Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-09
Mistsllaneuas Rraains.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.

IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.
News, April 6: Favorable reports
continue to be received here as to
the condition Of Mrs. Leroy Springs,
who is still in hospital in Baltimore,
undergoing treatment. She was re-
ported yesterday as being stronger.
/ brighter and more cheerful than she
has felt for some time. .Ander-
son Harrison, a negro who lived in
Lancaster several years, was killed
by a live wire near Fort Lawn last
Wednesday. Another colored man
bet him a quarter that he could not
climb to the top Of one of the South
ern Power company's electric poles.
Harrison succeeded in getting to the
top of the pole, but catching hold Of
the wire he was instantly killed by
the current . . Immediately after the
mass meeting here Thursday plans
were gotten up for the organization
of a cotton warehouse and holding
company in Lancaster. The company
will be formed under the laws of this
state and will be known as THE Lam
caster County Cotton Warehouse and
Holding company" The capital stock
is to be 100000, divided into 10000
shares Of the par value of IS each
The warehouse will be located in the
town of Lancaster.
CHESTER.
Lantern, April 5: Now they are call
ing Fort Lawn vicinity the dark and
bloody ground" 1t is due to the good
people Of that place to say that 1t Is
the dark people exclusively who are
bloodying the ground. 49,. Yesterday
Colonel ]. w. Reed had the flag put
at half mast on the pole amid the SOL
diers' graves in the cemetery, out OF
respect to Mr.. T. D. Allen, who was
veteran and also keeper Of the ceme-
terry. Only a few minutes before Mr..
Allen dropped dead, Col. Reed was In
sisting upon his going to the reunion
at Richmond, but he said he could not
go, and laying his hand upon his heart
he said, 81 have a pain here that will
never allow me to see a reunion.
Miss Mary Crawford Of McConnells-
ville came down Monday to visit her
brother Mr.. E. A. Crawford, and re-
turned this morning. Master Herbert
Crawford went home with her. Mrs.
Clarence L. Crock of Anderson, who Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. w. Holmes
Hardin. spent yesterday in Yorkville.
Miss Eunice Moore left for Guth-
riesville Wednesday morning, after
spending a few days at the home OF
her uncle, DR.. S. G. Miller, on her re-
turn from Charleston.
Reporter, April 4: Mrs. Emily Nc
Callum, widow Of the late DR.. Will
liam McCallum, died at the home of
her son-in-law, Mr.. A. M. McCallum,
near Wilksburg Monday evening af-
ter a protracted illness. Mrs. Mccall
lum was about seventy years of age.
The funeral services were held at
Brushy Fork Baptist church Tuesday
afternoon by the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Brewington. .... Mr.. Thomas D. AL
len, the faithful and efficient custo-
dian of Evergreen cemetery, died very
suddenly yesterday morning as he was
crossing the track at the Southern de-
pot Just as he had reached point
opposite H. F. Richardson's store he
was seen to fall backward, and In a
few minutes although medical assis-
tance was at hand, he breathed
his last. Mr.. Allen had long been
a sufferer with heart trouble, and
his death was not unexpected.
Mr.. Allen was in his seventy-first
year. He was born and reared in the
neighborhood of Baton Rouge and
lived in that community the greater
part Of his life. At the breaking out
of the civil war he enlisted in Co. F.
Twenty-Third S. G. infantry and
served throughout the struggle. His
old comrades say that no more va
liant soldier were went upon the field
of battle. He was Of quiet and unas-
suming bearing, but absolutely fear
less. He had a high regard for duty
and his transactions with his fellow
man were honrable and just. He was
a member of the A. R. Presbyterian
church and died rich in the possession
of the faith. ... Miss Lizzie Mills
died at her home five miles east of
Blackstock yesterday morning from
the effects of a stroke Of paralysis.
Miss Mills had been in her usual good
health up until Monday and came in
from the school which she was teach
ing at noon seemingly as we'll as usu-
al. A few minutes later her niece,
Miss Lois Mills, went to ask her aunt
some question when she was startled
to find that the latter had been strick-
en- with paralysis. All that care and
attention could suggest was done, but
in vain, for Miss Mills after lingering
two days in a speechless condition
passed away yesterday at noon. Miss
Mills was in her siXty-seventh year.
She was the daughter Of Mr.. j. Y.
and Mrs Sallie Nelson Mills and was
born and reared in the community
where she died. She was educated in
Yorkville and made teaching her life
work. She leaves the following broth
ers and sisters: Rev. ]. S. Mills, Due
n
geles, Cal, Mesdames ]. w. Bigham,
Wellridge, S. c.; and w. E. Stitt, Tay-
lorsville, y. c.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, April 5: Mrs. E.
w. Presley and Mrs. T. B. Williams,
Of Glover, were in town yesterday.
OF ha Falls house