Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-21
Mistellaneuus Reaain9,
WITH NEIeHBoRINe EXCHANGES
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER

CHESTER.
Lantern, July II: Mrs. Edna Weir of
Cornwell No. l, and Miss Willie and
Mr.. John Castles of Blackstock, went
to York county today TO visit rela-
tives. Rev. ]. H. Simpson, who
was called by telegram from West
Virginia to Rock Hill about two weeks
Iago on account of the illness of his
brother, DR.. I. Simpson, spent several
days here last week with his son-in-
| law, DR.. H. E. Mcconnell. On
the motion of Solicitor Henry, spe-
cial term of court will convene Sep
tember 3rd to try Gus Lee, for whom
Judge Gage has granted a new trial
on the petition of w. II. Newbold,
ESQ, defendants counsel. This case
has become somewhat famous. Lee
has been literally near the end of his
rope more than once. ..... Miss Liz
zie Triplett died Wednesday afternoon
after a gradual recline of health from
tuberculosis. Funeral services were
conducted at Capers Chapel yesterday
afternoon by Revs A. E. Holler and
| D. M. Mcleod and the remains were
buried in the adjoining cemetery. The
H. White, Jas. H. Glenn, A. B. Car
roll, E. A. Crawford, Jr., and T. B.
Woods. She was II years old and was
an unusually bright, beautiful girl.
oil q la rpa
circle of friends. She was the young
er daughter of Mrs. Claudia and the
| late Glover Triplett. Last night,
Jack Brice, colored, was shot and
killed by his step-son, Charlie Brice,
on S. M. Jones & Co.'S place near Old
Purity. Jack is said to have been a
very bad character, had been put off
the place and had been on the chain
gang. He came to the house where
his wife and children were, cursing
and declaring that he would kill ev-
cry one in the house and shot through
window several times. AS he was
going around to try to get in at the
other side, the boy suddenly opened
the door and fired, killing him. In
making examination, DR.. A. NJ. Wylie
found an encysted bullet which had
been shot into his body before. Char
lie came up and surrendered to the
sheriff. ... We have just learned
that Mr.. Edward Pearson died sud
denly this morning at the home OF
PiOhnn1
where he has been living for some
time. His wife died few months ago
Mr.. Pearson came to Chester, in 1856
perhaps, with the U. S. garrison, be-
ing a member of Co. D, 18th Maine
regiment, with which he served in the
war between the states. He married
a Miss Lemmond of York county.
Mr.. ]. H. Mcdaniel, a Confederate
veteran. secured the granting of a
pension to him. 1t seems that the
pension money due him now cannot
be paid, unless it is for necessary
burial expenses. He was being cared
for by Mr.. and Mrs. Bigham.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, July IT: Mr.. L. H.
Kiser, a good farmer of Beaver Dam,
made exceptionally fine crops of wheat
and oats this year, having threshed
1850 bushels of wheat and 440 BUSH
els of oats ..... The city water and
| light station or power house, is quite
busy scene these days. Workmen
are busy installing the three new cleo
trio pumps which are to take the place
of the steam pumps now in use to
supply pressure to the city water
mains Two of these have a capacity
of 500 gallons per minute each with a
pressure of SO pounds, while the third
furnishes 500 gallons per minute with
pressure of 100 pounds. The steam
pumps will be kept connected up for
use in case the electric pumps should
get out of running order. .... All the
other candidates for the United States
senate from South Carolina seem to
have combined against Mr.. Rhett, for
mer mayor of Charleston, and one of
the principal charges they make
against Mr.. Rhett is that ne mas ad-
vertised his candidacy in the newspa-
pers of the state. We agree with the
Charleston News and Courier in ask
ing, "Why should Mr.. Rhett not ad-
vertise in the newspapers?" Is there
any reason why a candidate for the
United States senate should not an
nounce his candidacy in the public
press which will not apply with equal
force to county and state officers who
have made it an established custom to
publish announcements in the papers.
We are inclined to believe that if no
more serious charges than the above
can be brought against Mr.. Rhett, he
will not be greatly damaged in the
race by such a charge.