Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-15
told BY LOCAL EXCHANGES
News Happenings In NeIghborlng
Communities,
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, ches'
ter and Lancaster.


ter and Lancaster.
Chester Reporter, Jan. TO-: Reuben
Archie. an elderly darky, who drew
fifty dollars out Of a local bank
Tuesday morning. was set upon IN
a back lot in the Valley BY two
negroes and robbed Of his treasure.
The highwaymen had probably seen
Archie draw out the money. and stow
it away on his person; and watching
their chances knocked the old negro
in the head, and made of with the
booty. friends Of Mr.. Oscar
NJ. Massey. familiarly known to
friends here as shorty" will be glad
to hear that he has been promoted
10 first lieutenant and transferred TO
the signal corps at Fort Shafter at
Honolulu: Lieutenant Massey has
been In the United States army for
several years, and was a sergeant in
the cavalry at Schofield Barracks in
the Hawaiian Islands when prOmot-
ed. Slr. Burdette Massey, an older
brother. who has been in the army
for several years, Is now a captain.
Fort Mill Times, Jan. 10: B. F.
Patterson. who for several years has
superintended the Wateroak farm, at
Barbersvillc. has moved with his
family to this city and is occupying
the Norman house in Whiteville
Park ............On account Of needed re-
pairs caused by the recent freeze.
the heating plant at the local graded
school could not be used this week
and the opening Of the school has
been postponed to next Monday.
Mr.. NJ. 3. Blackman and Mrs. Lula
Phillips both OF this city. were mar
ried in Charlotte on January lst by
Squire leXander.............Mrs. j. ID.
Fulp and little son James, have re-
from Columbia where they visited
Capt. Fulp, who Is stationed at Camp
Jackson.
Gaffney Ledger, Jan. 10: A negro
named Van Dobbins, was held Tor
the next term of the court of genera!
sessions for Cherokee county Monday
on the charge of housebreaking and
larceny. lie was accused Of break
ing and entering the store Of ]. G.
Powell, in the upper section Of the
county and stealing therefrom mon
ey to the amount Of thirty dollars on
December 31st, 1917. When brought
before the magistrate the negro
waived examination........Hen Spen-
cer son Of Rams Spencer, who has
been at the local hospital for .3pHe.
DAYS Ynde.got?E .tEsa. % sz;.==lssS15tus
accidentally self-inflicted wound to
one Of his arms caused by the firing
of his gun when he fell, has had the
member amputated at the elbow, and
has returned to his home and hopes
soon to be well. The young man Is
cheerful over the loss Of his arm.
seeming to think that it is up to him
to make the best of his misfortune.
II is to be regretted that all Of us do
not take the same philosophical view
Of our misfortunes and accept with
euuanimity what is bound to come.
IA terrible tragedy was enacted at
Cherokee Falls Tuesday morning
when Mrs. Charles Ligon and her lit
tie daughter were both fatally burn
ed. 1t seems that Mrs. Ligon had a
fire out in the yard Of her home
where she was engaged in washing
clothes and that the little child was
playing around the fire; and Mrs.
Ligon having occasion to go into the
house for moment, left the child
alone and before she could return,
the little tot caught on fire. Hearing
its screams, the mother rushed to
the rescue and in endeavoring to ex-
tinguish the flames, was frightfully
burned herself. The little child. who
was six years old. died within a few
hours after 1t was burned and the
devoted mother breathed her last
yesterday Miss Quillie
McGraw, while suffering from an
epileptic seizure last Tuesday fell
against hot stove and was badly
burned. Prompt medical treatment
has relieved her sufferings aid 1t is
hoped that she will soon recover.