Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-04-23
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CHESTER-Lantern, April 10
Miss Mary 10 Witherspoon, Of York
Vile, spent Saturday in the city. .'''''
Mr.. Braiperd Dobson, of Yorkville
spent Sunday in the city with Mr.. Sid
ney Davidson. ......."Married on Sun.
day, April 18th, by Rev. ]. E. Grier
Mr.. Leja F. Westerlund to Mrs. Leila
Cornwell. ...'.'.. Mr.. w. Y. White and
his daughter Kate visited up about
Hoodtown, in York county, last week
Mr.. White says farm work is farther
advanced here than there. ''.'''"'Jim
Wilks, the Negro who punished his
son so severely last week, was cried
before Magistrate Williams last Friday
and sentenced to the chaingang fol-
80 days. ......'.'.An effort to organize q
new military company in Chester is
meeting with encouraging success
Another company, in addition to the
one already in the city, and that one
in the county, would give stimulus to
all of them. .'''''''''The patrons of the
telephone exchange have presented a
handsome bicycle to Miss Bland Sloan,
in recognition of her faithful service at
the exchange. This is well-deserved
testimonial. ....''''"Rev. T. c. Ligon,
pastor of Zion and Uriel churches,
was in the city Monday. We under
stand that he will shortly move to
Kershaw, much to the regret of his
many friends in this county. .''''''' The
"Weary Willie" that Magistrate Will.
Jams so kindly furnished with a 25
days on the chaingang, has worked
out his sentence and has gone to warn
other "sons of leisure" that the Ches-
ter climate is none too salubrious to
members of that fraternity. .'''''''''The
Mormon elders preached on the street
last night to a somewhat scattered
audience that seemed but little inter-
ested. Chief Morgan recalled their
appointment for another service to-
night, and some of the audience re-
quested them to depart these coasts.
...".Postmaster Hardin, of Olive, has
been seriously ill.
LANCASTER-Review, April 20 :
Mrs. Jane Shute, wife of Mr.. II. H.
Shute, of the eastern section of the
county, died on the 18th instant, after
an illness of 10 days, aged 81 years.
......J. M. Hough, of Chester county,
visited relatives here the past week.
...".Dr. J. F. Mackey paid profes.
sional visit to Yorkville Monday. .''''''
R. E. Allison, Esq, paid a professional
visit to Yorkville the past week. ''''''
Major Riddle caught the first trout of
the season last Friday, the 18th. He
landed two fine fellows on the banks
of Cane creek, and came near getting
third one. I'VE are pleased to note
that Captain B. ]. Witherspoon, who
has been sick for the past month, is
able to be out on the streets again. ''''''
Geo. A. Peters, conducting an o. p.
establishment here, had preliminary
hearing Monday before Magistrate
Jones upon the charge of violating
the dispensary law. The case was
dismissed. IA successful and well
attended meeting was conducted in
the A. r. P. church the latter part of
last week, closing Sunday night. The
pastor was assisted by the Rev. J. p.
Knox, of Hickory Grove.
GASTON Gazette, April 2l: An
other quiet marriage has broken out
that of Mr.. Wade Dellinger of Gas
tonia, and Miss Ida Lytton, of Maiden.
They were married across the line last
Sunday by Mr.. F. E. Clinton. '''''"'1f
war was to come, don't you know the
Spaniards could never stand up before
any such guns as that?' said old man
New -comer-in-town as he pointed to
some Standard Oil company tanks 60
ing by on the flat cars. "Why, gee
wbiz, man." he exclaimed, "jes look
what a tech hole they've got" We
are directed to charge up this item to
Mr.. Dick Fayssoux. '''"''Another blind
tiger goes into the jug. Bill Stowe,
colored, a well-known and generally
suspected vender of red.eye, was
caught red handed in the act Sunday.
He was observing office hours Sunday
in Mr.. Mac Bradley's woods and had
no special reason (more's the pity y to
complain that business was dull. He
was taken into court Monday and sent
to Jail. .''.'.'The boys need not have
taken to their caves so readily Tues
day morning. The alleged recruiting
officer who came in on the vestibule
was only a visitor to our town whose
coming had no military significance at
all.
CHEROKEE-Gaffney City Ledger,
April 81: Memorial day will be OBJ
served in Gatfney this year. 1.-THE
o. r. & C. railroad company has
bought Mr.. B. F. Holiness property
opposite its depot on Frederick street.
..'..'."Colonel J. G. Wardlaw will in
spect the Gaffney Light infantry, Sat
urday afternoon, at o'clock. A full
attendance is ordered by Captain ]. B.
Bell, commanding. ..''"'As soon as Chief
Camp was notified of the arrest of a
man at Greer's on the 18th instant, for
stealing horse from Mr.. Cline, of this
place, he wired the officials there to
release him, he being the wrong man.
......A postoffice is to be established ut
Buffalo, in Cherokee township. '''''''''
Ladies of the Presbyterian church