Homicide near Mc Connellsville shocks community
Report from Yorkville Enquirer notes Frank Barris, a Black man, killed Alice Collins after a confrontation at her home near Mc Connellsville on Sunday afternoon. After a struggle, a pistol fired and Collins died minutes later on the door steps. The account records the unusual circumstances and the claim Collins made “Sam shot” before dying.
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Sam
Yorkville Enquirer
Local News and Notices from Lancaster Area
Community notices report visits from Mrs J K Hall to her father Captain Witherspoon and 85th birthday for Levi Knight. Magistrate Caskey’s finances, Newcut school library progress, Dr Hagins and Dr Crawford notes, fertilizer usage, life insurance push via Blackmon, Garfield Bell fined, Miss Bessie Jones ill, Love and court actions. Also listing of local engagements, telegraph and post office matters, and obituary notices for Belle Means McCaw and Mrs Nancy Nicholson. Roosevelt appoints Chas W Anderson as internal revenue collector for New York.
Rock Hill Pastor Resigns for California Mission
Jey JC Johnes rector of the Church of Our Savior in Rock Hill resigns to take up work in California, with duties starting about April 1. He has led in Rock Hill Yorkville and contributed to Lancaster Blacksburg and nearby towns, leaving a valued, respected community figure.
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Jey JC Johnes
Church of Our Savior
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Blacksburg
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Ellen Plyler
Dessie Wilson
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Albert Beckham
Jas M Stewart
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