Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-08
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cAEENKEE

G. Wardlaw of Yorkville, was In the
city Tuesday. Train No. 80, the
northbound morning passenger. is now
being run in two sections, the first Sec
ton carrying nothing but mail and
express. Even with this change. the
passenger section Is generally Late.
Sheriff Thomas LETT the city Wednes-
day morning for Knoxville. Tenn. to
take possession Of Bill Blueshirt, who
Is wanted here for the murder of Cora
Rice, a colored woman, whom he wan
tonly shot to death in this city about
three years ago. ;. Mr.. Frank Little
John, mail carrier on Pacolet r. F. ID.
route No. l, was shot at from ambush
Wednesday night, while on his return
trip to Pacolet The contents Of the
gun did not strike Mr.. Littlejohn. but
the report frightened his horse, which
ran away and threw him from the
buggy. wounding him painfully about
the head and face. There Is no clue
to the miscreant who fired the shot;
but should he be captured he should be
severely punished for his cowardly act.
CHESTER.
Lantern, August 4: Mr.. E. Claud
Hardin left yesterday for Arizona,
where he hopes to be benefited by that
western climate SD favorable to those
affected with lung trouble. He went
to Atlanta, where he expected to pur-
chase a ticket to his destination, Phoe-
nix. Arizona. :. Supervisor j. o. Dar-
by went to examine some roads In the
neighborhood of Rocky Mount Wed
nesday, and he says that he found
some bad roads. The chaingang is at
work in making a fill at Russell bridge
on the road from Fort Lawn to Ca
tawba Falls He came by Landsford
and attended the picnic at the Hough
school house yesterday. 80. Mr.. Ellie
Boney, who has been spending the
past few days in Chester, left yester-
day morning to make preparation for
opening his school next Monday at
Gold Hill academy, in York county.
This Is one of the best schools Of the
county, employing three teachers.
Mr.. Boney graduated at Furman uni
versity in June, making a fine record
as student hence he has every pros
pect of making a grand success In his
chosen work. We are pleased to
hear that Mrs. e. f. Dillingham; Of
Rock Hill. Is coming to Chester to re-
side Her daughter, Miss Rosebud
Dillingham;, Is fine musician, grad
uate Of a southern college. She hopes
to secure a class In music here. We
certainly hope she may be successful,
for good musicians are always well
come. They will occupy the house In
which DR.. Frank Kellars now lives, on
Pine street. 49,. Mr.. ]. G. McIlroy Of
Yorkville, came down Tuesday to vis-
1t his father and other relatives In the
city and county. ..... Mr.. N. P. john
ston, returned last night from Hun
tersville, N. c., where he visited his
daughter, Mrs. Marks. While he was
in Charlotte Joe Bradshaw, who used
to work in the Springstein mills, and
was employed In Charlotte as a line
man for the elecl 'ic lighting. was kill
ed by coming in contact with live
wire. ... Harvey Simpson, colored
boy 13 or IA years old, was placed In
Jail Wednesday charged with a right
serious offense. He Is alleged to have
placed distractions, In the way Of
Ao ,ofl
track a short stance below Evans
station on July '2nd with a view to
wrecking the Il lin. Fortunately the
distractions wer discovered and re-
Since that time a detective has been
quietly at work on the case. We un-
derstand that Simpson confessed his
guilt A warrant was issued for his
arrest by Judge ]. ]. Mcclure. and
Constable w. G.. Hedgpath went on
search for him Tuesday, but he could
not run across his man. A colored
man living In the community, one Jim
Shannon by name, being familiar with
all the facts relating to the effort be-
ing made to effec, an arrest, captured
the Simpson negro and brought him
bound to the proper authorities, pre-
senting the prisoner a, Judge Nc
Lures office on Wednesday. This Is
an unusual case. We think that the
railroad company should give this
worthy colored man a reward for his
commendable deed. Rev. J. H.
Brown, a Baptist doing independent
missionary work in the Canary Is
lands. has been spending a few days
in the city this week. He was present
at the prayer meeting at the A. r. P.
church Wednesday afternoon and
made very interesting talk relative
to his labors. He is an Englishman
by birth. He came to Havana, Cuba,
and became a Baptist minister. For
three years he has served as mission
ary in the Canary Islands, independ-
ent Of directions from any board. He
has been in this country with the hope
that he could induce the foreign mis-
sion board of his church to place him
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the board refused to act in the matter
and he Is on his way back to the is
lands to continue the work in that in
teresting and needy field, depending
altogether upon voluntary offerings
in his behalf with which to prosecute
his undertaking. Formerly he and his
wife supported themselves by teach
ing. but the opposition of the Catholic
priests became SO formidable as to shut
off almost entirely this source Of in
come Mr.. Brown also attended pray
er meeting at the Baptist church
Wednesday night ard made a short
address. He will not make an appeal
for his cause before the Chester con-
gregation.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, August A. A tele-
gram received by the committee of the
Presbyterian church last Wednesday
morning informed them Of Rev. r. c.
Anderson's acceptance of the church's
call to it's pastorate. There is great
satisfaction here over his decision.
Mr. Anderson says he will begin work
here as early n September as possi-
BILE. .... On North Marietta street