Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-26
Misrellaneous Raains.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER

and little son L. y. JT., anu MIS-. u
B. Mackorell of Lancaster, spent last
night in the city on their way from
a visit to their sister, Mrs. j. G. But
ler, in Abbeville. ...... Last Tuesday,
Mr.. Joshua Walker died at the home
of his daughter Mrs. ]. S. Withers, af-
ter gradual decline due to his age.
Funeral service was conducted by the
Rev. John Bass Shelton, assisted by
DR.. Moffatt. on Wednesday, and the
remains were buried at Liberty. He
was born in 1915, and was there
fore one of the oldest men in the coun-
ty, possibly the Oldest. ...... Mrs. W..
G. Neville of Yorkville, spent Monday
night in the city with Hon. and Mrs.
A. L. CASTOR on her return from Abbe-
vile, whittier she went to attend the
funeral Of her sister-in-law, Mrs. D.
Wyatt Aiken. Coroner GLADDEN. held
an inquest Wednesday over the body
Of Jack Brown, who died from the ef-
fects Of q blow on the head with a
pick in the hands Of John Ro1dey on
the 9Th of this month at Hicklin sta
ton on the Seaboard. They were both
colored section hands and had fight
on the 7th but were separated. On
the 9th they were tamping ties near
together, when Roddey dealt the fatal
blow, apparently without a word or
immediate provocation. We learn that
he claimed to have struck in antici-
patton of a blow from Brown. These
are the facts briefly, upon which the
Jury based it's verdict, simply stating
by whose hands Brown came to his
DEATH Mr.. L. G. McCreight was fore
man and DR.. J. N. Castor made the
examination. Both the negroes lived
at the section headquarters at Har-
mony station, and the inquest was held
near Edgmoor. Roddey left after the
deed was committed, having drawn
$500 or s4OO which he had in a bank
in Rock Hill, it is said and his where
abouts are still unknown.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, April %: Rev. ]. M.
Steadman informally entertained a
number of his young gentlemen friends
Tuesday evening at the First Metho-
dist parsonage. The host laid aside
his conventional airs for the occasion
and enlivened the hours with his con-
viviality, regaling his guests with
many effusions Of his wit and humor.
Refreshments were served in abund-
ance and the evening was very pleas
antly spent by the young gentlemen
present. Those who formed the party
were: DR.. Charles Jefferies, Charles
Ligon, Frank Carson, Alex Poag, Jones
Darby, Prof. Hodges, Wells Littlejohn,
Paul Lipscomb, Charlie Hames, Henry
Jumper, DR.. Green, Floyd Baker and
Anthony Sarratt. -. There Is no fall
ing off of the output of Capt. Ross
tin mine. 1t is showing up better every
day. Last Friday he got out 1900
pounds Of clean ore. The captains tin
mine is attracting increased attention
in this country and Europe. This week
it has had visitors from as far east
as Philadelphia and as far west as Ell
Paso, Texas. Gov. Hayward has
appointed Col. J. G. Wardlaw Of this
city, a delegate to the Panama Canal
convention to be held in Tampa, Fla,
on May 4th. under the auspices of the
Tampa board of trade. Mrs. M. A.
Macarthur celebrated her eightieth
birthday at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. w. Fl. Smith, last Tuesday. The
four score natal day found her enjoy
ing remarkably good health and much
vitality. Sheriff Thomas recently
located in Charlotte some Of the con-
victs who had escaped from the coun-
ty chaingang and the police Of that
city arrested two of them for him. He
went to Charlotte Monday evening and
that night brought Charles Littlejohn
and Alex McGoogle, both colored, back
to Gaffney. and Tuesday morning de-
livered them to the manager Of the
county's good roads gang to serve the
balance OF their time, if they don't
escape again.
GASToN.
Gastonis Gazette, April %: After a
lingering illness from bronchial trou-
BILE and dropsy extending through a
period of more than three years, Mr.
Thomas McGill Oates died at As min
utes past II o'clock at his old home
place Tuesday night. Had he lived
until tho 9th of Nav he wODld have
been II years old. He was buried at
Pisgah church Wednesday afternoon
after funeral services by the pastor,
Rev. A. L. Lindsay. He was a loyal
member of Pisgah church, and was
greatly beloved by his brethren and
neighbors. Mr.. Oates is survived by
his aged companion and by their three
sons and one daughter as follows:
William Oates in South Carolina;
John T., near Bessemer; Henry, near
the old home place; and Mrs. Margaret
Carson, wife Of Mr.. ]. r. Carson. ....
Mr.. ]. E. Finch, who works at Mr..
Sam Bradley's saw mill was run over
by log wagon, Wednesday morning
about ten o'clock. He was standing
on the wagon trying to steady a log
with a cant-hook while the wagon was
going down hill. The wheel hit a
stump and he was thrown to a sitting
posture under the hub of the hind
wheel. He was bent forward by the
hub pressing on the back of his neck