Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-08
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Lantern, March a: While climbing
A ladder into the cab of the freight
train on the C. & N. w. yesterday at
ILowryville, Mr.. J. L. Davidson slipped
and fell breaking three ribs. He was
brought home on the down passenger
and Is quite sore this morning.. .....
Messrs S. II. Johnson and j. A. Rat
terree Of Bethel, York county, spent
Friday night and Saturday with Mr..
W. R. Brown and other friends in the
CITY,. . Mrs. Mary J. Adams of Lam
do, died Tuesday morning, March 1st.,
aged 70 years, and was buried In the
cemetery there Wednesday. Mr.. Geo.
w. Roof, ST., died at his home in
Rock Hill Tuesday, aged 81 years. The
remains were brought to this city
Wednesday morning and taken to Ar
menia for burial. He leaves a widow
and ten children. Mr.. r. N. Blanks
of Lewisvile, died suddenly from
heart failure Tuesday evening, March
1st, aged 81 years. He had been un-
we'll and had had several attacks with
his heart before. but death came so
suddenly it was a shock to his family
as we'll as The community. He served
through the war in Co. A. Sixth reg
iment S. c. v. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. ]. S. Moffatt, at
Union A. r. P. church at 8 o'clock,
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was in the cemetery there.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, March 4: At the
home of his mother Mrs. Lue Hill, in
the South Point neighborhood, Mr..
Robert Hill died Tuesday evening at
I o'clock of consumption after con-
fnement to his bed of only few
weeks. He was just past % years OF
age and is survived by wife, who is
daughter Of Mr.. r. A. Harrison, and
one child, aged one and a half years
The funeral took place at Union Pres
byterian church, of which he was
member, Wednesday at noon, the SER
vices being conducted by the pastor
Rev. G. A. Sparrow. The body was
inferred in the cemetery at Union
church. The deceased was formerly
employed in the freight depot here and
left Gastonia about a year ago. He
was the fourth member Of the family
to die with consumption within the
past six years, his father and two SIS
ters having preceded him. ....... Mrs
Eunice Pegram Johnston, wife OF
Lieut.. R. q. Johnston Of the U. S. navy
was a guest at the Falls House Tues
day night enroute from Lincolnton to
Pensacola, Fla, to join her husband
She was accompanied by Miss Mary
Knox Johnston, who returned to Lin
colnton Wednesday. The Southern
Express company is minus deep
brown cur dog which escaped from
the storage room at the depot Thurs
day morning. The dog made his es-
cape by gnawing a heavy slat on the
side of the crate into small bits and
jumping out when the door was first
opened The dog was being shipped from
Charlotte to a party at High Shoals
Mr.. Dan C. Long. a prosperous
farmer living about three miles from
Stanley, had the misfortune to lose
his barn and all its contents by hre
few nights ago. The loss included
seven cows, one horse, one mule, 500
worth Of feed, lot Of guano and some
farm implements the total loss
amounting to $500 or more. The orr
gin of the fire is unknown. Mr.. Long
has the sympathy Of many friends in
his heavy loss.