Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-12

holding being a par, ne Wlred MS reSlS-
nation to the postoffice department,
urging instant action. President Nc.
Kinley was then speeding toward
Canton, hut he was telegraphed en-
route if he would accept the resigna.
ton. His response failed to arrive
before a telegram came from the post
master to disregard the resignation,
explaining that he had been defeated.
1000 Monday was commissioners day in
Dallas. The principal item of business
outside the routine was the award of
the Mclean bridge contract. This
went to Mr.. A. w. Titman, the figure
being $500. The freshets of few
weeks ago swept away every bridge of
importance on Catawba creek, includ-
ing the one near Mr.. J. D. B. McLean's,
which is to be rebuilt by Mr.. Titman,
as indicated above. Mr.. J. E. Page
breaks off this one as the philosophical
observation of wise old darkey /:
"Whenever you sees Mr.. Grier Love
and Mr.. Jawn Craig a-huggin' one
ano'her lection day, right den sup'm
is sho gwineter drap." ."''''''Mr. Abram
A. Mauney, an uncle of ex-Sheriff
NJ. H. Shuford, died at his home, near
Carpenters, last Sunday night, aged
76 last March. He was for many years
member of Hepzibah Presbyterian
church, and there he was buried last
Tuesday morning. The burial was
attended by large gathering of friends
and relatives, among them ex-Sheriff
Shuford and Miss Fannie Robinson, of
Gastonia, the latter of whom is a
granddaughter of the deceased. In
the absence of the pastor, DR.. j. c.
Galloway, in attendance upon the
synod at Chester, services at the A. r.
P. church next Sabbath are announced
as follows: At II a. M, services will
be conducted by Rev. E. F. Jones; at
night, there will be union services con-
Quoted by Rev. M. M. Shields. '''''''''
Where else is there similarly glorious
record The town of McAdenville
voted solidly Democratic, casting 200
votes at Lowell and about 80 at Bel
mont. The only thing which distressed
our McAdenville workers was that
they had no more material to work on.
Hurrah for us every one! Three
cheers and tiger for McAdenville.
........Mrs. Eliza Davis, widow of the
late J. w. Davis, died last Monday
morning at her home abou: two miles
south of Gastonia. Her husband was
n brother of Messrs. 1. N. and o. w.
Davis. She leaves three daughters and
IL number of grandchildren. The bur-
ial took place at Shiloh graveyard at
II o'clock Tuesday morning. '''''''' We
learn that there were one or two elec-
ton rucuses in the county Tuesday.
At Mount Holly, Mr.. ]. D. Boseman,
Republican superintendent of the AL
bion and Stanley cotton mills, was
unduly offensive to Mr.. John c. Fichte,
the independent prohibition candidate
for register of deeds, and was promptly
slapped by the offended man. AT
Stanley, Mr.. M. B. Peterson, Democrat,
and Mr.. A. w. Howell, Fusionist, had
an alteration, but we are not Informed
as to it's cause. .'.'"Their many friends
sorrow with Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Bradley in the distressing aff1iction
which has befallen them in the death
of little Emeline, their only child.
She was sick eight days with pneumo-
MIA, which resulted in death Monday
afternoon. She was a sweet, bright
eyed baby, Is months of age. The
funeral services were conducted at the
A. R. P. church, Tuesday afternoon,
by DR.. J. G. Galloway, assisted by Rev.
w. M. Bagby, and the little body was
laid to rest in the cemetery. ''''''''At
the Gastonia box No. l, there were
seven Democrats challenged and eight
Republicans. There was warm time
at the bearings Saturday morning.
One of the challenged Democrats was
thrown but all Republicans except
one were thrown out upon the evidence
presenle ed to the court. .''''''Dr. and Mrs.
Z. E. Boyce, DR.. and Mrs. J. c. Gallo
way, Elder E. w. Carson, and Messrs.
John and Rufus Carson left yesterday
to attend the A. r. P. synod which
convenes at Chester this week.