Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-07
asliseellansuns Grading.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.


CHESTER.
Lantern, June 8: Rev. ]. T. Dendy
and family of Kershaw, who have been
visiting his relatives in York county
passed through yesterday evening on
their way to Richburg to spend day
or two with Mrs. Dendy's parents
Cant. and Mrs. brennan. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Pressly OF Clo-
ver.. Miss Kate White came home
yesterday from a very pleasant visit
of two weeks to relatives in York coun-
ty. "Urcle Sam" Blair Of Blairsville
accompanied her and will spend few
days in the city,. Mr.. Frank Bren-
necke, aged twenty-eight years. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brennecke, died
about S o'clock Tuesday evening al
their home on Centre street, after q
long illness from heart trouble. Fun
eral services were at the Presbyterian
church Yesterday evening at 5 O'Clock
conducted by DR.. Charles r. Hyde ano
Rev. John Bass Shelton and the inter-
ment in Evergreen cemetery. The Lee
Light Infantry acted as pallbearers
and escort. He Is survived by his par
ents, two brothers, Mr.. Irwin Bren-
necke CT Charlotte and Mr.. Sidney
Brennecke Of New York. and one SIS
ter, Mrs. Tom Moore Of this CITY,.
Mr.. B. P. Gregory of Baton Rouge, told
us yesterday Of fire on the place OF
Mr.. Hall Jeter, just beyond Woods
Ferry in Union county. The barn,
with eight mules and 5000 bundles OF
fodder, was burned about O'Clock
Wednesday morning. The building
was valued at $3.50 and was insured for
SIS. There was no insurance on the
mules. Two of the mules belonged to
Mr.. Jeter, two Of them to Ed Gregory
of this county, who was over there
hauling for the dam at Neal Shoals
and four to Tom Gregory, who has re-
Gently moved over there and is haul
ing and farming. This loss will fall
very heavily upon the Messrs. Gregory.
In the absence of any other explana-
ton, it is supposed that the fire was
Of incendiary origin. When some ne
groes, who were sleeping in a crib,
were awakened by the light, the heat
was so great that they could not get
to the main door of the barn and the
mules we're in stalls within.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, June 2: A merry
party of two dozen young ladies chap
eroned by Mrs. C. H. Robinson and
Mrs. J. l.. Beal and Mrs. ]. H. Will
liams enjoyed picnic excursion to the
Cliffs Wednesday. Messrs. A. r. Eley,
Archie Jenkins and Fred Nolen also
went along for good measure. Col.
D. P. Allgood died yesterday after
noon at four o'clock. He lived at Mr..
Jno. F. Wilson's place on Crowder's s
creek and had been there two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson knew him for
twelve years at Cherokee Falls. He
was a man of great integrity and up
rightness of life, and his death is a
loss to the community. Col. Allgood
was sixty-six years old, was twice
married, and leaves a widow and
twelve children, seven Of them at
home. One son is in a mill at Hen
derson. one at Roxboro. Mrs. w. l..
Grissom and Mrs. Josh Jones are his
daughters. Messrs. Grissom and Jones
were in town last night to get a cas-
ket. The burial will be at Olney to-
day. Colonel Allgood was taken two
weeks ago with hemorrhage Of the
stomach which was followed by pa
ralysis. During the storm late
Tuesday evening lightning killed $50
Jersey COW for Mr.. Frank Happerfield,
who lives at the Armstrong place on
the old Dallas road. She was stand
ing or grazing with her head un-
der the .barbed wire fence when
killed. The same stroke shocked
Mr.. Happerfelds little daughter
standing in the door. At Mr.. M. l..
Mauney's a pine ten steps from his
house was skinned from top to bot
tom, and a slat shot out Of a goods
box or the ground near by...... His
friends will be glad to hear that Mr..
Ernest Williams has been recently pro-
noted to the position Of express mes
senger on the run from Greenville to
Columbia. He is the youngest son OF
our popular policeman, Mr.. T. N. Will
liams, and like his brother Turner on
the G. & NV, takes to an express
car like a duck to water. Ernest is
giving good satisfaction and is just
the sort of boy the express manager
says he had been looking for a long
time. Wednesday afternoon Miss
Lizzie Bell Of the Loray, was married
to Mr.. James Killian Of McColl, S. c.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Mr.. Ingle and after spending the night
with friends here, Mr.. and Mrs. Killiar
left for their home in McColl.. ..... Lit
tie Harold, the six-year-oid sol. of Mr.
Patrick Jenkins. was drowned al
Mountain Island Tuesday evening
With some other little children at play
he was at the edge Of the reservoir or
top OF the mountain pushing pine bark
boats on the water when he fell in
The other children gave the alarm, and
after a while a colored man dived. fol
the child and brought the body up, but
it was too late; life was extinct. II
was very sorrowful occurrence thai
draws the sympathy Of all to the be.
reaved family.