Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-02
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News and Comment That Is of More or Less
local interest

Local lnte1eSt.
YORK-Rock Hill Herald, Saturday,
December 20: Mrs. j. A. Meldau, of Nc
Cormick, is with her sister, Mrs. c. S.
May. Miss Lucy Martin, Of David
son College. is visiting Miss Genie
Sprunt The Misses Triplett, Of
Chester, are visiting their sister, Mrs.
Brevard Fewell.. Miss Ida Har-
shaw, of Guthriesville, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. W. J. Wylie.. Miss IRENE
Johnston, Of Charlotte, Is visiting
at the home of Mr.. David Hutchison.
......The Christmas trade in this city,
was fine; never better. The merchants
came near selling out.......Mr. S. G.
Sturgis, Of Fair Forest, in this state,
spent the Xmas holidays with relatives
in the city,. Mr.. ]. T. Anderson and
children and Miss Mollie Albright, of
Chester, are visiting Mrs. George
Beach,. Capt. and Mrs. J. H. w.
Stevens came over from Lancaster on
Wednesday and are now located at
their home in this city,. Mr.. R. A.
Steele is reported to be quite sick with
pneumonia at the home Of his son-in-
law, Mr.. A. B. Fewell, in Ebenezer..
Misses Oba Neely, Carrie Belle Poag
and Messrs. Ernest Smith, Alex Few
ell and Bob Poag spent the holidays
with their parents in Ebenezer. IAN
enjoyable dance was given at the home
of Mr.. Brevard Fewwell in Ebenezer on
Tuesday night. A large crowd was
present and all enjoyed the occasion to
the utmost. York county has lost
in the removal of Mr.. Henry M. Line
berger and family to CASTOR county, N.
c. Mr.. Lineberger will engage in farm
ing and truck gardening near Gastonia.
Miss Jennie Mae Miller, who for
three years was student at Winthrop
college, and who is now a teacher in
the graded school at Gaffney, spent
Wednesday in the city, guest of her
aunt, Mrs. R. S. Hanna. Christmas
passed off quietly and pleasantly.
There were only three arrests for mis-
conduct and there was never more
cheerful acquiesence in the importance
of a respectful observance Of the city's
ordinances. .. Mr.. w. G. Perry, for
mer Rock Hill boy, has accepted the
assistant professorship in English at
the Institute of Technology in Atlanta.
teacher in the Charlotte graded school,
as we learn from The Observer. Our
worthy young townsman, Mr.. Glenmore
B. Barron, now a resident Of Lancas-
ter, was very happily married on Mon
day of this week, his bride being Miss
Mary, daughter of Sheriff John P. Hun
ter, of Lancaster. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Leon Presley. at
the nome of the brides father. After
the marriage Mr.. Barron and his pref
ty young bride came to Rock Hill and
that night they were rendered a recep-
tion at the home Of the groom's moth
er, Mrs. S. D. Barron, in Oakland. Mr..
Barron is a fine young man, sensible,
Industrious and of good habits, and he
worthy Of his love and devotion.......
Presiding Elder H. w. Bays was on
the streets Thursday after being con-
fined to his home for 10 days on account
of an injury he received in jumping
from his buggy upon the approach of
S. C. & Ga. Extension train, on the
18th. He fell against a wheel and in
jured his back to such an extent that
he was unable to go about, and there-i
fore made but one of his appointments
Major S. Watson Reid, Of Charlotte,
died at his residence in that city, of
aged SO, q few. days ago.
Major Reid had always been prdni-
nent citizen of Mecklenburg and was
the author and agitator Of the stock
law in North Carolina He married
Miss Annie, daughter Of DR.. P'essley,
Of Steele Creek, N. c., and a sister OF
Dr. W. A. Presley, Of Rock Fill.......
The anti-spitting ordinance 8 now In
full force. It is a little peculiar that
the first individuals in the town to be
detected and reported Of violation or
the ordinance were Aldermen Kerr and
Hull and Mayor Waters They were
arraigned for the offence and pleading
guilty were fined 81 each or five days In
the jug. They paid up and were sent
on their way, no doubt, to violate the
ordinance again and maybe to get in
the lookup. Uneasy must lie the head
of the official who wears aldermanic
honors.
YORK-Fort Mil Times, December
26: Mr.. Henry Massey, of Tirzah, is
visiting relatives in Fort Mill. Mr..
w. T. Sellers Is spending the holidays
at his home in Fort Mill....... Mrs. j.
N. Atwater, and son, of Bynum, N c.,
are the guests Of Mrs. S. A. Epps..
The holiday trade in Fort Mill during
the pas. week has been better than for
several years. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Watson, of Charlotte, spent Tuesday at
the home of Mrs. Watson's father, Mr..
J. W. Ardrey. DR.. D. G. Thompson
and sisters, Misses Mamie and Maud,
recently began housekeeping in the
dwelling formerly occupied by Dr. H.
F. Alexander, on Confederate street.
go. After an absence of several weeks
in Bainbridge, Ca, during which time
he was filling the pulpit of the First
Presbyterian church, DR.. j. b. Mack
returned home last week.. Captain
WE. Ardrey has been critically i'll at
his home in Ardreys, N. c., during the
past two weeks. His son. DR.. L. L. Ar
drey, of Burgaw, N. c., was telegraph
ed for and under his treatment Capt.