Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-22
NO. "a.

and on this there was about 500 In
surance The owner has no idea as to
how the fire originated. 1t Is prob
able that Mr.. Sellers will rebuild at
once. He has been In the general
merchandise business for a number Of
years and has a good trade. The store
Is located near the junction Of the
Kings Mountain and. Bessemer City
roads leading to Cherryville.. :. Jail
er G. r. Rhyme returned Saturday
night from Rutherfordton, bringing
back with him Frank Melchor, negro
wanted here for the murder of John
Ross, another negro, at Hardin about
IA year ago. Melchor was arrested
near Ellenboro last Thursday. He was
placed in the county jail here and will
be tried at the May term Of superior
court Melchor does not deny killing
Ross but says that the dead man was
attempting to strike him with rock
and he shot in self-defense. He says
he has been in the coal fields and was
on his way back to give himself up
and stand trial when he was arrested.
Jailer Rhyme, however. learned that
the negro had been working around
in Rutherford county since about
Christmas.
Chester Reporter, March 10: Mr.. T.
Grier Moffat, of this city, was among
the passengers or No. 36, which was I'm
a smash-up at Killian's this morning.
and had the misfortune to be severely
hurt. H was taken to the Magdaiene
hospital Immediately upon the arrival
of the train here at 80 o'clock this
afternoon, and will probably be laid
up for several days. He was bruised
no bones were broken was severely
shaken up when hurled out Of the
train against the ground. The acci-
dent was caused by No. 36 running In
to the rear end of a freight. At the
passenger station 1t was reported this
afternoon that twelve or fifteen pas
sengers were hurt, no others, how
ever, very severely. The others must
have been taken to Columbia, as Mr..
Moffat was the only one that got or
here. ;. Mr.. Fred Padgett died at his
home at the Eureka mill Friday even
ing and was buried yesterday after
noon in Evergreen cemetery after
funeral services at the home by Rev.
J. s. Snyder. pastor Of the Baptist
church. Mr.. Padgett was about thir-
ty-five years Of age and leaves wife
and several children. The L. & c.
passenger train came around this
morning over the Southern's track
via Rock Hill, and will return this
afternoon over the same route. The
train ran down to Fort Lawn shortly
after arriving here, and will make this
trip each day until the regular sched-
ule is restored. Supervisor Hardin
states that the trestle over Catawba
river is badly damaged and four or
five days will be required to repair
the damage. The community was
saddened Friday morning. when 1t be-
came known that Mrs. John G, Nc
Fadden had died suddenly the night
before. Although she had been suf-
fering with heart trouble for some
time past, and had had several spells
at the time her condition did not ap-
pear at all serious just before her
death; and when she passed quietly
and quickly away Thursday evening
family and friends had no warning
whatever that the end was so near.
Mrs. McFadden was Miss Margaret
Louisa Waters before her marriage.
and she was born in the western sec
ton Of Chester county, though much
of her life before her marriage to Mr..
McFadden on February IS, 1869, was
spent in York county. She was the
daughter Of w. e. and Elizabeth w.
Waters, and was in her seventy-sec-
ond year. Surviving Mrs. McFadden
to mourn her loss are her husband,
Mr.. John C. McFadden, one SON. Mr..
Saml. E. McFadden, and three daugh-
ters, Mrs. John G. White, Of Chester.
Mrs. d. N. MCLAUGHLIN, Of Austin,
Tex, and Mrs. ]. II. M. Beatty. Of
Columbia, in addition to a host of
friondc