Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-18
Mistellaasols Rsaains.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
CHESTER

CHESTER.
Lantern, October Is: Mrs. s. M.
Jones went to Yorkville this morning
to visit her sister, Mrs. ]. c. Wilborn.
Mrs. Pet Butler and son. Master
Chalmers Butler Of Yorkville, spent
last night in the city on their return
home from a few weeks visit to her
father, Mr.. ]. c. Mackorell, in Winns-
boro. Rev. j. s. Mills Of Due West,
who came over about ten days ago to
be present at the marriage Of his
daughter, Miss Lois Mills, and to visit
his other daughter, Mrs. r. E. Shan
non and other relatives in the Black
stock neighborhood, spent a while be-
tween trains here this morning on his
return home. Mrs. T. T. Gilmer,
with her little daughter Lois of Green
VILE, who has been visiting at the
home of her sister, Mrs. w. Fl. Low
rance, went to Yorkville this morning
TO spend a few days with her other
sister, Mrs. c. ]. Hughes. ........ .The
marriage of Miss Louise Coogler and
Mr.. Howard Edmondson was an event
of pleasant interest last night, taking
place at the home Of the brides pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Thomas Coogler.
The examination for the positions
of city carriers was held at the Graded
school house on Saturday. The exam
nation was conducted under the civil
service rules, being in charge OF MT.
T. c. Cureton of Greenville. Thirty
nine applicants were examined. three
of whom were colored.. 80. Capt. M.
A. Carlisle of Newberry. who had been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. w. M.
Kennedy, started home last Wednes-
day morning, but before he reached
the railway station he was attacked
with a trouble to which he had been
subject in time past. He was taken 10
the Magdalene hospital and operated
upon for a part Of the trouble. Tie
operation will be completed while he
is at the hospital. 1t Is fortunate Tor
Capt. Carlisle that he was at the pest
Mace in the state for such thing 10
happen, and the physicians say II Is
fortunate that he had not boarded the
train when the attack came on, as
the consequences in that case would
probably have been very serious he
is getting along quite well. .....M Mrs.
w. s. Dunbar and children returned
Yesterday afternoon from a three days
visit to her sister, Mrs. ]. ]. Jones. two
and a half miles out from Yorkville.
LANCASTER.
News, October 16: Miss Agnes Bluds-
worth of Yorkville, Is visiting MISS
Isabel Davis. . Mr. Thomas McIlwain,
son of the late S. C. McIlwain, died
Monday at the home here Of his moth
er. Mrs. Mary McIlwain. He was ABOUT
21 years of age and had been a help
less invalid all his life. The remains
were buried at Douglass yesterday.
Judge Wilson, who Is presiding at the
court now in session here, unwittingly
caused considerable merriment In the
court room Monday afternoon, while
case was being tried. His honor lean
ed back in his revolving chair, and as
he did so the chair gave way, causing
him to fall. He quickly arose, now
ever. and Joined in the laughter that
was being INDUCED in at his expense.
Ernest Witherspoon and Hazel
Short, both colored. have been bound
over for trial by Magistrate Caskey Tor
shooting into the house Of Mr.. William
Robinson, on the Landsford road west
Of town, as they were returning home
from Lancaster last Saturday. One
OF the bullets narrowly missed striking
Mrs. Robinson in the head. The ne
groes claim that they were shooting al
q rabbit. Master Crawford Horton
the youngest child Of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Horton, Of this place, died al
their home here Monday morning. he
was an unusually bright and promising
lad and was about years Of age. A
difficult surgical operation was per-
formed upon the child last Friday
night by DR.. Pryor Of Chester, max
ing an abdominal section to remove ar
obstruction. The operation was sue
cessful, death being due to heart dis
ease. of which the lad was a victim
After preaching at Shiloh last
Sabbath, Cedar Camp, w. O. w, for
mally unveiled the monument erected
in the cemetery to its late sovereign
] o. Taylor. The ceremony was very
impressive and was witnessed by 9
large crowd. Over fifty Woodmer
were present. . Mr.. ]. M. Robertson
of the Oakhurst section, had the mis-
fortune to lose by fire last Sunday
night, about midnight, his barn anc
stable: also large lot Of hay and fod'
der, some lumber, wheat, rye, buggy
and harness, etc. Two mules were II
the stable, one belonging to Mr.. Rob
ertson and the other to his kinsman
Mr.. q. L. Robertson. The animal:
were gotten out of the building. bu
the mule Of Mr.. 2. L. Robertson wa:
badly burned The Moriah asso'
citation, which convened at Spring Hill
Baptist church last Thursday, adjourn
ed Sunday. The Rev. T. A. Dabne!
was reelected moderator; Mr.. M. c
Gardner, clerk, and Mr.. w. M. Black
mon, treasurer The meeting is sait
to have been one Of the best within
the history Of the association. Among
the visiting ministers were the Rev
A. T. Jamison Of Connie Maxwell or
phanage: the Rev. ]. K. Hair of TIT
Baptist Courier, and the Rev. o.
Springfield Of the Greenville Femal'
college. The next meeting Of the asso
citation will be held at Camp Creel
church. Master John Q. McManus
the little 12-year-old son Of Mr.. c. L
McManus of the Antioch section, who
some time ago picked 800 pounds o
cotton in one day, as published by th'
News at the time, for which astonish
ing feat, his father gave him fin'
Jersey calf, has since beaten his owl
record, as we'll as that Of some others
Last Thursday he picked 423 pound:
Of the fieecy staple. He began at
o'clock in the morning and picked un'