Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-18

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YORK.
| Rock Hill Herald, March IA: Mr..
Sam Roach. the aged father Of Mr..
Reese Roach, is quite sick at his
home near town.. The school at
Hopewell, which has been under the
supervision of Miss Beuna Horton, OF
Bullock's Creek, for the past session,
closed last Friday. "A box car was de-
rallied on the side track Of the Charles
ton division of the Southern near the
depot Thursday afternoon. Fortu-
ately no damage was done. Mr.. W.
L. Neely, a fine young farmer living
in the Ogden neighborhood, died sud-
denly and unexpectedly Thursday
death being caused it is believed by
the breaking Of a blood vessel leading
to the brain. He was in tcwn Wednes-
day and was then complaining about
pain in the head and bought medi-
cine for relief. Thursday his condition
grew worse and telephone message
was received here summoning physi-
lcian; but before the physician could
be found another message came saying
that the sufferer was dead. Mr.. Nicely
was about % years Of age and was un-
married. He was a farmer and was
full of energy and industry. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. McElwee, Mrs. ]. L. McEl-
| vice. Mr.. s. T. Frew and Mr.. James
Erwin have gone. to Summerville,
Tenn, to attend court and defend q
large interest they have in the will OF
q kinsman, reference to which has
several times heretofore been made In
the Herald. =. Governor Hayward has
been invited to deliver the annual ad-
dress before the cadets Of the South
Carolina Military academy at their en-
campment at Rock Hill on the 10th of
June. A number of similar invitations
have been sent to him which he will
have to decline, but 1t is hoped he will
see his way clear to accept that from
the cadets.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, March 13: The
wheat and oat crops, under the influ-
ence Of the remarkably wet and warm
weather are making a wonderful
growth. So much 80, that observant
farmers fear that the cold snap that
usually comes much later in the season
than this, may injure them. ..... Moses
Campbell, an employee Of the Gaffney
Manufacturing company, became lit
tie too intimate with one Of the ma
chimes one day recently and as con-
sequence had the misfortune to have
a couple Of fingers "chewed" up. The
injury was very slight but Mr.. Camp
bell layed off few days on account
Of the soreness incident thereto.
After the business that has heretofore
reported in the Ledger Of last Tuesday,
the court Of common pleas resumed its
work Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock.
the case Of Cynthia McCraw VS.. S. w.
Clary was continued on account of the
absence Of Stanyarne Wilson, one Of
the attorneys for the plaintiff. The
court continued the case with the pro-
vision that plaintiff pay all costs ac-
cruing up to date within twenty days.
The lawyers in the case are ]. E. Web
ster, Hall & Willis and Stanyarne Will
son, for the plaintiff; Butler & Osborne
for the defendant. The case Of c. N.
Avery VS.. Southern r. r. Co., was then
called and consumed nearly the entire
day. The jury brought in verdict Of
$50 in favor of the plaintiff. ]. Emile
Harley and ]. c. Osborne represented
the plaintiff, and Butler & Osborne
represented the railroad. On Wednes-
The appeal Of J. I. SaTratt VS.. Gaffney
Live Stock company from the magis-
trate's decision. N. w. Hardin rep
resented the respondent, and ]. B. Bell
the appellant. Decision reversed in
favor Of the Gaffney Live Stock COM
pany and remanded back for a new
trial. The appeal Of In Re D. D. Cas-
ton, claimant for homestead, was then
argued before the court. The court
decided in favor Of the appellant, and
gave Mr.. CASTOR his homestead in the
lands free from mortgage, but sustain
ed the appraisers in assigning less than
$500 personal property, on the ground
that it was Mr.. Gaston's own negli-
gcnce in failing to return 1t to the ap-
praisers. ]. C. Otis represented the
appellant, and N. w. Hardin the res
pondent, or the creditors. The decision
in the case Of Phillips VS.. Ellis was re-
versed. N. w. Hardin for appellant
and Butler for respondent. The ap-
peal in case Of Baker vs. Spake was
affirmed by the court. Butler & Os-
borne for appellant, ]. E. Webster for
respondent.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, March IA: The spinning ma
chinery Of the two upper floors Of the
new cotton mill is about all adjusted
and ready for running, and a portion
Of it has been operated this week. The
engine. one Of the largest in any cotton
mill in the south, is simply grand in its
noiseless revolutions. It Is hoped
within the next few months to have
all the machinery in operation. .......
Mr.. ]. L. Tillman, of Van Wyck, re-
ceived the sad news this week Of the
death Of his kinsman, Mr.. Jesse L..
Tillman, Sr., which occurred at his
home in Florida, March 4th. 1903. He
was a son of the late Daniel M. Till
man, Sr., and Eliza Dixon, and was
about 73 years old. He went from this
county to Florida about 43 years ago,
married there, but no children were
born to him. He was a brother to Mr..
w. D. Tillman who died last year and