Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-03
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move his family to Yorkville, where be
will engage in the marble business
.........Mr. Lamar Pegram, cashier OF
the Kings Mountain bank, will ex'
change positions with Mr.. L. 4. Ha
good, of the First National Bank, and
be at home after the first of February
......Friday afternoon Mrs. Cora Stroup
was buried at Long Greek. She was a
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Oates and
a member of Long Creek Presbyterian
church. She was married only few
months ago to Mr.. Crawford Stroup,
of Clover. Gazette, February l: A
Negro who had just recovered from
the smallpox was in the postot1ce
Monday. The marks were all over
his face and he was repulsive sight.
.........On next Sabbath night Rev. w.
F. Watson will celebrate his anniver'
versary as pastor of the Baptist church
at this place. His subject will be
"Piling Up Stones," and the service
will be interesting to both the members
of that denomination and others. Mr..
Watson has accomplished a good deal
of good since he came here and every
Sabbath finds larger crowds at bis
church, eager to hear him preach. ''''''
For the first time the announcement
of the marriage of Miss Pauline Smith,
of Barr's Landing, S. c., to Mr.. George
Glenn, of this city, has been made
public. The marriage will occur at
the home of the BRIDES father, MIR. d.
D. Smith, on February 9TH, 1900. 1t
will be home wedding, at high noon,
and Immediately after the ceremony,
lunch will be served and the parties
will take the train for Gastonia, their
future home. For the present they
will make their home with the groom's
mother. The following young gentle.
men will accompany the groom on his
pleasant mission: Messrs. Charlie l.
Loftin, Will Warren, Tom Adams, Eli
Kendrick and Lon Groves. '''''''''At d
congregational meeting of the Baptist
church last Sabbath, the plans to re.
model their church were adopted, and
a building committee, with Captain j..
D. Moore as chairman, was appolnteh
to look after the work. The length OF
the building, with the improvements,
will he 80 feet, the width, 76 feet. At
the south side of the church two tow
ers will be built which will be used for
class rooms with folding doors so that
that they can be thrown open for
church services. The southwest tower
will be 40 feet high, the southeast will
he so feet and will contain the bell.
The towers will also have the stair
cases in them, and when completed,
the present seating capacity will be
about doubled. The building will be
covered with slate and heated by
steam.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
January 30: Colonel w. D. Camp has
finished taking returns in different por
tions of the county and is again at his
desk in the court house. '''''''''The ac-
tivity around the court house and law
offices indicate that that the next ses-
sion of the court of common pleas and
general sessions for Cherokee county
is close at band. 1t will convene the
first Monday in March with Judge
Aldrich presiding. We are glad to
hear that a long term is not expected.
While many are out on bond, only
four are in Jail. One, Walker Meeks,
colored, is charged with murder. We
learn the civil docket will be light.
......"The Gatfney Manufacturing COM
pauy has employed DR.. Mason W.
Smith as mill physician, who will
practice on the mill operatives free of
charge. The company will pay the
bills. This is a generous act of the
company, and is a favor conferred on
deserving people, not because they
are dependent but because they are
deserving, and in appreciation of and
in recognition of their faithful services.
.'.''.'"The congregation of the First
Baptist church will worship hereafter
in the auditorium of the court house.
Mr.. w. H. Ross, who has leased it
from the county commissioners, has
rendered the use Of it to his church
free of charge. This is very com
mendable in Mr.. Ross, and the church
feels very grateful to him for this kind
deed. The Sunday school and preach
ing services will be held there next
Sunday morning.
CHESTER-The Lantern, January
80: The harm of Charley Johnson, on
Captain J. H. Smiths land, few
miles southeast of the city, was burnt
last Thursday night, and with it three
good mules, considered we'll worth
$3.50, some $50 worth of fodder, a
large lot of peavine hay, and other
things of value. There is some clue
as to the incendiary, and we trust that
the william will be convicted and pun
ished to the full extent of the law.
Charley, though deprived of one hand ,
is an industrious and thrifty colored
man, and had gathered considerable
substance about him. .....''''' Yesterday
morning, Mrs. Helen Poag, who for
about 1S years has made her home at
Mr.. I. Med. Hoods. did not come to
breakfast, and when called, did not
respond. When the door of her room
was forced open, she was found dead
in bed. She was at church the day