Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-03
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for housebreaking and larceny, leap-
ed ND and fled from the courthouse
Wednesday afternoon on hearing the
verdict, mot guilty" 1t seems there
was another case pending against
Long. and it was doubtless that this
caused him to flee from the court
room so precipitately when the Ver-
dict was announced. =. Mrs. Thomas
McNinch of Yorkville, came over
from Lancaster Wednesday afternoon
to visit her aunt, Mrs. John c. Hus-
bands, on her return home. MRS
Julia Campbell left for Asheville, N
c., Yesterday morning to visit Mrs.
w. A. Barber, on her way to Saluda,
n. c., where she will again open up
her boarding house. go. The court
took a recess Wednesday evening to
last until Monday morning at $3.50
o'clock, and the first weeks jurors
were discharged from further attend
ance, Judge Klugh having received
telegram conveying the news Of sud-
den illness in his family. The case
of Martha Carter and Martha Craig
charged with larceny was disposed OF
Tuesday morning. The defendants
were found guilty and each sentenced
to one years Imprisonment in the
.penitentiary. Alex Gillian, charged
with housebreaking and larceny,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
serve ten years and one day in the
penitentiary. George Long, charged
with housebreaking and larceny. was
found not guilty. Alex Marion and
John Mobley pleaded guilty to car
breaking and larceny and were SEN
fenced to five years each on the
chaingang. Margaret Attles, charged
with murder, was found guilty OF
manslaughter and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary. .... Mr.. c.
H. Brennecke is confined to his room
as the result of a painful accident.
Monday afternoon he struck a barrel
with an ak when the instrument
glanced and inflicted a painful cut
on the ankle. The cut is a deep one,
and 1t is giving Mr.. Brennecke a
great deal of trouble. He is likely to
be confined several days on account
of his injury. go. Mrs. Mary Proc
tor, an aged widow lady living about
two miles from Richburg, died Mon
day night the cause of death being
general debility due to old age. Mrs.
Proctor married twice. She leaves
one daughter, Miss Martha Jane Jack,
this only child being born Of her first
union. The body was laid to rest in
the graveyard at Union church Tues
day afternoon. Mrs. Proctor was
eighty-nine years old. ..... A seri-
Gus fire occurred at the Manetta mills
at Lando Wednesday morning. The
fire is supposed to have been caused
by a clutch wheel slipping out OF
place and transmitting a spark to a
pile of blankets nearby. These light
and infiammable goods quickly took
fire, and the flames soon spread, caus-
ing a loss Of $4,000. 1t Is supposed.
The fire was confined to the finishing
room, the prompt services of the fire
brigade prevented its spread. Though
the fire was serious and the destruc-
ton great, the management hopes to
have the mill in running order Mon
day morning. :. Miss Fannie Hughes
of Yorkville and Miss Maggie Lee
Harris of Grover, who have been Wis
iting Mr.. H. Lowrance, left for York
Vile this morning.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, March 80: Invita-
tions have been received in this city
to the marriage of DR.. Isaac Ruttin
Self, a prominent young dentist OF
Lincolnton, and Miss Isabel Tobey, an
attractive young lady of that place.
The marriage will take place in the
Methodist church at Lincolnton on
Wednesday, April 4th. DR.. Self is a
brother of Mrs. NJ. V. Hovis, who for
merly lived in Gastonia. The sad
news announcing the death Of Mrs.
Gus Hoke in Lincolnton was received
by friends in Gastonia yesterday af-
ternoon about 3 o'clock. Mrs. Hoke
had been sick for about six weeks and
her death was caused from blood
poison from a surgical operation. Mrs.
Hoke was formerly Miss Jennie
Johnson. daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
r. u. Johnson and a sister of Lieut..
Com. r. u. Johnson of u. S. Navy.
Mr.. Thomas Lowdermilk, the
popular marketman at the Loray is
receiving the congratulations Of his
friends upon his marriage Tuesday
afternoon. His bride was Mrs. Mary
Grier of Converse, who stepped from
the Southern's No. IL train Tuesday
evening, met by the waiting groom,
and then with him went to the resi-
dence of Rev. w. H. Reddish, near
the station. There the ceremony was
performed by Mr.. Reddish at o'clock.
The bride and groom have the best
wishes of their friends for long
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