Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-20
Mistellaneous Rsadins.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is Of More
or Loss Local Interest.
CHESTER.

CHES Eh.
Lantern, May II: Mr.. G. B. Porter,
who lives between Lewis and Smiths,
told us Saturday Of an incident in
which two natural enemies met. A
large cat followed Mr.. Porter's chill
dren out to where he was plowing Fri
day. The two little girls went over in
to the pasture to gather flowers, but
soon ran back and said that Tom vas
after something. Mr.. Porter went to
investigate and on looking under some
bushes where the cat had his back up
and was growing, he saw a large ad-
der coiled and prepared for combat.
Mr. Porter told one Of his little girls
to go to the house for his pistol, but
lust then the snake, in view Of the
odds against it. decided to exercise
1.-The better part of valor," and as soon
as it Strengthened out ready for retreat,
Tom l?apeo upon it, fastened his teeth
in it's back, and notwithstanding It's
writhing and coiling around his neck
and body, he soon purred peacefully
over a dead snake. The little girls
didn't gather any flowers that day, but
they ran home with thrilling story
to tell mamma about what Tom had
done. Tom didn't take the trouble to
get himself interviewed by a newspa-
per reporter but trotted along as If he
didn't know that he had immortalized
himself. :. . Isaac Grant was shot and
killed Saturday morning by William
Wright, near Clarkson postoffice. Both
were colored tenants on Mr.. S. c. Car
ter's place. Grant and Will Flardin
were driving Mr.. ]. Foster Carter's cat
tie to the pasture, and Wright was sit
ting in the yard of Crockett Carter an
other tenant. The two began quarrel
ing about some tales that had been
circulated. While Grant was gone to
the pasture Wright went to his house
and got his shot gun. When the for
mer returned the trouble was renewed
and brought on cursing and throwing
rocks. Each Of them was struck,
Wright retreating and Grant advanc-
ing. Finally Wright fired. He then
ran and Grant pursued him 100 yards
after he was shot, though some Of the
shot had penetrated his heart. Mr.. j..
Foster Carter arrested Wright and
'phoned for Sheriff Cornwell and Coro-
ner GLADDEN.. The sheriff went and
brought the prisoner to Jail, and the
coroner held an inquest over the body
Of the dead man, with Mr.. E. l.. Press
ley as foreman, and DR.. ]. M. Brice
as physician. The verdict found was
in accordance with the facts stated
above. Mrs. Celia Amanda Davis,
wife Of Mr.. H. E. Davis, passed away
May IA. 1904, after short illness OF
fifteen days. She had pneumonia and
from the time that she took her he'd
began to sink rapidly. She was norm
January 80, 1889, at Richburg. Her
father, Mr.. Sam'l McNinch, moved 10
Chester when she was about ten years
old and she has made this her. home
ever since. She was married Jan. l..
1861, to Mr.. H. E. Davis, who with two
daughters, Mrs. w. P. Timmie and
Mrs. w. C. King, are left to mourn her
loss. Out Of family Of eleven chill
dren only one survives, Mrs. El"ira
Kendrick, Of Charlotte. Funeral ser
vices were held Sabbath afternoon ut
S o'clock, by DR.. Charles R. Hyde, at
the residence on Church street, in the
presence of large number of synlpa-
thetic friends. She was buried in EV-
ergreen cemetery. Mrs. Grace Nlch-
olson, aged about thirty-three years.
wife of Mr.. w. M. Nicholson, died
about 10 o'clock yesterday from blood
poison following puerperal fever. The
funeral services were at the Baptist
church today at 10 o'clock and the
burial in Evergreen cemetery. She
was from Camden and her maiden
name was Nicholson. She was de-
voted mother and wife and possessed
most lovable disposition. A husband
and three small children, the young
est only one month old, mourn her
death, as well as a number of other
near relatives and friends. we
have learned that Miss Maggie Ross.
daughter Of Mr.. John Ross OF Corn
we'll, died this morning. She was thir-
ty-four years old. Her sickness has
been mentioned before in this paper.
We learn that she had been uncon-
scious for two days. .Chief Tay-
lor's face has returned to its normal
shape A few days ago he was bitten
above his right eye by something
which he supposed was a fly, but his
face afterward swelled until 1t was
out Of shape and his eye was closed.
The insect or spider that inflicted the
wound, however, seems to have admin
istered an anaesthetic at the same
time, as the swelling was not accom-
panied by the slightest pain. Mr.
and Mrs Robert Roberts, of Armenia,
were bereaved in a sudden and most
distressing way last Friday afternoon.
Their son, Walter Carlisle, eleven
months old, was in the house in care
Of Ebert his eight-year-old brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts were about the
yard and the former had just passed
through the house and found the child
we'll and happy, when Elbert called
him and said the baby was choked.
Mr.. Roberts ran to it and tried to re-
lieve it, but it died almost instantly.
1t had been eating at a piece Of bread
and playing with some corn, and a
grain of corn and some bread were