Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-17
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.

IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishboring Exchanges.
LANCASTER.
News, August IA: Mr. and Mrs. w
M. Carothers of York county, are
visiting the laIter's father, Mr.. S. d
Taylor of Craigsville. 49,. .Messrs. o
B. Adams and w. M. Duncan, two o.
Lancaster county's bright young men
have been awarded the county's nor
NAL scholarships in the University Of
South Carolina. The Winthrop
scholarship has been awarded tc
Miss Margaret Williamson the tai.
ented daughter of Mr.. A. c. William.
son, who was graduated from the
Lancaster graded school at its last
session. The awards were made Sat
urday by the board Of education. -"
Somebody-said to be a newcomer
rides a motor bicycle which is a ter
ror to Lancaster's horses and mules
AS many as three runaways oc-
Cured in town last Saturday after
noon, on account of the machine. II
frightened Mr.. Lester Nelson's mule
causing the animal to run on, up
setting the buggy near Mr.. L. c.
Payseur's residence. Mr.. Nelson and
his young brother, who was riding
with him, were thrown violently to
the ground and the top of the buggy
broken off. Fortunately, the occu-
pants of the vehicle escaped serious
injury. A mule hitched to a wagon
being driven by son of Mr.. BOZ
Wheeler Of Jones Cross Roads, ran
away on Main street. The lad was
thrown out by the wagon striking
the corner Of building. Mr.. Root'
Pardue's team also ran off in town.
His wagon was upset and badly dam
aged. II we mistake not the last
legislature passed an act regulating
the use Of automobiles and similar
machines on public highways and II
is likely that such law includes mo-
tor bicycles.
CHESTER.
Lantern, August IA: Prof A. K.
Banks of Lancaster, spent few
hours in the city Saturday on his re-
turn from a meeting Of the state ed
ucational board in Columbia. In the
chairman's absence, Mr.. Banks pre-
sided during the deliberations of the
board. Much good hard work was
done at this meeting, Prof. Banks
said Miss Gertrude Mayfield re-
turned last week from a pleasant stay
of nearly two weeks with Mrs. W. E.
Sanders of Delphos, York county. -.
Rev. r. L. Grier has been spending a
few days with his sisters, Mrs. j. 5.
Moffatt and Mrs. R. r. Moffatt. He
preached two instructive sermons at
the Associate Reformed church Sab
bath. Mr.. Grier Is pastor OF the Pres
byterian church at Manning. 49,.
Fox hunting is a grand hostality
sport" said Uncle Neely Walker. who
lives on the York road several miles
from town, as he was discussing the
experiences of early days yesterday.
when the hounds are hot on the
trail women in church will quit shout
ing and the preacher will come out OF
the pulpit to listen at that soft good
music" About eleven years ago he
owned the finest pack of foxhounds
ever known in this county, and they
made the finest music when they got
In behind a fox Old Shelby, IA
NOUS old dog, carried fine top bass,
and others in the pack alto and ten
or. At the same time he owned
mule whose name was George. This
mule became so we'll trained ana
loved the music of the dogs so much
that he would paw down the door
when the chase began, and would fol-
low the hounds anywhere. This was
the finest mule ever known; he could
single foot But Uncle Neely has dis
covered that he erred in the days Of
his youth, alas, too late! Although
he hunted foxes for fully fifteen years
and had the greatest fun, although he
caught thirteen foxes In thirteen
races, there is vanity in the end, for
the time and labor lost amounted to
so much. He lost more dollars by
hunting than the bricks that are in
the opera house. He would be worth
$4,000 today il he had not engaged
in this sport Fox hunting and liquor
drinking, in Uncle Neely's estimation,
after years of experience, are the
the worst indulgences Of man..
Mr.. Turner Williams arrived in the
city yesterday. He has resigned his
position with the Southern Express
company to take up work with the
Carolina and orth-Western railway
people. Next Monday he will begin
tagging on that road and will run
between Lenoir and Gastonia. Mr..
and Mrs. Williams will move to Gas
tonia probably next week. Mr. Will
liams has been with the express COM
pany for five years. Most of the time
he was express messenger on the c.
&. NV. Recently he was transfer
red to the run between Greensboro
and Washington, but decided to re-
sign in order to accept work with the
C. & NV. people.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, August IA: Dur
ing the hours on Sunday, when the
telephone office is closed, Davis's
stable will be connected with the
power house. This connection is
made in order that there will be no
delay in reporting a fire when it oc-
ours during these hours. The tele-
phone office is open on Sundays from
S.45 to 10.45 a. m, from $50 to 900
p. m, and after 100 p. m. At all
other hours on Sundays Davis's sta
BILE should be notified in case Of fire.
Mrs I f Lindsay. and Mr.