Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-24
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Gaffney Ledger, March 21:G. L. Mar
tin, who recently had the misfortune
to get seriously burned, we learn rs
not improving very much. ....... Mrs
C. F. mman of Wilkinsville is quite
unwell from an attack Of grippe, which
follows a spell of measles she had.
Several severe cases of smallpox are
reported on the other side OF Broad
river The woodmen Of the World
of Cherokee Camp No. 232, Cherokee
Falls, gave an oyster supper on Sat-
urday night, March 11th, which was
very much enjoyed by all present
This camp is young, but has charter
and is in a fiourishing condition. Jno.
w. Byers is representing 1t at the head
camp, Savannah, Ga.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March 21: Mr.. r. E. Mont
gomery and daughter Dorothy OF YORK
Vile, came down Saturday evening TO
attend the Crusader meetings, and re-
turned this morning. .... DIR. and MRS
s. G. Miller and little daughter, Mary
Moore. went to Rock Hill yesterday
afternoon on account Of the Illness OF
the doctors niece, Miss Fannie Moore.
Mrs. Maggie Hardin, widow OF
the late Joe M. Hardin, died at her
home near Armenia, Friday morning,
March H., and was buried at Liberty
church Saturday after funeral services
conducted by Revs. c. M. Salter and
]. M. Fridy. She was about 45 years
old and leaves a son and two daugh-
ters, the youngest IA years old, to
mourn her death. She had been suf-
tering with some stomach trouble for
several months. She was a sister OF
Mr.. ]. s. Colvin Of this city. ..... Mrs
A. N. Webb, aged about 35 years, died
Sabbath night, March 19, at 1l.5O
O'Clock, after long illness from heart
trouble Mr.. Webb Is travelling man
and they moved here from Sumter
FIVE or six years ago and have since
lived in one Of Mr.. Walkers houses on
Pine street. The funeral service was
at the home yesterday afternoon at
4.SO, conducted by Rev. M. L. Banks
and the burial was In Evergreen GEM
etery. :. The many friends Of Mrs. W.
S. Garrison Of Landsford, are glad to
know that she Is steadily improving. -.
Since December, Southern freight cars
on the side tracks here have been
robbed frequently and the police Sc
cured evidence that pointed to certain
parties. About three o'clock yester-
day morning they were caught. Mr.
Geo. III. Bishop, detective for the
Southern, had, secreted himself under
car, and after waiting six or eight
hours, two negroes broke open the car
and went to taking out goods. one
being inside and the other at the
door. The latter, when disturbed by
move Of Mr.. Bishop. fired three pis-
tol shots at the detective and fed
Mr.. Bishop fired after him with a
shot gun and then turned his atten-
ton to the man in the car, whom he
easily captured. 1t was evident that
the other had been shot, but to what
extent was not known. He ran for
some distance and then fell. calling
loudly to Heaven for help In his mis-
fortune, Some Of the residents (of
the earth) carried him to his brothers
house, on Aiken street, where Chief
Taylor and Mr.. Bishop found him
His thighs were filled with shot and
there was a good sprinkling all the
way to his feet, though he is not Sc
riously hurt. His name Is Girard-
alias "Biddle"-Gist His accomplice
was Fraser Gist, his brother. They
are both strangers to honest work
Large quantities Of the stolen goods
were found in the stores Of Sam
Douglass and the Rev. A. j. Williams
who claimed that they did not know
they were stolen, though there is very
strong evidence to the contrary.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, March 22:. A case Of unu-
sual interest to be tried at this term
of court is the suit against the South
ern for $5O,00O damages brought BY
Lucius P. Bell as administrator of Jno
s. Bell, deceased. The action grows
out of the killing of the Is months OLD
son Of Mr.. Bell in April Of last yeai
| by a freight train on the Southern.
Mrs. Jesse Sims of Union church Sec
ton, met with a serious accident last
Wednesday afternoon. While burning
some trash in her garden her dress
caught afire and, but for her presence
Of mind in running to and lying dowr
in a small branch thirty or forty yards
distant she would doubtless have lost
her life. Her injuries, mainly along
her side and back, are quite serious
but Dr. Elliott, the attending physician
says she is now out Of all danger and
Is rapidly recovering. go. .Messrs. E
D. Smith and F. H. Hyatt, president
and secretary Of the Cotton Grower 8
association in this state, addressed q
large and interested audience Of far
mers during the recess Of court here
last Monday. Their speeches were
we'll received and our farmers more
fully appreciate the possibilities Of the
organization since hearing them speak
Both speakers made the duty Of the
farmer plain and showed conclusive
ly that the success or failure Of the
movement depended entirely on their
action. There was no farmer who
heard them but was convinced by
their strong and clear arguments
pointing out the wisdom and necessi-
ty of the acreage reduction, reduction
Of fertilizers and even the holding OF
cotton. Their speeches win do much
good in the way of encouragement to
every one interested in the organiza- =