Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-16
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LANCASTER.

LANCASTER.
News, October 13: Some excitement
was caused in town this week by the
discovery by some school children OF a
negro boy concealed under one of the
outhouses on the school grounds. Two
negroes, one named "Toney" and the
other Paul" were arrested on suspi-
cion by the police and lodged in the
guardhouse. 80. Mrs. Sarah Johnson,
wife of Mr.. Henley Johnson Of the cot
ton mill village, died Thursday night
of pneumonia. She was about fifty
years old and is survived by her hus-
band and two children. She also leaves
two brothers, Messrs. Thurlow
and Reuben Reckham Of Lancaster,
and a sister in Mississippi. Mrs. john
son was an estimable lady and was lik-
ed by all who knew her. She was
consistent member of the Baptist
church. The burial was at New Hope
yesterday. . The supreme court has
decided the case of Mrs. Eliza M. Skip
per against the Seaboard Air Line
railway, an action for loss Of baggage,
in favor of the plaintiff. 1t will be re-
called that at the trial Of the case here
some months ago, Mrs. Skipper recov-
cred a verdict against the railroad
company for $500. An appeal was TAX
en- by the defendant company to the
supreme court, which affirmed the de-
cision Of the circuit court.
CHESTER.
Lantern, October IL: Mr.. ]. r..
Thompson, formerly of Chester, Is In
Oklahoma. in the cotton business.
Misses Alexa and Mozeue have Joined
him there, Miss Kathleen was married
yesterday to Mr. A. L. Taylor of CO.
lumbia, and Mrs. Thompson and the
other children will leave Kendersonville
next Monday for Oklahoma. Glenn,
the two-year- son Of Mrs. w. D.
Roof of Shelton, died in this city Mon
day evening at the home Of its brother,
Mr.. Frazer Roof, and was buried IN
Evergreen cemetery Wednesday morn
ing. The funeral services were con-
Quoted by Revs. James Russell and j.
S. Snyder The little boy had never
been strong and after the family. NOV
ed to Shelton 1t took chills and was
brought back here a few weeks ago
to see If a change would improve its
health, but 1t succumbed to the effects
of malaria Lizzie, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Tongue Of
Slower, died Monday morning, October
8, 1906, of diphtheria and was buried
at Hebron Wednesday. .......A great
many Chester people will be sincerely
sorry to learn that Mr.. w. G. Nichols
and family are going to leave Chester.
They have been here number OF
years and have identified themselves
with the very best people here and
have lent their influence unreservedly
to the best interests of the community,
moral as we'll as material. Mr.. Nichols
will be connected with mills in New
Hampshire They will leave about No
vember lst 1t is not known who will
the York road are pushing their claims
for a macadam road. The commission
ers went over the road Monday. .....
w. H. Newbold, Esq, went to Lancas-
ter Wednesday to give notice Of a mo-
ton for a change of venue in the dam
age case against Lancaster county for
the lynching of Morrison. Judge Prince
will hear the motion next Wednesday.
1t will be remembered that Judge Gage
granted a change Of venue at cham
bers, but the supreme court decided
that this could be done only in open
court. $500. The following invitations
Mrs. Frank Dunbar Wilson request the
honor of your presence at the marriage
of their daughter Martha Milledge,
to Mr.. John Hall, on the evening OF
Wednesday, the twenty-fourth Of Oc-
tober, at half after six o'clock, Presby-
terian church. Beech Island, South
Carolina.
GAsToN.
SaSCOnld SdZcIIeJ OClOpSi Il. bui
ing the first week in October Mr.. T.
C. Smith carrier on Gastonia route No.
/. delivered and collected 2,703 pieces of
mail. This appears to break the rec
ord for the county, the next best being
Mr.. Smiths record for the last week
in May, when he handled 2,210 pieces.
-. The pole line for the new electric
current from Spencer Mountain has
been completed and the construction
force is about ready to commence wir-
ing. All the material for the line has
arrived. =. . The marriage at the home
Of the brides parents at o'clock We'd
nesday evening of Miss Mamie Love
to Mr.. w. w. Glenn was an event of
widespread interest, Joining as it did
two of our most prominent and de-
servedly popular young people. 1t was
a quiet home affair-ideal in the beau
ty of simplicity and witnessed only by