Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-29
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lished by Exchanges.
CHESTER, The Lantern, Novem-
Der "a: Mrs. A. M. Aiken and little
Mary Dunnovant went up to Yorkville
this morning. ...'.'''.J. w. Means and S.
E. McFadden, Fsqs., went to YorkVille
yesterday on professional business.
1--WE heard street corner con-
versation Wednesday, the subject be-
ing telephones to country homes. MIR.
C. B. Smith said he didn't want a
phone, for then he wouldn't have a
good excuse to come to town 80 often.
Some one else remarked that these
Whites down here come to town more
now than they did before they got
phones, which suggested the remark
that it increases business. MIR. Z. 3.
Aldrich said that he didn't want a
phone for he didn't want to make any
more trips to town than he does
now. Then Fletcher Boyd came up
with his gafs on and the meeting
broke. ...":..Mr G. L. Bigham, whose
illness has been mentioned, died Tues
day night, and was buried in Union
cemetery Wednesday afternoon. The
funeral services were conducted by
Revs. J. c. Stoll and G. B. Belts. Mr..
Bigham was thrifty farmer, useful
citizen, and a member of the Metho'
dist church. His age was 80 years.
He leaves widow, who was Miss
Anderson, from Tennessee, and an
adopted child.
GASTON-Gastonia News, Novem'
ber "a: There is movement on foot
at Lowell to build d $4,000 cotton
mill. Mr.. S. M. Robinson is at the
head of the enterprise. Let the good
work 20 on. ......'".Miss Mamie Dilling
returned last Wednesday from an ex,
tended visit to Yorkville. .'''''''''Today
Mr.. P. J. Lineberger received by ex'
press from Niles, Mich, two fine sheep
The wool on their backs is y inches
long. We did not learn the pedigree
They are pretty animals and were
raised by Mr.. w. w. Stevens. '''''''We
were informed Wednesday that the
Northern and Southern Methodisls
were each going to build a new church
at Kings Mountain, '''''''''Work on
the Ozark mill is going right ahead
The pickers and part of the shafting
are up. In few days they are going
to put up the engine, which has about
20 foot driving wheel. The wheel
alone is in something like15 or 20 pie
ces. Their cotton warehouse is also
about completed. ....'.'"Architects are
now getting up the working plans and
details of the new Main Street Metho
dist church, and the contract will be
awarded to the contractors the first o.
the year or in early spring. This viii
be one of the pretliest churches in this
section, with seating capacity of from
900 to 1900. The main auditorium
will be 5Ox70 feet with sunday
school room that is to have 70 fool
frontage on Main street, and to the
right a library and an infant class
room, also four class rooms 10x15 or
the ground floor. The Sunday schoo
room will be shut off by folding door'
from the main auditorium, which car
be folded back if necessary. In tht
basement will be the Epworth League
room, sections room and hot air fur
mace. The building will be ITO fee
long by 70 feet wide without taking il
the entrance porches, with tower 10(
feet high. There will be four entran
ces two on the south side, one facing
Main street and Oakland avenue, anc
one at the rear.