Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-27
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CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
September %: Mr.. Il. Davenport dis
covered a counterfeit half dollar
among his cash Tuesday. How it got
there or where it came from is mys-
terry. 1t was such good limitation
of the genuine that whoever took it in
did not detect it at the time. The
coin bears date of 1898, and in looks,
is exactly like any other half dollar of
that series, but it lacks in weight and
feels faulty. ...'.'.'..On Tuesday, at the
residence of L. A. Humphries, in this
county, Mr.. Oliver Bostic and Miss
Horton, both of Cherry Mountain, N.
c., were united in wedlock by MIR. K.
Blanton, notary public. ''.'''Ervin Har-
din, young man who has resided in
this city for sometime, died at the
home of his parenrs in this city Mon
day.. ....''...'Last Friday night thieves
broke into the general merchandise
store of Jessie Pinson, of Thickety,
and stole a quantity of merchandise,
about $35 in cash and several dollars
worth of stamps. Mr.. Pinson is the
postmaster at Thickety. AS soon as
the robbery was discovered Sheriff
Thomas was 'phoned for. The sheriff
went down Saturday morning with his
dogs, but after a fruitless search re-
turned to the city without any clue.
..'..'."Mrs. M. M. Glover, wife of
Squire M. M. Glover, died at her
home in this county last Thursday.
Mrs. Glover was an aged lady, and
death was due to the infirmaties of old
age. .''..'..'.Rev. J. M. Bridges left on
the 2.20 train Wednesday for Spartan
burg on a most pleasant mission.
That evening at $50, at the home of
the brides father, Mr.. A. w. Tindall,
be was united in the holy bonds OF
matrimony to Miss Laura Viola Tin
dali, the Rev. Mr.. Blackmon, pastor of
the Second Baptist church at Spartan.
burg, officiating. The wedding was at
tended by large crowd of the admir-
ing friends of the contracting couple.
''.'.''"The following young ladies and
gentlemen went over TO Blacksburg
last Monday evening aud attended d
most delightful dance at the Cherokee
Inn given by number of Blacksburg's
charming social leaders, Misses Annie
and Ida Wood, Mary Cotton and Edna
Sarratt, Messrs. I. w. Richardson,
Tom L. Brown, H. L. Ellerbe, Robert
Lipscomb, David Maguess and DIR.
Chas. Lipscomb. All report having
had most pleasant time.
CHESTER-The Lantern, 'Septem-
Der %: Forty round bales of cotton
were brought here yesterday by Mr..
J. H. Gilkey, at 6.55, an advance Of
about As cents per hundred over the
old packing. '.''..'''Mr. D. c. Thomas,
engineer on the G. & NV, is very
seriously ill at his home in this city.
........M Major and Mrs. ]. @. Davis, of
Wiunsboro, visited the Davidson fam
lily, on York street, this week. '''''''''
The Erskine Theological seminary
board failed to have quorum to meet
Wednesday night. We suppose the
members considered the meeting of
little importance as it was expected
that only some temporary arrange.
ments would be made for the work of
DR.. Grier. 1t was the sense of those
present that the president of the semi
nary and the chairman of the board
should arrange for the work.
LANCASTER-Enterprise, Septem.
Der %: The Graded school opened
Monday with an enrolment of 2l0 pu-
pills, exclusive of the branch school at
the factory. The number has since
increased to 22O. The outlook for the
school is unusually auspicious. 100000.
Colonel W. G.. Hough, member OF
Governor McSweeney's staff, will ac-
company the governor to New York
to take part in the Dewey ceremonies.
......"Mr. Claude A. Beckham died at
his home in the Waxhaws on the eyen-
ing of the 18th instant from a conges.
tive chill. He had one a few days
before that. He was about 81 years OF
age and leaves wife and one child.
He was fine young man and a mem
Der of the Methodist church. His re-
mains were inferred Saturday at Camp
Creek Methodist church by the Van
Wyck camp of Woodmen of the World,
in which he carried 81, 900 insurance.