Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18
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lANCAS Elk.
News, February Is: Mr.. T. NJ. Fitz-
patrick of Washington, Ga, who was to
have made another visit to Lancaster
this month, has gone to Hot Springs,
Ark, on account of bad health. He will
remain in Arkansas about month
His many friends in Lancaster, his old
home, wish for him speedy recovery
Mr.. James II. Stevens, son of Capt
and Mrs. J. H. w. Stevens, formerly OF
Lancaster. but now residents of Che
raw. died Wednesday at the home OF his
parents. He had been in bad health for
several years and had but recently re-
turned from trip to Florida, where he
had gone hoping to be benefited by the
climate. Ernest Broom, lad about
| IA years old, had his arm caught be-
tween two rollers at the cotton mill
Tuesday evening. The limb was some
what bruised, but no bones were brok-
en-, nor was there any abrasion Of the
skin Mr.. ]. w. Knight of the Greek
section. went over TO Yorkville We'd
nesday to visit his daughter, Mrs. Jud-
son Clark. Charlotte has lost by
death two of her most prominent citi-
zens this week. The passing away OF
Mr.. r. NJ. Miller, ST.. Il native of this
county. was chronicled in Wednesdays
News DR.. RObt. II. Jordan. one OF
the leading druggists of the south, died
at his home in Charlotte Wednesday
He was attacked with grip about two
weeks ago, which developed into pneu-
mOnia. Dr.. Jordan was son of the
late DR.. r. H. Jordan of Chester and
was 81 years old. He was brother OF
the late Allen Jordan, an officer in the
United States army who died in AriZo-
ma about twenty five years ago, AND
who was we'll known in Lancaster
where he resided at one time.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, February IA: Miss
Mary Blackwell. aged about so years
died at o'clock Monday afternoon al
the home of her nephew. Mr.. j. j. Gam
BILE. near Bessemer City. She had beer
sick some time. having lately suffered
an attack of measles She was famil-
iarly known among her many friends
as Aunt Mary" and had been an active
and useful member Of the A. R. P
church almost all her life. The funera
was conducted at o'clock Tuesday af'
ternOon by Rev. A. r. Lindsay and the
remains were laid to rest in the Ole
! PiSgah cemetery. The new half
gallon law has already begun To be OF
| help To the local police in enforcing the
| law against selling liquor in CASTOR
icounty. Charlie WitherspoOn anC
| Frank Mccullough, both cOlOred, were
arrested last night just after alightine
| from No. - and the evidence brought
out before the mayor this morning
showed that between them they haC
about six gallons in various jugs and
bottles. Mccullough testified that
| WftherspOon had paid his railroad fare
on condition that he would come along
and help him carry his liquor. Wither-
spoon was held under bond of $500
and McCullough's bond was fixed al
5000. Chief of Police Carroll receiv-
| cd telegram from the chief of police
lat Glover. yesterday morning To be
on the lookout for Il red Jersey cow that
was thought To have been stolen the
might before from Il C0lured man named
Jim Armstrong who lives on Mr.. Jesse
! l'Ord'S place about four miles east OF
Glover. Inquiry proved that such a COW
| had been sold to one of the local mar
ketS by a negro named Oh BaTinger
who lives in Gastnnia. He had not re-
ceived the money for it however, and
when he returned to the market about
noon to get his money he was placed
under arrest and acknowledged the
theft He is being held for the author
iticS &C Glover.