Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-30
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CHEROKEE.

Neiehborins Exchanges.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, June 81: The twen-
child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jim Phillips Of Star Farm. died Satur-
day, after short illness, and was bur-
led Sunday at El-Bethel church. 49,.
The June term Of court Of general ses-
sions for Cherokee county convened In
Gaffney yesterday morning, with Judge
d. A. Townsend Of Union. presiding,
T. S. Sease of Spartanburg, as solicitor,
and L. ID. Mott court stenographer.
Several cases were taken up and dis
posed of yesterday. Case Of Winnie
Mccullough and Joe Russell, colored,
assault ard battery with intent to kill;
guilty, with motion for new trial for
Russell. Case Of State vs.. Barney
Browning; settled. Case Of Virgie and
Mary Littlejohn, colored, for assault
and battery; guilty. State VS.. Sig Lit
tlejohn, colored, for selling liquor;
plead guilty, and fined 500 or three
months on the chaingang. A true bill
was found In the two murder cases
and trial set for today (Tuesday).
State VS.. George Camp. colored, for
arson: trial set for today. Judge
Townsend imposed fine upon three
witnesses for being late.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 81: Mrs. Agnes Sexton
Reid died Thursday evening, June 20,
1905, at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Samuel Stewart at Bascomville,
aged 6S years. She had been In bad
health a number Of years from some
chronic trouble. The Friday previous
she was taken with a chill but was not
thought to be seriously Ill until about
5 o'clock on the afternoon Of her death,
when she took sinking spell, but re-
vived and seemed better until 8
o'clock. when she sank away so sud-
denly and quietly, had they not been
watching by her side they would not
have known when she died. She was
a daughter Of the late David Sexton
and widow Of Daniel Reid, and was
raised I'm the Alliance neighborhood.
She leaves four daughters, Mrs. Sam
Stewart, Mrs. Tom Stewart, Mrs. Lew
is Austin and Mrs. Hugh Stewart, also
one brother and sister, Mr.. Jabez Sex
ton Of Alliance, and Mrs. James Ham,
ilton of Guthriesville. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. j. II.
Wilson at o'clock Friday afternoon
and the burial was in the Cedar Shoals
cemetery. Miss Effie Broom, aged
II years. youngest daughter Of Mrs.
Mary Broom, at the Springstein mills,
died about o'clock Saturday after
noon after a long illness with con-
sumption The burial was In Ever
green cemetery Sabbath at 10 o'clock,
after funeral services at the home con-
Quoted by Rev. John Bass Shelton and
a short service at the grave by Rev.
James Russell. 49,. Mrs. Nancy Gill,
aged 80 years, died suddenly at her
home at Lewis Turnout Friday night,
June 23, from heart failure. She ate
her supper and was in her usual health
Wnon Sn6 went 10 Dcu d tiihS
she was taken with some kind Of collie,
spells to which she was subject, and
her daughters began the application Of
the usual remedies, but death relieved
her before she had been sick fifteen
minutes. She was the last Of the four
daughters Of Mr.. Robert Robinson, who
formerly owned the land where Hon.
]. l. Glenn now lives, and was the
widow Of William Perry Gill. to whom
she was married in 1S49. Since her
marriage she has always lived at the
old Gill place, one mile from Lewis
Turnout. She is survived by her five
children. viz: Mr.. William Gill Of Rock
Hill; Messrs. Robert and Jack Gill,
Mrs. Bene Caldwell and Miss Maggie
Gill, all Of whom lived with her, also
several grandchildren. The funeral
service was at Uriel church about 6
o'clock Saturday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. A. H. Atkins and the burial
! was in the cemetery there.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, June q: The con-
dition of Mr. F. w LeeDer continues