Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-18
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
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News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, September Is: The follow
ing girls go to Winthrop: Misses Mar
gle Leckie. Nett Spratt. Rachel Braw-
lev, Josie Oates, Minnie Timmie, Mai
Carpenter and Lillian McKeown.. .....
Magistrate Hamp Stroud Informed US
yesterday that Mrs. -. -. Cloud. OF
Heath, was walked Friday night be-
tween II and IL by the cries of an
infant. and on going to the door found
a female child which appeared to be
not more than twelve hours old. The
parentage of the child had not been
discovered. Squire Lewis, colored
foreman on Mr.. R. T. Sandifer's farm
at Lowrysville, was shot Thursday by
VIM. Hampton, a young Negro on the
place, and died yesterday from the ef-
fects of the wound. The shooting
was done just over the York line, near
old Zion church. Coroner GLADDEN. was
sent for, under the impression that he
could hold an inquest, but he decided
that he could not legally do so. There
was some dispute but Hampton claims
that his gun went off accidentally. He
fled and has not been found.
LANCASTER.
Iedoer, September 16: Married,
Sunday night, September 18th. 1903. by
Magistrate H. w. Mobley, Mr.. Joseph
Vaughan and Miss Alice Cauthen,
daughter Of Mr.. ]. T. Cauthen, all OF
Pleasant Hill township. The dedica-
tory services of the Second Baptist
church last Sunday were largely at
tended. The sermon by Rev. DR.. 7. M.
Bailey was an excellent one. One hum
dred and fifty-nine dollars was raised
by collection for paying a balance due
on seating and painting the building.
This congregation should feel very
proud of it's nice new house Of worship
which has been erected at cost Of
about $1,000. Mrs. Eliza Brasington,
wife of Mr.. Andrew J. Brasington, died
at the cotton mill here last Monday,
September 14th, after a protracted ILL
ness of fever. Mrs. Brasington was
about forty years Of age, member OF
Union Baptist church, and leaves her
husband and five children surviving
her. Her remains were inferred at
Union church yesterday. The in
terment of the remains of little Bobby
Mackorell, whose sad death was chron-
icled in our last issue, took place in
the town cemetery last Saturday
morning after funeral services at the
residence of his grandfather, Major
Riddle, by Rev. Chalmers Fraser assis-
ted by Rev. w. H. Hodges. The fol-
lowing little boys acted as pail bearers:
Ira Jones, Robert Cherry, Gernand
McIlwain, Charley Cherry, John Poag
and James Taylor. The newly made
little mound was hidden from view by
many beautiful flowers placed on it by
friendly hands. . Major ]. M. Riddle,
who was so badly Frustrated from the
shock of the distressing accident Of
last Friday morning, was able to sit up
for a short while yesterday. His many
friends will be glad to learn Of the i'm
provement in his condition. Every
mail brings him letters Of sympathy
and coincidence from friends in differ
ent parts Of the state, and from former
residents of our town who have moved
to other states. The CheraW COR
respondent in the State of 18th instant
says: I'm my last correspondence, L
failed to note that in addition to the
combine of the Chesterfield and Lam
caster railroad with the Bennettsville
and Cheraw railroad, that the Chester
field and Lancaster railroad manage
ment now have a corps Of surveyors
out surveying to extend the road be-
yond Ruby, it's terminus. The road will
be built as far as Plans, this county,
which is about SIX miles from the Lam
caster county line, and on the next con-
struction, doubtless the road will be
put into Lancaster, which will then
give Chesterfield county complete
opening which heretofore she has not
enjoyed. The survey that is now being
made will pass through many thou
sand acres Of fine long leaf timber,
which will be manufactured into lum-
Der as soon as the road is constructed
Work will be pushed on the road and
doubtless work will commence as soon
as the survey is finished. This will
give the length of the Chesterfield and
Lancaster railroad, counting the Ben
nettsville and Cheraw division, about
forty-five or fifty miles Of road"