Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-07-01
aAistellaneous Aeaain9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News ard Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
LANCASTER.


however. in the afternoon. no cases
being tried. True bills were found by
the grand jury in the following cases,
which were continued to next term:
John Jackson, Jr., murder; John Stray,
assault and battery with intent TO
kill; John Bunyan Gregory, assault
with intent to ravish; Lewis M. Hor-
ton, murder; Eliza Ashley, keeping a
disorderly house; Mary Harper, as
sault and battery with intent to Kill.
The case of S. A. Vincent, charged with
forgery, continued from last court, was
mol prosed. Lewis M. Horton, charged
with murder, was admitted to ball IN
the sum Of $1,500.. ......... The kershaW
Cotton seed oil mill is arranging to put
in a big fertilizer plant in connection
with it's mill at Kershaw. They Will
complete it in time to manufacture fer
tilizers for the coming season. .....
John Strain, colored. Of this place, was
shot by another darkey on the train
returning with the colored excursion
lists from Charlotte last Friday. The
shooting occurred as the train reached
Rock Hill. The ball took effect near
the hip. John was left at Rock Hill
for medical attention but has since
been brought home. ..... The old cot
ton mill here, which up to this time
has been operated by steam, Is shut
down for a few days while changes are
being made to operate it by electricity
from the new mill power house. ......
About 10 o'clock last Saturday morn
ing the Cunningham hotel was discov-
cred afire. The alarm was given and
soon the fire, which was in closet
near the top of the stairway on the
second floor, was extinguished. Very
little damage was done. go. The first
cotton bloom of the season was sent
up on the oath, by Richard McDoW
from the Fitzpatrick Massey place"
CHESTER.
Lantern, June %: Col. E. T. Atkin-
son was so unfortunate as to have
the small bone of his left leg broken
in two places just above the ankle Sat-
a COW Weighed and in some way was
tripped p and jerked down.by the line
with the above result. 80. "A very in
teresting series of services Is being
conducted at Purity chapel. Com
mencing Wednesday night, Rev. Jas.
Russell was assisted by Rev. Tom
Spence of Rock Hill, who preached each
evening during the week and twice on
Sabbath, morning and afternoon. Rev.
Wardlaw preached Sabbath evening
and DR.. C. R. Hyde yesterday evening.
Rev. Russell says the meeting will con-
tinue as long as interest is shown. .....
The town teachers gave the boarding
teachers quite a delightful little lawn
party on the graded school campus
Friday evening. The time was spent
pleasantly in playing such games as
would be suitable to teach pupils,
with music and singing. Cream, sher-
bet and cake were served. .... Mr.. ].
R. Schorb Of Yorkville, was in the city
yesterday morning on his return from
few days visit to his granddaughter,
Mrs. Tom Kell. Though eighty EIGHT
years old he is still able to work at
the photograph business. Little Miss
Agnes Hunter, who has also been Wis
iting Mrs. Kell, accompanied him to
her home in Yorkville. Chester was
the scene of another fire about o'clock
last Friday evening. This time 1t was
tenement houses near the S. A. L. de-
pot belonging to Mrs. Mamie Neal.
The fire started from the explosion of
a lamp which had been left burning
in one of the houses, while all the oc-
cupants were away. The distance to
the water supply and the difficulties
which had to be encountered by the
firemen to get there gave the fire such
a start that four houses were consumed
before K could be checked. There was
nothing much saved out of the first
house but from the others the greater
part of their belongings were saved.
We understand Mrs. Neal had sufficient
insurance to cover the loss, but owing
to the advance in the price Of lumber
the houses could not be replaced for
the same amount.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, June 2S: After
an illness Of five weeks Capt. James
Cicero Todd died at 3 o'clock Sunday
morning at his home on Chester street.
His death was due to catarrh of the
stomach from which he had suffered
for several months. The deceased was
in the sixty sixth year of his age, hav-
ing been born December 14th, 1889,
at Paw Creek in Mecklenburg county.
.... Mrs. Stella c. Clark, wife Of
Mr.. Joseph L. Clark, died yesterday
afternoon at o'clock at High Shoals,
age forty-three years. Mr.. L. D.
Smith came down yesterday afternoon
and returned with casket last night.
The body will be taken to Georgia
today for burial. .... The annual dis
trict conference of Shelby district, M.
E. Church South, convenes at McAden-
willie Thursday. July 7th. Rev. H. l..
Atkins Of Shelby will preside. Sat
urday the Carolina and North Western
railroad gave it's employees an all day
outing ut High Shoals. A special
train was run from Chester, passing
Gastonia about $50 a. m, going up
and. p. m. returning. Music was fur
nished Dy the Chester band. The
ranks of the Confederate veterans Of
CASTOR county are being rapidly thin
ned by the grim reaper. In a steady
and unceasing stream the men who