Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-08

al service was conducted by Kew. JOnn
Bass Shelton. She had been married
only nine weeks and had been sick sew
en-. Court convened yesterday morn
ing, Judge Gage presiding. Twelve
grand jurors answered to the call Of
their names and three additional jurors
were sworn in. These were Jas. A.
Owen, w. N. Walker and M. H. Wach-
tel. Two petit jurors were absent and
two others were excused. In charging
the grand jury, Judge Gage expressed
his pleasure at being again at the
scene of so many happy associations,
with some trying ones. He spoke Of
Chester as one Of the most law-abiding
counties in the state, the only one per-
haps in which lynching has never oc-
Cured. The criminal docket usually
is comparatively light. At this term
of court there were three murder cases
in Fairfield, two in Cherokee and six In
Lancaster, while there was not a case
Of that kind on the docket here. The
instructions given the jury were brief.
Levi Worthy, who was charged with
forging the name of A. S. PRESLEY to
an order upon T. H. White for SO,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
the chaingang for two years. James
Holt. charged with entering H. w.
Hafner's store for the purpose Of steal
ing. pleaded guilty and was sentenced
L. nl,o i,,o
Torbet, arraig1ed for stealing a watch
and some money from the person OF
R. M. Pearson, denied the charge and
expressed a desire to be tried by God
and my country" And may God give
you a good deliverance," kindly Ie-
sponded the clerk. The jury repre-
senting Torbet's country, decided in
effect, that he ought to be delivered
to the chaingang. His attorney made
a motion for a new trial. upon which
Judge Gage has not yet announced his
decision. W. H. Newbold, ESQ.,, rep
resented each of these defendants.
Several cases, in which the defendants
are out on bond, were continued, the
jurors were discharged and the court OF
sessions adjourned. The civil docket
will be taken up next week.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, April 6: Court adjourned sine
die last Friday evening. In the last
case tried Chas. R. Roach obtained a
verdict for $500 against the Halle Min
ing Co., for injuries received while in
the employ Of the company. The suit
was for $4,000. Two new rural de-
livery routes have recently been estab-
lished in this county and will go into
effect on May I'd, making four routes
in all from Lancaster The new routes
will be known as Lancaster No. and
Lancaster No. 4. No. will start at
Lancaster going the Colye road to Dry
Creek P. O.. thence south the public
road to Mrs. w. H. Green's. thence UP
the Liberty Hill road via Belltown
Douglass church, back to Lancaster
making the length Of route twenty
three miles, along which are 104 houses
with 46S patrons to be served. NO.
starting at Lancaster will run the
Charlotte road one mile thence west
ward via j. A. P. Sistare's to Lands
ford road at J. r. Thompsons. thence
southwark via J. P. G. Caskey's, T.
K. Cunningham's place to H. H.
Gooch's, thence easterly via r. B. Sow
ellis, the old Erwin" place and CHA
fee" place back to Lancaster. Distance
23a miles, houses 1O2, patrons to be
served 45S. A civil service examination
of the applicants to carry mail on
these routes will be held before May
1st.
GASToN.
Gastonia, April S: Mr.. Robert B.
Roper Of Gastonia and Miss Minnie Go
forth of Gaffney were married at the
brides home Sunday afternoon. The
wedding was a quiet home affair and
the couple came to Gastonia on No. 40
Sunday night. They are at home at
Mr.. w. L. Gallant's on Franklin avenue.
The bride is a popular young lady OF
Gaffney and the groom is employed in
the cotton exchange office of Messrs.
w. o. Gattis & Co. Mr.. Marcus T.
Boyd, an aged and highly esteemed cit
izen of Maiden, died Sunday afternoon,
aged eighty-one years. The sad news
of his death was announced in tele-
gram received late Sunday afternoon
by his daughter, Mrs. Jno. F. Wilson,
of Gastonia. 1t was not known here
that Mr.. Boyd was i'll and 1t is pre-
sumed that death came rather suddenly.
For rhe past fifteen years the deceased
had been subject to kidney disease to
which his death was attributable. .....
The pastor Rev. e. L. Balm, preached
a special Easter sermon at Main Street
Methodist church Sunday morning
from the text, HE Is risen." The dis
course was strong and convincing and
was listened to by large congregation.
The pulpit and altar were handsomely
decorated with palms, ferns and lilies.
The children, grandchildren and
great grandchildren Of Mr.. Moses
Thornburg together with few neigh
bors and friends, about 1875 in all, gath
cred at his home three miles west of
Dallas Saturday for family reunion.
Mr.. Tho-nburg is about eighty years
old. The day was most pleasantly spent
by all who were present. Mr.. T. R.
Shuford, the photographer, was present
and obtained a good photo of the group.
..... "A singularly provoking theft oc-
Cured last week at the Falls House by
which Miss Cynthia Ruddock is the