Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-03
alistsllausuus Reaaing.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishboring Exchanges.
LANCASTER

LANCASTER.
News, August 81: The Rev. P. H.
Moore, a Presbyterian minister form
erly of Yorkville but now Of Georgia.
will preach here tomorrow (Sunday)
in the A. r. P. church, at IL o'clock,
a. m. He will preach Sunday week
at Shiloh. AS noted elsewhere, the
pastor, Mr.. Carmichael, is visiting In
Georgia. Sheriff Hunter Destroy
ed 3 gallons of whisky at Heath
Springs Thursday, seized under the
Carey-Cothran law. He still has be-
tween Is and 20 gallons there to de-
stroy, when the 3O-day limit expires.
The sheriff went to Vanwyck yester-
day to destroy some liquor at that
point. Mr.. r. Barnett Crockett,
whose critical illness was noted in the
last issue of the News, died Wednes-
day morning, about 10 o'clock, at
the home here of his parents, Col.
and Mrs. ]. N. Crockett. He was
80 years of age and unmarried. He
was stricken with paralysis about
eleven years ago in Yorkville, where
he was then employed as a printer,
having served his apprenticeship In
the Office Of the Lancaster Ledger.
He returned home and for while
seemed to improve, getting so that
he could walk about though with
difficulty. Six years ago, however,
he received a second stroke, which
rendered him helpless for the remain
der of his young life, combining him
to his bed all the while. His long
years of affiiction were borne with re-
markable cheerfulness and fortitude.
The first bale of new cotton
was brought to town yesterday from
Mr.. w. ]. Cunningham's farm, by his
son Mr.. Roy Cunningham. 1t weigh
ed 499 pounds. Mr.. Cunningham de-
clined to sell at price offered, l3 cents.
With the exception Of last year, Mr..
Cunningham has been marketing the
| first bale" for a number OF years.
Last year he missed 1t only a few
hours. The first bale last year was
sold Aug. 81, by Mr.. C. A. Bird, of
Flat Creek. Kershaw also received
her first bale yesterday. 1t was sold
by Mr.. A. Morgan, of Flat Creek,
| weighed sos pounds and was bought
by the Kershaw Banking & Merchan-
tile company, who paid Is cents per
pound therefor.
CHESTER.
| Lantern, August 30: Little Miss
Bertha Wagner went to Fort Mill
Yesterday to visit her grandfather
and uncle, Messrs. ]. w. and Pelham
Wagner. Her brother, Master John
ME Wagner, preceded her two weeks
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Nichols and
son, Master Lucius Nichols, left fol
the jamestown exposition Wednesday
afternoon. 49,. Mr.. ]. j. Lewis, OIL
Lewis Turnout sold two bales OF cot
ton to Jos. Wylie & Co. yesterday al
I13.15. When Mr.. w. A. Coin, Wylie
& Co.'S cotton man, asked when 1t was
| ginned, Mr.. Lewis said one bale was
ginned four years ago and the other
three years ago. Mr.. Coin, OF course
supposed at first it was new cotton
This cotton had been held through
a period during which the price vari-
ed from II cents to less than hall
that. Tuesday We reported bale OF
new cotton sold by Mr.. ]. G. l.
White and another by Mr.. John Fra
ger. Later in the day Mr.. Frazer
brought in another bale, which wa:
bought by Wylie & Co. All three ol
the bales sold that day brought 1Ss
| Quite a large party, including
Messrs. w. o. Guy, I. Med. Hood Il
George McAliley, Jno. L. Miller anc
many others went down to the ole
McAliley mill, on Rocky Creek, anc
spent the night, camping in the mil
house. Mr.. McAliley started out L
look after the horses, and in the din
light, he missed the steps to the plat
form and fell to the rock below, aoou
12 feet. Others ran to him and fount
him apparently dead, and there wa
little sign of life for two hours. DR.
Roberts was hastily summoned ant
gave all attention possible, a cot be
ing sent up from Great Falls. q.
morning he had regained conscious
ness, the accident having happened
about 10 o'clock, he was brought u
Fort Lawn on a car, and was able U
come to town on the L. & c. traii
yesterday afternoon and go out home
There are severe gashes about nj
thead. He is reported very sore thi
morning but doing as we'll as coul'
lbe expected. Mrs. Kate Avery
Of Rock Hill, who has been spending
some time with her parents, Mr.. AM
Mrs r. NJ. Cross and other relative
| here and at Bascomville, went hom
/ YESTERDAY. Her mother went hom
with her to spend a few weeks.
Il GASTON.
II Gastonia Gazette, August 80: Twen
, ty-five dollars and costs, and a fin
of $40 and costs were the fines impos
, Il ed in Magistrate S. S. Morris cour
, yesterday on two young white mer
They were ]. o. GLADDEN. and viii
II $3.50
buggy from the Gastonia Livery com
pany. Wednesday to go to King
Mountain and returned late in tn
, evening with the horse in bad shap
from hard driving and lashing. Wit
nesses were on hand who saw tn
boys driving between Kings Noun
tain and Bessemer City several time
: during the day. Witnesses said tn
boys were driving and beating tn
horse in a horrible manner and tina
both were drunk. When asked b.
the court where they got the liquor
the reply was from 'nigger' II
Kings Mountain, whom they didn'
know. The court imposed the abov
two fines on each in addition to Civ
ing them a good lecture on drunken
ness on the public highway, AM
. cruelty to animals, telling them tina
. although he would not go as far a
the law allowed. he was going to i'm
pose a heavy fine upon every perso