Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15
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LANCASTER

LANCASTER.
News, November 13: A light snow
fell here at an early hour yesterda!
morning. .... Mr.. John S. Riddle, wht
has been with the News for the pas
few months, has accepted the position
of travelling salesman for wholesale
grocery house of New Orleans. HI
left here Monday morning to begin nj!
new work, carrying with him the bes
wishes of his numerous friends for hi!
success. 80. Mr.. ]. E. Patterson o
this place, killed a 12-months- hog
of his own raising, last Saturday tha
netted 332 pounds. That pig ought tt
have been exhibited at the recent state
fair. It was Berkshire. Fire broke
out in a lot of cotton on the cottor
platform at the depot last Saturday
about midday and fifteen bales belong
Ii ing to the Lancaster Mercantile com
pany were badly damaged before the
flames were checked. The loss is COW
cred by insurance. The origin OF the
fire is not known, but 1t is thought
that it started from a spark from ar
engine.
CHESTER.
Lantern, November II: Mrs. Mollie
Perry of Lancaster, was in the city
this morning on her way to Yorkville
on business in connection with the
Confederate monument which is to be
erected in Lancaster. ....... Rev. K. A
Lummus of Lewisville, spent a few
hours here yesterday morning on his
way to Covington, Ga, where he viii
spend until today with his mother or
his way to synod at Elk Valley, Tenn
The court Of common pleas was
engaged all yesterday with the case OF
Mrs. Patience A. Mills VS.. the Sea-
board Air Line. The case had not beer
concluded when court adjourned last
night and 1t was taken up again this
morning. 1t will likely consume most
of the day. Mrs. Mary l.. Cunning
ham. mother Of Messrs. T. j. and K
L. Cunningham Of this county, dice
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. M
c. Cureton, at Liberty HILL on Satur-
day morning. Mrs. Cunningham was
sS years Of age last July and 1t Is sup
posed that death was largely due tc
infirmities brought on by old age. Hel
home was at Liberty Hill, although she
spent considerable time with her sons
in this county. Funeral service ano
burial took place at Liberty Hill. 900.
On Sunday night little before II
o'clock a terrible shouting was heard
over towards the Seaboard road. Peo
pie hushed and listened. The yelling
was very loud and sounded very much
| like some one calling, murder! muir
der! 1t was heard even to the South
ern depot and on Centre and adjoining
streets, the people were all annoyed
and worried by the noise. On inves-
tigation it was found by the police
that the noise came from coloret
woman who was getting" religion al
the colored church near the Seaboard
Many complaints came from resident:
about the matter and 1t is safe to say
that if such is repeated someone viii
| be hauled before the mayor on the
charge Of raising disorder and being
public nuisance. Such occurrences art
disgraceful. 80. In the circuit cour
Yesterday morning Lawson Addison
colored, was sentenced to be hanged
on the 18th day Of January next fol
the murder of Mamie Halsell on Sept
23rd of this year. Addison's case wa:
tried on Saturday and that night thu
jury returned a verdict Of guilty. Ad
olson killed a sister Of Mamie Halsel
also on the same day he killed her. HI
was cool and was chewing gum wher
sentence of death was pronounced
Apparently unconcerned as to his fate
he was led back to his cell to avail
the coming of the end. He is a biz
strapping negro and has a black rec
ord. This makes two negroes In th'
county Jail under sentence Of death
the other being Gus Lee. The latte
was to hang sometime ago, but hi
case was appealed to the supreme
court and will be decided in January
-. On Monday night one week ag'
officer Williams arrested Charles Shift
ton, colored, for attempting to breal
into the store Of the colored merchant
T. H. Ward. Shifton denied the al
legged theft, but officer Williams found
on the prisoners person a key whici
fitted the front door Of the store. HI
was indicted by the grand jury, ant
Yesterday morning was arraigned be-
fore Judge Wilson in the circuit cour
and plead guilty to housebreaking
The evidence was that Shifton hadn'
stolen anything but the key. Th'
Judge asked him why he broke in TIT
store. Shifton replied that he didn'
know, but supposed 1t was because n
had nothing else to do. 1t appeared
however, that he had attempted to ge
into the safe. He was sentenced u
one year at hard labor either In tn
| DenlIenIldTy Vi Oll Tic SOuhSS S"AS
Thus in less than a week he wa
brought to justice and sentenced. l
was quick work and it is good exam
pie of the stern arm Of the law.
Little John Hood Reddick, son of Mrs
Bessie Hood Williams and only grand
son of Mr. /. Med. Hood died Frida!
night a little before 10 o'clock from al
attack of typhoid fever and meningitis
He was sick about ten days. The fu
neral services were held at the hous
on Sabbath afternoon at $50 o'clocl
by the Rev. S. ]. Cartledge and tn
remains laid to rest in Evergreen Gem
etery. Mrs. w. J. Simpsons Sabbatl
school class, of which John was
member, acted as honorary pail bear
ers. The following were the activ
Ipallbearers: Will Leckie, Harry VIII
liams, Will Robinson, Frank Marshall
j. E. Dunbar and Mac Nicely. Littl
John lacked only 10 days Of being
wears old. He was very bright, man