Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-09
Mi5eellauruus R@ains,
WITH NEIeHeoRINe EXCHANGES.
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
LANCASTER

the late Michael NaSn Qleu wednesday
night at her home on the WitherSpoon
plantation on the Catawba river. She
was about 60 years of age and leaves
two sons She is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. Stegall, who lived with her.
The remains were buried at WaXhaw
church. . Chief McManus and PO-
licemen Bell and Ferguson, raided the
Democratic club rooms a few nights
ago and caught several young men
playing cards. They were fined SO
each by Mayor Hughes. 1t is to be
hoped that the parties will take warn
ing and hereafter cut out that Objec-
tionable and unlawful feature of their
evenings amusements. Nothing will
lead to ones downfall more quickly
than card playing for money.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 5: Rev ]. p. Knox of
Columbia. passed through yesterday
morning on his return from very
pleasant trip to the L. P. general as
sembly at Pittsburg. Pa. The fol-
lowing students are home from college:
Misses Eta Mccullough. Tillie Peay.
jamie Ford. Wrenn Hafner Jennie
Oates. Willie Waters, jamie Hardee.
Mary Stokes, Mary Hamilton, Annie NJ
May and Madeleine Pryor, Pattte Gage,
Marion Ross. Mary Ferguson, Won Eta
Roddey. Heath Johnston, Ethel Ham
ilton. Maude Bigham, Mary Lindsay,
Fannie Darby, MesSrs. Harold White.
William Lindsay. Claude McDill. Steele
Caldwell, w. A. Burns and T. ]. Ir-
win. .. The supreme court en- banc
yesterday rendered n decision in the
case of Gus Lee, the effect of which is
to enable his attorney, w. II. Newbold,
Esq, to go before the circuit court on
a motion for a new trial. on the ground
OF after discovered evidence. Govern
or Ansel granted a respite until July
II, to give time for this proceeding.
The stay came just in time to save
the negros neck for the present at
least as today was the time set for
execution. 1--WE have not seen any
cotton plowed up yet, but we have seen
some plowed that would about as well
have been plowed up. 1t would have
caused no loss and would have fur
nished foundation for report that
Chester county was responding to the
suggestion to reduce the acreage al
ready planted. .......Y Yesterday Green
Bradley, who lives about Mr.. ]. G. l..
Whites. came to town looking for Lau-
ra Meeks, who, it is said, had come
here contrary to his wish. He found
her about the Strickler lot and began
shooting, with what preliminaries We
are not informed. Two shots struck her
about the body. but both seem to have
run around without entering the cav
ity, and DR.. Johnson, who attended her,
does not consider her wounds serious.
The man ran off at once. Policeman
Proctor heard the firing and saw him
run off but was far behind and could
not overtake him. Bradley claimed
some right to direct the womar's move
ments which is not recognized by law.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, June 5: The Pts
gah neighborhoOd had a mad-dog scare
a few days ago. A canine belonging
to tenant on Mr.. Laban Whitesides
place, became rabid and bit a number
of other dogs, among the number be-
ing two belonging to Bill CarOthers,
one to James Carson and one to Sam
Bradley. Some of those bitten were
killed. No person was bitten. .... Miss
lone and Eunice PlaXico, students at
Due West Female college, passed
through Gastonia yesterday afternoon
en- route to their home in York county.
.. Miss Mamie DeVinney who has
been visiting the family Of Mr. John
D. Lindsay, returned yesterday to her
home near Yorkville, s. c. She was
accompanied by little Miss Robbie
Lindsay. who will be her guest for sew
eral days. $500. Mr.. Ed WhiteSides has
received a newspaper from his brother,
Mr.. James Whitesides, who lives on
the Red river in northern Texas, in
which it is stated that a farm of 160
acres belonging to the latter, only thirty
acres of which are visible, the remain
ing 130 being submerged by the over
flow from the Red river. Within the
past two weeks a vast amount Of grow
ing corn and cotton has been swept
away by the high waters and floods. ...
At his home on East Franklin ave-, last
night Mr. J. Monroe Ballard died af-
ter a long and painful illness from
cancer OF the mouth. He had been in
a serious condition for some time and
his death was not unexpected. Deceas-
ed was about 20 years of age, and was
a native of Lincoln county. having been
born and reared near KidSville. He
moved to Gastonia from Wright's fer
ry. York county. S. c.. several years
ago. following the death Of his wife
who was Miss Brandon of that coun-
W At the time of his death he was
living with his daughter Mrs. j. l..
Philips. The body will be taken to-
day to Wright's ferry and laid to rest
beside that of his wife. Mr.. Ballard
was Confederate veteran, having
served the south gallantly in company
K. Twenty third North Carolina reg
ment. He was a good citizen and his
death will be mourned by numbers Of
friends.