Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-06
attiseellaaeuus Rsaains,
in COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.

News and Comment Clipped From
Neighborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.
News, September 4: Mr.. A. ]. Ball
ey Lancasters newly elected cotton
weigher, entered upon the discharge
of his duties Monday morning. Mr..
Bailey succeeds one of the best
weighers Lancaster ever had, Mr.. ).
F.. Nesbit, who has held the position
for a number Of years, giving satis-
faction to both sellers and buyers
He declined to stand for reelection.
That bale of new cotton, the
first of the season offered on this mar
ket. which the owner, Mr.. w. j.
Cunningham, refused last Friday to
sell at the price offered, 13 cents, as
published in Saturdays issue of the
News, was sold by him Monday. The
bale. which weighed 499 pounds. was
purchased by the Bennett Grocery
company, at IA cents. This COM
pany will buy cotton regularly this
season.
CHESTER.
Lantern, September 3: Mr.. Paul G.
McCorkle, representing Leroy Springs,
moved his cotton office yesterday from
his old stand, on Centre street, to the
Lindsay Mercantile Co.'S store, and
will use the platform on the Stricken
lot. He will have associated with him
Mr.. ]. Stanley Lewis, heretofore, for
several years, with Messrs. S. M. Jones
& Co. Further notice will be published
when the season fairly opens. These
gentlemen will both be glad to greet
their old friends at their new stand.
Mrs. Ida Hardin, of Glover, re-
turned to her home Saturday morn
ing after a short visit to Mr.. w. II.
Hardin's family and Mr.. ]. L. Glenn's,
on her return from the funeral OF her
sister-in-law, the late Mrs. Matte
Kennedy, of Bascomville.. ..-. Mr.. J.
Bunyan Crosby, a brother Of Mr.. W.
B. Crosby Of Landsford, died in Jack
sonville, Fla, last Wednesday, aged
5S years. He left four daughters and
one son. Two of the daughters are
married. Mr.. Crosby moved from the
Crosbyville neighborhood to Mississip-
pi, and thence to Florida, where he
had been living seven years..
Miss Matte Mcdonald, of Stover, who
has been visiting her uncle, Mr.. ]. M
Smith, at Wylies Mill, was in the city
yesterday morning on her way to
Rock Hill to visit Mr.. Lewis Blacks
family. .... Mr.. VIM. Claude Moore,
died at the Magdalene Hospital yes
terday morning as the result OF In
juries received Saturday evening
while attempting to cross the track
at the Southern depot in front or the
incoming local passenger train from
Charlotte. The funeral services were
held at the residence Of his mother
yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. 5.
Snyder, of the Baptist church and the
remains conveyed to Woodward Bap-
tist churchyard for interment. The
following young men acted as pail
bearers: Messrs. Mac Neely, Harry
Williams, Cecil Alexander, ]. c. Cuth-
bertson, r. Hope Horne, and A. G.
Thornton, Mr. Moore was the son OF
the late c, ]. Moore and was born
few miles west of the city. He was
in his twenty-fourth year. He hao
been engaged in railroad work on
and on for several years, and at the
time Of his death was local yard con-
ductor for the c. & NV. railway.
Mr.. Moore leaves a wife, who was
Miss Ella Hicklin, of Knox, and one
little boy about two years old, in ad-
dition to his mother, Mrs. E. A.
Moore, and the following brothers
and sisters: Messrs. John c. and Wal
ter Moore, Miss Bertha Moore and
Mesdames D. S. Worthy, w. E. L.
Wade of Wilksburg. and w. P. Car
ter Of Chester: The particulars OF
this deplorable accident that resulted
in the sad and sudden cutting down
of this strong young man, seem tn
have been as follows: Mr.. Moore.
whose duty it was to make up the
trains, and take charge of trains al
ter they came in from run, report
ed at the office Saturday evening to
inquire how No. 9 was running, and
was told that the train was twenty
minutes late. He started back to the
yard just as the Swing" was nearing
the depot, and probably being dazed
by the headlight thought it was his
own train and made a dash to cross
the track in front of the locomotive.
Engineer Jap" Hall saw Mr.. Moore
make his dash and applied the brakes
but not in time to prevent the unfor-
tunate man from being struck and
knocked down. He was swept under
the pilot and badly crushed before
the engine could be backed. The
scalp was torn loose, and bad gashes
about the body made recovery impos-
sible. The unfortunate man was re-
moved to the Magdalene hospital
where he received every attention,
but all in vain, death as stated coming
few hours later.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, September 3: Mr.
Robert Cline and Miss Ritchie, a
daughter of Mr.. K. r. Ritchie, crossed
the line Sunday night and were mar
ried at Bowling Green, S. c. The
groom is an operative at the Ozark
mills. The couple will reside in Gas
tonia. The announcement Sunday
night of the sudden death of Chief OF
Police l. N. Alexander, came as a
shock to most of the citizens of Gas
tonia, the fact he was seriously i'll be-
ing known only to his family and a
few intimate friends. He had been
confined to his bed in his apartments
at the city hall only since Thursday
uban nhvSipi1n was