Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-11
ABOuT PEOPLE.

ABOUT PEOPLE.
lMr. R. H. Dobson is keeping books
for the York Brick works.
Miss Emmie Boyce spent last week
with relatives and friends in Gastonia.
Messrs. Wylie and Baxter Moore, of
Chester, are in Yorkville, the guests OF
Mr.. B. N. Moore.
Mrs. M. J. Clark left on Monday for
Carson Springs, near Newport, Cooke
county, Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Taylor and
children, are visiting in Yorkville, the
guests of Rev. w. G. Neville's family.
>lMiss Mamie Hall has returned TO
her home near Filbert, after visit to
Mr.. J. @. Wray's family, in Yorkville.
>lMiss Mayme Lyles, of Abbeville, is
Visiting in Yorkville, and is the guest
of Miss Mary Moore, on East Jefferson
street.
Mrs. John Sandifer and daughter,
Miss Maggie, of Warren, and Miss
Kittie Harshaw, of Guthriesville, are
the guests of Mrs. Jno. R. Logan.
Miss Ida Harshaw, of Guthriesville,
is visiting relatives and friends in
Yorkyille, and is the guest of Mrs.
Oliver Grist, on East Liberty street.
4 Miss jamie Massey, of Rock Hill, is
Visiting in Yorkville, and is the guest
of Misses Blanche and Rose Lindsay,
on North Congress street.
Miss Sallie Wray, of Shelby, N. e.,
is in Yorkville, visiting relatives and
friends, and is the guest of her broth
er's family, Mr.. J. @. Wray, on South
Congress street.
{ Mrs. r. Llvy Grier and children, OF
Hastonia, stopped over at Auditor W.
w. Boyce's one night last week, on
their way to Rock Hill to visit Capt.
J. Wilson Marshall's family.
Rev. Lacy L. Little, missionary to
China, who left there in May to visit
his aged mother in North Carolina, is
expected to conduct services in the
Yorkville Presbyterian church on Sun
day, July 81.
Colonel and Mrs. w. G. Stephenson
have taken up their residence in the
south wing of the Kings Mountain
Military Academy building but for the
present, until they can get their house
keeping arrangements perfected, are
taking their meals with DR.. and Mrs.
M. w. White. :,
Mr.. w. S. Gordon, who cut himself
so seriously with an axe several weeks
ago. and who has since been confined
to his home, most of the time to his
bed. was in Yorkville last Friday for
the first time since the accident. He
has been very much reduced in weight,
in fact down to about s5 pounds; but is
now on the mend again and hopes soon
to be able to get about without crutches.
"Uncle" Robin Love is visiting at
Mr.. ]. w. Loves, on the Charlotte
road. He has been spending some
time with his son, Mr.. r. ]. Love, on
Clark's Fork. He shook hands with
MANY friends as he passed through
Yorkville Yesterday. The old gentle
man looks as hale and hearty, and is
as kind and genial as in the days OF
long ago, as far back as most middle
aged people are able to remember.
Mr.. B. M. Blackburn, of Atlanta,
was in Yorkville yesterday in the in
terest of the Southern Business league,
which holds its annual convention in
Atlanta on July 1S, 10 and 20. The Oh.
iect of the league is to give intelligent
direction to southern development. At
a meeting held yesterday, it was de-
cided that Yorkville should be repre-
sented, and Mayor Willis appointed
Messrs. w. B. Moore and W. NJ.
Propst as delegates. Other delegates
may also be appointed.
Rock Hill correspondence Columbia
State: On the evening of the 9Th, Co.
lionel and Mrs. A. r. Banks, at their
home in Oakland, entertained, and
their many friends had the pleasure of
congratulating them upon the quarter
century which they had spent together.
1t was their silver wedding anniversa-
ry which was celebrated, and al
though their cards had borne the le-
gend. "no presents" number of hand
some articles in silver marked the high
esteem in which the host and hostess
were held by their friends. The num-
ber of guests was large, some of them
coming from a distance. 1t was Il
pleasure for all to meet Mr.. VIM.
Banks and his charming bride, who
were guests of honor and who assisted
their parents in receiving.
Mr.. Humbert Ferguson, formerly of
York vile; but now of Tampa, Fla,
was with the party that came up on a
ten days excursion last Wednesday.
He spent day or two in Yorkville
last week, and while here gave good
account of the York people in Florida.
He told an interesting story of recent
poli,ical housecleaniug in Tampa and
Hillsboro county, that was effected in
large measures by the South Carolina
contingent. Mr.. Ed Hobbs, formerly
of Yorkville, but now conducting quite
q good sized business in Tampa, was
elected as one of the aldermen of the
city on the Reform ticket. There has
been much political corruption in
Tampa. and the Reforlners have big
task ahead of them. One of the first
acts of the new city government was
TO begin the enforcement of ordinances
intended to bring about reasonable
observance of Sunday as day OF rest
at least from business. The dry goods
..o.o, ,,ora closed Sunday before last