Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-22
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CHESTER-LANTERN September 1S
Miss Lotta Groeschel has been get
ting I'D funds for the Galveston SUI.
ferers, and secured about $25 yesterday
evening. Mr.. William Bankhead, OF
White Oak, left this morning for Eure'
ka. Texas, to visit his uncle. Mr.. Reid
of Rock Hill, spent Sunday here with
his sister, Mrs. W. H. Brice.. Fri
day night the drug store OF WOODS q
Brice was entered by some unknown
party. The thief got about $40 from
the money drawer and helped himself
freely to cigars and cigarettes. He Sc.
cured entrance through back Win
daw.. .. The graded school opened yes,
terday morning with an attendance OF
something over 500 pupils. There were
80 more pupils than at the opening las,
year. The following are the teachers:
Miss Sarah Withers has charge of the
first grade; Miss Walker the second;
Miss Latimer the third; Miss Simpson
the fourth; Miss Corkill the fifth; Miss
Alice Kittrell the sixth; Miss Bessie
.Peatross the seventh. The eighth
ninth and tenth grades are taught by
Superintendent Hand, and sMessrs., NC
Hairy and Douglas. ..!..After the ad-
journment Of the Good Roads society
yesterday, letter was read from MT
r. A. Love, now at Harris Lthla
Springs. urging the Importance OF or
ganizinge q Cotton Growers assoc1a.
,tion. The suggestion was received
with unanimous favor, and though
there was not time for more, an or
sanitation was effected, as follows:
President, P. L. Hardin; vice-presi-
dent, T. H. White; secretary, w. A.
Eudy; committee for further organiz-
ing and planning work, j. G.. L.aWhtte,
r. A. Love, T. J. Cunningham. 1t was
resolved to meet again at the adjourn
ment Of the Good Roads society, on
Saturday,9Sept. s2sth.. ,. Messrs. Robert
Latham, Ed. Mcdaniel, Henry White,
and Will Irwin, of Chester, and Messrs.
Sam. W. Mitchell and Robert Patrick,
of White Oak, left this morning to en-
ter Erskine college. Misses Minnie Pa.
trick, Of White Oak, Lois Mills, OF
Blackstocks,, and Mable Clark, OF Ian
caster, also left this morning to enter
the Due West Female college. Quite
a number are to follow later.
CLEVELAND-SH AURORA, Sep
tember 10: As the. southbound freight
on the S. C. & G. r. r. pulled into the
depot yard last Wednesday, the switch
rails spread causing derailment Of the
engine and tender No damage was
done save the twisting and bending OF
the rail of the Lawnda1e road... Mrs.
Byers, wife of ex-Sheriff J. G. Byers,
died last Wednesday evening, after a
Illness, aged about 90 years.
The deceased was q loyal, loving wife,
q devoted and affectionate mother, and
q consecrated Christian woman. A
husband and three children survive
her. Mr.. ]. L. Green and Miss Car
rie McSwain were married at the res
idence of the brides father on Thurs
day, September 18th, 1900, D. s. Love-
lace, J. P, performing the ceremony.
All of Boiling Springs. In pursu-
ance Of orders from the Southern Cot
ton Spinners' association and on ac-
count of the low price Of yarns, Bel
mont Cotton mills are only running
four days in the week. Many mills
are closing down as they are actually
running at loss owing to the depres-
sed condition of the yarn market.....
After a long illness, Mrs. Martha Lack
ey, relict Of Jacob Lackey, died Friday
of last week, aged about IS years.
YORK-RocK HILL HERALD, We'd
nesday, September 10: Mr.. J. P. john
son is at home sick. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson have returned from their trip
to the mountains. Mr.. John NAL
lard has made an addition Of two
rooms to his home on Main street,.
Messrs. Walter Simpson and Hazel
Mobley will attend Erskine college, this
year. H. Neel Pharr, Esq, of Char
lotte, a relative of Mrs H. A. Brown,
was in the city yesterday. The Rock
Hill Buggy company Is erecting a
warehouse and depot on its premises
for its own use.. Miss Addie Car
ter, Of Lancaster, daughter of the late
David J. Carter Of the Lancaster Led
ger, is at the home Of Mrs. Pegues.. ..
Mrs. Cynthia Moore, Of the Arcade
mill, died Of consumption last Sun
day and Monday her remains were In
tered in the cemetery at Mt. Holly.
-. Mr.. J. 3. Boyd received telegrams
Monday calling him to the bedside OF
his sister, Mrs. H. u. Parker, In Bish-
opville. He left that night. MRS.
Davis, daughter Of Mrs. ]. D. lexander,
of the Manchester mill, died last sat
urday, and Sunday her remains were
inferred in LaurelYoed, Rev. A. S.
Rogers officiating. n DR.. w. G. Ste
vens has moved into the Green Sadler
house on Hampton street. His father
and mother and sisters will occupy the
house with him about the 1st Of Octo-
ber.. The infant child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Laney, whose home is on
Laurel street, died last Saturday Of
Bright's disease and Sunday 1t was
buried in Laurelwood cemetery by
Rev. J. S. Beasley. Mr.. ]. G. Dowd,
of Charlotte, who is now with the Rock
Hill Buggy company, as travelling
will bring his family to
Rock Hill about the 1st Of October and
make this city his home. ...!. The pub
lie has heard considerable concerning
some letters in the possession OF Mrs.
H. A. Brown, having some bearing on
the tragedy Of last Friday night. Mon
day Mrs. Brown took the precaution to
deposit them in a place Of safety.......
Mrs. M. F. Tuggle and her daughter,
Miss Onnie, left Monday night for
Homer, La, where they will hereafter
have their home. Mrs. Tuggle is going
back to the home where her children
were born. Mrs. Tuggle leaves many
friends in this CITY,. The department at
Washington has designated the Rock
Hill postoffice as an international mon
ey order office. it's orders being payable
anywhere in the world. There are only
six other offices Of this kind in the
state, viz: Charleston, Spartanburg,
Sumter, Columbia, Greenville and
GEORGETOWN. Mr.. Ike McFadden, OF
Smiths, Is at the home Of his brother
in-law, Mr.. w. H. Wylie. Mr.. McFad-
den is suffering from an injury to one
of his eyes, caused by the rebound OF
the lash Of a heavy whip. He struck
at a hog, and the lash. returning and
striking Mr.. McFadden on the eye,
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