Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-05
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CHESTER-The Lantern, Novem
ber L: S. E. McFadden and J. c.
Mcclure, Esqrs., went to Charleston
yesterday to appear before the board
of visitors of the Citadel in the contest
of Sims against Miller for scholarship.
........Private F. Marshall Green, OF
Company D, First S. C. ", died in
Columbia yesterday morning of accute
peritonitis. Marshall was the only
son of Mrs. Emma Green of this city
and was 81 years and two weeks old
We learn that the greatest respect was
shown the deceased by his regiment
which marched to the train with the
corpse accompanied by the muffled
notes of the band. .''''''"'Married by
Rev. L. G. Hinton, on Oct. 10, 1898,
at the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John McCaw, near Lewis
Turnout, their second daughter, Miss
Haney, to Mr.. VIM. Gordon, of Black
stock. Mr.. E. P. Gilkey, a promi-
nent druggist of Asheville, N. c., is in
the CITY on a visit to his brother, Mr.
j. H. Gilkey....'.....Mr. W. B. Devlin
has been appointed agent of the c. and
NV. and L. and c. railway COM
panies at Chester. The business has
heretofore been attended to by Mr.. J
M. Brawley, agent of the Southern
Reporter, November 8: Mr.. j. W.
Ferguson, who for four years has been
one of Rev. J. E. Mahaffey's best
friends, has within few weeks of con-
ference given him the cold shoulder
But inasmuch as it was killed only the
day before and may be classed with
similar treatment from two other good
friends, J. F. and S. H. Hardin, Mr..
Mahafey does not consider it a serious
matter. ......."Mr. w. M. Nicholson, OF
Chester and Miss Grace Nicholson,
daughter of Mr.. ]. N. Nicholson, OF
Kershaw county, were married on the
26th instant. They left at once tor
Charleston where they spent the re-
nainder of the week, returning here
Monday evening. "Billy" is is now a
benedict. His many friends congratu-
late him on the happy and important
change in his life, and cordially well
come his bride. ...'..''"Our Blackstock
correspondent sends announcement OF
deaths of three persons of that vicinity
last week: Mr.. Robert Mobley, aged
"A years; Miss Matte Belle Mills,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Mills,
16 years and Lois, child of MIR. and
Mrs. w. J. Wilson.
LANCASTER Ledger, November
2: Miss Agnes Barton, aged SS years,
was seriously burned on Sunday OF
last week, at the home of her brother,
Mr.. James Barton. She was kindling
a fire when her dress caught acciden-
tally, and in few moments she was
enveloped in flames. Her left side and
arm were burned to blister. There
is but little hope Of her recovery. ''''''
The coroner's jury in the case of the
8 year-old child of Mary Phillips, col
ored, which died at Jim Robinson's, on
the Stevens place, Friday, returned a
verdict that the child came to Its death
by burning. The burning was done al
the hands of some one unknown to the
Jury. The coroner informs us that the
burning appeared to have been done
with hot iron or by Goals of fire laid
on the child's abdomen ''.''''' Married,
by Magistrate Burns, on Sunday last,
Mr.. w. S. Remington and Miss Della
Stogner. Both of this county ''.''''''
Coroner Young was sent for to hold an
inquest, Monday, over the dead body
of 2-months-old child of Shep With
erspoon, colored, on Mr.. 7. K. Cum
ningham's place, which died of spasms.
After investigating the case he ascer-
tanned that the child had been sick for
several days and the mother was pres.
ent when it died. He was satisfied
the child died of disease and that no
inquest was necessary, so he returned
without holding one. Review, No
vember 2: Misses Sallie and Jane
Dunlap are visiting their brother, Mr.:
d. Eli Dunlap, in the Leslie section OF
York county. .''.''''.'During the course
of his sermon Sunday morning, the
Rev. ]. w. Cantey Johnson, of the
Episcopal church, took occasion to pay
a deserved tribute to the noble work
being done among the Indians at the
reservation by Mrs. D. Eli Dunlap.
CHER0KEE-G Gafney Ledger, No.
vember 9: o. f. Tate, of Lawn, was
in the city Friday. Mr.. Tate is vet.
eran of the Fifth S. G. ", in the Civil
war, was one of Micah Jenkins trusted
courlers, and is one Of Cherokee's best
citizens. ..'''.'"Our young friends Fred
Foster and Cles Hopper, of Company
+, First S. c. ", arrived in the city
from Columbia, Tuesday. They will
return on the 9th instant to be mus