Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-09
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WITH NEIGHBoRING EXCHANGES.
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER.

| Lantern, October 6: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Whisonant and children, of Hick-
Ory Grove, spent Thursday night and
Friday morning at the home Of his
brother, Mr.. T. NJ WhisOnant..
Miss Alice Craig. of Yorkville, came
down Saturday afternoon to visit her
sister. Mrs. Ellen ROthrock, and re-
turned yesterday morning. Mrs. Roth
rock went home with her to spend a
| few days. Cotton cannot be kept
constantly up to a good price so long
as a majority of the producers are in
such a condition that they must throw
it up on the market as soon as 1t is
| gathered. Whenever a sufficient
number of the farmers make them
selves independent of bears, with sup
plies for year or more at home, then
they can set the price on their cotton
and get it,. Mr. Hilliard Judge
GLADDEN. d ed about nine o'clock Sat-
urday night, October 4, at his home
on Gadsden street. On the 3rd Of April,
1906, he was stricken with paraly-
sis and with the exception of only
| few months he has been unable to
walk and practically helpless since
that time. For three or four weeks he
has been in a serious condition and all
hope Of his recovery was abandoned,
yet at the last his death came sudden
| " and unexpectedly. Mr.. GLADDEN. was
6S years old the 10th Of August He
was the son Of Mr.. James and Eliza
beth Coleman GLADDEN., and was born
in the Feasterville neighborhood in
Fairfield county. When he was about
four years old his parents moved to the
Pedcn's bridge neighbOrhood in this
county, where he was reared. AT the
beginning Of the Confederate war he
volunteered and served the first year
in Co. B. 9Th regiment At the reor-
ganization he did not rc-enliSt but af-
ter spending a few months at home,
the ranks of the 9Th regiment being
full, he and several others from this
county joined Co. A. 5th regiment,
Lancaster company, and served there
until thc end of the war. In one OF
the battles he was shot through the
leg just above the knee and was dis
abled for several m >nths.
LANCASTER.
News, October {: The management
of the Hotel Royal, Lancaster's popu-
lar hostelry, will undergo a change the
first of next month. Mr.. S. w. Mitch
ell, the present genial and affable pro-
prietor, will go to Chester to engage
in the hotel business, having bought
for the purpose the famous Nicholson
House Of that city. 1t is understood
that Mr.. S. w. Inman, Of York, will
take charge of the Hotel Royal Nov. l.
The many friends in this county,
his old home, Of Mr.. John Dixon Till
man will be grieved to hear that he
was accidentally shot and killed few
days ago in Texas, where he had re-
sided for some years. No particulars
of the sad tragedy are known here.
Mr.. Tillman was the eldest son OF Mr.
and Mrs. c. F. Tillman, formerly of
Lancaster but now living in Yorkville,
where his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Davidson,
also resides. He leaves two brothers
in this state Messrs. Dan and Thorn
Tillman of Cheraw, and one in Texas,
Mr.. Frank Tillman.. Mr.. M. c.
Bowers, of the Heath Springs section,
had the misfortune to lose his dwelling
by fire last Saturday afternoon, to-
gether with practically all of his
household and kitchen furniture, only
a bureau and part Of bed being saw
ed. Mr.. Bowers was not at home at the
time, having gone to visit his sick
daughter in the neighborhood. 1t isl
thought that the fire was of accidental
origin. The building was new one,
Mr. Bowers, it will be remembered,
having sustained a similar loss about
a year ago, which necessitated his re-
building. Much to the surprise OF
those who saw it, hole several feet
deep was discovered early Saturday
morning in the middle of the street at
the intersection Of Main and Arch
streets. It seems that there was an
old well at the spot about lOO years
ago, which had been filled up fully
IS years. and as a team was passing
over the place Friday night the surface
gave way. lick or two with pick
the next morning revealed a large,
deep hole. The council promptly had
it filled with rock and dirt. The exist
ence Of the old well was first made
known to the present generation some
Is or 90 years ago, when Main street
was being graded, under the admins
tration as mayor, of the late Jackson
Gregory When then discovered Capt.
B. ]. Witherspoon, since deceased, who
at the time was one of LancasteTs
Oldest citizens said that he had a
vague, indistinct recollection of we'll
being in the street at that point when
he was a boy.
HnSTON