Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-22
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News Happenings In NelghbOflng
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.

caster and Chester.
Chester Reporter, Sept. II: Married
at the NJ. E. parsonage in this CITY
! Wednesday evening, September l6tf
| Miss Juanita Elizabeth Allen and Mr.
Robert w. Simpson, both OF Chester
r. F. D. 4, Rev. ]. c. Roper of1ciating
...... "A message was received IRON
Columbia, Yesterday, stating that DR.
II M, Ross bull dog, which was killed
after appearing to be mad, showed un-
mistakeable signs Of rabies. and a
number Of dogs in the city which were
bitten by this dog are being shot. t......
Mr. John Roberts, a native and former
resident of the western section OF
Chester county, died Tuesday night In
this city at the home Of his sister, Mrs.
Maggie McKeown. on Saluda street
aged az wears. He was stricken with
paralysis Saturday evening and never
regained consciousness. Funeral serv-
ices were held this morning at the resi-
dence by Rev. T. R. Roach, after
which the body was taken 10 Ne"
Hope church for interment. Jim :
mie Dodds, the seven-year-old son OF
Mr.. w. o. Dodds, who lives on Mr.. L.
T. Lucas place, near Liberty Baptist
church, was smothered to death about
12 o'clock today while playing in
pile of cotton From what particulars
are available at this hour, 1t seems
that the little fellow had gone into the
cotton house to play, and presumably
had dug a hole into the pile OF cot
ton and jumped down into it, when the
light feathery cotton slipped over him
and completely cut off the air. After
some time the child's absence was
noted, and a search was instituted,
which resulted finally in the finding
Of the little boy. When found there
was little or no sign Of life, except
that the body was warm; but when Or.
A. M. Wylie rushed to the scene, the
little form was cold, and all efforts at
resusctatiOn were useless. .Ihe
annual meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Carolina & North Western railway
was held at noon today in this city al
the office Of Col ]. II. Marion, general
counsel for the road. The following
board Of directors were reelected:
Messrs. T. H. White, ]. HI Marion and
S. H. Hardin Of Chester; c. E. Spen-
Ger of Yorkville; ]. o. White Of Gas
tonia; H. F. Long Of Newton, and j..
A. Martin Of Hickory. General w. A:
Barber of New York, was reelected
president, and Judge j. ]. Mcclure
was reelected secretary The other
positions are appointive. The annual
reports Of the president and general
manager related mostly to routine mat
ters. .... Mr.. ]. L. Glenn. Jr., left yes
terday evening for Richmond, and af-
ter spending a week in that city and
Washington, willsail next Wednesday
for England to take up his studies as
a Rhodes scholar at oxford Universe
ty. Mr.. John L. Simril Of Jackson
Vile, Fla, arrived here Tuesday even
ing to see his father, Mr.. j. r. Simril
who is critically i'll at his home on Sa-
luda street. :. George Goodwin, white,
and John Downy Lon Woods and
Nose, all colored, prisoners in the city
Jail, attempted to escape Tuesday
night, by digging hole above Win
dow with a mattock. Officer Jackson
happened to walk around the building
and hearing a noise, made investiga-
rushed inside the building they found
the occupants trying to get rid Of
their shackles. The white prisoner Is
a deserter from the United States
army.
Rock Hill Record, September II: Mr..
A. f. Hutchison stated this morning
that he would attend the meeting of
the citizens Of this community or the
county at large had any suggestions to
offer in regard to matters coming be-
fore the legislature at this meeting, he
would be very glad to hear from them.
Mrs. Mary l.. Chandler died
late Monday afternoon at her home in
the Manchester village, age rs years
heart failure being the cause Of death.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon, conducted by Rev. F.. p. Cox,
with interment at Laurelwood. .....
Here are two farmers who will not
have to buy any flour this year OF
troublous time. Messrs. w. A. Shil-
linglaw and w. F.. Roach returned yes
terday from a trip to Davis mill, near
Glover, each taking a load Of home
raised wheat, from which they netted
3S pounds Of flour to the bushel. 1t
was a two days trip and they report
a pleasant time. They suggest that a
large number Of farmers make the
trip to that mill next fall. .....A lit
tie son of Mr.. and Mrs w. E. Stine had
the misfortune, yesterday, to be bitten
by a snake while playing around some
brick piles at the hospital He was
given medical attention at once but is
still suffering from the effects Of the
bite. 80. Local Presbyterians left yes
terday to attend the fall meeting Of
Bethel Presbytery, now in session at
Salem church, in Cherokee county. The
following represent this section: First
church-Rev. w. F. Gregg, with B. ].
White as commissioner. Oakland
Avenue-Rev. Alex Martin, with Alex
Long as commissioner. EbeneZer-
Rev. ]. T. Dendy, with Eugene Garri-
son as commissioner. .... Mr.. H. r.
Tucker, the new secretary Of the Com
munity Y. NJ. G. A., arrived in Rock
Hill yesterday to begin his work with
the local association. Mr.. Blakely, the
retiring secretary will spend several
days with Mr. Tucker in going over
the various phases Of the work and in
introducing the new secretary to the
citizens Of Rock Hill. Several group
meetings with the pastors and other To-
cal leaders connected with the associa-
tion's work will be held within the
next few days for the purpose Of in
Producing Mr.. Tucker and planning the
fall and winter programme of the Y.
NJ. c. A....... City Engineer Miller
says that the bill Of lading for the steel