Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-05
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER,


Neishborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.
News, March 2: Postmaster Hunter
has received instructions from the first
assistant postmaster general Of a re-
duction in the charge of rent for lock
boxes, in effect from April 1st, prox.
The charge per quarter. will be: Small
boxes, 35 cents: medium, As cents; and
the large size go cents. Under the
new county dispensary law, the mini
mum fine for selling whisky is 500, 1t
being the same If the case is tried by
the mayor, the magistrate or the cir
cult court. This should serve as a
warning to would-be violators OF the
law. A very pretty home wedding
was the on-Funderburk nuptials
at the home Of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. ]. Funderburk, at Trades
ville at o'clock p. m, last Wednes-
day. A number Of relatives and few
intimate friends were present to wit
ness the handsome young couple. Mr..
Geo. c. Hinson and Miss Myrtle Fun
derburk, plight their happy vows. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
]. H. Boldridge. A most elegant din
ner was served. 80. Mr.. Samuel Cas-
KEY of the Pleasant Hill section, died
early Thursday morning, Of pneumonia
He was sick only a short time. He
| was about thirty-five years Of age,
and was a good, peaceful, lawabiding
citizen. He leaves two children sur
viving him, a son Mr.. VIM. Caskey a
telegraph operator in Richmond, Va,
and a daughter. His son was tele-
graphed for and reached home short
! ly after his father expired. The re-
mains were inferred at old Salem
church cemetery at II a. m, yester-
day. A car loaded with $4,000 pounds
of fertilizers is propped to one side
of the Southern's track at the switch
west of the Main street crossing. re-
suit of two employees attending to
the switch Wednesday night. The
conductor changed the switch to run
his train out Of the siding to the main
line, and the switchman, not knowing
1t, when the train was ready to move
out, ran ahead and changed 1t, think
ing he was putting the train on the
main line, but he put 1t off the track.
BY propping this one car to the side
and leaving 1t the train was gotten of
sometime during the night.
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Gastonia Gazette, March 1: Mr.. Guy
Killian left last night for Yorkville, s.
c., on short business trip. .... Miss
Gussie Beatty Of Yorkville, s. c., re-
turned home last night after spending
several days with Mrs. Frank Wilson.
..... Mrs. Mary Crawford Stowe,
wife of Mr.. S. Pink Stowe, a member
Of the firm Of ]. P. Stowe & Co., at
Belmont, died at her home in that
town Wednesday afternoon at 4.So
o'clock, following an illness Of ten
days from bronchial pneumonia. Mrs.
Stowe VRs in the very bloom Of wo-
manhood, being only thirty three years
splendid traits of character, loved and
admired by a large circle Of friends,
all Of whom are saddened by her ear
ly death. .... The congregation Of the
First Baptist church has acquired a
very valuable piece Of property, loca-
ted on the southwest corner Of Frank
lin avenue and South street. The deal
was closed Wednesday night at a
meeting Of the church members. The
lot has q frontage of 173 feet on
Franklin avenue and Is $50 feet deep.
The price paid was $4,000. The pur-
chase was made from Mr.. R P. Ran
kin, the owner. On the western end
Of the lot is a two-story frame resi-
dence. Through the liberality Of Mrs.
]. D. Moore, Sr, a handsome parsonage
is to be erected on this property. The
parsonage is to be in the shape OF a
memorial to her husband, the late
Capt J. D. Moore, who was for years
one OF the most prominent members Of
this church. Its construction will be
begun the first Of next year. 1t will
be commodious and modern in every
respect and will cost several thousand
dollars. When court convened at
o'clock this morning the jury in the
case Of the State VS.. ]. B. McGathey,
who has been on trial this week for
the murder of his son-in-law, Lee j.
Cudd, returned a verdict Of murder
in the second degree and Judge Justice
sentenced the defendant to seven years
in the penitentiary. The case was CIV
en- to the jury Wednesday afternoon
about o'clock. They were out all
night on the case, being quartered at
the Hoffman house. McGathey, who Is
sixty odd years Of age, has been con-
fined in the county Jail since the crime
was committed, about two weeks be-
fore Christmas. The deed was done at
the Avon mill. Bad blood existed be-
tween McGathey and Cudd because Of
the latter's relations with McGathey's
daughter. The principal witnesses
were Tom Presley and wife and Mrs.
Cudd, wife of the dead man. Mr.. Geo.
w. Wilson assisted Solicitor Clarkson
in the prosecution. The defendant was
represented by Long & Long and F.
F. Griffin. Court adjourned for the
term Immediately after the sentence
had been pronounced.
RELIGIOUS BARBARITY.