Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-27
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CHESTER.
Lantern, August 90: Mrs. Elizabeth
McKeown, of the COrnwell neigh
borhood, died yesterday, after long
illness. The burial will be at Bethlehem
today, funeral services being conducted
by the Rev. H. L. Singleton. Mrs.
McKeown was the mother Of number
Of children, among whom are Messrs.
Mayo and S. o. McKeOwn and Mrs.
Lewis, of this county, and Mr.. T. B.
McKeown, of Indian Territory. She
was IS years old and has been confined
to her room for a long time. Mr..
Newton Bigham, aged about IS years,
died at his home at Union A. r. P.
church near Richburg, at $3.50 o'clock
Wednesday evening, Aug. 21. 1907,
after an illness of only few days
The burial was in the cemetery at
Union church, after funeral service at
IL o'clock conducted by Rev. r. A.
Lummus. Mr.. Bigham is survived by
two sons and three daughters. Mrs.
w. T. Orr with her children, Of Knox
Station who has been visiting re-
latives at McConnellsville, Yorkville
and Rock Hill, passed through yes
terday morning on her return home.
Her niece, little Miss Marie Aycock.
Of Rock Hill, went home with her..
Mr. Raymond Burke, Of Month
cello, Ark, and Master William Jones,
of Yorkville, who have been visiting
at DR.. HI E. McConnelrs, left yesterday
morning for McConnellsville to visit
the latter's grandparents, Capt. and
Mrs. ]. d. Mcconnell. Master Russell
Mcconnell accompanied them. Mr..
and Mrs. S. M. Jones had very
undesirable experience yesterday af-
ternoon when their horse became
frightened at some of the county road
machinery, two or three miles from
town as they were going to Lowry
vile. The buggy was turned over and
both were thrown out, but Mr.. Jones
escaped uninjured. Mrs. Jones face
and one arm were right badly bruised
up, but she was not seriously hurt. Mr..
j. o. Darby appeared at the scene
and drove Mr.. Jones' horse back to
town and Mr.. and Mrs. Jones came
in his buggy.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, August %: The
Union baseball team won a victory
over the Begonia team at Union
Monday evening. The score was to 6
and ten innings were necessary to
decide the game. The game was
throughout, the pitching of
Riddle and the batting and base work
of Horsley deserving special mention.
Batteries for Union were Riddle and
Sparrow, for Begonia, Meek and
Brandon. ..... Mr.. ]. G. Falls and
Miss Mamie Jenkins were married
last night at o'clock at the home
of the brides brother, Mr.. Arthur
Jenkins, at the Loray, Rev. ]. A. Hoyle
performing the ceremony. 49,. John
Goforth, Frank Summit and Bud
Bolton, young white boys, were held
for the superior court this morning
by Magistrate T. H. White under a
bond of 500 each for entering the store
of Bruner Baker at the Arlington Mill
last night. The boys worked at night
in the Arlington Mills and had been
going into the store for some time by
means Of a key in their possession.
Last night Mr.. Baker watched the
store and about o'clock this morning
saw the boys go in and went and clos
ed the door and locked 1t behind them
with the key the boys had left in the
door. The police were summoned and
the boys were brought to the city
lock up. 49,. While at the Loray Mill
Tuesday afternoon with the delivery
wagon of the Gastonia Furniture COM
pany the horses became frightened and
in attempting to hold them from the
ground Mr.. w. A. Taylor, the driver
was run over and seriously injured by
one Of the animals stepping on his leg.
..... The following is taken from
yesterdays Concord Tribune: Mr..
John c. Grist of Gastonia, a brake
man on through freight No. ",
was dangerously injured this morning
about o'clock, by being knocked
from the top of his train, his head
striking the overhead bridge just
north of the station. A hole was
knocked in the back Of his head,
fracturing the skull, and his collar
bone was broken. He was taken to the
Salisbury hospital on No. Sc and was
still unconscious when left. This was
Crisis first run north of Charlotte
and he did not know that the bridge
was there. He was walking towards
the rear of the train and could not see
the bridge. DR.. Young attended him
and said that although he was SER
riously hurt his chance Of recovery
was good. Mr.. w. N. Davis, who is an
uncle of young Grist, left Gastonia on
No. Sc this morning for Salisbury to
look after the injured man. His moth
er Mrs. j. r. Grist, lives at Lenoir.
A REWARD OF FAITH.