Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
LOCAL lACONICS.
Until January I, 1910.

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Death of H. D. Smith.
Mr.. H. D. Smith, sHnse home was
in Mecklenburg county, ABOUT six miles
from Flint Hill, died suddenly We'd
nesday night, aged ebout 73 years.
The funeral took place at Flint Hill
yesterday afternoon.
Il Is the Oldest Of All.
Speaking Of very old Bibles, Of
which there has been mention Of sew
eral in The Enquirer Of late, Coroner
L. w. Louthian has brought to The
Enquirer office an ancient copy Of the
New Testament that makes the others
appear as II they were but the work
of yesterday. Mr.. Louthian's book
is printed in German text and was
published in 1545.
Accident to w. r. Boyd.
Mr.. VIM. F. Boyd, a highly esteem
ed citizen Of the Flint Hill neighbor-
borhood, was seriously hurt last Sun
day by being knocked down by q
mule, which made q lunge from the
buggy before the second trace had
been loosened. The accident happen
ed as Mr. Boyd was unhitchins, after
his arrival at church. Mr.. Boyd has
since been confined to his home, miss
ing the first meeting Of the York Bap-
tist association that he has missed In
more than thirty years.
Fire In Clay Hill.
The handsome, former home Of Mrs
M. j. Simril, near Allison Creek church
in the Clay Hill neishborhood, wa4
destroyed by fire last Wednesday
shortly after noon. The residence was
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. At
kins, who had been gone from home
an hour or two before the fire broke
out. Nothing was saved except a few
articles that were gotten out Of the
house by some of the neighbors, who
were attracted by the flames. but who
reached the scene too late to be Of q
great deal Of service.
Militia Will Attend.
Columbia State, September 10: A
battalion Of the national guard OF
South Carolina will attend the exer-
cises at the unveiling Of the monu-
ment at Kings Mountain from Octo-
ber 6 to 8 according to Gen. Boyd. He
will try to secure a battalion from the
national government and from Geor-
gia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Car
olina and Virginia. A letter Of invi-
tation was sent yesterday to the gov
ernors and adjutant generals of the
above named states. 1t is very prob
able that all will attend.
The County Commissioners.
The most important business at the
regular monthly meeting Of the couh-
ty commissioners last Wednesday, was
the letting of contract for the COM
Metion Of map Of York county.
During his term as county engineer,
which term has expired, Mr.. w. L.
Law did some work on a map of
York county, completing notes Of six
townships and leaving three town.
ships uncompleted. A contract was
let to Mr.. Law to complete the notes
en- the three uncompleted townships
for the sum of 5000. Another item of
some interest was the discontinuance
of three miles Of road from the ]. c.
Mcknight residence to the Blairsville
road.
Death of Mrs. G. c. ormand.
Mrs. G. C. Ormand, died at her home
seven miles northeast Of Yorkville, last
Wednesday evening at about $50
o'clock, after a long and tedious illness
of tuberculosis. Her condition was
critical for about two weeks previous
to her death. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. w. B. AFRO
wood and the interment took place In
Long Creek cemetery, about four
miles from Bessemer, N. c., yesterday.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band and six children, one son and five
daughters. The names Of the children
are: Mr.. Tracy Ormand. Misses Ida
and Sue Ormand, Mrs. Henry Shilling
law, Mrs. e. M. Shillinglaw and Mrs.
Weldon Neil.
Will Put Him on Daily.
So we'll pleased is Prof. Ira w. Will
liams, superintendent Of the Farmers
cooperative Demonstration work In
South Carolina, with the work OF Mr..
C. ]. Hughes in York county, that he
has decided to start Mr. Hughes to
work again on October Is, at four
days a week, keep him at work dur
ing November at six days week ana
have him continue full time after Feb
ruary 1, until crops are laid by. Mr..
Hughes will devote himself this fall
to instructing those farmers who need
information about crimson clover,
yetches and other cover crops, and
next year he will get things in shape
for the resumption Of the demonstra-
ton work on a larger scale than here
tofore.
Stabbed to Its Shoulder.
Mr.. ]. l.. Stacy OF the Glover
brought to The Enquir-
er office on Wednesday flesh creep
ing exhibit in the shape Of a piece Of
plank an inch thick, three inches wide
and about three feet long that had
Just figured in a surprising but unex-
plainable tragedy. When his brother,
Starr NJ. Stacy went into his stable
last Saturday morning, he found the
piece Of plank protruding from the
neck of one of his mules. 1t was
terrifying sight and at first he did not
know what to make Of 1t. On raliZinS
the trouble, however, Mr.. Stacy began
to extract the piece Of plank and after
difficulty he drew 1t out,
and found that 1t had been buried In
the mules neck to a depth Of nineteen
inches. The piece Of plank had been
used as a brace to a manger, and II Is
thought that the mule had come In
contact with 1t on attempting to rise
from the ground. To look at the hor-
rible piece of wood 1t seems impossi-
BILE that 1t could have been buried In
q mules shoulder to such depth
without producing death, either in
stantly or within q very short while.
The mule however, seems to be get
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