Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-26
Ali5tellauruus Reaaius,
FROM NEIeHRoRING EXCHANGES
News and Comment About Things In
and Around the Country.

has been progressing nicely on the
creamery for this county and is now
nearing completion. 1t will probably
be ready to begin operation by the
first of September. The machinery
will be installed within the next few
days. Mr.. l.. f. Bngaman of l.lkins
w. Va, who has had charge of plant
at that place, has arrived in the city
and will have full charge of the but
ter making as soon as the creamery
is started. All the gentlemen in charge
have had experience in creameries and
Cherokee's will undoubtedly be a sue
cess. ON Friday afternoon about 3
o'clock on Mr.. James Services planta-
ton, a negro named Strap Allen, one of
Mr.. c. c.. Hammett'S laborers. was
shot by Wright Byars, another negro,
from which he died about an hour and
a half later. Byars was Immediately
arrested by Eliphus Harmon, all Off
GER who brought him to Gaffney
where he was placed in Jail. Coroner
Vinesett was soon on the scene with
Dr. Nesbitt. An inquest was held and
the jury rendered a verdict that Strap
Allen came to his death by load of
shot from a shotgun at the hands of
Wright Byars. Allen was badly shot
in the back, back of neck and back
of head while about fifty or sixty yards
nrc'
tragedy resulted from a quarrel and
both were drinking a little. The only
eve witness was Hamp Hammett who
happened to be passing by at the
time.
Lancaster News, August "a: Mr..
Lonnie Phillips, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Phillips, and Miss Idell Johnson,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
johnson, all of Kershaw, were married
last Sunday. August q, by Notary
Public W. +. Estridge, at the latter's
home. .... Mr.. w. NJ. Duncan. well
known young educator of this county,
a WoffOrd college man, and Mrs. Min
ME Gibson, also a bright and success
full young teacher, were quietly mar
ried last Wednesday, the 18th instant,
at the home of the brides father, Mr..
G. w. Plyler, in the Tabernacle Sec
ton. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Mr.. White, pastor of the East
Lancaster circuit. Mr.. William Nor
gan, young citizen and farmer of the
Fork Hill section, died last Friday, of
jaundice, at his home on Mr.. j. E.
Bowerss plantation. He was clever
young man and was highly esteemed
by all who knew him. He was about
% years of age and leaves a widow
and two children. The remains were
buried Saturday at White Bluff. .....
Mr.. D. ]. Garris exhibited to us on last
Saturday the skin of an immense
coachwhip snake which was found on
Mr.. w. j. Hammond's plantation
few miles west of Lancaster. The skin
is : feet, 10 inches in length and bears
evidence of having been recently shed.
1t was found near large lot of cord
wood . Capt. ]. n. Nicholson of
Bethune, who removed from Lancas-
ter, where he was engaged in the hotel
business, in 1884, spent Monday and
yesterday here with his-son-in-law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
Reed, being on his way to visit rela-
tives in North Carolina. 1t was Capt.
Nicholson's first visit to Lancaster
since he left here twenty-siX years
ago, and he was greatly astounded to
see the wonderful growth the town has
made in the last quarter of a century.
His many old friends were indeed glad
to see the captain again. We are in
debted to him for a pleasant call,
made us yesterday morning.
Gastonia Gazette, August %: Gas
tonians are confident that the Carolina
and North Western railways shops
will be located in GastOnia. ...... Mr.
Charles Smith, aged about % years.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith of
Bessemer City, died at Greenville, S.
c., yesterday morning following a very
brief illness from typhoid fever.
At a special meeting held in Dallas
missioners let the contract for building
a steel bridge over Dutchman's creek
at Mount Holly to the Owega Bridge
company of New York, the contract
price being 73......A charter was
issued by the secretary of state yester-
day to the Phoenix Manufacturing
company of Kings Mountain, the
principal incorporators being Messrs.
]. c. Plonk and r. p. Roberts of Cher
okce Falls, S. c., and Messrs. j. a.
Durham and f. A. Smith of Char
lotte. This company will take over and
operate the mill formerly belonging
to the Lula Manufacturing company
at Kings Mountain. In addition to
the two instances of destruction
wrought by lightning Sunday after
noon, it struck one of the Loray houses
south of the big mill and wrought con-
siderable havoc. The bolt struck i
chimney, glanced to the corner of the
ell. split the upright timhers into
smithcreens and tore all the ceiling off
of one side of the room. Mr.. Avery
Starr, who occupies the house, his
father and brother and two other men
were sitting in the room talking when
the lightning struck but none oT them
was seriously hurt. Mr.. Stars faith
er was struck i'm the back of the head
by a flying board and injured slightly.
Mr.. Starr was knocked senseleSs, but
recovered in a moment. \ peculiar
freak of the lightning was that it tore
to pieces and flung across the room a
loaded shotgun which was hanging on
the wall without discharging the load
it carried ... Miss Jennie CurrcnCe of
Glover, s. c., is still confined To the
Castor hospital where she underwent
successful operation on Sunday, the
18th, for appendicitis. She is recover
ing nicely from the effects of the oper-
alton and expects to he able to return