Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-12-05
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Local Interest.
YORK-Rock Hill Herald, Saturday,
December /: Mrs. Anna McFadden
Reid, daughter of the late Ralph Nc
Fadden, of Chester, and Mrs. Eliza j.
McFadden, Of this city, and widow OF
the late w. G. Reid, Of this county,
were married at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Dillingham;, in tnis city, Thanks
giving morning, to Mr.. Louis w. Aver,
of Anderson county, now Of Rocking
ham, N. G. The ceremony was per-
formed by the groom's half brother,
Rev. Mr. Shuler, Of the s. G. confer
ence, assisted by Rev. Alexander
Sprunt. Only the relatives of the par
ties were present to witness the nup-
tials. After the marriage Mr.. and Mrs.
Aver left for the groom's nome IN
Rockingham. Mr.. Aver was for year
or more in charge Of the Winthrop dali
nv. The bride has many friends who
extend to her their best Wishes. .......
Lancaster narrowly escaped very sad
death early Wednesday morning. Mr..
J. Harry Foster, young attorney VINO
resides at Kershaw, decided Tuesday
night that he would go to Lancaster
and spend Thanksgiving with his moth
er and her family. He drove over, ar
irving at his home at midnight. He
was not expected and the family had
retired. He let himself into the house
and went to the room Of his brothers,
Carl and Ralph. Both were asleep.
Without disturbing them he passed on
to his own room, but wishing match
returned and rummaged in his brothers
pockets till he found one. He lit the
lamp and was reading letter when
he heard a noise. Going to the door
he opened it, and was instantly shot In
the head with duck shot. Carl Foster
heard someone in his room, but SAID
nothing until the supposed burglar
had left. Then arousing Ralph, they
loaded a gun and went out to investt-
gate. When Harry opened the door
Carl was certain he had the burglar
and sent a couple Of ounces OF shot at
his head. The door post received most
of the shot and Foster will recover.
Bishop Capers will visit the Church
of Our Savior on the 18th Of December.
The city registration books are
now open and will not be closed until
the last day Of December. Mrs. j.
P. Killebrew, nee Mrs. Mary Kee, has
been with her mother and family the
past week.... Mr.. and Mrs. w. 5.
Whitner, Mrs. w. J. Roddey, and Mrs.
o. S. Poe spent the week In New York.
Miss Louise Gillespie, who is
now teaching school at Kings Mount
ain, spent Thanksgiving Day with her
parents in this city,. ....A concerted
bachelor in town says that when
woman meets an old sweetheart she
isn't so curious to see how he looks as
she is to know how he thinks she
looks. :. The board Of trustees of the
Rock Hill school district, at a meeting
held Wednesday afternoon, decided TO
appeal to the supreme court from the
decision of Judge Klugh, in which ne
restrains the board Of trustees from
collecting supplementary tuition fees
from the students attending the public
schools in the Rock Hill school district.
The decision of the board was arrived
at by a vote of to 2. The board adopt
ed a resolution calling upon Superin-
tendent Cork to furnish the secretary
an exact itemized statement Of the
monthly expenses Of the schools and to
incorporate in his report recommen-
dation as to the best policy to be pur-
sued during the present term, the In
tention Of the board being. If possible,
to carry out all existing contracts with
the teachers. The report of the super
intendent will be submitted to the board
at a special meeting to be held at an
early date.
CHEROKEE-Gaffn Ledger, Nov
ember 80: Young Thomas Gibson, who
killed another young man by the name
of Brady at Clifton No. 8, several
weeks ago, has been arrested and
lodged In jail in Spartanburg. Mr..
Bradley, the father Of the boy who
was killed, swore out warrant for
Gibson sometime ago, charging him
with murder, but at the time he had
not recovered from his wounds suff1-
GENTLY to be moved. It is doubtful If
he will be tried at this term of court,
which is now in session in Spartanburg.
One of the prettiest home we'd
dings that it has ever been the good
fortune of any Of our people to see was
solemnized Wednesday morning at the
lovely and elegant home of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. I Sarratt, on Depot street,
when Mr.. John C. Swygert, Jr., of
Peaks, led to the altar Miss Olive,
their eldest daughter. Captain j..
B. Bell, will improve his lot on Mont
gomery street, opposite the Baptist
parsonage by placing a handsome
dwelling upon it. The carpenters have
already began work upon it, and when
finished it will be quite an ornament
to that part of the city,. Ruby Gaf-
ney, the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
J. J. Gaffney, of this city, died at the
home of her parents Wednesday morn
ing about 4 o'clock after an illness or
six weeks. Rush Sarratt, son of
Mr.. Non A. Sarratt, who lives a few
miles above Gaffney, met with an acci-
dent yesterday which cost him his life.
The facts of the tragic event, so far rs
we could learn, are about as follows:
A number of boys were out hunting
yesterday on Broad river, and Rush
was with them. They got In a boat
preparatory to crossing the river, when
one of them asked Rush, who was still
OH the bank, to hand him his Sun'
which was leaning against a tree close
by. Rush took up the gun, holding
it by the barrel, and as he handed 1t to
the boy in the boat the hammer struck
against the side of the boat and the
gun was discharged, the entire load en-
tering the boys body and killing him
q lmost inStantly 1t seems that none OF