Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-10
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neighborins Exchanges.
CHEROKEE.

ing FRIDAY morning pelolo MoSiS't
c. T. Bridges on the charge OF house
burning. The house alleged to have
been burned was on the plantation OF
CAPTAIN S. S. Ross of this city. The
house was situated in northeastern
Cherokee and was occupied by the ne
gro himself. The burning occurred on
Wednesday night and the house was
totally destroyed, including some val
liable furniture The magistrate con-
sidered the evidence sufficient to hold
the accused, so bound him over to
court He was represented at the pre-
liminary by Col. T. B. Butler of the
local bar.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Nov. Z: In the court OF gen.
eral sessions this week Jno. Mckeown
was found guilty of assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature and SEN
fenced to eight months or $10O. He
paid the fine. Hampton Bratton, found
guilty of manslaughter and recon-
mended to mercy, was sentenced to
two years. Joe Beatty, charged with
assault and battery, was acquitted.
James Arthur Lowry pleaded guilty OF
housebreaking and larceny and was
sentenced to three years. william
Gather was found guilty of assault
and battery of high and aggravated
nature and carrying concealed weap-
ons. Escaped while being taken back
to jail. N. Y. McMahan, charged with
soliciting emigrants without license,
was tried in his absence and found
guilty. Sealed sentence. McMahan
left a cash bond. Octavius Simpson,
previously reported, was sentenced to
eight years in the penitentiary. Mar
Gus Mccullough was sentenced to ten
years. In the case Of James Sanders
and Arthur Mccullough, convicted of
murder and recommended to mercy,
Judge Frank B. Gary overruled a mo-
ton for a new trial. Notice OF appeal
will probably be given. The civil
cases of w. w. Banks VS.. A. M. Greg
ory, Jane White VS.. Levi Wilson and
H. c. Brawley VS.. John w. Wilkes, set
for yesterday, were all continued. The
case of S. F. DuBose VS.. w. A. Glad
den is now on trial. 1t Is the only case
set for today. .... Miss Fannie Brown
left for Filbert, York county, this
morning to visit relatives. Saturday
she will go to Long Shoals, N. c., to
teach the same school she taught last
year. .... DIR. and Mrs. S. A. Weber
and Miss Dot Montgomery Of York
Vile, passed through yesterday morn
ing on their return home from the
missionary conference in Lancaster.
LANCASTER.
News, November 8: Mr. Mint Black
mon, a we'll known citizen and sue
cessful farmer of the eastern portion
of the county. had the misfortune to
lose his gin house and contents by fire
last Saturday night. Some four or five
bales of cotton and a large quantity Of
seed were consumed by the flames.
Mr.. Blackmon estimates his loss at
fully $1,000. He had no insurance.
The origin of the fire is not known,
though there is some suspicion Of in
cendiarism. The fire started about the
door of the gin house. There had been
no fire about the premises, as the gin
was operated by horse power. Sheriff
Hunter spent Sunday at Mr.. Black
mons, making an investigation into
the matter . Jim English, colored,
son of the Rev. Amos English, had a
preliminary hearing Monday before
Magistrate Caskey, charged. with for
gerry. 1t is alleged that he obtained
about $50 from Mr.. o. c. Blackmon,
cotton seed buyer, by forging tickets
for three loads of seeds which he new
er sold The defendant was bound
over for trial in the upper court, his
bond being $1,000. Miss Ella Bell
Faggan Of Gainesville, Fla, niece of
Mrs. ]. L. Tillman, Sr., Of Van Wyck,
died one day last week. She was a
daughter of Mr. F. A. Bell, formerly
Of this county, but now living in Flor
ida. She was about forty-five years
old. -. Miss Phoenie Crockett of
Lancaster, met with a serious accident
last Saturday afternoon at the home
of Mr.. w. T. Vanlandingham Of Dry
Creek. AS she started up the steps she
lost her balance and fell, breaking her
hip bone She is doing as we'll as
could be expected. DR.. Poovey is at
+apdipp bar Mr. Andrew T Cau-
then, son of Postmaster Martin Cau-
then of Kershaw. and Miss Agnes
Cauthen, daughter Of Mrs. Julia Cau-
then of the Oakhurst section, were
married in Heath Springs Sunday, at
the Methodist parsonage, by the pas
tor, the Rev. David Hucks. The bride
is a sister Of Mr.. Martin Cauthen of
this place.. The Woman's Foreign
Missionary society Of the Rock Hill
district met in the First Methodist
church here Nov. 3-5, 1905. The del
egates were warmly welcomed at the
station and each representative was
gracious greeting awaited her. Mrs.
S. A Weber, secretary of the Rock
Hill district, presided over these meet
ings with charming dignity. Mrs. O..
A. Jeffcoat of Kershaw, acted as secre-
tary of the meeting. Very fine reports
were read from all the delegates pres
ent After the reading of the reports,
DR.. Weber, known and loved by all in
Lancaster, spoke gracious words of
loving interest in the work. The
meeting next year will be held in Ker-
shaw.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Nov. Z: In the
Methodist church at Lincolnton on
Wednesday evening. the 22nd. Miss
Jennie Stevens Armstrong, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Armstrong of
LincOlnton. will be married to Rev.
James Hardy Bennett. The Journal
siys: Miss Armstrong is one of the
county's most accomplished and popu-
lar young ladies and has many friends.
Rev. Bennett is one of the most popu-
lar of the young Methodist ministers,
and iS in charge Of the Lowell circuit