Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-23
ABOUT PEOPLE.

ABOUT PEOPLE.
DR.. NJ. w. White will spend Christ
mas at Lindsay, S. c.
Mrs. Laura Allison, of Hickory
Grove, is quite sick with pneumonia.
Mrs. DR.. Cade, of Abbeville, is visit
ing relatives at Hickory Grove.
Miss Meng, of Union, is the guest Of
Mrs. w. J. Moorhead, at Hickory
Grove.
Miss Annie Lee Freeman, of Blacks
burg, is visiting friends at Hickory
Grove.
Mr.. Nick McDill, Jr., of Hickory
Grove, is home from the Banks High
school.
Mr.. H. H. Clawson, who represents
Messrs. Latta Bros, in Camden, is at
home for the holidays.
Prof. Dendy leaves today to spend
the Christmas holidays at his home in
Richand, Oconee county.
Miss Wilkie, of Asheville, N. c.,
will spend Christmas with Mrs. J. B.
Martin, of Hickory Grove.
Misses Lizzie Simpson and Hamilton
Henry, Of Chester, are spending the
holidays at Hickory Grove.
Miss Kittie Harshaw, of Guthries-
Vile, visited in Yorkville this week,
the guest of Mrs. John A. Logan.
Miss Maggie NJ. Moore, our efficient
postmaster, returned last Tuesday
from a pleasant trip to Washington.
Misses Ella and Belle Leech, of
Leesville college, are spending the
vacation with their parents at Hickory
Grove.
Mr.. D. M. Simpson, is at home from
Erskine college, spending the vacation
with his father, Rev. J. H. Simpson,
of Hickory Grove.
Messrs. w. NJ. Kennedy and E. A.
Law, have returned from Baltimore,
where they are studying dentistry, to
spend the holidays.
Miss Iva Gettys, of Lominack, is
spending the Christmas holidays with
Miss Lida Smith, who has been teach
ing the MILLER" school.
The marriage Of Mr.. James w.
Whitesides and Miss Della Robinson
took place at Edgmoor last Wednes-
day night. 1t was quite a notable
affair, largely attended.
Rev. R. W. Barber, the new patror
of Hickory Grove circuit, has arrived.
His family will join him tomorrow.
Rev. B. NJ. Grier former pastor, has
gone to his new charge in Berkeley
county.
The Christian Neighbor: Our good
friend and brother, Rev. S. A. Web.
her, D. D., assistant editor of the
Southern Christian Advocate, is soon
to be married. Happiness and bless
ings be upon him and the bride-elect.
Mr.. R. J. Love, of Clark's Fork, was
in Yorkville last Thursday, with Mrs.
Love, on shopping expedition. MIR.
Love has been in bad health for quite
awhile, and Thursdays visit was the
first he has made to Yorkville since
last February. He says that "Uncle
Robin" his father, is in good health
and left his house last Tuesday to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Huffman
at Hickory Grove.
We note by the Congressional Rec
ord of Monday, which did not reach
here until Thursday, that in the ap.
pointment of house committees Repre-
sentative Finley has been assigned to
the committees on "Territories," ""Man-
ufactories" and "Paci6c Railroads"
The manufactures committee is al.
ways important. The committee on
territories of especial Importance at this
time, and the committee on Pacific
railroads is also charged, from time to
time, with considerable responsibilities.
"Now then, to illustrate the holding
qualities of that dog, I'll tell you that
when be was just little pup sicked
him after an old SOW. He caught her
by the ear, and she ran away with him.
To get my pup loose I had to run the
SOW down with bull dog" This is a
joke that Rev. Oliver Johnson is fond
of telling on Mr.. J. w. Belts, and Mr..
Belts insists that it is true, every
word of it.
Mr.. Cad Williams, who is now en-
gagged entirely in the horsetrading bus.
mess, tells this joke on himself as a
solemn fact: 1t was over in Union
county. A preacher wanted horse
that did not eat so much as the one he
had. 1 traded him one which 1 assur-
ed him would live on the wind. Not
long afterward 1 was at church. TO
my surprise this same preacher was in
the pulpit. After the service, he got
me cornered before could get out of
the way, and in a sorrowful tone, he
said to me. "My friend you came
pretty nearly telling me the whole
truth about that horse the other day
he has not done much else beside suck
wind since I got him.