Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-24
Miseellaneul1s 8eadias.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neighborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.

News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, Feb. %: Mr.. w. H. Reid and
family, we regret to learn, will shortly
move from this place to Union, where
Mr.. Reid has accepted a position as
bookkeeper with the Union Hardware
Co. He has filled a like position here
with the Williams Hughes Co., since
its organization. 80. Mr.. ]. F. Cly-
burn received a message Monday even
ing from Atlanta, Ca, informing him
Of the serious illness Of his mother,
Mrs. H. N. Clyburn, formerly Of this
county. Mrs. Clyburn has pneumonia.
Unless wired Of improvement in her
condition Mr.. Clyburn will leave
for his mothers bedside today.
Mr.. ]. M. Gamer and Miss Rosie
Taylor, both Of Kershaw county, were
married on the 11th instant, by Notary
Public w. F. Estridge. 49,. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. J. McNinch h We the deepest
sympathy Of their frien Is in the death
of their little babe, coward Dabney,
aged about 10 months, which occur
red at their home here last Saturday
morning, Feb. 18, 1905. Mr.. d. q.
Fletcher Of westville, was painfully
injured one day last week by falling
across a sill in his engine room at his
saw mill. After three or four days
confinement he is able to be out again.
| The infant daughter of Mr.. ana
Mrs. James Walden OF this place. died
Sunday, Feb. 19, aged about seven
weeks. The remains 9ere inferred In
Westside cemetery Monday. ........ The
seven -year-old daughter Of Mr.. Thos.
w. Mccoy died Monday, Feb. 20, OF
dropsy. The remains were taken to
Flat Creek yesterday for interment.
Mr.. Mccoy has lost four children with
in the past year.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, Feb. 21: The farm
ers and business men Of Gaffney and
Cherokee met in the county court
house Saturday and perfected the or
ganization Of a cotton growers asso-
citation for Cherokee. The meeting
was a very enthusiastic one; and ev-
l,eryone present seemed imbued with the
determination to put forth his best
efforts toward bringing about better
state of affairs for the farmers, the
county, and the south. The city
ofr Inf.C
on the sidewalks that lead out to
Limestone, and 1t Is their intention 10
carry the work as far as the college.
This will be a great help to the walks
during the rainy weather, and only
those who live out in that end Of the
city can fully appreciate the action OF
the council. 49,. Mr.. William A. Rob-
inson, an old and highly respected cit
izen of Sharon, Is very low at this time
with pneumonia. He Is very old man
and his recovery Is very doubtful.
Mrs. J. N. Lipscomb receiv-
ed a message yesterday stating that
her father was very Ill at his home
| at Fair Forest. and requesting her~ to
| come 10 HlIl dl SAC e1iiN <'&A'
Lipscomb left on the southbound af-
| ternoon train. . Mr.. Joe Byars died
Thursday at his home near Gaffney,
after only a weeks illness Of pneumo-
mia. Mr.. Byars formerly lived in the
| city, but moved out TO the country
about month ago. His remains were
inferred in the cemetery at Province
-. Smith Spencer, eighteen years OF
age, a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Spen-
Ger Of Lawn, died Thursday morning
about o'clock after long affliction
of rheumatism. His remains were bur-
led Friday at Corinth, funeral services
being conducted by Rev. A. D. Dav-
idson. Mrs. John F. Jones, after an
extended visit to relatives in the north
is at her home in Blacksburg again.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Feb. 21: Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
E. Beamguard and little son, Of Clo-
yer, passed through Saturday on their
way home from Columbia. 80. Miss
Flossye McElroy spent Friday night
with her grandfather, Mr.. Robert Nc
Elroy, on her return to Yorkville from
visit to her aunt, Mrs. r. S. Dunbar
at Avon. Sinclair Booth has re-
turned from Atlanta, where he has
been attending the school Of Techno-
logy. He has just recovered from
severe attack of measles, and the doc
tor advised that he come home and
rest his eyes, which are weak. .......
Mr. Robert B. Crawford, aged 81 years,
died at his home on Center street yes
terday morning. Feb. goth, at 2.3O.
He had been suffering from some
dropsical trouble for some time, but
| the immediate cause Of his death was
pneumonia. He was a native Of this
place, but for many years had been liv-
ing in Fairfield. January Of last year
he moved from Stevenson to this city,
where two Of his sons were in busi-
ness His wife, who is also quite sick,
and three sons, Messrs. James, Mills
and John Crawford all Of this city.
survive him. DR.. Charles r. Hyde
conducted a short funeral service at
the grave and the burial was in Ever
green cemetery yesterday afternoon
at five o'clock. :. Mr.. Walker Carroll
arrived from Hartman, Tenn, last
night with Ike Hemphill, who killed
Jim Moore at Blackstock last fall, and
lodged him in the Jail here. After the
killing Ike made his escape and was
never heard from until few days ago
when Sheriff Peden received a letter
from Hartman asking IL he was want
ed and telling of his capture. Mr..
Walker Carroll went for him, his ac-
count of his capture is interesting
Ike changed his name from Hemphill
to Hill leaving off the first part Of his
name. He was living at Oakdale, a
small place, when letter came ad-
dressed to Isaac Hill. The postmaster
knew everyone around there and not
knowing of him forwarded the letter
to the postmaster at Hartman, who
bore that name. The letter was open
ed and read 1t was from Ike's broth
er and besides a five-dollar bill con-
tanned all the information necessary