Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02
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LANCASTER.

News, July 81: MI. j. w. hnlSnt HAS
returned from the bedside Of his sick
daughter, Mrs. Judson Clark, of the
vicinity of Yorkville. who has been
desperately i'll of fever, but is now
better. Mr.. M. f. Robertson OF
Rock Hill, and Miss Minnie Wright,
daughter of Mr.. James Wright of this
place, were married here Monday
The ceremony was performed by Mag
istrate w. P. Caskey. Tom Hun
ter and John Cunningham, two young
negroes, had a difficulty here last Sat
urday afternoon, in the Moore black
smith shop. Hunter was shot three
times, once in each leg and once in the
arm. Cunningham was struck in the
side with an axe, but not seriously
hurt. He was arrested and lodged In
Jail, but was afterwards admitted to
bail. Mr.. Fred Tompkins of Wash
ington, D. c., son Of Captain and Mrs
R. E. Tompkins of Rock Hill, was
married at the national capital last
Wednesday to Miss Eunice Hughes
an attractive young lady of that city
Mr.. Tompkins and his charming bride
are now visiting the formers parents
in Rock Hill. 49,. Elvin Kelly, the
negro charged with robbing the L. &
C. depot, as published in the last issue
Of the News, was arrested Saturday by
Sheriff Hunter and lodged In jail
The case against Kelly was worked uE
by Sheriff Hunter with his usual skill
He had the evidence in hand before
the warrant of arrest was issued.
CHESTER.
Lantern, July 80: Mrs. Pet Butler
with her little son, Chalmers, spent
few hours in the city Saturday morn
in on her way to Lancaster from Alb
beville, where she has been few days
having her furniture packed prepara-
tory to moving to Yorkville. They
returned from Lancaster yesterday
morning and went to Yorkville on the
morning train. .....R Rev. and Mrs. -
A. Weber and Rev. E. X. Hardin OF
Yorkville, were in the city yesterday
morning on their return home from
the meeting of the Rock Hill district
conference in Lancaster. Mrs
William Latimer of Yorkville, came
down yesterday afternoon to spend
few days at the home of her son, Mr.
Carl I.atimer. Miss Lula Squiers
of Columbia, who has been visiting
Miss Dollie Triplett, went to Yorkville
Yesterday. .... We thought we mao
seen every form Of freak in the shape
of an egg that a hen could produce,
but Mr.. T. E. Dye Of Shelton, who was
in town Saturday, told us Of one which
manifests it's popularity not In Its
shape, but in it's behavior. 1t insists
upon standing on it's small end. No
matter how it is laid down, it imme-
diately turns upon its small end and
stands erect. This seems to be vio-
lation of the law of gravity. but doubt
less 1t Is really in obedience to that
law that the egg assumes the posi-
ton 1t does 1t can be seen at Mr.. j,
L. Dyes, in whose poultry yard 1t was
found. DIR. Gill Wylie Of New
York, his sons, Sims of Ninety-Nine
Island, and Edgar G., Of Yale. Mr'
Harry Wylie and his son, Harry OF
Rock Hill, and DR.. Baxter Moore OF
Charlotte, spent Sabbath with Captain
and Mrs. E. P. Moore. :. Miss Mary
Brown returned yesterday from two
weeks visit to her aunt, Mrs. j. e.
Wilborn, in Yorkville. Mrs. Wilborn
came home with her.. go. Mrs. Ada
Thomasson, accompanied by her son.
Mr.. Hiram Thomasson, and two
daughters, Misses Eliza and Harriet
went to Yorkville Saturday morning
to spend few days with relatives. -.
Fred Carter was shot Sabbath even
ing by Fred Hall, while Carter was es-
corting Halls wife from church
There are different versions as to the
Immediate circumstances Of the affair
one of which is that Carter shot first
No arrest has been made. Carer Is
at the hospital and may recover. go.
Mr.. John Allen, who has been a con-
ductor on the G. & NV. for some
time. has accepted a position with the
Seaboard and will have a run between
Raleigh, Richmond and Portsmouth
He left a week ago to take charge OF
his new work. His family will live In
Raleigh and Mrs. Allen will go on In
a few weeks. 49,. Mr.. ]. G. Mcllroy
of Yorkville, who has been visiting
relatives in the city, went home Sat-
urday. Master Stuart Dunbar went
home with him. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Blake and two children, OF
Corsicana, Tex, were guests Of Mrs
M. ]. Wallace Saturday night. Mrs
Blake was formerly Miss Martha Dix
on, daughter of the late Mr.. John b
Dixon. near Catholic church, and she
with her husband and children, will
spend several weeks visiting relatives
in the county. $50 Mrs. j. G. Darby
Is spending awhile in the country with
Mr.. Darby's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j
o. Darby. She will also visit rela-
tives in York county before returning
..Mr. c. L. Dunlap's barn was con-
sumed by fire early Sabbath afternoon
The origin of the fire was probably
from a stroke Of lightning. A guam
tity of oats and other feed, also
horse and mule were burned. One
horse got out The barn was new and
a good one. There was some insur-
ance on the building, but none on the
stock or contents of the barn. The
mule belonged to Mr.. Jackson Of Bas-
comville. ....J. K. Henry, Esq, his
sons Willie and Albert, Luther Alex
ander. Claude McDill. Edward White
and Joe Bigham-with John Archie
as handy man-went to the Southern
Power company's dam, near ROCK
Hill. yesterday, to spend the week in
camp.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, July 30: Rev. j
Lowry Wilson, d. d., pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Able
Vile. S. c.. was i'm town awhile this
morning en- route to McCOnnellSVill"