Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-23
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
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Neishboring Exchanges.
CHESTER

Lantern, April l9: MISS Lillian Crd"
ford returned to her home at McCon-
nellsville this morning, after spending
two weeks at the home Of her brother,
Mr.. E. A. Crawford. Little Miss
Louise Crawford returned with her.
Mrs. ]. D. Henson Of Richburg
r, F. D. No. /, who has been suf-
ferer for many months with cancer,
died Wednesday, April II, and was
buried at Mt. Prospect church yester-
day. Mrs. Sarah Scoggins of Hick-
ory Grove, who has been spending
several days with Mrs. B. E. Wright,
went to Richburg Wednesday morning
to visit friends, and to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Belts yesterday. Will
lie. aged twenty months, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Ball, died yester-
day morning, April II, about III
o'clock, after an illness of about four
weeks with dysentery following mea-
sles. The funeral service was at the
home at 10 o'clock this morning and
the burial was in Evergreen cemetery.
LANCASTER.
News, April 20: Lovic Pierce, the
little son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Roddey
of this place, died last Tuesday night,
of pneumonia, aged one year and twen-
ty days. The remains were buried
Wednesday afternoon in Westside
cemetery, the Rev. r. E. Turnipseed
conducting the funeral services. The
bereaved young parents have the SYM
pathy Of their numerous friends in
their sore affiiction. Chester coun-
ty negroes assign most extraordinary
reasons for using guns on one another.
Some two or three Sundays ago
colored woman was shot and killed at
Fort Lawn because, it is said, song
that she was singing did not suit her
slayer. Last Sunday a negro named
Eli Heyward shot another negro at
Great Falls, giving as his reason
therefor that the shot negro refused
to dance in a manner to please him.
Miss Martha Adkins, an aged
maiden lady Of the Russell Place neigh
borhood, died last Monday, 18th in
slant, after an illness Of two months,
during which she bore much SUFFERING
with Christian fortitude. She was six
ty-nine years of age and leaves one
brother, Mr. j. ]. Adkins, and one Sis
ter, Miss Mary Adkins. She was a
consistent member Of the Methodist
church. Lancaster is now assured
Of another important enterprise. On
Wednesday last steps were taken to
establish a cotton oil mill here. The
capital stock is to be 100000, divided
into 500 shares of the par value Of
500 each. A majority Of the stock
was taken in q very short time. A
commission of incorporation has been
issued, the corporators being Messrs.
John T. Stevens, Hazel .Witherspoon,
Chas. D. Jones and Marion Wither-
spoon. The organization will be per-
fected next week, and will be known as
the Lancaster Cotton Oil company.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, April 19: Miss
Rose Lindsay of Yorkville, and Mrs.
%. M. Norwood of Charlotte, are the
guests Of Mrs. ]. E. Curry. ...... Mr..
Caleb Lee Costner, died Wednesday
morning at his home at Pleasant Ridge
from consumption. He was son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Costner and
was in the twenty-seventh year Of
1, ,E, &c yn1 hNy q
who has been in feeble health for sew
eral months and who was unable to
attend her husbands funeral, which
was held at Sandy Plains Baptist
church yesterday, the services being
conducted by Rev. ]. A. Hoyle Of Gas
tonia Rev. oliver Johnson Of Less
lie, S. c., is conducting services at
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church this week, preparatory to the
annual spring communion service
which will be held Sunday. The SER
vice began Wednesday night. There
will be preaching this afternoon at
4 p. m, and tonight at 8 p. m, and
at the same hours tomorrow. Mr..
Johnson's sermons are full of interest
and the attendance is good. 80. Pas
sengers on southbound Southern No.
43 Thursday night had a pretty mar
row escape from being dumped into
Paw Creek. This train is due to
leave Charlotte at S.55 p. m, and
Thursday night was about on time,
being probably five or ten minutes
late. The train was going at a pretty
rapid rate and dashed across the tres
tie over Paw Creek, which was then
blazing considerably. The train was
stopped and the crew, armed with
buckets, spent half an hour extin-
gushing the flames. A brisk wind
was blowing and the passengers were
constrained to speculate a little as to
what would have been the outcome
had No. 43 happened along about ten
or fifteen minutes later. II the engi-
neer had been unable to stop the train
it would probably have resulted in the
dumping Of goodly number into the
chilly waters of Paw Creek. Mrs.
Whetstine, died at her home on Crow
ders Creek Tuesday. aged sc years
and 19 days. The funeral was held at
the home Wednesday morning, Rev.
]. A. Hoyle conducting the services.
Interment was made in the Loray cem-
etery. Deceased was for many years
a devoted member Of the Baptist
church. .... Mr.. Joe Alexander, engi-
neer at the power house, on duty from
midnight till noon, sustained painful
injuries Wednesday as a consequence
of which he is confined to his home on
West Air Line street. Some repairs
were being made in the engine room
and section of piping, which was be-
ing taken out, was hoisted on block
and tackle. The rope broke and pre-
cipitated the pipe upon Mr.. Alexander.
1t struck him on the right shoulder,
infiicting severe bruises, though no
bones were broken. He also sustained
cash on his forehead and a lick on