Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-09
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CHEROKEE Gafney Ledger, De-
cember 5: Andrew Huskey, II we'll
known citizen of Cherokee township,
died very suddenly last Thursday at
his home. Mr.. Huskey had been to
Blacksburg during the day transacting
business. He went home late in the
afternoon and had not been home very
long before he died. He was in his
usual good health in the morning
when he left home, and did not com.
plain after returning. 1t is supposed
that he died from heart disease. Mr..
Huskey was a middle aged man Of
small family. .......'..President and Cen
eral Manager J. E. Bierck, of the Gaff'
ney Carpet Manufacturing company,
arrived in the city Sunday from Phil
adclphia, New York and other north
ern cities. Mr.. Bierck has been north
several weeks and brings the glad It'd
ings that the Gaffney Carpet mill is
now as we'll advertised in the north as
it is in the south and west. Gatfney
made a ten stroke when she secured
the carpet mill and Mr.. Bierck. Mrs.
Bierck and little son will return in d
few weeks. .....".Mrs. w. H. Smith
claims that she and Alderman Smith
entertained the most delightful party
of delegates to the convention. Their
guests were Mrs. Sallie Frew, of Rock
Hill Mrs. Bristow, of Florence; Mrs.
Autly, of St. Matthews Mrs. Whel-
den and Misses Ethel Nance and May
Davis of the Winthrop Normal college.
.........R. p. Roberts, the efficient and
gentlemanly manager of the Cherokee
Falls Manufacturing company, was in
the city several hours yesterday on
business.
LANCASTER-Ledger, December
6: Saturday morning last, Ed Bal
lard and Minor Billings, two colored
boys, were fooling with pistol at one
of the restaurants on the back street,
when it was discharged while in the
hands of Ballard, the ball going into
Minors left shoulder. The wound
was not serious. .'.......'.Rev. J. E. Car
Isle left Monday for Orangeburg to
attend the annual conference of the
M. E. church South. He is the guest
of F. S. Dibble. Major ]. NJ. Riddle
left yesterday. He is the guest of
Julius Ahrens. Rev. G. c. Leonard is
stopping with D. w. Ayers during his
stay at the conference. '''''''Miss Lilly
Russell, of Richburg, who has been
engaged to teach the Carmel Hill
school, came over Monday and will
open the school at once. .''''''''''Our
community was panied to learn of the
death of Mr.. John ]. Graham, which
occurred in Chester last Saturday night,
of pneumonia. Mr.. Graham was born
here and spent the greater part of his
life here in the employ of different
mercantile establishment as clerk or
bookkeeper. He was faithful in every
position he ever occupied and was uni
versally respected. He was about 60
years of age, and leaves his wife and
one son surviving him. He served as
a Confederate soldier, and in the army,
as everywhere else, he did his duty
fearlessly and bravely. He was a
member of the Methodist church and
in his younger days was one of its
highest officials. Since his return from
Alabama, about six years ago, where
he spent several years, his health has
been very poor.
CHESTER-The Lantern, Decem-
Der 5: Mr.. VIM. Byrd says the Charley
Bird, reported as captured and escaping
in the Philippines, was named as one
of the Yorktown's crew, captured in