Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-07
Miseellaneuns 8eaains.
WITH NEIGHRoRINe EXCHANGES.
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER,

r. Reid, at Lewisville, went home
this morning. Mr.. =. Lee Scruggs,
treasurer of Fairfield county, lost
nine COWS Friday evening in a very
unusual manner. Mr.. Scruggs had
been putting out nitrate of soda that
day and was washing the sacks when
heavy rain came up. He went in
the house, leaving the water in which
he had washed the sacks in the tubs.
When his cows came they drank free
ly Of this water. The next morning
three were dead and by noon six
more had died. These nine COWS were
easily worth about $3.50. ..... DR..
Wilson Mcconnell left Wednesday
for Baltimore to spend few days on
his way to Columbia university in
weeks special course. He was ac-
companied by Miss Nell Schorb. of
Yorkville, who will spend about two
months with Mrs. H. E. Mcconnell, in
Baltimore. 1t is expected that Mrs.
Mcconnell and Elizabeth will return
with DR.. Wilson Mcconnell when he
comes to Davidson college to take up
his work there and Elizabeth will be
treated by him. She improves slow
ly but is bright and lively and it is
hoped she will get we'll. .... Mrs
Robert Stevenson, from near Great
Falls, who was injured in the wreck
on the Catawba Valley railroad about
eight weeks ago when the coach was
turned over, passed through Saturday
afternoon on her way through from
two weeks stay in the hospital in
Rock Hill. She was accompanied by
her sister, Mrs Mary Robinson, of
New York, who is nursing her.
negro answering the description of
John Jeter, who is wanted for the
killing of Allen Mccullough at Great
Falls in the fall of 1906, was arrest
ed on the street here Tuesday after
noon by Sheriff Peden but he proved
to be the wrong man and was dis
charged this morning. ....... The city
council at a special meeting Monday
afternoon granted the Johnny Jones
Carnival Co., license to show here for
one week beginning July goth. There
seems to be some trouble about coun-
ty license, however, and on account
| of the heavy license demanded by the
county it is possible that the carnival
will not come here. Section 2319,
Vol. I, S. c. Code, reads as follows:
Any circus or other such travelling
show exhibiting under canvas or
outdoors for gain shall, before exhi-
biting in any county in this state, OBJ
tain a license from the clerk of the
court of such county, and shall pay
to the said clerk for such license one
hundred dollars for each and every
day said circus or other show shall be
exhibited; and said clerk shall forth
with pay over to the county treasur-
er of said county all the moneys by
him received on account Of said Ii
cense, to be applied to the use of
said county.
GASToN.
| Gastonia Gazette, July 3: Miss jamie
Barnette, a nurse in the Presbyterian
hospital, of Charlotte, passed through
Gastonia yesterday, en- route to Glover,
to visit homefolks. 49,. Rev. r. M.
Stevenson Of Clover, is in town today.
He was accompanied by his son, Rev.
w. H. Stevenson, who was en- route
to Asheville to attend a missionary
conference. 49,. Glover was the scene
yesterday of romantic marriage
when Miss Mary McLain, of Rowland,
N c., became the bride Of Mr.. Ed
McKinnon, of the same town. The
ceremony was performed at the
home of Mrs. Lena Campbell, the
brides aunt, whom she was visiting,
Rev Mr.. Mills officiating. The happy
couple eft Immediately for their
home at Rowland. The event came
as a complete surprise to the family
and friends of the young lady. The
bride, who is a daughter Of Rev. and
Mrs. ]. M. McLain, Of Rowland, re-
Gently came to Glover to visit. A day
or so ago her lover came to see her
and they decided to surprise their
friends by getting married. Mrs. Nc
Kinnon is a cousin of Mrs. D. E. Nc
Connell of Gastonia. ....... ."Good-bye
Old Booze" is popular song in Gas
held by the local drug stores expired
July first and the new license tax of
$1,000 per year recently imposed by
an act of the city council goes into ef-
| feet August the first as consequence
Of which the handling of whisky by
the drug stores of Gastonia has been
discontinued. The physicians will
now be spared the annoyance of the
professional sick-subscription seeker
and no doubt they will welcome the
rest. The man who wants a little for
| his wife will have hard time from
now on. Mrs. J. r. Warren re-
ceived a telegram Sunday bearing the
sad intelligence Of the death Of her
brother, Mr.. w. Clarke Bryson,
which occurred about 10 o'clock that
morning at his home in Cabot, Ark,
some 90 miles from Little Rock. The
message did not contain any details
of the sad affair but letter received
| by relatives here brought the infor-
nation that Mr.. Bryson's death was
entirely unexpected. Mr.. Bryson was
born in the Union neighborhood
of this county April 26, 1850, and
moved west in 1869. Since that time
he had visited his native heath only
once, spending the months of June
and July, 1879 here. He is survived
| by his widow, who was Miss Lavinia
Wooley, of Arkansas. and one daugh-
ter. Mrs. Kirkland. of Little Rock. He
| leaves two sisters here, Mrs. ]. r.
Warren, of Gastonia, and Mrs. Mar
tha Ratchford, of the Union neighbor-
hood. and one brother, Mr.. John F.
Bryson, of Gastonia. together with
large family connection in Gastonia
and adjoining counties. To all of these
the news of his death brought great
sorrow