Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-30
secret instructions which he will fol-
low, and it is confidently believed that
he will bring his ship into port.
In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.
CHESTER-Lantern, April 26

Sunday In the city. senator w. d.
Love, of York, was in town yesterday.
REV. J. B. Campbell preached at
the Methodist church last Sabbath.
......Rev. F. w. Gregg, a licentiate of
Bethel presbytery, will preach at Low
rysville Sunday. Mr.. S. D. Hinson,
shoemaker, died on Saturday, aged
40. His remains were taken to Lin
colnton, N. c., for interment. Repor-
ter, April %: County convention
next Monday. .'''".Judge William H.
Brawley arrived here Monday MORN
ing, spent the day with his mother and
left at SIS p. m. by Seaboard Air Line
for Norfolk, Va, where he is sitting at
term of United States circuit court.
''""During the rain and windstorm
last Saturday afternoon two out build
ings on the plantation of Mrs. Jane
Love, mother of DR.. Love, near Nc
Connellsville, were blown down.
Slight damage was done to a building
on Mr.. S. NJ. Jones's plantation, near
Rock Hill. ....."Chester Democratic club
reorganized last Saturday afternoon.
R. B. Caldwell was elected president; ;
]. T. Bigham, secretary and J. G..
Mcclure, member of executive COM
mittee. The club elected 20 delegates
to county convention. ''''''''Mr. J. E.
Pryor received telegram last Thurs
day announcing the death of his sister,
Mrs. Ira Harris, of Union. Mr.. Pryor
went over and attended the funeral.
.....'.. Mr.. Andrew ]. Crosby, of the
Crosbyville neighborhood, died last
Saturday afternoon, the 23d instant,
after short illness, at the age of about
70 years. The remains were inferred
in the family burial ground near Cool
Branch church. ''."'At the A. R. P.
church last Sunday night, Mr.. Edward
Page CASTOR, of Chicago, delivered an
address on "Christian Citizenship" to
large audience.
LANCASTER COUNTY-Review,
April 27: Miss Rosa A. Poore, Of
Bolton, sister of DR.. J. E. Poore and
Mrs. T. Y. Williams of this place, will
be married today to DR.. William C..
Bowen, also of Bolton. Miss Poore
has many friends and admirers in Lam
caster, having on several occasions
visited her sister here. MIR. ]. G..
Mellow returned home Saturday from
visit to Camden. ....".Mr. Geo. Ken.
nington, of the Jacksonham section,
had the misfortune to break one of his
ribs a few days ago. He was crossing
footlog when it broke, causing him
to fall against tree. During a
storm one afternoon last week, light
ming struck a tree in Mr.. R. E. Nell
wain's yard within a few feet of the
piazza, where Mr.. McIlwain and his
brother-in-law, Mr.. ]. c. Mellow, were
standing. Both gentlemen felt the
shock, but were not hurt.
GASTON-Gazette, April %: Town
election next Monday'''''''''The news
one hears from the farms generally is
that corn is the crop they are putting
in. Some lands prepared for cotton
will be turned to corn. .'.'''.'.'A phone
message to Captain w. 1. Stowe an
nounced the sudden death, near Kings
Mountain, of Mr.. A. F. Ware, COM
monty known as "Doc" Ware. He
dropped dead last Saturday. The con-
dition of Captain l. w. Garrett is also
reported to be less favorable than it
has been. ......'.''The citizens Of Mt.
Holly had lively fox chase on the
10Th. A fox was reported to have
been seen within the town limits at
about 1890 o'clock. In short time
the sportsmen from McAdenville
brought their hounds to the spot and
lively chase ensued. About 20
hounds were in the chase. In short
time the fox was captured. 1t has not
been long since deer was caught near
the same place. .'......"M Mrs. B. F. Dixon,
of Shelby, spent few days last week
with the family of her son, R. l.. Dur
ham, returning home Monday morn
ing. ...'.'."Miss BERTHE Lee Falls, of
Pleasant Ridge, visited in Gastonla
last week, guest of her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Fayssoux. '''''''''
Seventeen young people were baptized
at the Baptist church last Sunday
night. These accessions were some of
the results of the week of prayer which
closed that night. They came from
the ranks of the Sunday school, which
on last Sunday numbered 37O pupils,
the total attendance being more than
400
CHEROKEE Gafney City Ledger,
April 2S Two or three cars of United
States troops passed here Sunday 60
ing south. '......"Rev. F. G. Hickson
preached at Forest City, on Sunday.
:........Oficer Matt Allison, of Blacks
burg, brought colored youth, charged
with stealing bank checks, to Jail Fri,
day. .."''''"A public meeting was held
Tuesday to consider the war situation.
All the speakers deplored the neces-
sity for existing conditions; but the
sentiment was that Gaffney and Cher
okee would stand by the flag. '''.'''.'
Colonel Alonzo Trip, of the o. X. Il
C. r. r.. was in the city Tuesday. He
paid The Ledger most appreciative
visit while here. He is genial cour-
teous gentleman with whom it is
pleasure to converse and who impress
es one without an effort on his part.