Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-06
LANCASTER.


county.
LANCASTER.
News, July 4: Two Kershaw coun-
ty farmers, living within a couple OF
miles of each other, sustained similar
losses by lightning last Sunday after
noon. The barn and stables Of Mr..
Rus Gregory, two miles south of the
town of Kershaw, was struck by an
electric bolt, setting the building on
fire, which was entirely destroyed, to-
gether with contents, including a lot
of roughness, ETC. His mule was also
killed by the same bolt. About the
same time in the afternoon the barn
and stable of Mr.. Martin Broughton,
in Flat Rock section, was struck by
lightning, killing his mule and setting
the building on fire, which was con-
sumed by the flames. He also had
500 bushels Of oats, lot of fodder, etc.,
burned. The old soldiers of Lam
caster county will be pleased to learn
that the gallant Colonel James Arm
strong of Charleston, one of the most
eloquent speakers in the state, will de-
liver an address on the occasion of
Dixie some time in August. There
will also be other speakers. The re-
union committee is to be congratu-
lated upon its good fortune in securing
so fine an orator as Colonel Arm
strong. Decisions of the supreme
court in two Lancaster cases were fill
ed in Columbia, Saturday, that of
Fisher and O'Day, convicted at the
as the Heath Springs safe robbery,
and the case of John G. Spray and
James H. Massey, convicted, in mag
istrate's court of disturbing a religi-
Gus congregation. Fisher and O'Day,
it will be remembered, were sentenced
to the penitentiary for fifteen years
They appealed to the supreme court on
the ground of the alleged unconstitu-
tionality of the act of the Legislature
under which they were indicted. The
supreme court sustains the constitu-
tionality of the act in question and
and therefore affirms the judgment of
Associate Justice Ira B. Jones. The
defendants attorneys were Messrs
Williams & Williams. Fisher & O'Day
are already in the penitentiary, where,
it will be recalled, they were taken
some months ago for safe keeping
In the Spray and Massey case, the
circuit court affirmed the magistrate's S
judgment, and from the circuit decree
preme court. 1t appears that the de-
PENDANTS were tried on one day, dur
ing their absence, when they were
bound over for trial on another day.
The supreme court holds that their
conviction following was a denial of
due process of law. The court there
fore reversed the judgment below and
granted defendants new trial. The
opinion is by Associate Justice Wood.
Mr.. j. Harry Foster is attorney for
the defendants.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, July 3: Mrs. G.
F. McLaughen died Friday morning
at half past three o'clock after a long
and severe Illness. Mrs. McLaughen
had been sorely afflicted for several
years and for the past several months
had suffered intensely. The funeral
services were held in the Gastonia
Lutheran church Friday afternoon at
five o'clock by the pastor. Rev. John
Hall, and the remains were buried in
| the city cemetery. Mrs. McLaughen
who was Miss Sue Lineberger before
her marriage, leaves a husband, five
children, three brothers and two sisters
to mourn her death. The children are
Louie, LAME, George, Harmein and
Frank Wilson. The brothers are Lee
Lineberger of Bethany, S. c.; Henry
Lineberger of Gastonia, and Herbert
Lineberger of Tennessee. The sisters
are Mrs. ]. r. Lewis and Mrs. ]. M
Pasour of Dallas, and Mrs. r. L.
| Payne of Bessemer City. Mrs. Nc
| Laughen was thirty-fiVe years of age
and her death is mourned by a large
number of relatives and friends who
| extend their SincereSt sympathieS to
the bereaved husband and children
..... Hon. f. Y. Webb was renomi-
mated for congress at Lincolnton yes
terday. Sheriff Armstrong and Mayor
| Dixon attended the convention from
Gastonia. Mr. +. r. Preston of Char
lotte, was chairman of the conven-
| ton and Mr.. Walter Keener of the
Lincoln Journal was secretary. The
nominating speech was made by Hon
Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby. Every
thing passed off amid feelings of har-
mony and enthusiasm. 80. Mr. and
1 b., DTap of
anxious to hear from their son Cohen
who went off the 31st of last october
with the VanAmburg Show. Another
boy named Garland Johnson, who
went off with the show at the same
time, returned Christmas saying thai
Cohen had left the show about two
weeks before he did and was working
at a saw mill i'm Georgia for a dollar a
day and his board. 1t is said that
Cohen wrote to one of his uncles about
two months later that he was in South
Carolina This is all that has been
heard from the wandering boy by his
anxious parents. He is about seven
teen years old, has dark hair and full
dark eyes. talks freely. inclined to
fun. makes acquaintances easily. His
parents lived i'm Cleveland before they
moved to the Loray. If any of our
readers can send Mr.. Branch informa-
ton about his son, he will receive 1t
gratefully. Capt. w. |. Stowe the
veteran of many bloody struggles dur
ing the civil war gave himslf away
the other day. 1t happened this way
On being introduced to a drummer
from Richmond, Va, by the name of
Roundtree the captain informed the
drummer that he had been around
trees near Richmond considerably
during the war. And we always
thought Captain Stowe was brave