Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-26
Alisfellaneuus Rsaains,
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishboring Exchanges.

| to see him out again, after his re-
cent severe spell Of sickness. .....
Mr.. Thomas L. Hilton of Kershaw, 6
young man of strikingly fine physi'
cue, has been added to LancasterE
police force. Married, Sunday
January 81, 1906, by M. ]. Long
notary public, Mr.. Minor Stogner and
Miss Esther Wright, both Of the
Creek section. 80. Married, Sunday
January 81, by R. H. Sapp, notary
public, Mr.. Blair Helms and Miss
Nancy ]. Wallace, both Of Union
county, n. C......J. E. Mcdonald
Esq, Of Winnsboro, was in town yes
terday. .... Col. A. R. Banks at
tended the meeting in Columbia Sat-
urday Of the state board Of educa-
ton, of which he is a member. He
was accompanied home Saturday
night by Mrs Banks and son, John
who have been spending few weeks
in Columbia with relatives. ... .Drs
M. p, R. L. and w. M. Crawford re-
turned from Atlanta Friday night
DR.. W. NJ. Crawford, his many
friends will be pleased to learn, is
getting along very we'll. The physi-
ician in Atlanta whom he went to
consult said that DR.. Crawford could
take the treatment prescribed for
him at home as we'll as in Atlanta
hence his return to Lancaster with
- t1 II
Hunter Sr., and Mrs. Cornelia Kline,
both Of this place, were married
Sunday afternoon. The ceremony
was performed at the Methodist par
sonage by the pastor, the Rev. R. E
Turnipseed. Miss Cora Bowers
daughter Of Mr.. Martin Bowers OF
the Flint Ridge section, and Mr.. Os-
car Neal, son Of U. M. Neal, also OF
the Flint Ridge section were mar
ried Sunday afternoon at the home
Of D. A. Roberts. by Notary Repub-
lie ]. M. Hilton. Mr.. Jake
Mackorell of Yorkville, was in Lam
caster this week.
CHESTER.
Lantern, January %: 1t develops that
Roy Benson, who was shot at a frolic
on Mr.. ]. w. Dunnovants place Thurs
day night, is rather seriously wounded.
Henderson Hughes, the negro who did
the shooting. took leg bail Immediately
after committing the deed and has not
been heard Of since. :. .Messrs. w. B.
Stringfellow and W. A. Turner have
been chosen as the carriers for the
two new mail routes which will be
opened up on the first Of February.
..... DIR. Geo. w. Jordan, one Of the
old and honored residents Of the coun-
ty died at his home near Rodman Sat-
urday morning. His health had been
on the decline for many months. but
he had gone about his work as usual
until a few weeks ago. The F1del-
ity Trust company has received its
commission. and the following officers
have been elected directors: J. L.
Glenn, ]. K. Henry. T. H. White, ]. c.
McFadden, S. M. Jones. S. E. McFad-
den, Henry Samuels, M. s. Lewis and
R. H. Ferguson: president and treas
urer NJ. S. Lewis; vice president, ]. c.
McFadden: secretary, ]. S. Lindsay.
:. :. Miss Bessie Rodman, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Rodman Of Rod
man, and Mr.. Nelson McWatters of
Oakridge, were married Thursday
evening, Jan. IS, at the Methodist par
sonage at Richburg by Rev. w. A.
Fairey. . Mr.. c. F. Schultz, high
ly respected farmer living on the York
city, was the victim Of a peculiar and
at the same time very serious acci-
dent Sabbath morning. Noticing a
hog in his front yard he attempted to
drive the creature back into the lot,
and while following 1t through a cot
ton patch, he slipped, lost his footing
completely, and fell upon sharp cot
ton stalk. The sharp end pierced his
eye ball and drove itself far into the
brain. DR.. ]. C. Johnson was sum-
moned at once and dressed the
wound. He pronounced the injury as
likely to prove very serious. 80. Last
Thursday afternoon a young man,
Baxter Propes by name, who lives on
the Kell place near Rossville, was sew
erely cut by Will Torney. colored. 1t
seems that Propes had caught the ne
gro stealing peas, and meeting him la
ter in the day took the negro to task
hA M 1of
armed with an ak, and he Immediately
took to cutting. Young Propes re-
ceived several bad cuts. but his wounds
while painful are not serious. Torney
fed and has not been captured. .....
Mr.. 1. Med. Hood has on exhibition a
very peculiar Irish potato, which came
out Of a barrel shipped to Henry &
Lewis at Rodman. The freak consists
of large central potato to which are
clinging a number of smaller potatoes
some Of them fairly good sized and all
growing. Some of the little potatoes
became detached from the parent pota-
to- but there are enough remaining
when they attain little more growth
to make a meal for a big family. The
peculiar thing about it is that several
Of the new growth potatoes are inside
Of the parent potato peeping out, like
young kangaroos from the pocket
of the mother.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Jan. 25: The one
mud hole now reaches all the way.
Three white boys and negro boy were
before Mayor Dixon Friday afternoon
charged with engaging in a battle In
which rocks were the favorite weapon
After hearing all the evidence in the
case, Mayor Dixon decided to let the
boys go, after each one had received
good whipping from his PARENTS.
The finishing touches are being mad
on the Presbyterian manse. This
manse is among the most beautiful
and is fitted with the many convent
ences of a modern city dwelling. .....
fences Of a modern city dwelling. .....
Gaston's county's poultry fanciers
made a fine showing at the Charlotte
poultry show held in that city las,
week. Over two thousand birds were
/ 30 ha