Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-24
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.

CHESTER.
Lantern, June 81: Mrs. M. A. Pear
son returned Saturday from visit of
several days with her son at Ogden.
Her granddaughter. Miss Hattie Pear
son, who has fever, is improving. Mr..
j. T. Huggins, who had his hand cut
at the machine shops few weeks ago,
returned from his home at Richburg
Saturday and went to work again yes
terday. DIR. c. L. Clawson and lit
tie son Of Richburg, came over Friday
to visit his daughter, Mrs. John era
ham on Lancaster street, and return
ed Saturday. 80. Mr.. R. j. Morrow, a
former resident of this city, but now
of Ogden, York county, was a well
come caller at the Lantern office Sat-
urday, having come down Friday TO
visit his father, Mr.. Joseph Morrow,
few miles from town. Mr.. w. A.
Morrison of Blackstock, died early
Saturday morning in the hospital In
Columbia where he had been taken only
a few days before. The first years OF
his life were. spent in Camden but he
moved from Winnsboro to Blackstock
about 35 years ago and was clerk IN
]. E. Johnson's store number of years
and perhaps in some other store there
previous to that. Seven or more years
ago his health began to fail and he
gave up the work in the store but at
home he was always busy about
something while ever he was able. The
constant strain on his busy mind In the
years of his active work was too much
for him and for the past year or two
his memory had almost entirely failed
He was in his 77th year and leaves
wife, who was Miss Mamie Carlisle,
and three children; Prof. w. S. Morri-
son of Clemson, Mrs. Minnie Can't OF
Wexford, and Mr.. ]. B. Morrison OF
BlackstoclS, and two grandsons, Masters
Robert and Edward Morrison, sons OF
Mrs. C. A. Morrison Of this city. The
funeral services were in the Methodist
church in Winnsboro Sabbath at 10
o'clock, conducted by Rev. j. B. Camp
bell and the burial in the cemetery
there. A number from Blackstock and
quite a large crowd Of his old friends
about Winnsboro attended the funeral.
LANCASTER.
Ledqer, June %: After an illness of
five weeks Of malignant jaundice. Mr..
Thomas c. Hough, the second son of
Mr.. ]. M. Hough and brother OF our
townsman, Mr.. B. c. Hough, died at
his fathers home at Landsford about
o'clock a. m, Monday. Mr.. Hough
was about thirty-one years of age;
had received a fine business education
and has very successfully managed the
mercantile and extensive farming in
terests Of his father at Landsford for
several years. His untimely death is
much lamented by his large circle Of
relatives and friends. His remains
were inferred at Fort Lawn Monday
afternoon, the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. DR.. Boldridge of
this place, and Rev. Mr.. Marlborough of
Fort Lawn. The following relatives
and friends attended the funeral from
this place: Mr.. B. c. Hough and fam
lily, Dr. and Mrs. w. F. Laney, Mr. and
Mrs. Steve Laney of Dudley, Messrs.
T. E. Funderburk, ]. S. Wilson and DR..
Boldridge Green Tate, colored,
was accidentally shot Sunday after
noon by Sue Wilson, colored. The wo-
man picked up a pistol from a table
which Green asked to see and then
tried to take it from her. In the
friendly scuff1e the pistol was acciden-
tally discharged, the ball entering Tate's
leg above the knee and probably lodg-
ing behind the knee cap. Several other
darkies were present and all give about
the same version of the affair. 800. Mr..
NJ. L. Beckham of Pleasant Hill, we
learn, has been appointed successor to
Mr.. r. E. McIlwain to get up the GIN
ming statistics of Lancaster county for
the department at Washington. Mr..
McIlwain resigned on account of re-
moving to Charlotte, N. c. Mr.. Beck
ham is active and painstaking and Will
fill the place we'll. .... .Messrs. Frank
Bennett, Jr., and A. M. Griffin, have
been sent here at the instance of Con-
gressman Finley by the National gov
ernment for the purpose of making
soil survey of the country. They be-
gan the work Monday. Chief of
Police Hunter captured Henry Scott,
colored, an escaped convict from the
Chesterfield county chaingang, at this
place last Friday evening. Scott was
serving a sentence Of twelve months for
larceny. Mr. Hunter notified the su-
pervisor Of Chesterfield of his capture
and he sent over for Scott yesterday.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, June 81: The corpse
of Mrs. Charles Huffstickler, who died
Friday at Pineville Of peritonitis, was
brought to Gastonia on No. IL Satur-
day and was taken through the country
Saturday afternoon to Lander's Chap
el where the funeral and interment took
place. The body was accompanied by
the husband and the only child, Beatrice,
aged ten months, her father, Mr.. G.
w. Richardson who lives near Lander's
Chapel, and Mr.. w. A. White. The de-
ceased was eighteen years Of age.
Mrs. Jennie Deaton, wife Of Mr.. w. B.
Deaton, died at II o'clock Thursday
night after an illness of several months
of tuberculosis at her home near the
Old Mill. The body was taken through
the country Saturday morning to Lam
der's Chapel in the northern part of