Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-31
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News and Comment About Things In
and Around the County.

ing herself with kerosene oil and set
ting herself on fire. Her husband was
awakened by the flames from her dress
and ran to her rescue, but too late tC
save her. A razor and axe were ly-
ing near. She tried first to cut hel
throat and then to cut her head with
the axe. III health was the cause. She
was % years of age and two children
survive her. .... Mrs. J. j. Beach re-
ceived a telegram Monday morning
bearing the sad tidings of the death
of her father, Mr.. l. II. Carlton. at his
home in Julietta, Idaho. Mr.. Cartons
death was altogether unexpected. as
he had been in his usual health up tC
a few days ago, when he suffered an
attack of grip. Mr.. Carlton moved
from this state to Idaho about eight
years ago, and is survived by family
of two daughters and five sons, all OF
whom live in Idaho with the eNcep-
ton of Mrs. Beach. .....A wedding OF
interest to a large number of Casio
mans was celebrated yesterday morn
ing at the home of Rev. and Mrs. w. l.
c. Killian, on South Broad street. when
their daughter, Miss Edith Killian, be-
came the bride of MIR. Avery Bass OF
Chester, s. c. The wedding was a
very quiet home affair, the ceremony
being said in the presence of a few
close friends and relatives of the par
ties by Rev. c.. D. Herman. pastor of
Main Street Methodist church. Imme-
diately after the marriage Mr.. and
Mrs. Bass left over the northhOund G.
& NV. for EdgemOnt where they will
spend several days, after which they
will be at home near Chester. Miss
Killian is a most excellent young lady
and has a large number of friends here
and elsewhere. The groom is an en-
ploye of the C. & NV. and a young
man Of many good qualities. Their
numerous friends are congratulating
them on the happy event.
Chester Lantern, May 27: Mr.. David
Allen, son of Mr.. A. Q. Allen. Sr., of
this county, died at Bon Ami. La,
where he was superintendent of big
lumber mill. The remains were
brought here last night and taken to
the home of his father. The funeral
services took place this morning with
interment in New Hope cemetery. ....
A child of Mr.. l. w. Duncan died yes
terday on Columbia street, following a
short illness. Interment took place to-
day at Hoodtown in York county. ....
The first candidate 10 pay his as
sessment to State Chairman Willie
Jones to enter the campaign for a
state office in the Democratic primary
next August was James Cansler. OF
York county. Cansler will, as usual,
make the race for railroad commits
sioner. Another candidate for the Of
flee of railroad commissioner is Nc
Duffie Hampton, son of Gen. Wade
Hampton. McDuffie Hampton is a civ
il engineer whose home is in Columbia.
Some years ago he ran for the legisla-
ture in Richland county. hut was de-
feated. w The five weeks old son of
Mr.. ]. r. Land died last night at 9.2O
o'clock and was buried this morning at
New Hope church cemetery. The
mother of this child was buried four
weeks ago, and the sympathy of a
wide circle of friends goes out to the
doubly stricken father and husband.
Mr.. w. r. Brown has in his gar
den an onion measuring five inches in
diameter. 1t is finely formed and the
largest onion so far of this season.
Mr.. Brown has a fine garden and he
and his wife are hard to beat in this
line. Much has been said recently
by two of our near neighbors in their
editorial columns pro and con the
question that there is woman in the
moon. 1t seems almost impossible
that any "enlightened" man can at
this time deny that there is a woman
on that orb. for scientists, and even
the naked eye. has shown for, 10 these
many years, the poor man up there
And the fact that there is a man i'm the
moon carries out the contention that
there is a woman there also. for wher-
ever man is there a woman is sure
to he eventually. 1t may be that she
is not there as soon as the man is, but
she will get there as soon as she can
after she locates him. Too. the fact
that the man i'm the moon gets full, gets
down to his last quarter and stays out
all night is other evidence that there is
a woman i'm the case. Do we not hear
poor. weak. unhappy earth-men almost
daily blaming women for their way
wardness and being broke and claim
ing that they drive them To staying
out onights, and all that sort of thing
On the other hand, how could the moor
he So beautiful, so spotlessly clean ant
SO brilliant if there was not wnmal
around the place to look after it
ShuckS. if only a man were there tn,
Internal thing would not he worth
looking at-from a mans standpoint
and the light shed by it would he of th'
nature that politicians are now shed
ding upon the tariff reduction question
"a jumbled mess of disunderstand
| ahlcness.
Lancaster News. May %: The heav!
rain i'm the county Tuesday afternoon
as noted i'm Wednesdays News, wa
accompanied 10y a destructive hal
storm in the Riverside and adiacen
sections. much cotton and corn bcinj
either killed or seriously damaged
Cotton that had been chopped out suf
| fered the most. Among the farmer
sustaining losses are Mcssrs. j. =. {
| Caskey, J. r. Thompson. II. W. Sis
tare, J. II. McClintock and L. NJ. La
than. ... Julius Jones. ColOred, VIII
was arrested 10y the police last Satur
day night, was tried and convicted il
the mayors court one day this wee
in two cases for violation of tn" dis
pensary law--selling liquor and stor
ing liquor The sentence in each cas-
was 500 or 80 days. Being unable I
pay the fines. Jones was sent To tn
chaingang for 90 days. Mr.. Leon
1. IL