Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-13
TUESDAY, APRIL rs, 1909.

= Chester Reporter: Mr.. C. L. Gam
brell of Waxhaw, N. c., was brougnt
here on No. Al Sunday night, suffering
from severe gunshot wound In the
stomach, received yesterday afternoon
at Waxhaw at the hands Of Tom Davis.
Mr. Gambrell was taken to the Mag
dalene hospital and was operated on
this morning. His intestines were
perforated In about forty places, and
| 1t required about three hundred stitch
| es to sew up the wound. Mr.. Cam
brell was shot only once, although Da-
Wis fired at him three times. He was
struck by the first bullet, but before
his strength was too far gone strug-
gled with Davis and succeeded in d.
yerting the course of the other bullets.
The two men had fallen out over an
election for cotton weigher, In which
both were candidates. Gambrell had
been successful, and Davis resented It
Yesterday afternoon Gambrell called
his opponent off, and after q few words
began firing. Mr. Gambrell Is SON
| in-law of the late ]. p. Yandle OF Ches-
| ter having married the latters daugn-
ter, Miss Bessie Mr.. GambrelPs con-
dition is regarded as very critical Dr.
Pryor said this afternoon that Cam
brells condition is hopeless and that
he is apt to die within few hours.
= Chester, April 12: Walker CASTOR
camp, United Confedera' Veterans,
held it's stated quarterly meeting here
today The chief business was TO nx
the date for holding the state reunion
which comes to Chester this year. Inc
time decided on was the 23rd and z4tn
of June, subject to appreciation OF
| Chester chapter, Daughters Of the Con-
federacy. Commander w. II. Hardin,
Col. ]. w. Reed, Capt. w. II. Edwards,
Adjt w. D. Knox and Mr.. !. McD.
Hood were appointed committee 10
confer with the ladies OF the chapter.
Col. J. w. Reed was elected. general
manager or chairman Of the general
committee Of arrangements for the re-
union A finance COMMITTEES was ap-
pointed, consisting Of Col. j. w. Reed,
Commander w. II. Hardin, Ad1t w.
| d. Knox and Mr.. s. b. Latham. Del
eeates TO the state reunion are: Messrs.
| ]. w. Reed, w. H. Edwards, II. w.
Hafner and I. Med. Hood. Mrs. Geo.
w. Gage was elected state sponsor,
with authority to appoint her maid or
maids Of honor, with such committee
| or committees as she may deem expe-
dent. Delegates elected to the general
reunion to be held In Memphis, Tenn,
on June s, 9 and 10 are: Messrs. j. M.
Grant, w. B. Robinson, w. 3. turner
and Alexander Wise.
- Blacksburg, April 10; Blacksburg
has had a sensational bear hunt. While
making his rounds some time after
midnight the watchman OF the j. II.
Smith Carnival shows found that two
young bears had escaped from their
cage and he at once called for ASSIST
ance to hunt the bears. Dogs were Sc
cured and easily trailed some distance,
| but suddenly lost them. After day
light, when 1t became generally known
that the bears were out, children stay
ed indoors and everyone was on the
lookout for bruin. After 8 o'clock,
Chief Duncan got clue and 1t LED him
to Gaffney, where he found that a man
had hired & team. come to Blacksburg,
secured the bears and returned TO
Gaffney, where he hired another team
and drove to Pacolet. There he. with
the bears, caught a train for Carlisle
and from there he went to Whitmire.
Chief Duncan had a message at Whit
mire ahead Of the alleged bear thief
ana the police arrested him and the
bears. Magistrate Ligon dispatched
his constable, ]. H. Allison, for them,
who brought back one, George Dear
horn, alias Indian George of Niagara
Falls. Dearborn claims to be an In
dian and he was accompanied by his
wife, a very handsome young white
woman. He was committed to jail In
default of $500 bond. Magistrate LIZ
gon says he has given a. death blow to
bear stealing in the state.