Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-03
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CHESTER.

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Lantern, April 90: Willie Bankhead,
the seven-y -year.old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bankhead, and Claud Bowles,
aged four years. were playing in Mr.
Bankhead's yard Wednesday evening.
Little Claud had a broken pint flask
with which Willie thought he might
get hurt and in an effort to take 1t
from him, the child threw it down and
it struck Willie's right leg above the
ankle completely severing the leader
and artery. The wound was two
inches or more in length and to the
bone and bled profusely. DIR. H. E.
Mcconnell was called in and with the
assistance Of DR.. J. G. Johnson dressed
the wound. Mr.. H. S. Heyman admin
istered the chloroform. It will be nee
essary for the child to lie in bed two
weeks and it is not likely he will ever
be able to walk, except on the toes
of that foot. Wednesday, Mr.. John
Weldon was showing an eagle around
town which he had killed near Old
Purity. on Mr.. John Frazer's place.
It's head, neck and tail are white, and
the bird measures 6 feet 8 inches from
tip to tip. 1t is plainly a specimen OF
the American bald eagle. 1t had been
seen several times, but was supposed
to be an unusually large hawk. 1t had
been killing Mr.. FraZer's lambs. Mr..
Weldon says it flew through his yard
a few evenings ago near the children,
and now it causes a shudder to think
what it may have had in mind. With
its long, sharp talons and powerful
beak it could have very quickly Killed
a good sized child. 80. Arrangements
for memorial exercises May 10th have
been put into the efficient hands OF
Col. ]. w. Reed by the Daughters OF
the Confederacy. The memorial ad-
dress will be delivered by Rev. Charles
R. Hyde. .. D., at the opera house,
where crosses Of honor will be pre-
sented to a number of veterans. and
the decoration Of graves will follow.
Further details have not been arranged,
but the complete programme will soon
be published. :. Mr.. Claude McFadden,
accompanied by his father, Mr.. V. B.
McFadden, and sister, Miss Lottie,
Rev. w. L. Lingle and Messrs. Morris
Cobb and Caldwell Rawlinson passed
through the city Wednesday morning
enroute to Fort Lawn where he and
Miss Irene, daughter Of Mr.. Harper
Thomasson, were married at $3.50 In
the afternoon. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. w. L. Lingle. The
wedding march was played by Miss
Rosa Hough of this city. Quite large
number of guests were present and an
elegant dinner was served before the
ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. McFadden
and his friends passed through on the
evening train on their return to his
home in Rock Hill.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, April 20: Mr.. G.
D. Flanagan and little son were here
yesterday having some lumber dressed
at the Page Company's factory. With
a four mule team Mr.. Flanagan drove
home with $3.50 feet of dressed floor
ing. He is erecting a handsome new
residence near Bowling Green just be-
yond the state line. Mr.. w. o:
Glover of York county, was visitor
in Gaston;n Wednesday. Mr.. Glover
was for twelve years mail carrier be-
tween Yorl1ville and Belmont, and
years ago won a good sewing machine
in a clubbing contest for THE YORK
VILE ENQUIRER. "A party consist
ing of Miss Elise Stokes with Mr.. T.
N. Kendrick, Miss Della Johnson with
Mr.. Price Rankin, Miss May Robinson
with Mr.. Will Morris and Miss Laura
Page with Mr.. Willie Hope Adams
went to All Healing yesterday after
noon on a picnic, returning by moon
light. Mr.. Ben Morris, crossing Long
Creek the other day, saw negro fish
ing near the bridge and was attracted
by a large "cooter" the negro had
caught. He went down to see it and
the negro told him of some eggs he
had found on a ditch-bank and de-
scribed the kind of bird that he saw
on the nest. From the description Mr.
Morris concluded that it must have
been a pheasant and purchased the
eggs. There were nine of them, and
he set them with nine hen eggs under
a hen. Mr.. Morris's curiosity is equal
led by our own as to what sort Of bid
dies they'll be, and what the old hen
will think of them. ....... The survey
for q side-track to the power house
from the C. & NV. was made Wed
nesday by Mr.. J. w. Fletcher, Jr., the
roads civil engineer. The route sur
veyed leaves the track below the old
mill and turns along the street in front
Of Mr.. R. l.. Garrison's, coming thence
straight across hills and hollows to the
power house. Mr.. Fletcher will soon
have ready an estimate Of the cost of
the siding. .... What came near being
a serious accident at the depot We'd
nesday morning, was prevented only
by the quickness of Jack, the we'll
known porter Of the c. & NV. When
the northbound passenger started from
the station. negro woman who either
had just arrived at the depot or was
waiting to see how long she could talk
to her friends, ran out Of the waiting
room with one erm full Of bundles and
made a dash for the departing train.
She caught the hand rail, but lost her
balance. Just as she was about to be
hurled down under the train, Jack