Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-10

ris, w. D. Johnson, w. B. Bruce, U. j.
Lowcry, G. w. Cauthen, e. Amos Bird,
Jno. S. Miller.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, June
g.: We hear that old man Joe Cost
ner, who kept sort of liquor shop in
lower CASTOR, near the state line, was
knocked senseless and robbed of $40
last Saturday night by parties be-
lieved to be Negroes. The affair oc-
Cured at his place of business. '''''''''
Mrs. Alice Beatty Stowe, wife of Mr..
A. R. Stowe, near Belmont, died last
Tuesday night, after lingering illness
of 5 or 6 months. She was aged
about 40 years. Mrs. Stowe was a
devoted wife and mother, member of
South Point Methodist church, and
leaves a large family of children. 1t
is a sad dispensation of Providence,
and this bereaved family has the sym
pathy of all who knew them. '''''''''A
recent bequest of $500 to the Thorn
we'll orphanage derives added signifi-
cance from the fact that it was be-
oueathed by Roman Catholic, Mr.. A.
E. Scott, who died few weeks ago at
Newberry, S. G. Our Monthly says
that some 20 years ago Mr.. Scott visit
ed this orphanage for the first time,
and that since then be has been con-
slant friend and contributor. He had
an estate of $4,000, and bequeathed
largely to charitable causes. The in
cident has local interest also in the
fact that the deceased benefactor was
warm and intimate friend of Major
R. T. Harper. They both taught
school together in Alabama in 1866
33 wears ago. Mr.. c. R. Starnes, of
Rock Hill, one of South Carolina's
best farmers, was in Gastonia Tuesday
and Wednesday to visit relatives and
friends. Mr.. Gene Starnes, who bad
been in Charleston, came up with his
uncle. .........Misses Mary and Annie
Galloway went to Due West last Fri
day to visit their grandm other, Mrs.
Brice, and will take in the commence
mept during their stay. Miss Julia
Galloway goes to join them today. ''''''
Miss Mary McElwee, of York county,
spent last week with her cousin, Miss
| Ida Pursley. ......''. Cora Francis,
the accom- plished and lovely daughter
of Captain and Mrs. F. Dilling, of
Kings Mountain, was married last
Wednesday night to DR.. B. R. Hunter,
surgeon of the First North Carolina
regiment. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. J. M. Garrison in the
Boyce Memorial church, which had
been beautifully and elaborately dec
grated for the happy occasion. A
brilliant reception followed at the
home of the brides parents. The
maid of honor was Miss Mamie Adams,
of Statesville and Colonel Armfield
was best man. Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Craig, Miss Ida Pursley, one of the
maids, Miss Cora Spencer, and MIR. l..
l.. Craig attended from Gastonia. '''''.'
The town ordinances are printed this
year in pamphlet form-no more tack
ing up poster ordinances behind doors
and in back alleys. '''''''''Rev. B. j.
Woodward, of Yorkyille, S. c., passed
through Gastonia Monday en- route
to aid pastor A. NJ. Ross in meeting
..."...That is an interesting account
which The YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
maH writes of his trip up the Mar
row Gauge, and the pretty things he
said about Gastonia and the way he
said them are enough TO make any OF
US feel just a little prouder of our town.
The article is reprinted from The en-
oUIRER on our first page. .'''''''''While
it was generally believed in a SLY way
that Mr.. Ed Mason contemplated en-
teriug upon career Of double blessed
ness nobody was thinking of his get
ting married so suddenly. In company
with his charming sweetheart, Miss
Nellie A. Robbins, of Bessemer City,
he attended the commencement OF
CASTOR college Friday night. AT the
close of the commencement exercises
they two decided that right then and
there they would graduate from the
school of single blessedness and hold a
commencement of their own. A joint
diploma for the happy class of two was
written out and signed by Mr.. Miles
Carpenter, the register of deeds and
county professor of the chair of mar
riage license, and in few moments
the degree were conferred in his usual
happy style by Rev. w. A. Deaton.
We offer our hearty congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason will board for the
present with Mrs. Britain in Dallas.
......."Mrs. M. J. Clark and Miss Cora
Clark returned Tuesday from Chatta-
nooga and spent Wednesday in Gas
tonia with relatives. Miss Clark then
went on visit to Lincolnton and Mrs.
Clark returned to her home in York
vile. ......'..The Narrow Gauge peo-
Pile are fixing to get into the new de-
pot. Mr.. Jud Huss has the contract
for hauling the express up town and
has put in a bid for carrying the mail.