Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-11
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LANCASTER-The Ledger, March
8: The creeks around town yester.
day were as high as they have been in
years. The Catawba river was report
ed within four feet of the L. & G.
railroad bridge yesterday afternoon,
aud still it rains. .''..A special train on
the L. & G. went over TO Chester Sat-
urday night to bring home the re.
mains of our former popular citizen,
Mr.. H. ]. Gregory, whose death al
East st. Louis, ILL.,, on Friday morning
was noted in our last issue. '''''' Mrs.
Jane Marshall, died at the residence OF
her nephew Mr.. J. 7. Marshall, al
Pleasant Hill, on Sunday the 5th in
stant, of grip. Mrs. Marshall was in
her 9Otb year, having been born on the
18th of November 1909. Had she
lived until the 9th of March, she
would have outlived her venerable
husband eight years, he having died
March 9th, 1891, iu his eighty second
year. .........Mr. N. T. Dratin, one OF
Lancaster county's best citizens, died
at his home, near Lindsay, on Mon.
day night, after short illness. About
10 days ago he took the grip and this
with the asthma, which he had had
for years, occasioned his death. Mr.
Drafiin was about 53 years of age. He
Joined the A. r. P. church in boyhood
and has been ruling elder at Shiloh
for the past 10 or Is years. He leaves
wife and three children surviving
him. His remains will be Inferred al
Shiloh church at II o'clock NJ, today
Honest upright, truthful, Mr.. Drattiu
had the respect and esteem of every
body who knew him. No man bore a
better character or led more consis
tent Christian life than N. II. Dratfin
In his death the county loses one OF
her best cilizens and his church Que OF
its most shining and exemplary mem
bers.
CHESTER-Lantern, February 4
Colonel James Armstrong will visit
Chester in March or April, and lecture
for the benefit of the reunion fund
The colonel fell in love with our girls
when be was here before. We learn
that he has been writing them love let
ters and wants to meet as many o.
them rs possible on the stage when be
comes back. We suggest that if he
wishes to court our girls successfully
he would better tackle them one at 4
time. .........R J. S. Motiatt got home
Friday night. He says he never was
so glad before to see Chester. Aftel
the burial of his father, at Wheeling
Ark, estate business required him t
visit Tennessee and Missouri. The
thermometer was 10 and Is degrees be-
low zero and the weather very severe
for the temperature. A comparison
like this enables one to appreciate oul
climate, even when the weather is un
usually disagreeable. '''''''''Yesterday
was not good day for sales, but they
went on. The sheriff sold S. Moore
Wylie's one-fourth interest in three
tracts of land, which was brought by
R. A. Love for $25, $25, and $50. J
G. Mcclure, Esq, for Henry & Mcclure
attorneys, sold the McAfferty property
The home place, on Depot street, with
dwelling and other small houses, was
bought by Joseph Ehrlich for $505
Property on Columbia street, lots l tt
I8 inclusive-three of them having
houses-were bid off by Joseph A
Walker at amounts ranging from $ls
to ST. No. 9, was bought by E. G
Stain at $37. No. 10, by II. Samuels
at $3.50. No. II, old Nursery lot
by Joseph A. Walker at $75.