Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-07
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CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, March 3:Mrs. ]. M
Steadman has been called to Saluda
county by the critical illness Of heI
father DR.. ]. c. w. Kennerly. .... Mr.
Roland Parker, son Of A. ]. Parker
and Miss Etter Rains, daughter OF
Uncle Mute" Rains Of Pondfield, were
joined last Sunday in the holy bonds
of wedlock. News reached the city
Wednesday that son Of Mr.. Burl Jol-
ly, who lives a few miles above the
city, had accidentally shot himself and
died instantly from his wound. The
young man was out hunting, or in the
woods, and, it is said, was poking the
stock Of his gun into some bushes,
when in pulling it out, with the muzzle
toward him, the hammer caught
against a limb and the gun was dis
charged, the load tearing away some
Of the fingers Of his right hand and
entering his throat and chest causing
his death. "Wednesday morning
about 2 o'clock as the first section of
freight train No. "A, northbound, was
coming into the city, several box cars
jumped the track at a. switch near
the powerhouse, in this city, and were
considerably smashed up. The cause
Of the accident, 1t is said, was some
thing similar to that which caused the
wreck Of the southbound vestibule
near Fair Forest about two weeks ago
"a chain dangling from car, which
caught in the frog Of the switch as 1t
passed and pulled the rails apart, thus
derailing several Of the boxes before
the train could be stopped. No. "a,
with Conductor w. A. Martin in charge
and Engineer ]. A. Lucas at the
throttle, and No. 4S7, an extra going
south, with H. A. Witherspoon, con-
ductor, and D. M. Fellows, engineer,
had orders to meet at this point. When
the wreck occurred the southbound
freight was nearing the point, and
came dangerously near to running into
the other train before 1t could be
brought to a standstill, the fireman OF
No. 4S7 jumping from his engine to
avoid the threatened collision. One
car loaded with export cotton was bad
ly torn up. others were overturned and
more or less damaged, and the track
was torn up for short distance. NO
one was injured and the loss Is COM
paratively small.
LANCASTER.
Ledaer, March 4: Mr.. James F. Hun
ter received g. telegram from Con-
gresham Finley Wednesday stating
that he had been appointed postmas-
ter at this place and another telegram
the following day announced that his
appointment had been confirmed by
the senate. This was quite a surprise
to Mr.. Hunter as he was not even an
applicant for the position. His friends
are delighted with his appointment
which will give general satisfaction.
II he accepts the Office he will take
charge April lst. Mr.. j.. M. Stewart,
now postmaster, has filled the office
most acceptably and 1t Is greatly re-
GREETED by his friends that he gives 1t
up; but no successor to him could give
better satisfaction than Mr.. Hunter. ...
Last Monday afternoon the little six
year-old daughter Of Mr.. John Ellis
of the Heath Springs section, had her
clothing to catch afire from pile OF
cornstalks which her father was burn
ing in a field near his home and was
so badly burned that she died Of her
injuries on Wednesday morning. DIR.
j. A. Rutledge attended her and did
all he could to relieve the suffering
and If possible save the life Of the lit
tie sufferer. 80. Shortly after noon
last Thursday fire at the cotton plat
form of the Southern depot destroyed
alb ,ut 1875 bales of cotton before the
flames could be extinguished. The fire
Is supposed to have originated from a
spark from a Southern freight engine
which was shifting around the plat
form a few minutes before. By hard
work about 100 bales were moved from
the platform before the fire reached
them. The cotton burned belonged to
the L. M. Co., the Heath-Jones Co.,
and to Alexander Sprunt & Co.,.
Miss Lula Jane Caskey, a daughter OF
Mr.. Leonard S. Caskey Of the Creek
section, died at her fathers home,
Wednesday, March l, after an illness
Of five days Of measles. She was %
years, months and s days Of age, and
was an earnest Bible student, being
we'll versed In the Scripture. Her re-
mains were inferred at Shiloh church
on Thursday. Another daughter of
Mr.. Caskey's is also seriously Ill of
measles. . Mrs. Amelia Slower, wild
ow Of the late James L. Stover, died at
her home near Kershaw on Wednes-
day, March l, after a weeks illness of
pneumonia. She was in her 6Sth year
and leaves three children and four
step children surviving her. She was
member Of Bethel Presbyterian
church and was a good Christian wo-
man. Her remains were inferred at
Bethel church yesterday.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March 3: Rev. J. H. Var
borough of Fort Lawn, who has been
confined to his bed for some time, is
now very sick. Mr.. and Mrs. j. I.
Strait of Lewis Turnout, returned from
Fort Lawn Wednesday evening. Mr..
Turner, Mrs. Straits father, Is still
quite sick with catarrh and heart trou-
BILE. Mr.. John Abel, who has been
quite sick with grip the past two weeks
at Mr.. M. A. Gwinn's, has sufficiently
recovered to oe able to go to his home
at Lowryville this morning. His moth
er. Mrs. jamie Abel, who has been
with him during his illness. and sis
ter, Miss Alice Abell who has been
here a few days, accompanied him
home. The farmers of Lowryville
and vicinity met last Saturday, Feb
25th, and organized under the name
of the Lowryville Southern Cotton as
sociation. T. A. McNinch was elected
president, ]. L. Abel vice president
E. L. Guy treasurer, ]. w. Lowry sec