Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishhorins Exchanges.
CHESTER.

Neishhorins Exchanges.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Nov. 29: Miss s. jamie
Mcdonald, eyed twelve years and four
months, youngest child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Mcdonald Of Slower, died
about o'clock Sabbath afternoon,
Nov. 9th, 1904, after a three weeks
illness with pyemia- The funeral SER
vice was conducted by her pastor,
Rev. c. G. Brown, at Hebron church
yesterday afternoon about o'clock
and the burial was in the cemetery
there. Miss Maggie Lee Erwin OF
Steel Creek, has been in the city sew
eral days to be with her brother, Mr..
E. A. Erwin, who Is at the hospital
for an operation. Her mother, Mrs.
Lee Erwin, arrived Sabbath. While
here they are the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Sledge.. Mrs. G: T..
Schorb and daughter, Miss Anna
Cherry Schorb, Of Yorkville, passed
through yesterday morning on their
way home from a visit to the formers
daughter, Mrs. T. B. Kell at Fort
Lawn. Misses Josie Oates, Ada
Carroll and Azuba Darby spent from
Saturday evening until yesterday
evening at home from Winthrop COL
lege. Miss Oates was accompanied by
Misses Mary Williams, Ethel Sturkie
and Georgia Graham. Miss Annie
Roddy Miller was with Miss Darby
and Miss Halle Kirvin spent the time
with Mrs. ]. N. Stringfellow.. Miss
Bessie Robinson of Biackstock, and
Mr.. Sanders Wilkes Of the New Hope
neighborhood, were married last Wed
nesday, November 23rd. 1904. by Rev.
A. Finch, at the Baptist parsonage at
Blackstock.. DIR. and Mrs. Robert
Wylie Of New York, arrived In the
city Sabbath and are the guests OF
Capt. and Mrs. E. P. Moore. MRS.
IL. Med. Hood on Thursday evening,
entertained in honor Of her gifted,
highly cultured and charming guest
Mrs. Duncan Clinch Robertson, of Co
lumbia. It was an informal neighbor-
hood affair, but thoroughly enjoyable
music added greatly to the pleasure
Of the evening. Most dainty and de-
licious refreshments were served.
Rev. ]. S. Moffatt, D. D., spoke to the
public high school pupils this morning
on the Real against the Apparent
The address was full Of thought and
force. :. e. Miss Mayme Darby Of Low
ryville, who has been visiting Miss
Hattie May Hardee, went home this
morning. Miss Hardee accompanied
her.
LANCASTER.
Kershaw era, Nov. 20: The late T.
]. Cauthen Of Westville, left as his
descendants, nine children, forty-six
grand children, ninety -one great grand
children and eight great great grand
children. g. =. Invitations have been Is
sued by Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. L. Slower,
Of Oakhurst, to the marriage Of their
daughter, Miss Mamie, to Mr.. William
S. Walkup, Wednesday evening, De-
cember Z, at eight o'clock, at their
home. =. Miss Dell Gardner, whose Sc
rious illness at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. T. c. Nelson, has been noted In
connection with visits from her pa
rents, we are glad to note Is improV-
ing and without some unfavorable oc-
currence is thought to be on fair
road to recovery. Mrs. Mary Catoe
celebrated her 18th birthday last
Wednesday, the 23rd, with host OF
relatives and friends, about three
hundred in all. She Is the mother OF
sixteen children, twelve Of whom are
living; ninety grand children and
forty-six great grand children and
nearly all Of them were present. .....
Mr.. Walter Hough, who was shot at
Lancaster by young VIM. Sowell, an
account Of which was given in the
Era at the time, Is now able to be up
and is considered to be out Of danger.
ledoer, Nov. 80: Yesterday while
coming in town on wagon John Sad
Ter was stopped Just south Of the de-
pot by Constable ]. B. Connor, who
told him that he had a warrant for
him for selling whisky and would
have 10 arrest him. Sadler replied
that he had no time to be arrested
and with an oath said "Pll settle the
matter right here. I'll kill you,' at
the same time drawing a pistol from
the inside breast pocket Of his coat
and opening fire on Mr.. Connor AS
quickly as possible Mr.. Connor drew
his pistol and returned the fire. Mr..
Connor received a wound In his right
arm, which also grazed his side, and
wound in his chin, the latter wound
knocking him down. Sadler received
but one wound, the ball struck him
about the elbow and shattering his
arm so badly that amputation was
necessary. Mr.. Connor, though he
fell, held to Sadler's coat sleeve at the
wrist and held his pistol off and kept
him from shooting again until parties
arrived and took charge Of Sadler. At
Joe McIlwain, a good old darkey we'll
thought of by every one, who was
riding on the wagon with Sadler, fell
dead with a wound in the head. 1t
was thought by some at first that
possibly a stray bullet from Mr.. Con-
nor's pistol had killed him, but the
investigation at the inquest settled the
matter that it was a ball from a %
calibre pistol which struck him, and
the pistol used by Mr.. Connor was
"A calibre. The jury found that Joe
came to his death at the hands OF
John Sadler.. While in the north
eastern section Of the county Friday
trying to apprehend the thief who
stole seed cotton from Mr.. Hamp
Stogner, SherSff Hunter happened on
Constable A. T. Carnes, who had
warrants for Moody and Joe Thomas
for disorderly conduct on the public
highway, just as the constable arrest
ed the latter. The former, standing
nearby in a crowd, defied arrest
when the sheriff walked up telling