Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-13
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YORK.-Rock Hill Herald, Octobe
10: Mr.. Ike McFadden's eye is still IL
very painful condition.......Mrs. H
B. Buist is confined to her room will
sickness at her home in Oakland.
The young people had a very pleas
ant dance in Friedheim's hall Tuesda!
night. After next Monday the pen
atty will be added to all city taxel
not paid by that date. The tnfan
child of DR.. and Mrs. ]. r. Miller, wht
had been dangerously sick, is now al
right again. Mrs. J. E. Roddey wal
very sick for several days last week
but her condition is now much better
Professor Moncrieff and family
are now occupying the Pickett house
on Ebenezer Avenue in Oakland.
Miss Lois Steele Is visiting Miss Har'
riette Thompson, who is quite sick al
her home in Charlotte. Little Ed
gar, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Poag
Is very seriously sick with dysenterJ
at his home on Main street.. Miss
Sadie, daughter Of Mr.. w. ]. Waters
Of Chester, is quite sick at the home Of
her uncle, Col. J. J. Waters. in this city
Mr.. Thomas Ratteree, who re-
Gently bought the old James Henry Nc
Fadden farm, near Edgmoor, has been
moving his effects there for several
days. :. There Is still an urgent de.
mand for houses in town. Four appli-
cations were made to this Office this
week, but there is not a vacant house
in the Hereafter the Mems
Christian Union of the Laurel street
church will meet Thursday evenings at
7.s0 o'clock instead Of Sunday mornings
as heretofore. -. Wild geese, In great
focks are flying southwark. The
knowing ones say that October migra-
tion is an invariable sign Of the early
approach Of q severe winter. Miss
Cammie Smith, who has been teach
ing school in Blytheville, Arkansas, has
returned to her home in Ebenezer.
She is accompanied by Miss Mildred
Mitchussen. "A marriage Of much
interest to many Of our young people,
will be that Of Mr.. c. D. Jones, of Ian
caster, and Miss Lena Heath, daughter
of Mr.. B. D. Heath. in Charlotte, on
the 18th instant. 49,. Rev. ]. Barr Har-
ris will preach at Friendship next Sun
day at II a. M; at Cedar Grove at Q p.
M; at the Manchester mill at 4.30 p.
M, and at the Laurel street church at
7s0 o. m. The police have infor-
nation as to the whereabouts Of the
man who recently killed the Negro wo-
man in this city. If the governor would
offer small reward 1t Is believed he
could readily be captured. He is in
another state. ......On last Saturday
night while the Smith, Fewell COM
pany's driver was delivering goods In
the western part Of town, someone
threw a rock out of the darkness that
passed through both sides Of the can
vas covering on the hack. We under
stand that detectives are looking into
the matter. DR.. J. Miller Moore, of
the U. s. naval recruiting station in
Chicago, has Just been detached from
duty, and will at once come home on
leave. He will, however, stop over at
Asheville, for awhile, will then come
to Rock Hill, and from here he will
go to Union. Mrs. Lottie Culp, who
was offered the school at the Manches-
ter mill, has decided to accept the
place., She has been the very efficient
teacher at the McElwee's school, and
the patrons will give her up with much
regret. Mr.. Jack King, Of Chester
county, will take the vacant place at
the McElwee's school,. Work Is soon
to be commenced on the Manchester
Methodist church. The building will
be of wood, three stories in height. in
cluding q brick basement, and will be
ready for occupancy before the meet
ing OF the annual conference. The
third story will be used as a reading
room, while in the basement a school
will be conducted for the mill child
rem. There will be no more Satur-
day holiday at Winthrop. The authori-
ties have decided that it would be bet
ter for all concerned that the weekly
holiday shall be Monday instead Of on
Saturday, and we believe the change
is a wise one, though 1t works some
hardships on children attending the
model school whose companions in 9TH
er schools are still given holiday on
Saturday. We understand the young
ladies expressed a preference for the
change, and it must be apparent to all
that 1t was not made too soon. It should
be especially gratifying to our mer-
chants, who. on account Of the crowd
ed condition Of the stores Saturday af-
ladies the attention they desired.
CHESTER-Lantern, October 9: Two
young men named Hammond, from
Rock Hill, were in town yesterday with
war paint on. They were after one
Thos. Childous-as the name was
given us in a marriage notice-who had
run off with their sister. They declar-
ed their intention to kill the young
man as soon as they laid eyes on him.
They found the girl and left her at a
boarding house while they went gum
ming for the man. While they were
out, however, Childous, having no 9TH
er pressing business, went to the board
ing house, got the girl, found the Rev.
J. H. L. Gedeist, and was married.
Mr.. T. G. Patrick's barn, at White Oak,
was burned last Friday night about
o'clock. Three horses and a mule are
supposed to have been stolen and the
h,,o hal