Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-01
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LANCASTER.


fifteen years old, son Of Mr.. William
Cook of Taxahaw, met with an unfor-
tunate accident last Sunday. While
handling a pistol, the weapon suddenly
discharged, the ball striking him in the
arm. The wound Is not considered
dangerous. The Hon. Thos. r. Nc
Dow of Yorkville, paid Lancaster, MS
Odd home, a visit yesterday. We are
indebted to him for a pleasant call
while here. ..... Miss Hattie craig
daughter of Mr.. S. w. Craig, graduated
this week from Linwood college and is
expected home today. Her sister, Miss
Isabel Craig. who went last Friday to
the Linwood commencement, will re-
turn to day with her sister, Miss Hat
tie. Jim Mcdaniel and Eli Shrop-
shire, both colored, charged with the
burning of Mr.. Will McMurray's barn,
had a preliminary hearing Friday be-
fore Magistrate w. p. Caskey. The
evidence submitted was circumstan-
tial. The magistrate sent the case up
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the witnesses for the state, colored
woman named Mary Crawford, at first
refused to testify, whereupon she was
sent to Jail for contempt of court
After a short confinement she was
taken back to the magistrates Office
and then freely told what she knew
about the case. 80. During a storm
last Sunday afternoon bolt Of light
ming struck a pine tree near the resi-
dence Of Mr.. John c. Blackmon, in the
Taxahaw section, and from the tree the
electric fluid was transmitted by means
of a wire fence to a house in which
Mr. Blackmon had seventeen bales OF
cotton stored. The cotton was set
afire and some of it considerably dam
aged before the flames could be eXtin-
guished. Mr. Blackmon will probably
lose one or two bales out Of the lot.
Miss Fau!kenberry, who lives on Mr..
Blackmon's place, was severely shock
ed by the lightning and has not yet re-
covered from its effects. She was In
a crib near by at the time. A hog be-
longing to Mr.. Blackmon was knocked
down by the bolt and has not since
been able to get up. .... Mr.. John p.
Twitty, a we'll known and highly es-
teemed citizen of Heath Springs sec
ton, died yesterday morning, about 8
o'clock He had been sick, with stom-
ach trouble. for about three months.
He was taken to Rock Hill hospital
some weeks ago for treatment but his
case being a hopeless one, he was car
ried back home. Mr.. Twitty was the
eldest son of Mr.. P. T. Twitty of
Heath Springs, and was about thirty
eight years old. He leaves widow.
who was Miss Ella Truesdale Of Cam
den, and two children. He is also sur
vived by his father and the following
brothers and sisters. DR.. w. c. Twitty
of Kershaw; Mr.. w. B. Twitty OF
Heath Springs; Mrs. S. H. Griffith of
Gaffney; Mrs. H. F. Halle OF Liberty
Hill: Mrs. John T. Mackey Of Cam
den, and Miss Gladys Twitty Of Heath
Springs. Mr.. Twitty was a man OF
sterling character and enjoyed the un-
bounded confidence of all who knew
him. He was a jealous and consistent
member of the Baptist church. The
remains were buried at Salem ceme-
terry yesterday afternoon.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May 90: Miss Emma Ken
nedy of Yorkville, who has been teach
ing at Hardeeville, passed through this
morning on her return home. .... Mr.
.Iohn Anderson of the Fort Lawr
neighborhood, died yesterday morning
May 2S, 1906, at o'clock, at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Dock Barber, af-
ter a long illness with consumption
He was perhaps over seventy years ole
and leaves a large family, all of whom
are married. The burial was in Cedar
Shoals graveyard yesterday afternoon
-. AT the meeting of the Bible society
at the Methodist church Sabbath even
ing there was large audience and the
Rev. S. j. Cartledge preached an ex-
cellent sermon, not prepared for the
occasion, however, as he was not giver
time for that. Mr.. A. G. Brice, presi-
dent, and the former executive COM
mittee were reelected. The pastors Of
the city are all vice presidents, accord.
ing to the bylaws Of the society A
collection was taken up for the Bible
cause. Invitations have been receiv.
/ ed here to the marriage of Miss Edna
Clubhouse daughter of Mr.. and Mrs l
L. Clubhouse, formerly of this city, anc
Mr. Milton F1eischer, Sabbath evening
June third at six o'clock at their resi-
dence in New York. Mrs. Louis Sam
uels and son, Mr.. Melvin Samuels, lef
for New York last night to attend th'
marriage. . There are two distinc
elements of state dispensary support
ers There are those who, notwith
standing its record of thirteen years
during which it has gone from bad t
worse, if possible, still hope that it may
be cleaned out. patched up and started
on a reformed life, but who are ready
to repudiate it when it's total depravit1
becomes evident TO them. While they
must be pretty hard to convince, they
want the light turned on and all cor
ruption exposed, and the institution
has no definite lease upon their sup
port; il may terminate any day. Ther
there is that other element who de-
manded investigation, as a bluff, anC
now sneer at it, who, Notwithstanding
the astounding revelations everywhere
the committee has taken off the lid
calmly declare that nothing damaging
has been brought out. They hold theil
noses and declare that they can smel
nothing offensive, shut their eyes anC
say that no evidence of graft, bribery
perjury and general corruption is II
sight The more corruption the com
mttee brings out, the poorer opinion
they have of the investigation. The
only light they have to guide their fee
is the light of experience, and they
would rather blow out that light ant
go it blind. They are for the dispen'
sary, right or wrong, ad infinitum, {