Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-01
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishboring Exchanges.
CHEROKEE

CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, Nov. 20: Montgom-
cry wilkins, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. ]. wilkins, suffered a very un-
fortunate and painful accident Thurs
day afternoon. The little fellow was
engaged at play in the yard OF his
fathers home on Montgomery street
when he fell, breaking his arm. He
is getting along nicely now. He is a
bright, manly little chap, and his
many friends hope for him a speedy
recovery.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Nov. 90: Mrs. r. L. Stewart
and family, who moved from York
Vile to the Springstein mills more
than two years ago, moved back to
Yorkville last Friday, and her sons
will work at the carpenter trade.
Married, Sabbath evening. Nov. 26,
1905, at the A. r. P. parsonage, Mr..
H. B. Murphy and Miss Hattie Allen
both of Chester, Rev. ]. S. Moffatt
CURED at the county farm Thursday.
between two old colored women. in
mates of the place, Amy Osborne re-
ceiyed injuries at the hands Of Mar
garet Attles, from the effects of which
she died Saturday evening. The two
old women occupied the same cabin
and had always gotten along nicely
together so far as any one knows.
Thursday, however, there was quar-
rel between the two, resulting in the
tragedy The Attles woman struck
her antagonist with heavy piece or
wood. The blow landed on the front
part of the skull and in a moment
the woman was covered with gore.
The old woman fingered till Saturday
night when death came. Coroner w.
M. Leckie visited the scene Of the
tragedy Sabbath morning and empan-
nelled jury. which brought in ver-
dict in accordance with the foregoing
facts. The murderess was brought to
the city and is now confined in the
county Jail to await trial. A peculiar
fact in connection with this affair Is
the great age Of the two old women
involved. Margaret Attles is said to
be seventy-five years of age. and her
appearance verifies the statement;
while the dead woman is much older
She reported her age as ninety-seven
a statement which was generally be-
lieved. There are several reliable
persons who say that she was an old
woman at the close of the civil war.
LANCASTER.
News, Nov. 90: Mr.. B. Frank Roberts,
another aged citizen Of Lancaster, has
passed away. He died at an early
hour Monday morning, at his home in
the Primus section. He was about
seventy years of age. He was In the
Confederate service and made a good
soldier. He received a wound in bat
tie from which he never recovered.
Mr.. Roberts was a good man and an
industrious farmer. He is survived by
two daughters and two sons, Mrs. j.
E. Faulkenbury, Miss Esther Roberts,
and Messrs. Henry and Andrew Rob-
erts The burial was at Plains church
yesterday. >. Mr.. Benjamin Sims, son
of Mr. Seaborn Sims, of the Longsville
section. and Miss Almetta Criminger,
daughter of Mr.. Frank Criminger.
were married last Sunday. by Notary
r.,Li;o NJ IJ;ltnn Mr. uaro6
Johnson, one of Lancaster county's
oldest citizens, died last Saturday
night at his home in Flat Creek town.
ship. His age was SO years, l month
and six days His death was due to
an attack of jaundice and he was sick
about five weeks. A number Of years
ago Mr.. Johnson had a leg broken in
runaway accident, from which he
never entirely recovered. He was
thrice married. His first wife was a
Miss Coan, his second Mrs. Hinson,
widow of c. F. Hinson. He leaves two
children by his first marriage, Mr.. M.
n. Johnson and Mrs. H. T. Johnson;
also two by his second marriage, Mrs
T. s.. Small and Miss Mary T. Johnson
Mr.. Johnson was a Confederate vete-
ran and was held in high esteem by
all who knew him. The remains were
buried Sunday at Union Baptist
church. :. Miss Sallie Huey, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Joseph Huey, of the cotton
mills community. met with a most
shocking accident Monday morning,
about 10 o'clock, which resulted in her
death in the afternoon. While stand
ing before the fire place, at her home,
Miss Huey was seized with an epilep-
tic fit and fell into the fire. With her
clothes ablaze she quickly arose and
ran from room to room, the flames
setting bed clothing. curtains, etc..
afire in every portion Of the building.
Mr.. Huey ran to his daughters rescue,
but before other arrived to assist him
she was so fearfully burned that she
was severely burned in trying to save
his daughter 1t was with considera-
BILE difficulty that the house itself was
prevented from burning. Miss Huey
was about thirty years of age. The
remains were buried yesterday at Zion
church.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, Nov. %: Mr.. j. ].
Lewis of South Point, was taken very Ill
Saturday with something like appendi-
citis. Sunday it was feared that he
would not recover, but he was re-
ported better yesterday. 80. Court
adjourned Friday morning. The case
of Bob Jackson, the negro who shot
at Policemen Carroll and Williams
while they were searching John Jack
sons house for whiskey occupied the
court for two days. Bob Jackson was
found guilty of assault with a deadly
weapon and was sent to the roads for
Is months; John Jackson the father
of Bob Jackson was sent to the road
for eight months for selling whisky. 1t
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