Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-12
#iseellaneous &eading.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF Moro
or Less Local Interest.
NLEcrER

agent, will regret to learn that ne mas
been suffering intense pain since early
yesterday morning caused by spider
bite. He killed the spider and thought
that the bite would not amount to any
thing, but within a half hour he be-
came sick and sent for DR.. w. b. Cox.
The doctor went to see him five times
during the day. He suffered consid-
erably during the night, but is resting
easier this morning and DR.. Cox thinks
he will be all right again In two or
three days. Mr.. C. H. Brennecke, Jr.'
has charge Of the express office IN the
absence Of his father. The board
of directors, consisting Of Messrs. w.
N. Castor, John c. McAfee and w. w.
Brice, held a meeting yesterday to elect
g. dispenser. There were five applicants
before the board, but only two OF the
five complied with section of the dis
pensary law, the race lying between MI.
D. B. Refo, the present dispenser ana
Mr.. w. Med. Westbrook, clerk In the
dispensary. There was only one ballot,
and Mr.. Westbrook was elected. The
election Of a clerk was deferred. until
the meeting of the board in September.
The new dispenser will take charge OF
the dispensary on October 1st. In the
selection of Mr.. Westbrook, no COM
plaint whatever was brought against
Mr.. Refo. He has been dispenser for
four years, and during his term OF Of
flee has done his work with general sat-
isfaction. The applicants were, Messrs.
| D. B. Refo, w. Med. Westbrook, DR.. j.
M. McCullum, John A. Blake and j.
B. Howie. 49,. Mr.. Will Spence brought
suit against the Southern railway
claiming that he had been damaged
s96 on account of fire having burned
over tract of land, consisting OF
about ten acres, belonging to him. The
fire started from sparks from a passing
freight train, and occurred the latter
part Of February last. The case came
up before Judge ]. J. Mcclure on Tues
day, and was tried before a jury. The
plaintiff was represented by A. G. Brice,
ESQ.,, and the defendant by Paul Hemp
hill, Esq. The jury decided that the
plaintiff had been damaged to the
amount of $780,. On Mr.. Lawrence
Hardin's plantation near Richburg,
William Mcclellan, a colored boy about
eleven years old, is lying between life
and death. Behind the bars in Chester
jail is John Tongue, white man about
twenty two years old, charged with the
loffense of shooting this boy, and ac-
cording to the information we have re-
ceived the deed was unprovoked. We
have been able to get only few facts.
It seems that Tongue was riding in a
buggy in company with some young Ia
dies. They came upon this Negro boy,
and for some reason Tongue was
prompted to draw his pistol and shoot
him, the bullet entering just under the
arm in his back. The young man doing
the shooting was in the buggy when the
pistol was fired. He Is reported to
have said that he had no reason for
shooting the boy; he only wanted to
have little fun.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, August 8: Mr.. ]. M. Carson,
of Kershaw, stopped over here for a
few hours yesterday on his return
from a business trip to Alabama
Mrs Carson, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. T. S. Carter, at this
place, during his absence, also little
Miss Eileen Floyd, returned to Ker-
shaw with him yesterday. The new
r. F. D. route from Osceola out
through the Belair and Marvin neigh
borhoods will go into operation Sep
tember 1st. Mr.. J. ]. Perry will in all
probability be the carrier. Mrs. r.
Is. Herbert, a we'll known temperance
worker, Is in Lancaster and will hold
several meetings in the interest Of that
cause. Her work Is entirely unde-
nominational and she wishes the CO.
operation of all who are interested or
willing to become interested In the
great work of temperance.
GAsToN.
Gast6nia Gazette, August z: In be-
half of the town Of Dallas, Mr.. E. Lee
Wilson presented to the board on
Tuesday two propositions in regard to
the courthouse matter. The first prop
ositions was, that the citizens Of Dali
las would pay one-fourth OF $4,000
for repairing the present courthouse;
hot ha oifi1ono ~ Dallas
would pay one-fourth Of the expense
Of erecting a new courthouse, provided
the cost should not exceed 100000.
Commissioner White made a motion
Commissioner Mclean seconded 1t.
The vote stood two to one against the
proposition, Commissioner CASTOR vot-
ing in favor Of accepting the $4,000
offer. Commissioner Holland was alb
sent on account of sickness. go. AT
the home Of the late Capt. G. A. Pat
rick near Union church, there was a
very pleasant family gathering Thurs
day Of last week. There were present
Mrs. G. A. Patrick and her daughter,
Miss Matte, who lives with her, and
also the following sons and daughters:
Mrs. Meek Huffstetler, Mrs. r. F.
Craig, Mrs c. E. Huffstetler, Mrs.
Campbell Ratchford, Mr.. c. Reece
Patrick. There were also present
from the Bethel section the following
brothers and sisters Of Mrs. Patrick:
Messrs. N. D. and James Glenn and
Miss Margaret Glenn, with DR.. George
r. Patrick, a nephew, and Miss Minnie
Glenn, a niece. Among the guests
were seventeen grandchildren. Mr.. o..
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