Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-15
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CHESTER-Lantern, February 10:
Mrs. J. B. Wise and son are visiting
relatives at Clover this week. ''.."Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Mcdaniel have sent
out invitations to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Alice, to Mr.. ]. c. B.
Shannon, Wednesday, February 15,
1899, at three o'clock. ..'''''''Dr. T. B.
Meacham was in the city Wednesday.
MIR. A. B. Crosby, of Sharon, is in
the city today. lit would be unrea-
sonable in our readers to expect much
local news now it is not to be had,
and it is too cold to hunt news.
GAST0N-Gastonia Gazette, Feb
ruary 8: Those who have not turned
down South street, few doors to the
rear of Morris Brothers store and taken
a glimpse of our new city hall, do net
know what handsome little structure
it is inside and out. The outside
work has been completed sometime
and the interior work is now we'll on
the way, and would have been further
along but for the bad weather. The
fire proof vault-doors and the steel
cells in the dungeon are all in place,
aud with favorable weather it will not
be so many days before the city faith
ers can give US all housewarming
worthy to be celebrated in some more
of Zip's verses. ........"Her many friends
among our readers will learn with sor-
row of the death of Mrs. Jane McNair,
wife of Mr. James McNair, at Black
Mountain, which occurred January 81,
at 2.30 p. m. Grip was the cause,
and the same disease has also caused
much sickness in the family. William
McNair, son, is still sick and seems
10 be but little better. This sad news
came to Mr.. Oliver Davis on postal
card from Amzi McNair, a good old
colored man, who has remained with
the family ever since his freedom.
Mrs. McNair was q daughter of Will
liam Bradley, a cousin of Esquire B.
G.. Bradley, and cousin by marriage
of Mr.. o. w. Davis. .'..'.A very sad
death was that of Mrs. Harvey Han
ia, which occurred last Friday. She
was bride on the 3rd of January and
died on the 3rd of February. Typhoid
fever following grip was the cause.
The burial took place Sunday, the fun
eral services being held at the CASTOR
ia A. R. P. church. '.....Esquire G. NJ.
Dickson went 10 Statesville last week
TO attend the marriage there, on Feb
ruary /, of his brother William t.,
which took place at 5 p. m. at the
residence of the BRIDES father, Mr.. ].
K. Carrigan. The new couple took a
bridal trip to Lynchburg, where the
bride has half-brother living. They
will make their home in 'Statesville.
"Billy," as he is called, is the young
est son of the widow M. R. Dickson,
and will bring his bride home about
the first of April.
CHEROKEE-Gaffney Ledger, Feb
ruary 9: Mrs. Patsey Harris, who lives
in GaHney, was born and raised in this
section and is now thought to be near
ly 100 years old. In her young days
she said she did all kinds of work that
men did. Has often cut and split
three cords of wood in a day. Some
years ago she lost the sight of one eye /;
but has never worn spectacles and can
now thread a needle as quick as most
people. She still has good health and
can get about well. .'.''''.'''Yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock, at the home of
the bride, on Race street, Mr.. Edward
Lemuel Eison and Miss Bessie Clough
Thompson, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Thom-
son. The groom is the manager of
the store of the Gaffney Manufacturing
company....'.'The Ledger proposes to
change from a weekly to semi-week-
ly.'..:..'"Mr. M. B. Brissie and Miss
Fannie Kendrick, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Kendrick, were married at
the home of the bride, on Limestone
street, last Thursday at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon. The Rev. B. P. Robert
son, of the First Baptist church, Of
6cated. The marriage was a quiet
home affair and was witnessed by a
few intimate friends of the contracting
parties. ........"The supreme court has
reversed Judge Cages decision in the
D. R. & G. R. r., injunction case
which means that the railroad cannot
20 along Johnson street. Judge
Gary arrived in the city Saturday af-
ternoon and attended services at the
First Baptist church on Sunday. Mon
day came in raining but court was
called on time. Solicitor Henry and
Slenographer McCaw were present,
and Notwithstanding the rain, the jury
responded with remarkable prompt
ness. The grand jury was organized
by Mr.. S. A. Stacy being appointed
foreman. Judge Gary's charge to the
grand jury was forcible presentation
of the duties of their high Offices, and
at once showed the judge equal to his
reputation for learning and ability.
Mr.. Henry handed out the bills to the
grand jury against Bob Lyle for break
ing into a store; Jim Goodin, for
forgery Jim Rice, for burglary and
larceny; James Moss, for forgery.
True bills were returned against each
one, and when brought into court for
trial, they plead guilty as charged.
Lyle was sentenced to 8, Goodin to