Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-27
LOCAL LAcONIcS.
Catawbas In GreenvIlle.

Greenville News: Several Indian
women from the Catawba reservation
In York county have been in dreenville
for two or three days, selling bead
work and baskets.
Wash Blair Dead.
Wash Blair the negro who was
shot by Mort Williams recently, died
last Wednesday afternoon. Williams
Is still at large,
Fever at Sharon.
The typhoid fever epidemic which
was thought to have run its course at
Sharon Is not yet ended. There have
be en- a number Of new cases within the
past week or ten days, Mr.. w, r, Bur-
CESS and four members Of the fami-
ly of the late r. H. H. Cain being
among the moro recent victims.
Sudden Death,
Mr.. Andrew Shlilinglaw died sudden
ly at his home about mile from
Hickory Grove last Wednesday morn
ing. The information as we get 1t Is
that on Tuesday he was az well as US
ual. He woke Mrs, Shillingiaw early
Wednesday morning and complained OF
being chilly. Mrs. Shillinglaw did what
she could to make him comfortable, and
went about getting breakfast, When
she returned to the bed some minutes
later she found that Mr., Shillinglaw
was dead. The DECEASED leaves a wid-
ow and two children, a son and q
daughter.
Big Cotton Sales,
The reporter slipped up badly In the
estimate published Tuesday OF the
number Of bales Of cotton sold on this
market between Friday afternoon and
Tuesday at noon. Tho estimate given
was 700 bales; but this was hardly
half enough, A single buyer bought
alone, and all the buyers together
bought as many as 1900 bales. This
was up to Tuesday noon. Since then
several hundred more bales have bean
marketed and the receipts for the week
are not much under 1000 bales. 1t ts
the biggest weeks work probably that
the Yorkville buyers have ever DONE
Accident on tho Road.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Youngblood Of
Bethel township, met with quite q ser
ious accident last Wednesday after
noon, while returning to their home
from Yorkville In a buggy. 1t was at
the Berry branch just beyond Mr.: j..
w. Loves, four miles from Yorkyille,
on the Charlotte road. The horse they
were driving shied at hole in the
bridge, and backed the buggy on into
the branch, some six or seven feet deep.
Mrs. Youngblood had her left arm
broken near the shoulder and Mr.
Youngblood was painfully bruised.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Youngblood were
taken back to the residence OF Mr
Love where they remained all night.
Mrs. Youngblood having received sur
gical attention In the meantime was
able to be removed to her home yes
terday morning.
Hall -owens.
The people of Yorkville and the coun-
try surrounding, will be interested In
a. marriage which took place at the
home of Mr.. A. C. Williamson in Gas
tonia, at 4.30 o'clock, Wednesday after
noon. The contracting parties were
Mr.. M. C. D. Owens Of Gastonia, and
Miss Mamie Hall of Yorkville. Rev.
r. C.. Anderson of Gastonia oficiated.
Following Is from the Gastonia CORES
pondence of the Charlotte Observer:
Miss Hall is the beautiful and ac-
complished daughter Of Mr.. D. NJ. Hall
of Yorkville, and for the past year has
been the bookkeeper Of the Singer
Sewing Machine company, where she
has won many friends. Mr.. Owens Is
the popular and capable manager OF
the Singer Sewing Machine company,
In Gastonia. The young people Will
attend the fair, after which they will
be at home in the Yeager residence, IN
Oakland avenue"
p. 3. Love Attempts Suicide.
Gaffney special Of October 21 to-
News and Courier: Early this morn
ing about 3 o'clock Mr.. Pate B. Love
attempted to commit suicide by cutting
his throat. Mr.. Love has been In bad
health for some time and his condition
has been affecting his mind. Mr.: Love
was well-to-do at one time. having In
herited a fine plantation at Smith
Ford, but through bad management he
lost all his property. He was once In the
newspaper business, editing the Hicko-
ry Grove Sun. For lack Of patronage
this venture was discontinued after
about three years. Lately he has
be en- residing in Gaffney. At one time
he was soliciting agent for the News
and later he was connected with the
Ledger in a like capacity. About q
month ago he suffered stroke Of par
alysis. He was then carried about
three miles In the country and 1t was
there that he attempted his own life.