Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-20
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CHESTER-The Lantern, July Is {:
Misses Annie Corkill, Tattie Boulware,
and Belle Simrill returned Tuesday
night from Washington, where they
had been attending the National
Teachers association. '''''''. Eighteen
or twenty young men came down last
night from points along the line of the
C. & NV. to join Captain Crawford's
company. We understand that his
company will be assembled and ex-
amined in Chester about next Wednes-
day. ...""At the residence of MIR. J. &.
Simpson, of Lowrysville, Mr.. T. L..
McCluny and Miss Lula Simpson, of
Lowrysvil.e, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony by Rev. ]. +.
Mahaffey....'..W. H. Newbold, ESQ.,,
who has been spending sometime in
Washington, returned last night. ''''''
Mr.. J. H. Smyre returned Wednesday
night from Lincoln county, where he
had been called to the bedside of his
sister, Mrs. Frazer. Misses Ida and
Sue Guy were in the city Wednesday,
on their return from a pleasant visit
at White Oak.
UNION-Times, Friday, July IS:
Mr.. q. F. Jackson, chief engineer of
the Union cotton mills, died at his
home in this city last Thursday even
ing. He had been suffering from
stomach troubles for sometime, and to
this cause his death was due. The
cotton mill loses one of its most faith
full employees, who was held in the
highest esteem by everyone. He was
man of many noble qualities, and
his death is serious loss to our little
city and its chief enterprises. ''''''""A
private letter from a member of Com
pany K Governors Guards) to q
young man in this city brought news
yesterday that "Billy" Myers, one of
Berry McCreery's boys had been away
from the camp for seven days, and
it was thought he had grown tired of
camp life and had skipped out. with
no view of coming back. The same
letter also said that Sheehan when he
deserted the second time took other
men with him, but their names were
not given. ........'Several Negroes left
Union Monday for Spartanburg, to
enlist in Negro military company to
be commanded by George Henneman.
The company will get into the service
under the presidents call for 10000
yellow fever ''immunes." Consequent
| ly, as the average South Carolina dar-
key is about as immune from yellow
as a dog from heas, the chances are
that the most of them will stay in
Cuba when the war is over. .'''''''''The
safe of Humphries Brothers store was
burglarized of 1866 last Tuesday night,
the combination having been left un-
locked when the store was closed. 1t
is thought that the thieves entered the
door by false key, which they locked
again, in order to give them time for
their nefarious work. The loss is a
severe one, and Mr.. Humphries has
the sympathy of our people. .'''''."'Last
Wednesday Miss Frances Douglass en-
tertained a party of friends compli-
mentary to Misses Florie DePass, OF
Camden, and Grace Moore, of Colum-
bia, two charming and talented young
women who are visitors to our city at
this time. Delicious refreshments
were daintily served, and every ar
rangement for the entertainment OF
the guests, perfect. The evening was
most pleasantly spent. '''''''''The quar-
antine regulations have been rescind-
ed, and your friends can come to Union
with perfect freedom, vaccination, or
no vaccination, and without health
certificate. From all accounts the
dreaded smallpox is over, and our
state has been freed from it. .''''''''.Ev-
ery teacher in Union county should
attend the Teachers Institute which
meets in Union on the 18th instant.
In the first place, the design of this
institute is to benefit the teachers by
bringing them together and giving
them the most improved methods in
teaching, and should this end be de-
feated it will prove only a useless ex-
pense of time and money. In the next
place, every teacher, no matter how
we'll equipped, needs to get the ideas
and methods of other teachers. ''''''''
Mr.. NJ. G. Deaver, of Carlisle, has been
appointed county treasurer, of Union
county, and will assume the discharge
of the duties of the Office at once. Mr..
Deaver is a good business man, and
will no doubt make q satisfactory off,
cial. He will, under this appointment,
collect this years taxes, and will prob
ably hold Hereunder until next sum-
mer.
LANCASTER Ledger, July 16 /:
On July 18th, charter was issued by
the secretary of state to the Eureka
Cotton mills, of Chester. Capital
stock $4,000, divided into 500 shares.
Leroy Springs, president and treasur-
err; Chas. ]. Webb, vice president,
and Waddy G. Thompson, secretary.
MIR. Burke Lemmond left Thurs
day for Spartanburg to take a course
at the Spartanburg business college.
...'.""Messrs. u. E. Hilton, r. T. Hill
ton and A. S. Mungo have let the con-
tract for two brick store rooms at Ker-
shaw on the corner south of the town