Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-15
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News and Comments About Things In
and Around the Country.

News and Comments About Things In
and Around the Country.
Rock Hill Herald, November IL: Mr.
]. j. Rauch, who has been assistant
superintendent of the Victoria mill OF
this city for the past two years, has
accepted the position of superintendent
of the Cohannet mill, about fifteen
miles from Spartanburg. The mill is
capitalized at 100000 and has recent
| ly been taken over by the Mitchell
| Bros, of Boston. $500 AT the regular
monthly meeting of the county board
| the plans and specifications drawn by
Mr.. c. X. Chreitzberg of this city, for
| the steel bridge to be built over the
Catawba which will connect York and
| Lancaster counties, were accepted.
The bridge will be approximately l.
200 feet long. 80. About seventy five
people from Rock Hill went to Char
| lotte Thursday to witness the flying
machine, which did not fly. They
spent their hard earned money to see
the sight, but all they got was a wind
check instead of the money they paid
for the tickets to witness the stunt.
The whole crowd is sore on Charlotte.
Gaffney Ledger, November II: DIR.
L. NJ Harrison, convicted at the re-
cent term of the court of common
pleas of obtaining money under false
pretenses, will be carried to Columbia
today to begin serving his sentence of
five years in the state penitentiary.
Mr.. H. D. Wheat has just received
new improved steel road drag, the
very latest thing along that line, and
will use it demonstrating to the city
and county officials how easy it is to
have good streets and roads at the
minimum of cost. ..... Little May, the
4-year- old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleve Bright, who reside at the Lime
stone mill village, was severely burned
about the neck face and body one
day last week. The mother left can
of kerosene sitting near the fire and
while she was engaged in her house.
hold duties the child picked up the can
and poured the oil on the fire. The
flames flared up, igniting the child's
clothing Mrs. Bright was severely
burned in an effort to eXtinguish the
flames. The little girl is improving
and will probably recover.
Chester Lantern, November II: Mrs.
H. B. Laws of Yorkville, is visiting
Mrs. F. L. Barton and other friends in
the city. . Mrs. D. G. Phillips and
little daughter, Lena, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in Charlotte with the
formers sister, Mrs ]. F. Thompson.
Miss Rebecca Hafner will be hos
tess this evening at a meeting of the
Camerata club, the club recently or
ganized by the young ladies on York
street, in honor of her guests Misses
Lyles of Winnsboro, Rogers of Eliza
beth college, Skipper of Lancaster and
Starr of Yorkville. Several friends
have been invited to meet the guests
of honor and a delightful evening is
anticipated. .... Mr.. w. n. e. Carter
died at his home at the Wylie mill.
Wednesday morning in the 66th year of
his age. The funeral services took
place Yesterday morning and the re-
mains were buried in Evergreen cem-
etery. He leaves a wife and three
children. Mr. Carter was a native of
the New Hope section of this county,
and during the civil war served as a
member Of company E. Third S. G. re-
serves Three bales of cotton, the
gin and house, engine, saw mill and
other property belonging to Mr.. J. Ed
Cornwell at Cornwell, were DESTROYED
by fire yesterday afternoon, entailing
loss of about $1.500 with no insur-
ance. The fire originated in one of the
gins and made such headway that it
could not be checked and everything
went up in flames. Mr.. Cornwell is
located at Cornwell about eight miles
from this city, and runs an extensive
business. Much sympathy is felt for
him in this heavy financial blow. The
fire occurred about o'clock and pas
sengers who came in on No. %, yester-
day afternoon, from that section
brought the news to the Lantern.
Gastonia Gazette, November IL: The
month old infant daughter of Mr.. c. S.
Kirby died about 4 o'clock yesterday
morning of infantile paralysis at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Kirby on
Chester street. .. Grover Roosevelt
Buff, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Buff, died about 6 o'clock this morning
at their home at the Trenton mill.
ial will take place tomorrow at Long
Creek church. .... Mrs. Joseph ".
Adams was called to Mecklenburg
county yesterday on account of the
death of her brother -in-law. Mr.. G. w.
Nicely. who passed away at his home in
the Steele Creek neighborhood early
yesterday morning. Death was due to
cancer. from which he he had suffered
for a long while. .... One of the most
deplorable tragedies occurred Wednes-
day at the convict camp between Bes-
semer City and Cherryville. when the
stockade caught fire and Mr.. Dennis
HarrelsOn of Cherryville. the night
guard. was burned to death Mr.. Har-
relson had been up almost continually
for three days and nights, having been
waiting upon his sick mother during
the day and guarding the camp at
night and was sleeping in one of the
compartments of the stOckade. The
entire force was away from the camp
at work at the time, and the fire was
discovered by Mrs. McArver, wife of
the superintendent of the camp, who
saw the blaze from her residence some
distance away. She at once gave the
alarm. and two TRUSTEES who We're
within calling distance hurried to the
scene. The fire was in pile of straw
between Mr.. Harrelson'S bunk and the
door and while the two cOnvicts were
cutting an opening in the rear of the
room it is supposed that the unfortu-
nate young man made for the door and
stumbled into the pile Of burning
straw. being overcome by the smoke
and flames. At any rate when found
after two or three minutes he was
burned past all hope Of being revived.