Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-02
aHiseellaneous geaaimg.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.

IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
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CHESTER-The Lantern, May 20
DR.. A. Erskine Miller, of Washington
D. c., spent two days in Chester last
week visiting relatives. He also spent
a day with his brother, J. Y. Miller, in
Gastonia. .........Rev. J. II. Simpson, ot
the orphanage at Hickory Grove, on
his way to Winnsboro to view the
eclipse, spent awhile in the city Satur'
day. .........Mr. w. B. Cauthen is now
agent for the Southern railway al
Blackstock. ..........Ben Wilkes, the bar
Der, and one of our most respectable
colored citizens, was arrested Saturday
for drawing pistol on another man,
While at the mayors court, he created
quite sensation by leveling a gun at
the crowd. He was fined $15 and
given twenty days. Ben is now in
Jail and it is supposed that he is In
sane, as a result Of drinking. ''''.''''
Married, by L. w. Henry. .N-P-Rad. !.
man, s. C..-as-his residence, May 26,
at-9-oclock p. M, Mr.. Walter Watts
to Miss Cynthia Kline, all of Fort Mill
......."On Saturday, May 10th, 1900, a
number of the descendants of the he
roes and heroines of the war of the
American Revolution met at the home
of Mrs. John Stringfellow and organized
themselves into chapter with the
following officers Regent, Mrs. J. }.
stringfellow; Vice.Regent, Miss Mar
ion Durham Historian, Mrs. o. A.
Wylie; Secretary and Treasurer, Miss
Annie Hardin; Registrar, Mrs. George
Gage. Sixteen names were enrolled,
among them a real daughter of a
Revolutionary soldier, Mrs. Sarah Wal
lace-what is called gold spoon
daughter, as all such are presented
with gold spoon. The above name,
"Mary Adair," was unanimously adopt
ed after discussion of the names of
heroes, battles, etc. It was decided
that Chester's battles had been too dis.
astrous, and we did not want to bor-
row from other counties; that it was
proper and we'll that the heroines
should be thus honored. This was
thought to be safe and pretty name.
She was one of Mrs. Ellet's heroines
and the ancestress of three of the
members forming the chapter, 80 it
should be named the "Mary Adair." J"
1t was decided that we meet quarterly,
the first Saturday of October being the
time for next meeting, when each one
is requested to give some account OF
her Revolutionary ancestors, thus to be-
come acquainted with each other from
a star back" After business was finish
ed patriotic lunch was served. The
were tied with ribbons OF
red, white and blue, and, as our fair
mothers would not drink imported tea,
neither did we; but tea, fresh and
from our own free soil, South
Carolina. There were daughters pres.
ent from Richburg, Blackstock, Lock
hart, and Chester. Chester county
can furnish D. A. r. from all her bor-
ders, for it is we'll stocked with the
children's children who have inherited
the land won for them by the staunch
and determined men and women OF
the Revolution. We claim full share
of the honors for the women. Their
spirit was as dauntless and unconquer'
able as that of the men. After send.
ing their husbands, sons and brothers
to battle, they spun and wove, sowed
and reaped, moulded bullets and
nursed the sick and wounded back to
strength and life, with many other
deeds of courage and endurance. As
Sarah McCalla said to the prisoners at
Camden Jail, "Have no fear; the wo-
men are doing their part of the SER
vice." Yes, Chester county is full OF
names that can claim this noble de-
see Mt, but they are not half proud OF
it. They should consider how honor
able a title it is and trace it up while
there are some living who can aid
them. They need not join a chapter
unless they wish but write it all down
and tell the children all about it, and
teach them to be proud of it. 1t will
do them good and the country good.
That is one thing the D. A. R. wish to
do, to foster the spirit of '76. They
are the aristocrats of the country. 1t
is title that can neither be bought
nor acquired. 1t was won for us
through suffering and hardships and
we should prize it.
CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
May 30: Mrs. S. S. Ross and Mrs. b.
L. Hames, returned to the city Satur-
day from a visit to Mrs. Meek Smith,
al Glover, in York county. .'''''''''Rev.
w. S. B. Ford, of Newberry, is con-
ducting an interesting meeting at the
Second Baptist church, which is atten-
ded at every service by large and in
terested congregations. Mr.. Ford is a
good preacher of great earnestness,
and has the ability of attaching his
hearers to himself and his work. The
meeting will continue some days with
services at $50 and 8 p. m. .'''''''''The
day for examination of teachers in
Cherokee county has been changed at
the suggestion of State Superintendent
Mcmahon from the 18th of June to
the 9Th and 7th of July, in order to
rive the teachers the benefit of the