told to report
the matter to Sheriff Hunter. He did
so yesterday morning and in less than
half an hour the sheriff had Crawford
under arrest and had gotten at all the
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his partner for moment, but the sher-
iff had and took him off to one side to
tell him about the matter and to Ques-
ton him. Crawford pretended surprise
and stoutly denied any knowledge Of
who could have done it. About this
time the sheriff was called off a few
steps by a gentleman who wished to
speak to him. While engaged in the
conversation, the sheriff, who was
watching Crawford on the sly, noticed
that he appeared to have slipped some
thing from his pocket to a box under
the side Of the building. On returning
to the Negro he looked in the box and
found that he had dropped box Of
was hemmed Crawford finally admit
ted that he had put rough on rats in
the biscuit but claimed that he had
done it for a joke. Crawford is about
seventeen years old. He was commit
ted to Jail for trial at the next term Of
the court. Rev. T. A. Dabney mov-
ed with his family back to Rock Hill
yesterday. He will continue as pastor