Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-03
Misrellaneons Readin9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF Moro
o. Less Local Interest.
CHESTER,


CHESTER.
Lantern, May 81: Mr.. Robert Love,
accompanied by his friend. Mr.. Hemp
hill Of Georgia, spent Thursday night
in the city enroute from Davidson to
his home in McConnellsville. 80. .Ac-
cording to a special to the State, one
negro was mortally wounded and an
other badly hurt while at work at
Meals Shoals Saturday. In a blast
that had been made one stick Of dy-
Mantle had failed to go off and it was
struck and exploded by the picks.
Mrs. Margaret Hall, who lives few
miles in the country, went to YorkVille
Saturday to visit her daughter. miss
Ocey Corkill of this city, and Miss
Florrie Belts, Of Lewisville, went to
Rock Hill yesterday morning to at
tend commencement at Winthrop. ....
Mr.. William Carter died Saturday,
May 2Sth, at Lockhart, where he had
lived for about seven years. He had
been in bad health for a year, but his
last illness lasted only from Monday
until Saturday. He was a native OF
this county and was in his 68th year.
His father was Sylvanus Carter and
his grandfather was John Carter,
Revolutionary soldier. He himself
was q veteran Of the war Of secession.
He was a member Of the Sixth regi-
ment until he was wounded at Seven
Pines. Afterward he Joined the caval-
ry, Barbers company. Hampton's le-
gion. He leaves a wife, three sons
and FIVE daughters. Mr.. w. F. Carter
of Chalkville, is the only member OF
the family now in Chester county.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, June 1: At the meeting OF
voters who are taxpayers Of Lancas-
ter school district held in the court
house Friday afternoon, Ernest Moore,
ESQ.,, was elected chairman and w. G.
Hough, Esq, secretary. The meeting,
AZ usual, was very harmonious. The
levy was made Al mills, the same as
last year, and the old board Of trus-
tees, viz: w. T. Gregory, w. ]. Cum
ningham, c. T. Connors. Leroy Springs
and T. S. Carter, was unanimously re-
elected. It was also voted unanimously
that Messrs. Bird and Porter be reim-
bursed the actual money loss sustain
ed in the construction Of the new grad
ed school building, the amount of such
loss to be paid by the board Of trustees
after full investigation by them as to
the actual money loss sustained. This
amount. it is thought, will approx
innate $1,000. The meeting then ad-
journed. 49,. Rev. J. A. Baker Of the
Halle gold mine section, died last Sum
day morning after a protracted Ill
ness of typhoid fever. He was about
30 years Of age and leaves widow
and three children. He was a son-in-
law Of Rev. and Mrs. T. A. Dabney Of
this place, and they went down Sum
day to attend the burial, which took
place at 10 a. m, yesterday at Buffalo
Baptist church, of which Mr.. Baker
was pastor, with Masonic honors. ....
At a meeting Of the trustees elect of
the Lancaster school district held Sat
urday afternoon, Col. Springs was
elected chairman of the board and
Major c. T. Connors secretary and
treasurer. Prof. A. r. Banks was re-
elected superintendent, and a meeting
was called for June 10th to elect a
principal and six assistants, and also
a principal and two assistants for the
branch school at the cotton mill. .....
The union meeting of the Moriah Bap-
tist association held here Friday, Sat-
urday and Sunday, was we'll attend
ed and the discussions were very in
teresting. Especial interest was mani
tested in the discussion Of Sunday
school work as a theme for renewed
study on Friday, the entire day being
devoted to this one question. Other
questions elicting considerable discus
sion were: Efforts for early CONVEX
sion Of children, and pastorates more
conveniently arranged. A full delega-
ton from the various churches of the
association was in attendance and the
union was delighted by the presence
of Rev. ]. w. Little of Wingate, N. c.,
and Rev. DR.. Hatcher Of Atlanta, one
of the field secretaries Of the Amer
lean Baptist Publication society. On
Sunday morning Rev. DR.. Hatcher
preached in the Baptist church; Rev.
Mr.. Bozeman preached at night. At
the Methodist church Rev. Mr.. Boze-
man preached in the morning and Rev.
Mr.. Blackwell at night. Rev. r. j.
Blackmon filled the pulpit at the Sec
ond Methodist church in the morning
and Rev. J. w. Little at night. The
next union meeting will be held with
Camp Creek church on the fifth Sun
day in July. Before adjournment, res
olutions of thanks for the hospitable
entertainment given the delegates by
the good people of Lancaster were
unanimously adopted.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, May 81: rs dis
de 'spensary?" asked negro the 9TH
er day as he stood hesitatingly on the
corner and peered thirstily into the
door of the Gastonia Savings Bank.
The question was addressed to Rev.
NJ. M. Ratchford, who replied. mo;
you've struck the wrong town and the
wrong man to get information about
whisky" We'll I didn't know, boss;
all good towns ought to have 'em and
l thought dis town had one, too
..... Jim Jones, a negro who works
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