Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-25
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News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Sept. 81: Mr.. John w. Neal
of Bradford, Tenn, is at Blackstock
visiting his mother, at the home OF
Mrs. Alice Bell. This is his first visit
to his old home since he left here
thirty years ago. He was in the Con-
federate army with Mr.. s. B. Latham
and Col. ]. r. Culp, Of this CITY,.
Misses Margaret and Julia Marquis
left Tuesday afternoon for Elizabeth
college, Misses Mary Whiteside. OF
Lewisville, Emma Anderson. Of Ian
do, Josie Moffat and Dorothy Robin
son Of Richburg, left the same day
for Linwood. Wednesday Misses
May and Addria Carpenter, Of this
city, Margie Simpson Of Edgmoor,
Lucille Wright of r. T. D. No. l,
and Misses Jessie Latham and Vir-
ginia Taylor of Lancaster, left for
Linwood. Miss May Carpenter is a
teacher Of music in that institution
this year. Miss Rebecca Hafner went
to Chicora college and Miss Ethel
Clinton, of Bethesda neighborhood,
to Newberry. Misses Edna Hicklin
and Alma McFadden, of Richburg,
left for Chicora yesterday. 80. Mr..
John Walker, who lives near town,
met with a painful accident Tuesday.
While he and Mr.. John Lipsey, who
had been spending a few days at his
home, were coming to town, the horse
scared at some calves that were pull
ing at some bushes inside Of wire
fence and jumped and commenced
kicking. The buggy was turned over
on the gentlemen and the horse be-
coming detached from the buggy ran
some distance before 1t was caught.
Messrs. Walker and Lipsey, after
considerable effort, got out from un-
der the buggy and gentleman pass
ing along the road brought them on
to town, where they were given med
ical treatment. Mr.. Lipsey was only
slightly hurt but Mr.. Walker was
either kicked or otherwise painfully
hurt in his side and has been confined
to his bed since, though he is much
better this morning.
LANCASTER.
News, Sept. 21: Chafe Reed, the ne
gro who was shot at Vanwyck last
Saturday by Frank Peterson, also
colored, an account Of which was
published in the last issue Of the
News, died at an early hour Thursday
morning. The body was buried yes
terday by the colored Masonic frater-
nifty of Lancaster. Peterson is still
in Jail. Mr.. Albert Cunningham
son of Mr.. ]. w. Cunningham, and
Miss Beulah Blackwell, daughter OF
Mr.. r. L. Blackwell, of Flat Greek
township, were married last Monday
night The ceremony was performed
at the home Of the brides father, by
the Rev. T. A. Dabney Of Lancaster
.... Colonel Leroy Springs and
family are living in what is known
as the Heath house while theiI
residence Is being remodeled, as not
ed in the last issue Of the News.
Mrs. Mary E. Tillman, widow Of the
late ]. Wren Tillman, died at her
home in this vicinity last wednesday
morning. She had been in bad health
for eighteen months, but the imme-
diate cause Of her death was an at
tack Of malarial fever. Mr.. G. w
Bell, Of Lancaster, has an ancient
family relic that he prizes very high
ly. 1t is a crude looking broad-axe
made Of iron by the primitive ham,
mering process in vogue before the
days Of forges and foundries. The
axe was brought to Lancaster from
Pennsylvania in the year 1900, by Mr.
Bells great grandfather, George Bell
who often times stated during his
life time that the axe in question
hewed the first post that was placed
at a certain cross roads where the
city Of Pittsburg, Penn, now stands
the post being Of wild locust. Old
Mr.. George Bell Of this county. the
father Of Mr.. G. w. Bell, and the
grandson of George Bell senior, who
brought the axe to this country, says
that he often heard his grandfather
as we'll as his father, the late Nelson
Bell, relate the history of the axe as
stated above. Mr.. G. w. Bell, the
present owner of the old heirloom
had a picture taken nf II a few days
ago.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Sept. 21: Mr.. ]. c.
Mccoy arrived from Jacksonville
Fla, Monday on the sad mission OF
taking the body Of his little son, John
Haskell, to Lincolnton for burial
The body was taken to the home OF
his sister, Mrs. Will Brown, and car
ried next morning to the Laboratory
mill for interment. A merry COM
pany Of young people left here Wed
nesday for Asheville to attend the
Normal and Collegiate Institute. They
were Miss Pearl, daughter Of Mr.. j
r. Henderson; Misses Frances and
May, daughters Of Chief !. N. Alex
ander; Miss Eva, daughter Of Mr.
John Hall, of Belmont; Miss Katie
daughter Of Rev. J. B. Cochran OF
New Hope. and Miss Mary, daughter
of Mr.. Sam Craig of Belmont. :. Mr.
F. NJ. Howell of Bowling Green, is
added to the clerical force of Robinson
Brothers. He was until lately with
the Flanagan Brothers at Bowling
Green.