Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-20
TUESDAY, AUGUST 40, 1907.
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Son Follows Father.
Mr.. John F. Oates, Jr., son Of Mr..
John F. Oates, Sr., whose death occur
red on August 6, died at his home in
Chester yesterday afternoon, after a
protracted illness. His death was due
to a pulmonary trouble. The deceased
was in the 23d year Of his age. For
some years past he had been engaged
in the hotel business with Messrs.
Gresham & Jamison, the we'll known
proprietors Of railroad eating houses.
The deceased leaves a mother, brother
land three sisters.
Wreck on the Southern.
There was a serious freight wreck
on the Southern railroad at Gillmore's
creek, about three miles north Of Ches-
ter yesterday morning. The engine
and fifteen cars went off the track
within about thirty feet Of the trestle.
Wells Blandon, a brakeman, jumped to
save himself, and was instantly killed.
The fireman was seriously hurt, and
two other men were injured. The
track was blocked all day yesterday as
the result Of the wreck; but trains are
now running again as usual.
Grain Crop Good.
Mr.. G. w. Foster Of McConnellsville,
was in Yorkville Saturday with his
thresher, knocking out the few crops
of wheat and oats grown in this vicin-
ity. In reply to inquiry by the report
err he said that the grain crop was
unusually fine this year, what there
was Of 1t. There was very little wheat
or oats sowed, however. The only
threshers he knows Of In operation are
those Of R. N. Plaxco, ]. E. White
sides, Mr.. Lock, his own and a sta
tionary thresher operated by w. l.
Hill at Sharon. He says that he has
threshed between 5000 and 5000 BUSH
els Of wheat and oats.
Beaten BY Negro.
Kings Mountain Herald: On Wed
nesday Of last week Mr.. ]. P. Lackey,
a prominent citizen who lives a few
miles northwest Of this place, was set
upon and beaten into a state Of uncon-
sciousness by a negro by the name of
Tom Irwin. 1t appears that this negro
Tom had been angered about the rent
ing Of some land. He threatened to
kill Mr.. Lackey and on the day above
mentioned waylaid him at his watering
place, and when Mr.. Lackey rode his
mule to water, the negro dragged him
from the mule and used a rock on his
head and then kicked and stamped him
till stopped by another negro who hap
pened to be near by. Mr.. Lackey was
seriously hurt and has not since been
able to be out. The negro at once
made good his escape and the officers
have not been able to apprehend him.
The negro Is said to be a desperate
one and when enraged Is quite danger
Gus.
Some Old. Time Timepieees.
Kings Mountain Herald: Three OF
the oldest clocks we have heard Of are
now on the old homestead Of M. L. Lo-
gan. ]. j. Logan has in his posses
sion, running and keeping good time,
the clock Of his great-grandmother
Herndon. This clock was sold some
years ago at a sale Of Mrs. Dolena
Herndon and bought by Hoyle McDan-
lei, who recently made q present of the
clock to Mr.. Logan. This clock Is
known to be over 100 years old. On
the same place Mr.. ]. w. Howell owns
the Isaac Wells clock, also running and
in good order Mr.. Howell bought this
clock at Mr.. Wellss sale when he was
small boy, only large enough to car
ry the weights home. 1t has been In
the Howell family over fifty years and
Is over 100 years old. w. F. Logan
bought a clock at Henderson CarrolPs
sale that is over 100 years old. The
age of this cannot be found out, but Is
believed to be the oldest Of all. II
only needs cleaning to set 1t running
and this Is to be done soon.