Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-04
dtliscrllaneous Acadina.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF Mor'
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.

News and Comment That Is OF moro
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March l: Coroner Gladdeh
held a preliminary last Sabbath over
the body of the six-months-old son VI
Lucinda Coleman, on Mr.. w. q. Guys
Gilmore place, who was found dead IN
he'd. The mother could hardly peile'e
the child was dead at first, as II ap-
peared bright and we'll the night be-
fore. DR.. Johnson expressed the opln-
ion that It had choked with croup.....
Mr.. Thomas Mayfield, only orother oi
Mr.. VIM. Mayfield of this city, dleu at
his home near Winnsboro MONDAY
the 22nd, after a long illness with Kiu-
nev trouble. He was a veteran OF the
civil war and lost leg fighting for the
Lost Cause" He leaves a widow anu
several children. .Mr. w. b. Lynn
has bought Rev. L. C. Hinton's place
at Lewis Turnout and will move, per-
hans today. Rev. Hinton and daughter
will move to this city and occupy
house on the eastern extension or HIM
ton street, the Palmer property ...'..
Death has again entered our midst ana
claimed as it's victim one Of our Oldest
and most honored men, Mr.. william
w. Jordan. who died at his home IN
Fort Lawn, Thursday night, FEB. 49,
1904. at 9 o'clock. He had been Ill
feeble health for some years ana MS
death was not unexpected, yet 1t came
as great shock to US all, for his last
sickness was only few days. pelne
confined to his bed only one oay'
Heart failure was the cause OF MS
death. He was in his eighty-secono
year negro boy driving one OF
Wander Smiths turnouts Thursoay
night coming from the S. A. l.. de-
not and driving recklessly, ran INTO
the express wagon. One shaft ran into
Smiths horse, penetrating its lungs
and broke off. The horse lived until
morning, then died. Little MISS
Bernice Carpenter entertained ABOUT
twenty of her little friends most de-
lightfully at her birthday party
Thursday afternoon. Games OF difer-
emf kinds were played, but the one
specially mentioned by our inform
ant was pinning their names on the
narrot. Each little maid was provided
with a slip of paper on which her
name was written. A parrot drawn
on canvass was placed, and each child
blind folded tried which could come
nearest pinning her name on the par
rot. Elizabeth Lindsay won the prize
pretty picture, and Martha Moffatt
the BOBBY, a baby rattle. Ice cream
cake and other refreshments were
served.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, March l: Mr.
Robert L. Adams will leave to-
morrow for New York from which
point he will sail on the following
Tuesday for a trip of several months
abroad. He will go first to the Ma
deira Islands then to Gibraltar ana
from there to various points of in
terest in France. Germany, Switzer-
land. Greece, Italy, Turkey and Pales-
tine. On his return trip he will visit
England, Scotland and Ireland. He
expects to return in July or August
Mr.. Adams many friends wish him a
safe and pleasant trip. During tne
thunder storm of Friday night heavy
hail prevailed in the Crowder's creek
section south Of town. Saturday
morning Mr.. Haskell Stanton brought
to The Gazette office some specimens
of the hailstones which fell there;
they were the largest we ever saw
ranging from the size of a guinea egg
down. The larger part Of the hail felI
in the smaller sizes but along the
creek, Mr.. Stanton said, there was
quite a lot of the large size. ..... .Mr
H. S. Adams. policeman at Lowell
was in town yesterday and told the
reporter of a mad dog scare which
created quite a good deal of excite
ment at Lowell Friday. A dog be-
longing to Mr.. Joe Featherston acted
very strangely Friday and bit a large
number of dogs. 1t was killed at once
and at a meeting of the town counci
Friday night Mr.. Adams was instruct
ed to kill every dog that had beer
bitten. Mr.. Adams killed ten on Sat
Iurday