Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-16
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Local Interest.

News and Comment That Is Of More or Less
Local Interest.
YORK-Rock Hill Herald, January
IL: Mr.. w. s. Creighton, assistant pay
master on the U. S. Steamer Essex, is
in the city,. Randolph, the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Barron, was
very sick Thursday night, but was bet
ter yesterday morning. DIR. W. D.
K. Wylie and wife, of Richburg, are WIS.,
iting DR.. Wylie's mother, Mrs. w. S.
Brown, on Elm avenue. Mr. and
Mrs. R. E. Barron entertained num-
Der of young people Wednesday night
at their home on Oakland avenue......
The National Union bank will be closed
on the 18th on account Of the fact that
it is the anniversary Of the birthday of
the South's great chieftain, the immor-
tai Robert E. Lee. Miss Agnes Shur-
ley, who has been spending sometime
with her parents in Ebenezer, returned
to Clemson College this morning, to re-
sumo her duties as stenographer in that
institution. Mr.. W. J. Miller has a
number of pension blanks at his home
near Newport and veterans and widows
of veterans entitled to pensions are re-
quested to call at his home at once that
he may fill out the applications for
them. e. Mr.. A. G. Stultz, of Garland,
Texas, has been in this vicinity for a
week or more. He will return to his
home next week. He is we'll pleased
with Texas, but says he sees great i'm
provement in this county since he left.
We expect to welcome them back to his
old home ere many years roll by.......
On Thursday last, Pride, the 16-
months-old son of DR.. and Mrs. W. R..
Simpson, while playing with button
hook, put it in his mouth, and was in
the act Of swallowing it, having thrust
| it into his throat, when he pulled it
back, and in doing so lacerated the tom
sils, giving much pain, but not injuring
him seriously. He was better yester-
day.
YORK-Hickory Grove Sun, January
IL: The general assembly of South Car
olina convened in the state house at
Columbia, last Tuesday, the 8th inst.
What will they do at this session Of the
legislature? A few weeks will show up
state a considerable sum Of money,
whether the show Is any value to the
state or not. Watch, wait and see re-
SUITS. 80. .Gaffney is to have another
Planters Bank,,wit a capital stock Of
sov, ,O00 That is their third bank. The
business men of Hickory Grove do a
considerable amount of banking busi-
ness in the run Of a year. Why not put
your heads together and have bank
in Hickory Grove? You can have the
bank; then why not?.. J. Robin
son and Jas. Howe have completed the
work Of ceiling the Presbyterian
church. The church is supplied with
heaters and comfortable seats. It is
beautifully located on Peachtree street
in the southern part of town. The
small number of Presbyterians here de-
serve much credit for erecting as nice
house of worship as they now have
and were fortunate in securing the SER
vices Of Rev. J. P. Marion as pas
tor. E. F. Bell, Jr., of the pharma-
cy, went to Spartanburg Wednesday on
a business trip. Miss Nellie Mitchell,
of Kings Creek, returned home We'd
nesday, after visiting among relatives
near Hickory. Her cousin, Miss Ella
Mitchell, went home with her for a few
days.. Rev. J. L. Oates made bus
mess trip to Lancaster on last Wednes-
day.. Boyd Orr, of Gowdesville,
Cherokee county, visited his brothers,
w. J. and C. S. Moorehead, this week.
......S. W. Mitchell, proprietor of the
Mitchell house, went to Yorkville Tues
day On business. Rev. Leon T. Press
ley, Of Edgmoor, S. c., spent last Tues
day night in Hickory Grove. He was
the guest of Rev. J. L. Oates. Mrs.
Barnwell Allison and two children, ar
rived in Hickory Grove Tuesday, on
visit to her parents, Rev. and Mrs. j.
L. Marion. ......J. G. Wilburn, promi-
nent merchant, Of Kings Creek, was
here Tuesday on business. ......A party
of the young people assembled at the
home Of Mrs. J. Buice, last Tuesday
evening, and had a pleasant time......
There was small tete-a-tete party in
the parlor of Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. McDill
last Tuesday evening from to II
o'clock. 1t was a happy occasion and
will long be remembered by the partici-
pants. Work has been resumed at
the Brown mine, three miles southwest
Of Hickory Grove, and the teams are
now hauling ore to Hickory Grove for
shipment to Atlanta, Ca, as usual.....
r. S. Kirksis began work on the DR.. R.
R. Darwin lands adjoining the Darwin
gold mine tract last Tuesday. The
faith in the gold interest Of western
York seems to be unabated. There Is
an abundance of gold ore in this section
and it is reported to be very rich.
w. w. Boyce, county auditor, was in
Hickory Grove, Wednesday, on his
round of taking tax returns Of real and
personal property. He was kept quite
busy. w. J. Moorehead continued the
work on Thursday.
| CHESTER-Lantern, January H.:
Mr.. ]. E. Norment, of The News and
Courier, was in town yesterday, We
are always glad to see him. His visits
always inspire cheesfulness and energy.
Miss Annie Belle Darby, Of Low
rysville, S. c., is visiting Mrs. A. M.
Hardee.. During the year 1900 the
city of Chester collected in fines s2,O77.-
AZ. The mayor heard 412 cases. The