Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING :
News and Comment Clipped From
Neiehboring Exchanges.
CHESTER.

SHGS En-
Reporter, April !: Mr.. R. B. David
son of Yorkville, who underwent al
operation for appendicitis at the Mag
dalene hospital last Monday, is re-
ported as doing nicely. He is i'm
proving slowly, but will probably ge
well. We learn that the S. A. L
railway intends to put on a daily pas
senger service between Chester ant
Great Falls, routing the trains arount
by Landsford on the new line to Har'
mony and thence TO Chester over th'
S. A. LIS. own line. We learn als'
that Charlotte with characteristic en-
terprise is. attempting to secure thes'
trains. Mr.. C. H. Brennecke is TIT
possessor Of a recently Matched chlcK
en- which is a. veritable curiosity. Th'
chick has four well developed legs
three on the under part Of the body
and the fourth protruding from TIT
back. The parent hen realizes tina
her progeny is malformed, and sh'
has been laboring diligently to tear or
the extra members. Mr.. Brenneck'
has arranged with Mr.. w. F. Strickel
to place the chick in brooder. and L
is hoped that it can be raised.
We understand that DR.. ]. D. Nc
Dowell, one of Yorkville's most prom
inent physicians, will shortly locate II
Chester for the practice Of his profes'
sion. DR.. Mcdowell will be associated
with DR.. S. w. Pryor and will also
we understand, be connected with the
Magdalene hospital. DR.. Mcdowell in
tends to go north and spend about
month in the schools and hospitals be-
fore coming to Chester. He will prob.
ably arrive here about May 1st.
Lantern, April 2: DR.. w. G. New
lille of Clinton, spent a few hours here
this morning on his return home from
a few days visit in Rock HILL. ....'
Mr.. w. H. Newbold, who is acting at
torney for the Boozer family, has re-
ceived a picture Of the man under ar
rest at Buford, Ga, who was though
to be Perry, but he is evidently mo-
the man wanted. Mr.. Newbold ha:
wired the authorities to release him
.... Gus Lee, who was on trial FOL
murder when we went to press Fri
day, was found guilty and was SEN
fenced to be hanged on Friday, the
7th day of June. Sumter Franklin
was convicted Of murder, with recon-
mendation to the mercy Of the court
and was sentenced to the penitentiar!
for life. Henry Mason was found
guilty Of murder, with recommends
ton 70 the mercy of the court, anc
was sentenced to the penitentiary fol
life. Daisy Wright. charged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill
failed to answer when called, but sh'
was tried and found guilty. She ap
peared Monday morning and was sen
fenced to the penitentiary for one
year.
LANCASTER.
News, April 3: A fierce forest firt
ragged in the Creek section last Sat
urday. 1t swept over some 400 or 5O'
acres of land, doing much damage to
timber Several citizens Of the com
munity had to apply water to theil
buildings to keep them from catching
afire. Mr.. ]. Thomas Faile, one o.
the best known and most highly es'
teemed citizens Of Lancaster county
died last Sunday morning, at o'clock
at his home in the Taxahaw section
He had been in failing health for some
months, as previously noted IN the
News. Had he lived until the 9Th In.
slant he would have been seventy.
three years old. wv. H. Millen, whc
was the successful candidate for the
office Of county treasurer in the las
urinary election, is now in charge o.
the office, Mr.. John E. Blackmon, VINO
has filled the position since the deatf
of the late w. C.. Cauthen, having
turned over to him last Monday. Mr.
Blackmon made a good record al
treasurer and Mr.. Millen will no doub
prove a worthy successor to him.
Married, Sunday, March 31st. by Rev
T. A. Dabney. at the residence OF Mr.
John c. Blackmon Of the TaxahaW
section, Mr.. True Bird and Miss Eve
lyn Massey. both Of that section.
Laura McMullen, a colored woman
was shot and killed in Fort Lawn las
Sunday afternoon by Will Crockett,
young negro of Lancaster county. He
was arrested Monday morning oI
Sheriff Hunter on Mr.. Ben Culp's
plantation, where he has been living
some years. He at first denied any
knowledge of the killing, but wher
taken to Fort Lawn by the sherin ant
confronted with some eye-witnesses tt
the homicide, he admitted that he die
the shooting. After the holding of al
inuuest, Crockett was taken to the
Chester Jail The shooting occurred II
a house where some negroes wer
playing cards and drinking blind tigel
LIQUOR. Crockett is a son Of Ed Crock
ett, who was killed years ago in
difficulty with the late Gillian Sowell.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, April 2: Rev. DR.
J. C. Galloway returned yesterday
from a brief visit to his brother, Mr.
r. S. Galloway, and other relatives a
Due West, s. C.....M Mr.. w. D. Bar
ringer died at his home on West All
Line street yesterday afternoon abou
4.3O o'clock after several weeks Hines:
from paralysis. For the past seVera
days Mr.. Barringer's friends had beer
uneasy about his condition and lat
Sunday afternoon it was thought tina
his death was only few hours dis
tant. Several weeks ago Mr. Barrin'
ger was stricken with paralysis bu
his condition was not considered seri
Gus until recently. Mr.. Barringe
would have been fifty-one years old IL
July next. The receipts of thu
Gastonia postoffice for the year ending
March 81, 1906, were s9,S70.33. Th'
receipts for the year ending March 81
1907. were S10.SS0.76. more than is re-
quired for a free delivery office. go.
There was considerable excitement OF