Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-23
Miseellaaeuus 8eadias,
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
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dent occurred. The man who as
sassinated Mr. Evan Williams, a well
known former Lancastrian, in Texas
a few weeks ago, as already published
in the News, was killed, we learn, by
the posse that went out to search Tor
him and to effect his capture. The
murderer resisted arrest, 1t seems, and
had to be killed. We have not yet been
able to get full particulars, but hope
to receive them in a day or two.
Married, by Magistrate w. p. Caskey,
at this place, Tuesday, March goth Mr..
]. E. Faile and Miss Sallie Baker,
daughter of the late Nathan Baker,
all of the Gills Creek church neighbor-
hood Mr.. j. w. Caskey, of the Cas-
key Contracting company, architects
and builders of Athens, Ga, paid us a
pleasant call Monday afternoon. He
was on his way to the New Cut Sec
ton to visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
John d. Caskey. Mr.. Caskey Is one of
number of Lancaster couaty's young
men who are making enviable repu-
tations for themselves In Georgia, their
adopted state.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March 20: Mrs. Addie
Drum, an estimable young woman
about thirty years Of age, and the
widow of the late o. E. Drum, died
at her home at the Springstein viii
| lage, Sabbath afternoon. She had
been ill for several months, and
though given the best of medical
treatment her constitution could new
er make any headway against the
| malady. The remains were taken to
Charlotte for interment yesterday
morning. ...A negro boy, Cureton
Sterling by name, slipped into the
grocery store of Irwin & Culvern
shortly before closing time Thurs
! day evening and secreted himself
| under the counter. After the store
| had been closed he came out of his
hiding place and robbed the cash
drawer of a small sum of money.
Saturday morning he charged Sam
Douglas, colored, the proprietor of a
restaurant in the valley, as having
employed him to hide in the building
for the purpose of unfastening the
| back door so that Douglas could get
in. Douglas was arrested, but the
mayor dismissed the case against
| him. Sterling was fined five dollars
in addition to being made to refund
the stolen money. He was also given
sound thrashing before being re-
leased .Supt. and Mrs. w. H.
Hand entertained the teachers of the
graded schools Friday evening at
their handsome home on Saluda
street. The entire corps was present,
and the evening passed by most pleas
antly. The host and his charming
wife spared no efforts to entertain
their guests, and that they succeeded
is borne out by the memories of those
present. The supper consisted of all
the delicacies of the season, charm
ingly served by Misses Vivian, Julia
and Ida Hand and Miss Stewart
Pryor. The remainder of the even
ing was spent i'm delightful cOnver-
sation. Miss Susie Williams, with
whose rare powers as vocalist
Chester audiences are acquainted,
sang several beautiful selections.
| John Woodward, colOred tenant on
Mr.. s. T. McKeown's place, was killed
on the Southern railroad, near Evans
Saturday night, presumably by pas
senger train No. "a, and his lifeless
and mangled form was found on the
| track Sabbath morning. Coroner w
Nj. Leckie was at once informed OF
the fact, and he proceeded to the
scene. The jury of inquest with Mr.
Hugh Boyd as foreman brought in a
verdict to the effect that the deceased
came to his death from his own care
leSsneSS, in large part occasioned by
his drunken condition and that the
railroad was in no wise to blame.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, March 20: Last
Thursday a strange negro woman
drove up to the home of Clyde Gun.
ming, an industrious colored man who
lives on Mr.. r. F. Ratchford's place
in South Point township. and handed
to Cunning, who came to help heI
out of the buggy. an infant baby and
a basket of clothes. Then applying
the whip. she drove off leaving Gun
ming i'm undisputed possession. A
note was found in the basket explain
ing that the child was relative OF
Cummings and that it was left in his
care. Cunning has a very young ba-
by of his own i'm addition to the
new conner. .... OF the sons of the
late Rev. NJ. l.. Little. who lost his
life in a railroad wreck while he was
president of CASTOR college at Dallas
their friends i'm CASTOR county hear
only too seldom. Many of our read
erS knew the father and his family
and will learn with interest that the
sons, as we'll as the daughters. are
all doing well. Leophold is manager
of the Indian Creek cotton mills
store. Clarence is general manager OF
the Southside mills and store. Bikle
is :Stenographer for a real estate firm
i'm Norfolk. Herbert has a professor
ship i'm Lenoir college at Hickory. and
Carroll. the oldest son. is an active
minister in Nova Scotia. Mrs. Lit
tie. the mother Of the boys is living
| in Hickory. .... The band at Mead
enville is taking interest in itself, we
are glad to note. The members have
supplied themselves with torches foI
out of doors playing at night, and
now contemplates buying new uni
forms. The boys deserve them. .....
Mr.. J. H. Craig who has been very
sick for the past few days, was much
better yesterday afternoon. Mr.
| Craig's daughter. Mrs. f.. w. Mellon
and her children who came over
from Charlotte Saturday, returned
yesterday afternoon. .... From THE
Enquirer We learn that Yorkville
has been offered by the Southern rail