Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-20
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| LANCASTER.
News, April II: Mr.. Wilson Rowell
lof the Tabernacle section, who Is
known as one of the largest and most
successful sweet potato raisers In the
county, as we'll as an all-round good
farmer, in addition to bedding out ten
bushels of potatoes this spring, has
ordered 10000 slips from Florida. His
object in ordering Florida slips is to
get early potatoes for market in Au-
gust. From his last two potato crops
Mr.. Rowell realized profit Of S61O.
| Miss Winnie Crawford Of York.
Vile, was a guest of Mrs. S. w. In
man a couple of days this week.
At a congregational meeting In the
First Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning, q resolution was adopted pro-
viding for an increase in the salary
of Rev. E. E Gillespie. the pastor,
from $1,000 to $1,500 per annum.-
Yorkville Enquirer. That sounds good,
doesn't It? 1t shows that the Yorkville
Presbyterians appreciate the value OF
their pastors able, faithful and labor
ious services. 1t is lamentable fact
that preachers, generally speaking, are
the poorest paid workers in the vast
field of human endeavor, except, or
course, editors. Now and then you
may hear of a preachers salary being
increased, but who ever heard of an
editor getting a raiser"
CHESTER.
| Lantern, April 16: The Rev. c. E.
Mcdonald is confined to his bed suf-
fering with a severe carbuncle on
his neck. The carbuncle has been CIV
ing him lots Of trouble and he has been
mighty sick man for the past few
DAYS. A message from his bedside
just before the Lantern went to press
stated that he was some better today.
| On account of his illness there will be
no preaching at the A. r. p. church on
Sabbath. Mr.. McDonald's friends. and
| their name is legion, wish for him a
speedy recovery. .. Charlie McElwain,
colored, was brought over from Lam
caster on Wednesday morning and
landed in Jail by Deputy Sheriff Dye.
This negro is wanted for assault and
battery in Landsford and about a year
ago escaped from the constable OF
Magistrate Crosby. He will stand trial
at the summer term Of court. Zeke
Anderson, colored, was sent up from
Fort Lawn on Tuesday night to Sherin
Colvin who locked him in jail. Zeke
had been out on a peace bond, Mr..
Young, of that place, going the bond.
But 1t seemed that Mr.. Young had
been afraid Of Zeke keeping the peace
and sent him back to Jail so that he
could get rid of the bond. Zeke is also
wanted on a charge Of assault and bat
terry and will keep McElwain company
until the trial Of both comes off in the
summer. -. On Wednesday Miss Mary
Cunningham and Mr.. A. l.. Gault were
united in marriage at the home Of the
brides sister, Mrs. r. M. White, few
miles below the city. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. G. G. Brown
in the presence of few relatives and
friends. Mr.. and Mrs. Gault left on
the noon train over the Seaboard for
their future home in Union county,.
Engineer c. A. Tenant Of Monroe,
fell from the cab Of the engine today
on the turn table at the S. A. L. de-
pot here and severely bruised his back.
He was taken to Magdalene hospital
and at this writing is being examined
by doctors. 1t Is not thought that his
injuries will prove serious. We'd
nesday afternoon a body of men were
seen coming up from the direction of
the Seaboard depot in their shirt
sleeves armed with shot guns
and with mud on their shoes telling
Of travel which they had done. Max
ing for the postofflce the squad broke,
part going up towards the railroad
crossing and the others heading to-
wards the Southern depot. Naturally
people were very interested in finding
out who they were and what they were
up to. Inquiry ELECTED the information
they were from the Feasterville section
of Fairfield county and that they were
chasing one Jim Williams, white, who
had that morning entered the residence
Of Mr.. ]. w. Lindsay in that neigh
borhood and stole some money, pis-
tol and one shoe. The amount stolen
was something like fifteen dollars, al
though it was reported later that the
entire amount lost including the value
of the pistol and the. shoe was $75.
Bloodhounds had been secured from the
Fairfield chaingang and the fellow had
been followed as far as the Wylie mills,
but there the trail had been lost and
although a diligent search was made
all over the city no trace of the fugi-
tive was found. Later it was report
ed that a man answering his descrip-
tion had purchased a pair Of shoes at
the store Of the Wylie mills and had
made off towards the Armenia neigh
borhood. The pursuers had refreshed
themselves with some good food and
on hearing the latter news they again
gathered and made off towards Ar
menia in full pursuit of the fugitive.
And they appeared as if they were 60
ing to follow him until he was cap
tured though the chase should lead to
the other side of the land. The mat
ter was of course, reported to the po-
lice and the sheriff and they were as
sisting in the hunt. Towards night
fall, Sheriff Colvin and Deputy Dye
were in conference ard a little later
Mr. Dye mounted a horse and gallOped
out of the city heading towards Ar
menia. The information is that the
fellow Williams was serving a sem
tence on the Fairfield chaingang and
that Mr.. Lindsay had paid him off
sometime ago and he was working for
Mr.. Lindsay. Wednesday morning the
theft occurred and very shortly after
wards the crowd from the neighbor-
hood started in pursuit. That section
is over twenty miles from this city
and the men had been following the