Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-02
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neighborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.

about the hands in extinguishing the
flames that enveloped the child. ......
Mr.. ]. F. Blackwell, a we'll known
citizen of Flat Creek township, died
last Monday morning at his home
near Flat Creek Church. He was the
youngest son Of the late James Black
we'll and was about forty-eight years
of age. He leaves a widow, who is
a daughter of Mr.. John Bird, and
several children. He is also survived
by two brothers, Mr.. D. L. Blackwell
of Kershaw, and Mr.. r. L. Black
we'll of Flat Creek. Mr.. Blackwell
was a good, kindhearted man and
had a large circle of friends and
acquaintances who will regret to learn
of his death.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Feb. 81: Mrs. Hazel With
erspoon of Lancaster, passed through
yesterday morning on her way to
Concord to visit her relatives. .....
They are beginning to talk about the
primaries for this year. The state
executive committee will be called to-
gether. about April 4th. The club
meetings will be on April 2Sth, the
conventions on May 7th. and the state
convention on May 18th. 1t is said
that the dispensary people will hold
a March convention or something
of the kind to devise plans to save
the liquor business from the condem-
nation which its misdoings have
brought upon it. 1t is expected also
that the prohibitionists will have a
Mrs. Dorothy White Locke, aged sew
enty-seven years, died Thursday
morning, Feb. %, 1906, at the home
Of her daughter, Mrs. T. H. Melton,
in the Lewis Turnout neighborhood,
after an illness of a few weeks with
some bronchial trouble. Mrs. Locke
enjoyed good health and was active
until about year ago when she fell
and hurt her breast and has never
been so well since. $50. An out OF
town negro, whose name could not
be learned. had the misfortune to
have his foot badly crushed by the
C. & NV. train at the Southern de-
pot last night. 1t was not known this
morning whether amputation would
be necessary or not. He is dressed
in convict stripes and is probably
wanted somewhere. -. Mr.. l.. ID.
Childs asks that the gentlemen who
were entrusted with securing sigma
lures for the petition asking for an
election on the dispensary, meet him
at his office at ten. o'clock or the
morning Of Monday, March 5th. This
is the day on which Harvie Jordan is
to address the cotton association, and
the members of this committee will
in all likelihood be in the city. The
meeting is not called for any partic-
ular purpose, but simply to confer
with regard to several matters of in
terest to prohibitionists generally.
Mr.. R. ]. Morrow of York county,
was in town Saturday shaking hands
with his friends, after an absence or
two years, since his last visit He
came down to see his mother, who
Is quite feeble. .... Miss Kate Mar
shall delightfully."- entertained the
Girls Social club last Friday after
noon at a candy pulling. The after
noon and the candy was very much
enjoyed by all who were present.
Those invited were: Misses Maggie
and Ella White, Cathryn and Ella
Cross, Marguerite Hood, May Fischel,
Kathleen Cornwell. Jean Lindsay.
Julia Neville, Mary Dunnovant, Ber-
nice Carpenter. Matte Dillingham;.
Mabel Simrill. Rebecca Stringfellow
and Kate Lindsay. ..". Chief Taylor
went to Rock Hill Friday evening
and returned with Frank Mckinnon'
who had been arrested in that city
at the request of the Chester author
tiles 1t seems that a certain gen.
tleman learned of McKinnon's con-
duct in attempting to make a sale
and he had a warrant issued. Nc
Kinnon returned in custody of Chief
Taylor Friday night and was given
hearing Saturday morning. An ar
rangement was reached by which Nc
Kinnon put up certain amount or
money, guaranteeing the delivery of
the work to such customers as ap-
peared and seemed dissatisfied. If
the customers are not satisfied when
the work is delivered the money
which was turned over to Judge Nc
Lure, will be refunded to them. The
man was then turned loose.
eAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Feb. 27: Miss Lee
Williams of Yorkville, arrived Sat-
urday to spend few days with Misses
Dolle and Benie Ford. 80. Mrs.
Vernie Glover, young wife of Mr..
Herman Glover, died at her home
near the Trenton mill early yester-
day morning and was buried at the
Chapel Lutheran church yesterday
afternoon at six o'clock, Rev. j. M.
Downum conducting the funeral ex-
ercises. Mrs. Glover was the daugh-
ted of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Jenkins and
was married November 26th, 1905. E.
Jewel. the little six-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry McSwain
of the Loray. died Sunday afternoon
and was buried at four o'clock yes
terday The old Azor Wilson
home. in which Messrs. Sam and Jim
Wilson was born, was destroyed by
fire one day last week. 1t was an
old fashioned log house with weather.
boarding and was owned by Mr.. Jim
Wilson. A negro Tenant, Jim Craw-
ford, occupied it. He was burning on
some ground near the house and 1t is
supposed that the flying cinders set
the roof on fire, though the tenant
thinks it caught from stove flue. The
fire was discovered just after dinner.
Ey hard work the other buildings were
saved and likewise the furniture down
stairs, but the contents of the second
floor were burned. There was no
insurance. The house could not be
be replaced for $500 or $400, though
the actual value was much less. .....
At the home of the brides parents
near the Modena, Sunday morning at