Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-21
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News and Comment That Is of More
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or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, August 1S: Mr.. ]. A. Bar
ron returned yesterday morning from
attending the encampment and visit
ing his home at TirZah. Rev. L.
D. Latimer Of Columbus, Miss, arrived
yesterday and is visiting his brothers,
Mr.. George Latimer of town, and Mr..
Robert Latimer of the county. .Mr.
H. C. Moore, cotton broker, or
Clarksville. Texas, who has been vis-
iting Mr.. P. G. McCorkle, after looking
at crops around here, said that Mr..
John Frazer's cotton is as good as any
he has seen in Texas. .... Miss Anna
McCaw, who has been spending the
past two weeks with her friends,
Misses Susie Caldwell and Jeanette
Mcdaniel, of the county, returned to
her home in Yorkville yesterday morn
ing. 80. Mr.. John S. Jones Of York.
ville spent from Saturday night until
Yesterday morning with Mrs. Jones
who has been at DR.. H. E. McConnells
for the past week. Mr.. Jones Is a.
brother-in-law of the doctor. 49,. Mr..
C. H. Brennecke, who suffered consid-
erably a few days ago on account or
a spider bite, was able to come to the
express office Saturday morning for
the first time since his illness. He Is
feeling very weak still. Married,
by Rev. j. M. Friday, Thursday, Au-
gust 9Th, Mr.. Clarence Grant and Miss
Lille Elliott, daughter Of Mr. M. A. Ell
lott. BY the same, on Wednesday,
August 18th, Mr.. Samuel McCollum
and Miss Annie Wade, daughter of the
late E: T. Wade. 80. Judge ]. j. Nc
Lure secretary Of the Carolina and
North Western Railway company,
spent the greater part Of last week In
New York on business connected with
the company. The company had four
separate issues of mortgage bonds:
s24, 300 C. & NV. bonds; $4,000 first
mortgage 5 per cent bonds; $4,000
C. & NV. bonds and 100000 Ches-
ter and Lenoir first mortgage per
cent bonds. The company desired to
reduce these to one issue. In the pres
ence Of four other men beside Judge
Mcclure these separate bonds were re-
duced to ashes. These men, as Judge
Mcclure declared, descended into the
bowels of the earth to the furnace Of
the Standard Trust company, the hot
test place in the world, and there
burned these issues of bonds. In their
stead there is now only one issue, gold
mortgage per cent bonds. Other
business concerning the roads interest
was also transacted.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, August 10: Died, on Sunday
last, at Kershaw, after pro-
tracted illness, Mrs. Mittie Jane Bird,
wife Of Mr.. Lee Bird, aged about thirty
years. Her husband and two small
survive her. Her remains
were inferred in the Kershaw cemetery
after services conducted by the pastor
of the Methodist church. Rev. ].
M. White is arranging for big edu-
rally at Unity about the first
Of September. Speakers will be secured
and an interesting programme arrang-
ed. Last Sunday three Negroes
were caught playing cards by Police
man Pardue and notified to meet the
council Monday morning. Two Of them
and were fined by the mayor.
Frank Lowry. the other Negro boy,
failed to appear and Mr.. Pardue, on
learning that he had just left town,
phoned to Mr.. Knight deputy sheriff
at the cotton mill, to stop him, Frank
took to his heels to escape arrest when
Mr.. knight fired at him the ball en-
tering his back about the shoulder
blade. The doctors have not been able
to locate the ball. 1t Is not thought
the wound will prove serious. After
a months illness Of fever, Mrs. Dora
Denton, wife of Mr.. Henry r. Denton
of this place. and daughter of Mr.. X.
]. M. Steele, died here last Sunday.
Had she lived until the 14th day OF
next month, she would have been
twenty three years Of age. Heavy
rains last Friday and Saturday nights
did considerable damage to crops In
portions of Flat Creek and Pleasant
Hill townships. Little Lynches Creek
was very high and the big bridge be-
tween Kershaw and Halle mine was
washed away, also the Sowell bridge.
The dam at Mr.. J. M. Kirkley's grist
mill was washed out and the dams
which protected his bottoms were
broken. 1t was reported here that the
chaingang tents were all washed away,
but later reports say that only one tent
was lost. The gang was camped near
the ford at Mr.. w. S. Horizons. At the
ford Saturday night team Of the Ker-
shaw B. & M. Co., was washed down
stream. the driver narrowly escaping
with his life and the horses only being
saved from drowning by breaking out
Of harness and swimming to the banks.
The buggy has not been found.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, August II: Mrs.
Carrie Butler was killed by lightning
at Kings Mountain Saturday after
noon about o'clock. She lived just
out Of town on the farm Of w. A.
Mauney & Bro. We learn that the
bolt struck tree, came down the
chimney tore I'D the hearth killed Mrs
Butler who was sick in a bed at the
other end of the room, and set the
pillow on fire. The clothing was torn
off a child between the hearth and the
bed, but the little one was not other
wise harmed. :. Ever pick up a 3nake