Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-31

not long ago on account Of bad health.
He was about so years of age and
leaves widow and several children.
Murder at a Dance.
Rock Hill special Of December 26:
Saturday night while a dance was go
Ing on at hall I'm this place among the
negroes, John Dunn shot and killed an
other negro named John Dixon. II
seems that Dixon had refused to allow
his daughter to dance with Dunn and
this was the cause Of the shooting.
Dunn made his escape and. has not
been located as yet.
Found Dead In Bed.
Mrs. Kimball, wife Of the ]. G. E.
Kimball, who killed man near Pine
Vile about two years ago and was tried
and acquitted Of murder in the Meek
lenburg court, was found dead in bed
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Giles. in Rock Hill last
Tuesday morning. Her husband had
run off with another woman a few
weeks previous and, has not since been
heard Of.
Rock Hill Masons.
Rock Hill special Of December %, to
News and Courier: Bratton Chapter
No. 32, r. A. NJ, held its annual elec-
ton Tuesday evening and the follow,
ing officers were chosen and installed;
H. p, M. H. Sandifer; K, ]. +. Reid;
s., A. E. Smith; c. Of H., w. A. Press
ly; P. s., the Rev. II. r. Mills; r. A. c.,
J. L. White; NJ. Of w., e. 8. Wallace
R. E. Browne, A. D. Holler; sentinel, ],
w. Westerlund.
Hunting Accident.
While hunting near Rock Hill on
last Tuesday, Mr.. Thornwell H. Par
ker, a young man of Dalzell, Sumter
county, was shot by his brother-in-
law, Mr.. ]. N. Simon. The two men
were only about 40 feet away, when a
part of the charge from Mr.. Simon's
gun took effect in Mr.. Parker's head,
At first 1t was thought that Mr.. Par
ker had been killed; but on being takeB
to the hospital, 1t developed that the
condition of the wounded man was not
so serious as had been feared.
Mr.. s. s, Smith Dead. 80.
Mr.. Samuel s, Smith, formerly OF
Bethel township and well known
throughout York county; but for some
tt,,,. ,ost m rasidapf ~ 40 ootnpio NJ n
died at his home in that place last
Wednesday of paralysis. He was first
stricken last April, and although he ex-
perienced partial recovery, was con-
fine pretty closely to his home during
most of the time since. Mr.. Smith
served through the civil war as a mem-
Der of company H. 18th South Carolina
volunteers, and was 81 years Of age,
He leaves widow. one brother and
three sisters. The brother is Mr.. W. L,
Smith Of Belmont, N. c., and the SIS
ter5 are Mrs. I. D. Boyd Of Indian Trail,
N. c., Mrs. Matte Smith Of Steel
Creek, N. c., and Mrs, T. J.. Clinton
of Gastonia.
Mr.. Wade Osborne Dead.
Chester, December %: Wade Os-
borne, aged rs, one Of Chester county's
best known men and most prominent
farmers. died rather suddenly at 10
o'clock this morning at his home on
Broad river. Mr.. Osborne had slight
stroke of paralysis Monday, but that
was the only premonition Of death, the
summons this morning being entirely
unexpected. Mr.. Osborne, though q
native Of Massachusetts,, was living In
this county at the breaking out Of the
war and patriotically cast in his lot
with the section Of his adoption, serv-
ing with valor and fidelity throughout
the entire struggle as first lieutenant
Of company B, Fourth South Carolina
cavalry. He married Miss Fanny Cros-
by of this county, and she survives
him, with the following children: Mrs.
j. Foster Carter Of Lowryville, Mr..
Francis Osborne of Washington, Miss
Mary Osborne Of Swainsboro.s Ca, and
Mrs. James B. Dickson Of Lockhart.