Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-21
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Cotton was worth from to 81 yes
terday.
Treasurer Nicely is engaged in the
work of writing up delinquent tax
executions.
The time limit at which tax returns
could be made without penalty expir-
ed yesterday. Auditor Boyce says the
returns are about as complete as usual.
The Winnie Davis Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy, gave
an oyster supper at the Parish hotel
last Thursday night for the benefit of
the Jeff Davis memorial fund. x
The county pension board, consist
ing of Messrs. J. F. Wallace, John L.
Rainey, Iredell Jones, W.. N. Elder and
DR.. w. G. White, physician, met in
York Vile on yesterday for the pur-
pose of making its annual revision of
the pension list.
The "Girl From Chili'' is the next
attraction at the opera house. This
company is spoken of in the papers of
surrounding, towns as being a first
class merry.maker. 1t has been draw
ing good houses and making audiences
feel like they had gotten the worth of
their money. Tomorrow Thursday
night is the date fixed for Yorkville.
Reserved seats are now on sale at the
store of Messrs. w. B. Moore & Co.
The election for officers of the First
regiment of South Carolina militia,
held at the store of w. B. Moore &
Co., last Saturday, resulted, so far as
the Jasper Light Infantry is concerned,
as follows: For colonel. c. Boyd,
At; J. A. Smythe, 8; for lieutenant
colonel-H. Fay Gaffney, 4s; B. B.
Foster, 2; for major Third battalion,
J. H. Marion, so.
There was quite a large attendance
at the entertainment that was given at
the residence of Mr.. NJ. F. Jones last
Friday evening by the Ladies' Aid
Society of Trinity church. The pro-
gramme was much more interesting
and elaborate than many of the au-
dence were expecting from the ad-
vance announcements, and the pleasure
occasioned by the delightful manner in
which it was rendered, was all the
greater. Those taking part included
the literary aud musical talent of York
Vile. and while all the members were
good, some were of exceptional ex-
cellence. The Ladies' Aid Society
realized material contribution to the
funds of their treasury, and the
patrons of the entertainment were so
we'll pleased that most Of them would
gladly give their patronage to repeti-
ton of it.
Mrs. Ann C. McPheeters died at
her home in Yorkville last Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, after an illness
of slightly more than two weeks. She
had been attacked by grip; but SEEM
ed TO have pretty nearly recovered,
and there was reason to hope that she
would he up again. Her death was
quite sudden, and the immediate cause
was heart failure. Mrs. McPheeters
was daughter of the famous Chan
cellor Harper, of South Carolina; but
was a native Of Missouri, having heen
born near St. Louis on January 20,
1921. She was married to her first
aud only husband, the late James A.
in 1910, and as the result
of their union five children were boru-
one son and four daughters. OF these
only one, the youngest, Miss Annie,
survives. The family has been resid-
ing in York,ille since the war, having
come to this place as refugees from
Fairfield county. Mrs. Nc
Pbeeters was the oldest female member
of the Presbyterian church Of 4orkville,
and during all the time she has resided
here has been one of its leading MEM
bers. For many years, Mrs. McPhee-
ters and her daughters were, by virtue
Of their special willingness and activi-
~. at the head of most of the charila-
bile work that was done by the church,
and il is a fact wellknown to the
more prominent citizens, that the de-
ceased, at all times, entertained the