Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-18


Miss Inez Hamilton's at home on
Monday evening from to IL O'Clock,
given complimentary to Miss Mayme
Darby of Lowrysville, Misses Mary
Sue and Ellye Walker of Elleree, and
Miss Grace Stokes of Yorkville, was a
most brilliant affair. The rain In the
afternoon rendered the lawn inaccessi-
BILE, the spacious piazzas and parlor
served instead. Refreshments were
served in abundance during the even
ing. All went merrily on, and the
evening was most pleasantly spent.
Miss Hamilton and those who assisted
her are to be congratulated upon the
skillful management Of their guests.
..... Miss Josie Oates. daughter of
Mr.. ]. F. Oates Of Chester, was notified
on Wednesday that she had been sue
cessful in the competitive examination
for the Winthrop college scholarship,
held several weeks ago under the d.
rection of the county board Of educa-
ton. There are three scholarships for
Chester county. Two Of these have al
ready been awarded by the Winthrop
faculty, the persons holding them last
year having been successful in making
the required average. There was only
one scholarship to be awarded this
year, and is worth $44.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, August Is: During the
storm last Thursday about noon the
residence of Mr.. John McKeown, about
a mile and a half from town, was
struck by lightning. The bolt demol-
ished the stove fiue Of the cook room,
tore off some shingles from the roof,
knocked down the stove pipe and
passed through the floor into the
ground. It seems miraculous that none
of the family was hurt. Mr.. Nc
Keown was slightly shocked, one of
his fingers being in contact with the
metal lock of a door to the room which
he was opening at the time, but be-
yond the hurting Of his finger and a
temporary pain in the temple on the
right side Of his head, he felt no i'll ef-
fects from it. Mr.. H. E. Coffey,
who was appointed carrier Of r. F. D.
No. 1, on the resignation Of Mr.. Jno.
D. Taylor as carrier several days ago,
has declined to accept. Mr.. Coffey sent
in his resignation yesterday. Mr.. E.
D. Tillman will likely receive the ap-
pointment.. About 3 o'clock yester-
day morning four Negro men went to
the house of Negro woman living
on the T. K Cunningham plantation
(who is separated from her husband
George Brown for the purpose Of ad-
ministering a whipping to another Ne
gro Emory Lomax) who had been
warned to stay away from the Brown
woman'S house. Lomax ran on hear
ing them approach the house but was
overtaken before he had gone more
than 800 yards and the proposed whip
ping given him. He was then per-
mitted to go on his way after getting
some very emphatic instructions as to
what the consequences would be If
caught there again. Lomax appeared
in Magistrate Caskey's court yesterday
and swore out warrants for George
Brown, husband Of the woman, Jack
Montgomery, her brother, and Moore
Dunlap and Collins JONES' saying he
recognized them as his assailants.
Trial was set for yesterday afternoon.
..... Lawrence Copeland, formerly
postmaster at Bethune in Kershaw
county. was committed to Jail Tuesday
in default of $4,000 bond, to await trial
at the November term of United
States court, on the charge Of en-
bczzlement. :. Mr.. j. M. Heath, pres
ident Of the Heath Banking and Mer-
camille company, who has been suffer-
ing intensely since last Sunday of gall
stone, left Thursday for New York,
accompanied by his family physician,
DR.. j. F. Mackey. If deemed necessary
after their arrival in New York, Mr..
Heath will undergo an operation.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, August IA: 1t will
be long time before Pete Stroup and
Grant Hinson are seen in Gastonia
again. Both are in Herkimer county
Jail in central New York state. The
boys left here in May and few days
later were imprisoned for burglary and
grand larceny. Efforts have been
made to get Stroup released but all to
no avail. The sheriff of Herkimer says
they have been trying to break Jail and
he has to keep an eye on them. 1t is
his opinion that the boys will have to
remain in Jail until court convenes i'm
December. when they will be convicted
and sent to the refOrmatory. -. Yester-
days Charlotte Observer says that Mr.
Alexander Auten, one of the three men
who were shot by Sol. Shuford, a Gas
ton county Negro, near Davidson
last Sunday. died Wednesday after
noon in the hospital at Davidson. The
other two men. Messrs. Sam and Jno
Lawton, have recovered from their
wounds. Shuford is still at large
though two of his companions have
been caught. The court of arbitra :
ton selected to try the case of Forbes
VS.. Riddle from Crowders Creek was i'm
session Monday. Tuesday and Wednes-
day, rendering it's decision Wednesday
afternoon. The court consisted of the