Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-04-07
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Gaffney Ledger, April 4: Mr.. Crayton
Green and Miss Hattie Green, both Of
Boiling Springs, N. c., were married
last week by Magistrate A. ]. NC
Craw. The county commissioners
held a meeting in the court house yes
terday. At this meeting DR.. J. N. Mes
bitt was reelected county physician,
and Butler & Osborne attorneys Tor
the county. The young ladies OF
Limestone college had a lawn party
on the college campus Friday night.
Quite a number Of the young men OF
the city went down, and 1t Is to be
presumed that the affair was enjoyed
by every one who took part in IT,.
DR.. Hood of Hoodtown, reports twelve
cases Of pneumonia among the chill
dren of his practice. Some Of them
are very bad off.
CHESTER.
Lantern, April 4: Engineer L. M.
Howerton, Of the Palm Limited going
south Saturday morning, met with
what might have been a serious acci-
dent at Smiths Turnout. He was
looking out Of the window watching
for a signal as they passed a freight
train wherl something struck him on
the side OF his head, knocking him
unconscious for several minutes. He
was carried back into the car and the
fireman ran the train on to Chester,
DR.. S. G. Miller was phoned for and
getting on the train went as far as
Winnsboro with him to give the need
ed medical attention and returned on
No. 80. Engineer Poore, Of the Swing
ran the train from here to Columbia
and some one was sent to take his
place. Mr.. Howerton had no idea
whether it was something projecting
from the freight train or something
else that struck him. $50. Mrs. Mary
Turner, wife Of Mr.. w. S. Turner, su-
perintendent of the county home, died
about 4 o'clock Saturday morning,
April 1, of bronchitis. She had been
In bad health for some time and quite
sick for a week, but her death was not
expected so soon until a few hours be-
fore the end came. She would have
been Sc years old in June. Her hus-
band and six children, four OF whom
are married, mourn her death. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. J. D. Mahon, assisted by Rev. l..
c. Hinton, at Liberty church Sabbath
and the burial was in the cemetery
there. hrs. Turner was daughter OF
the late Gail Simpson, Of Halsellville
township. She was woman OF meek
and gentle spirit and was beloved by
a large circle Of friends and relatives.
One who was present says the funeral
was one Of the most widely attended
he has even seen. e. Mrs. w. G. Lat
inner came down Friday evening to
visit her son, Mr.. Carl Latimer. and
returned yesterday morning. Miss
Ethel Latimer, who is teaching at De-
Witt, spent Saturday and Sabbath
with them. DIR. and Mrs. E. K
Hardin of Clover, spent Friday night
In the city and left for Batesburg Sat
urday, where the doctor was going to
attend the trial Of railroad case In
court. .... Court convened yesterday
morning. Judge r. o. Purdy, pre-
siding. Nearly an hour was lost
waiting for an absent grand juror
who, it was reported, was coming on
the S. 4. L. train. Judge Purdy an
nounced that IL 1t was the custom here
for jurors to depend on trains to get
here, that custom must be broken up
When the jury commissioners were
about to draw another juror, the miss
ing man arrived, and was fined $500
Henry Oglesby was arraigned fol
housebreaking and larceny and plead
ed guilty. Girard Gist and Frazer Gist
pleaded guilty Of car breaking. They
also pleaded guilty to the indictment
for larceny. The case against Robert
Tinker for gambling was mol pressed
The case against Hugh Hindman, Jas
Hindman and James Campbell fol
larceny is on trial as we go to press
No sentences have been passed.
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Gastonia Gazette, April 4: Mrs. G. M
Howell of Pisgah, who has been lying
desperately i'll for some weeks. and
In fact, her life trembling in the bal
ance with scarce hope Of her recov-
cry, is pronounced to be improving. :.
-. Mrs. C.. T. Cornwell has been
spending a few days in Grover with
her father, Mr.. Martin Turner, who
has beer quite i'll. but Is now much i'm
proved. Late Sunday afternoon two
negroes named Jim Jones and Jasper
Wood had a difficulty at house or
the Oneida farm, Jones emptied his
pistol shooting at Wood, but only the
first shot took effect. This pierced
the calf Of Woods left leg, who then
mounted his wheel, rode to town, got
DR.. Reid to dress the wound, and when
walked to his home back of Esquire
Anders' place. 1t is said that the
| QudITel Was duoul d "Oilldii, do 10 SS
often the case. Jones is night fireman
at the Arlington; Wood carries brick
and mortar and does other odd jobs
about the town. Jones denies the
shooting. He is in prison in default OF
$500 bond. go. Mr.. Henry Wilson. sor
Of Mr.. ]. L. Wilson, was taken Sc
verely Ill yesterday morning as the
result Of acute indigestion. He was
taken with a spasm in the morning
| and had another late Yesterday after