Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-17
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CHESTER

Lantern, March IA: Last week Mr..
S. S. Remington showed us What
was said to be a cabbage snake,
which had been found in a head OF
cabbage which Mrs. Remington was
having prepared for dinner. 1t was
from two to two and a half inches
long. perhaps a sixteenth Of an Inch
in diameter and Of yellowish color.
We do not know what it's effect would
be upon the human system. A doc
tor of Chester is said to have ex-
pressed the opinion that 1t contained
enough poison to kill 20 men,. Mar
ried, at the Methodist parsonage at
7.2O Sabbath evening by Rev. M. l..
Banks, Mr.. James Howe and MISS
Mamie GLADDEN., both Of this city,.
Mr.. Tom McCarley, who until recently
has been engineer on the c. & NV.
freight train, was married to MISS
Lola Whitener In Hickory, N. c., about
ten days ago. Mr.. McCarley Is ma
tive of the Blackstock neighborhood
and was resident Of this city for
some time. 49,. Mrs. r. L. Howe ana
little daughter went to Yorkville Sat-
urday on account Of the illness OF her
mother-in-law. Mr.. Howe went Fri
day.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, March Is: Misses Bessie
and Ellen Jordan are visiting relatives
at Leslie, in York county. .....Mr. J.
F. Gregory visited his parents at
Taxahaw Saturday and Sunday. His
mother who has been quite Ill, Is
some better. -. DIR. S. G. Rutledge
and Miss Ida Truesdel were married
Sunday afternoon at the home or the
brides grandmother, Mrs. Seaborn
Truesdel, at Kershaw, DR.. E. F. Rice
officiating. I'VE are glad to learn
that Mr.. ]. Wren Tillman, who mas
been under treatment of DR.. Pryor at
Chester for several weeks, for some
derangement of the digestive organs,
is much improved and was expected
home Monday night. .... Little Roy,
the infant son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w.
Beik. aged eighteen months, died at
Kershaw, the 10th instant Of measles
and was buried in the Kershaw ceme-
terry Saturday afternoon. The funeral
service was conducted by DR.. E. F.
Rice. On Sunday night last Mr..
Lester S. Starnes, who lives about sew
en- miles north Of town, was robbed OF
s21.6O in money and his pistol while
he slept The money was taken from
a pocket Of his pants, which were
hanging at the head of his bed, While
the pistol was taken from the mantel
board in his bed room. A negro boy,
Will Thomas, who was hired to Mr..
Starnes and who slept In the COOK
room on the premises, ran off that
night and has not been heard of since
Mr.. Starnes is certain that the negro
slipped into his room and committed
the theft as there was no other cause
for his leaving. Efforts are being
made to ascertain the whereabouts OF
Thomas. 1t is said that he once lived
about Concord, N. c., and came to this
county from there.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, March IA: Mrs. w.
c. Rippy died Thursday at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. John Bell in
Blacksburg. She was sick only two
weeks before the end came. She was
a consistent member Of New Hope
church at Earl, N. c., and good,
pious Christian woman. She leaves a
devoted husband, three sons and two
daughters, and a host Of friends to
mourn her departure. A young child
of Mrs. porter's, who occupies rooms
on Limestone street fell down stair
way in the house Saturday afternoon
and broke one Of its little legs In two
places. DR.. Nesbitt was hurriedly sent
for, and he set the broken limb and
made the child as comfortable as pos
sible. The little one was following Its
mother down the steps at the time,
when it lost its balance and fell con-
siderable distance. ..... Mrs. Polly M.
Richards, aged seventy-two, died last
Friday al IL o'clock while eating din
ner at the table at w. T. Horizons,
where she was spending the day. She
had been making her home with her
son, Mr.. ]. ]. Richards, near Thickety
mountain She was buried Saturday
about o'clock at Macedonia church.
Rev. A. D. Davidson conducted the
funeral services. -. Mrs. ]. P. Robbs
died at her home near Grassy Pond
Saturday night about s o'clock, and
was buried yesterday morning In the
Robbs' graveyard. Heart disease was
evidently the cause Of her death, as
she was Ill only a few minutes, and
had beer in good health, apparently,
up to the time of her last sickness.
Mrs. Rcbbs was about thirty-one
years of age, and she leaves husband
and eight children, one young baby,
to mourn for her. Mr.. Geo. w.
Byars, Is, we are sorry to announce,
critically ILL., Mr.. Byars has suffered
a relapse from an attack Of grip.
Court reconvened yesterday morning
after an adjournment since Wednesday
on account Of the death of Stenogra-
pher McCaw's mother. Only one case
was taken up yesterday and 1t con-
sumed the entire day, the jury being
out as the Ledger went to press. The
damage suit Of Moore VS.. DR.. Nesbitt
and Allen is scheduled for this (Tues-
day. morning.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, March IA: On
Wednesday evening, the first Of March.
Mr.. Edgar Lester Crawford, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Alex Crawford, of
Pisgah, led to Hymen's altar, Miss
Mamie Isabelle Ferguson, Of Crowd