Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-01
LOCAL LAcoNIcS
Hiah School Athletics.

The Yorkville Graded school base
ball team plays the Rock Hill Graded
school in Rock Hill this afternoon.
The Yorkville track team goes to Co-
yer Saturday to engage in q meet
with the Glover Graded school.
The Aneona Cotton Mills
Messrs. ]. w. Cannon and ]. F. Can
non, of Concord, N. c., have secured
a commission for the incorporation of
the old York Cotton Mill as the Anco-
ma Cotton mill with capital Of $780,
600. The name, II will be noted, Is a
combination of the letters in Can
non."
Freight Wreck Near Sharon.
The westbound Southern freight
train which left Yorkville yesterday
afternoon, jumped the track Just west
Of Turkey creek trestle, tore up the
track for some distance, and although
several cars were more or less torn
up, nobody was injured. Train No. 1875,
which should have arrived at 8.48 last
night, did not get in until about 2
o'clock this morning.
Death Of Mrs. John D. Mcconnell.
Mrs. John D. Mcconnell, died at her
home at McConnellsville. Friday even
iil6, u1dfCh 90. one SuntT6u u SITOh6
Of paralysis at o'clock that morn
within an hour and never rallied. The
deceased is survived by her husband,
Capt. John. D. Mcconnell and six chill
dren: DR.. H. E. Mcconnell, Chester; |;
Mrs. John 8. Jones, Yorkville; DR.. D.
E. Mcconnell, Gastonia; Mr.. Reuben
w. Mcconnell, McConnellsville; and
DR.. ]. Moore and John w. Mcconnell,
both professors at Davidson college,
N. c. Before her marriage she was
Miss Sarah Amanda Jaggers, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Harvey Jaggers and Emily
Wallace, Of Bullock's Creek township.
Three half-brothers and one half-sis-
vive her. The funeral services were
conducted at the home by Revs. ]. A.
McMurray and ]. B. Swami, and other
pastors Of members Of the family. The
burial was at Olivet cemetery, McCon-
nellsville, and was attended by wide
circle Of friends who came to pay q
tribute to a woman, known and loved
far and near for her beautiful life Of
Christian charity and good works. Her
five sons and her son-in-law bore her
remains to their last resting place.
Injured on the Railroad Track.
mary 1dlc, d yOuuB HtSEO "OIub1li
about 81 years of age, and her infant,
a girl of about fifteen months, were
run over by Southern train, No. lit
last Saturday night The accident
happened at the Jackson crossing be-
tween Yorkville and Tirzah. The wo-
man who lives on Mr.. R. c. Jackson's
place near Tirzah was on her way to
her fathers house with her baby in
her arms. She had to cross the rail-
road, and seeing the train approach
ing, started to run across the track
ahead Of the train. Her baby slipped
from her arms and while endeavoring
to rescue 1t from its peril, both were
struck by the train. The woman's left
leg was so badly mashed that 1t was
found necessary to amputate 1t be-
low the knee. Her left arm was dis
located and broken and she sustained
other minor injuries. The baby's left
leg was cut off below the knee, this
being the only injury it received. Both
the woman and child were picked up
by the train crew and carried to York.
vile where medical assistance was
quickly summoned. Both are getting
on as we'll as could be expected and
the doctors believe they will recover.