Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-07
LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January l, 1911.

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Sharon Defeats Hickory Grove.
Sharon defeated Hickory Grove in a
game of baseball at Sharon yesterday
by a score of 10 to 5.
Baseball at GuthriesviIe.
There was an enjoyable picnic at
Guthriesville last Friday in connection
with the closing of q successful session
Of the school, and among other feat
ures of the occasion was a match game
of baseball between McConnellsville
and Guthriesville. Guthriesville won by
a score of 90 to 8. There was a large
attendance at the picnic and everybody
enjoyed the pleasures of the day.
Lost Toe Under Wheel.
Capt. Neil Simpson, one Of the freight
conductors on the Rock Hill division
of the Southern, had the misfortune to
get the big toe on his right foot cut off
last Friday. He with his crew were
shifting cars at Sharon and Capt.
Simpson was walking by the side Of
the track when he stepped on some
thing that rolled and he lost his bal
ance which threw up his right foot and
as he did so the nange Of the car wheel
caught it and jerked it under the
wheel. Fortunately he had presence Of
mind enough to jerk his foot back and
only the big toe was crushed.
Homicide at Leslie.
Coroner Louthian went down to
Leslie station last night to hold an
inquest over the body Of Charlie
Young, n negro man who was killed at
that place yesterday afternoon by his
wife, Cora. From the testimony, it ap-
pears that the two had been quarreling
for some days and after leaving his
wife in a huff, Young came back to her
with a threatening manner. She shot
him in the neck as he approached, and
he died within short time. The wo-
man went to Rock Hill and surrender
ed The couple lived on lands of Mr..
j. r. Gettys.
Mrs. G. M. Lowrance Dead.
News was received in Yorkville last
Sunday of the sudden death of Mrs. G..
NJ. Lowrance, at her home i'm Albe-
marie, n. G. Mrs. LOwrance was a
former resident of Yorkville, coming
here with her husband. the late G. M.
Lowrance in 1873, and remaining until
about six years ago, when she and her
husband returned to North Carolina,
making their home at Albemarle.
Mr.. Lowrance died shortly after leav-
ing Yorkville. Mrs. Lowrance was
back on a visit about two weeks ago.
She leaves two children, Mr.. c. p.
Lowrance, who is living in Florida,
and Mrs. Mamie Crowell, who is liv-
ing In Albemarle.
Death Of Mr.. n. c. McClain.
Mr.. Hugh C. McClain, died at the
home of his brother, Mr.. H. j. McClain.
near Glover last Sunday morning after
a long and tedious illness with con-
sumption. The deceased was aged 81
years, and II months. The funeral
took place at Glover yesterday morn
ing. under the direction of the Jr. O.
u. A. NJ, of which the deceased was
prominent member and the religious
services were conducted by Rev. w.
F.. Lowe of tho Baptist church. There
was a large concOurse of friends and
relatives i'm attendance. Mr. McClain
was never married. He leaves three
brothers and two sisters as follows:
Messrs. w. r. McClain. J. w. McClain
and II. J. McClain Mrs. II. a. Ellis
and Mrs. Chas. Lee.
Death of A. F. Ashe.
Mr.. A. +. Ashe, whose critical illness
was mentioned in the last issue of The
Enquirer, died at his home in the He
bron neighborhOod about five miles
southwest of YOrkville last Friday ar
ternoon. Mr.. Andrew Franklin Ashe
was a son of Robin Ashe, and was born
near McCOnnellsville on December 20,
IO ROT
ter i'm 1861, and went into the COnfed-
crate service on December % of the
same year. as a member of company
G., Seventeenth regiment. He was
shortly afterward transferred to COM
pany X, of the same regiment. At the
blowup of Petersburg, he received
bullet i'm one of his legs and. was
struck in the back by a piece of shell.
He was captured at Five Forks. Va,
on April l, 1865, and was held prison.
er until the following June. Since the
war he has been engaged in the care OF
his farm and has been coming up to all
the requirements of good citizen. He
was member of the Yorkville Asso-
Ciate Reformed church. He is surviv-
ed by Mrs. Ashe and the following
children: Mary Jane, Lamar. Sallie and
James Ashe.
Death of J. Meek PursIey.
Mr.. ]. Meek Pursley, died at his
home i'm the Bethany neighbOrhood last
morning from complications
arising out of prolonged attack of
pleuro- pneumonia. Mr. Pursley was
attacked by pleurisy in the spring and
was confined to his bed for a number
of weeks, during which his condition
was desperate He recovered, how
ever, sufficiently to get up and about
again, and family and friends had
good reason to hope that complete re-
covery was only a matter of time.
But a relapse came recently, and Mr..
Pursley's condition grew steadily
worse to the end. Mr.. Pursley was
son of the late Warren Pursley, and
was born July /, 1871. He was a con-
sistent member of Bethany a. r. p.
church, a useful and highly esteemed