Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-13
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neighboring Exchanges.
LANCASTER,

LANCASTER.
News, February 10: Mr.. Ben Addi-
son of the Douglas section, had the
misfortune to lose his dwelling and
contents by an accidental fire Thurs
day morning. Thirty-five dollars in
cash was also burned. The only ar
ticle saved was a bed. The fire oc-
Cured while the family were eating
breakfast in another building. ....
Mr.. William Hayes, one Of Lancas-
ter county's most successful farmers
and stock raisers, has butchered
many a hog, but one he killed day
or two ago contained something
never before found by him in hog.
or any other animal for that matter.
It was q large sized rock, which was
in the hogs head. How it got there
Mr. Hayes of course does not know.
The animal was in perfect health
and weighed 400 pounds. .... Ian
caster was white with SNOW again
last Wednesday morning. but sub
sequent rains rapidly melted the lare
visitor of winter. A cold rain ftn
pretty much all uay Thursday, adj
ing much to the discomfort Of those
whose duties require them to be out
in all sorts of weather.
CHESTER.
Lantern, February 8: Eula Benson,
colored, was until day or two ago
chamber maid at the Chester Ho-
tel, but she attempted to carry off
all the sheets, counterpanes. COM
forts and the like. that she could
lay hands upon. and as there was
nothing in the contract stipulating
that she might do this, Proprietor
Sample dispensed with her services
after first informing the police. Off,
Ger Johnston took up the case and
made a thorough search Of Eula's
premises. He was rewarded by a
big pile of table linen and a varied
assortment Of plunder resembling a
pawnbroker's stock. At about the
same time Mr.. Sample decided to
do a little investigating for himself,
and he also was rewarded by the
finding of a great deal of his prop
erty snugly hidden away in differ
ent quarter Of the city. Three sep
arate and distinct charges have been
filed against the nimble fingered wo-
man and the aggregate fines will
probably make a comfortable total
The woman had been at work only
nine days, but she had evidently lost
no time, as her thefts included about
everything that could be handily
carried Off 1t has been learned
that the fire in the S. A. L. railway
shops at Abbeville was not nearly
so disastrous as was at first thought.
The loss to the building and to the
rolling stock will not exceed $25, 900.
The loss is fully covered by insur-
ance. The locomotives which were
supposed to be totally ruined are not
seriously injured. The woodwork
and trimmings were burned off, but
$1,000 will probably put the engines
back into commission. ... Mrs. w.
NJ. Kennedy went to Yorkville yes
terday to spend a few days with DR..
Kennedy's parents. The latter ac-
companied her and returned in the
evening. Mr.. William Brennan,
an old Confederate veteran, aged
about seventy-five years, died at his
home in the Dewitt neighborhood,
Tuesday. Jan. 80, 1906. and was
buried at the old Green burying
ground in that neighborhood the
next day. He went to the war with
the Pickens Guards, Capt. Moore's
company, but later changed to an
other company ...... Miss Minnie
Ratterree, who is teaching in the
Bandana neighborhood in York
county, spent Wednesday night with
Miss Dolly McIlroy on her way to
Blackstock for a short visit to her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ratter-
rec, near there. ..... Col. J. H. Ma
rion, of the local bar, responded to
the toast. Our Wives and Sweet
hearts" at the banquet in Columbia
Tuesday evening commemorating the
centennial birthday Of the Clariosoph-
ic and Euphradian societies The
States reporter speaks as follows
about the effort: "One Of the most
popular Of Carolina's alumni is Mr..
j. Hardin Marion, of Chester, who
is also a charming speaker. No
one more suitable could have been
selected to respond to the toast Of
Our Wives and Sweethearts.' This
speech, both witty and entertaining,
was intimate to the old campus in
that it dealt with the college widows
of the '90's, Mr.. Marion's college
days. In passing he paid compli
ments to the college widows Of to-
day. His allusion to the flag which
cheeks, the white from her ivory
brow and the blue from her violet
eyes was very graceful. This
speech. of which every word was
dwelt upon and enjoyed, was closed
by Mr.. Marion with an allusion to
one who should follow him, 'one
who, like Joshua of old, when he
spake made the sun, moon and stars
to stand STILL"
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazttee, February 9: Ros-
cOe Metcalf a VOung white how
about sixteen years old was tried be-
fore Esquire T. H. White Wednes-
day morning and remanded to Jail
under a $50 bond on a charge of
carrying a deadly weapon. The boy
was arrested Tuesday night by Po-