Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-09
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Local Interest.
\ Yo1N-Rock Hill Herald, January s.:
| NaSt Saturday was the silver anniVer-
/ sary Of the marriage af Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Wilson. A few friends were
invited to take tea with them on that
occa Mrs r. S. Cauthen, Of
Kershaw, who has been visiting Mrs.
r. Tompkins, returned to her home yes
terday. .Niiss Marie Fewell entertain
ed a number of her friends at her home
in Ebenezer Tuesday night. t.......A few
nights ago Bill Williams, colored, broke
into the smokehouse Of ]. D. Collins at
Harmony and carried off one ham, two
shoulders and two sides Of meat. En-
trance was effected by drawing the
staple which held the lock. Mr.. Collins
tracked the thief to house on Lafay-
cite Cherry's place, four miles distant,
occupied by Bill Williams, and upon
searching the house the meat was
found in a locked box Williams was
al rested and is now in jail awaiting
trial for grand larceny. Williams car
ried the meat in a sack on his back.
Burned, near Concord church, ten
miles north of Rock Hill, on Wednes-
day of this week, the story and half
cottage Of Mr.. J. w. Simril. The build
ing had seven rooms and was occupied
by Mr.. Ike Boyd and his wife. They
were absent from home at the time OF
the fire, and all their personal effects
were burned, the loss being total, as
thew had no insurance. The building
was insured for $275. 1t Is not known
how the fire originated; but it is pro-
bable from the hearth, although Mr..
Boyd says that there were only few
Goals in the fireplace when he left home.
Mr. John Mallard, who has been
employed to prepare the meats at Win
throp college, still holds the place.
He will, therefore, not reopen his mar
ket this year.. L>~Mr. and Mrs l. q.
Dunlap have moved into the Brodie
house in Oakland. Mr.. S. I. t'reW
has been confined to his home with
sickness; but is now much BETTER.
Mr.. J. F. Isom, the blacksmith, and
good citizen, has moved to Charlotte.
The new dwelling Of Mr.. A. K.
Smith, in Ebenezer, is nearly ready for
occupancy.. Mr.. r. S. Hanna, 1t is
rumored, will go into business on mis-
own account at an early date. There
are no developments yet as to tne IN
tentions of the purchasers of the Cres-
cent Cotton mill property. The
schools are all again at work and the
students in out of town colleges have
all returned to their studies. miss
Luta Fewell, who spent the holidays at
home in Ebenezer, returned yesterday
to her school at Summerton, S. C.......
A great number Of dinners, where
friends and relatives were largely IN
evidence, have been served in the city
the past week.......An unique recep-
ton was that at the home OF captain
w. l.. Roddey, Wednesday night, COM
plimentary to the kindred of the fami-
ly. Mr.. Calvin Nicholson, who went
from Fort Mill to Palestine, Texas, ten
wears ago, visited his relative, Mr.. w.
S. Nicholson, this week. -! .><Mr. Knox
Roach, who has been teaching school
at Pamela, Clarendon county, spent the
holidays at home. He returned to MS
post Thursday. Mrs. Q. D. W1lllford
has decided not to move to Edgemoor;
but will remain in Winnsboro. Her
father, Mr.. Sidney Robinson, visited
her this week. y. Drs. w. Gill Wylie
and Robert Wylie, with the former
son Ted, came to Rock Hill Thursday
to visit and inspect the work now In
progress for the Catawba Power COM
pany. While here they were the guests
of Mr.. Harry Wylie, who is brother
of Drs. Gill and Robert wyljs|. Dave
Owens, a free Negro wi no Tent into the
Confederate army with 6. E. M. Steele,
and was cook for the mess Of which
Mr.. Steele, J. P. Westbrooks and others
were members, was left sick at Boons-
vile, Pa, when Lees army invaded
that state and was not seen afterwards.
Tuesday he came to Rock Hill from
Virginia, where he now lives, and at
once sought and found Mr.. W. G. Reid,
whom he we'll remembered. Owens had
brother, Jack Owens, who was also
cook in the army; but he returned
home and he and Dave accidently met
in the depot here Wednesday, Dave
has a distinct recollection of army life.
He SAYS that after Lee left Pennsylva-
MIA and he had recovered from his sick
ness. he was captured by the Federals,
who made a teamster Of him and that
when Hampton made his memorable
cattle raid he was one of the teamsters
nut to flight. Owens is Of course an old
man now.
YORK-Hickory Grove Sun, January
5: Miss Matte Bell spent Christmas in
Hickory with her parents. Misses
Belle and Ella Leech visited their
friend, Miss Dunlap, of Yorkville, this
week. Miss Louise Barber spent the
holidays with her parents in Blacks
burg, S. C..... There is said to be
some kill me quick" in town in the
shape of cider. ...... Mrs. ]. B. Martin
gave her boarders a turkey dinner on
Christmas day.. Mr.. T. B. Warren,
of Orange Lake, Fla, was the guest OF
his friend, Mr.. T. M. Whisonant, from
Saturday until Monday last. miss
Daisy Williams, of Yorkville, was pres
ent at the marriage Of her cousin, Miss
Emma Latham, the 26th December.
N. M. McDill. of Erskine college, was
at home during the vacation OF one
week and returned to Due West on
WednesdaY...R Rev. and Mrs. A. j.