Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-20
Mistellanenlls &eadina.
FROM HElcHBoRIHe CONTEMPORARIES.

News and Comment That Is of More or Less
Local Interest.
YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, April II: Mrs.
Alice Bradford, widow of the late R.
B. Bradford, and mother of w. r. and
Ben Bradford, died at her home in
Fort Mill yesterday morning at 9
o'clock, after an illness extending over
a period of about four months. Mrs.
Bradford was splendid lady, most
devoted mother and good neighbor.
Her son, Mr.. w. R. Bradford, was alb
sent from home at the time of her
death, having left for Yorkville only
few hours before, when her condition
seemed to be somewhat better.
Major J. r. London spent Tuesday In
Greensboro Mr.. John Stevens Wis
tied his parents here Sunday. Mrs.
G. Dowd is visiting relatives in Char
lotte. :. Mr.. R. w. Boney, of Spar
tanburg, was in the city last week.....
Mrs. w. B. Dunlap Is in Lancaster,
attending Bethel presbytery.... Mrs.
w. J. Cherry is spending sometime
with her mother in Chester. Mrs.
Carrie Butler, Of Gainesville, Ca, Is
visiting Mrs. r. E. Tompkins.. ...Dr.
J. Miller Moore is now at Norfolk, Va,
on the receiving ship Franklin.......
Mrs. w. T. Williams is over from Lam
caster to spend sometime with her
mother Mrs. w. E. Stitt left on
Monday for Port Royal, where she will
join her husband. 80. Mrs. Kimbrough
went to Augusta Saturday to spend
sometime with her son. Mrs. L. E.
Presley was expected home Tuesday
after an extended visit to Charlotte.
Mr.. J. L. Johnston has been con-
fined to his home the past week with
an attack of grip. ). Mr. George With
erpsoon, who is at the South Carolina
college in Columbia, spent Monday in
the city,. Rev. ]. B. Harris went
up to Charlotte Monday to assist Rev.
Mr.. Sykes in protracted meeting.....
President D. B. Johnson has been quite
sick at his home on the Winthrop
campus for several days past. Miss
Ida Williams is with her sister, Mrs.
w. w. Gill, after protracted stay in
Norfolk with Mrs. John G. Steele......
Miss Bessie Nelson, after short visit
to her sister, Mrs. A. r. Smith, return
ed to Camden Tuesday, accompanied
Tr,hn hnr =
ents there. .... The following delegates
went to Lancaster to attend Bethel
presbytery: Rock Hill, Mr.. E. B. Mob
ley; Bethesda, Mr. j. L. Moore; Hope
we'll, Mr.. J. M. Shillinglaw; Fort Mill,
Mr.. J. H. McMurray; Ebenezer, Mr..
Peter Garrison. Mrs. A. Fried
helm went to Chester Tuesday to at
tend the Heyman-W Wittkowsky mar
riage, which will be solemnized at the
home of the bride this morning at 9
o'clock. Miss Freidheim will play the
wedding march for her friend. 49,. For
the fourth time this winter the Golfer
dam Of the Catawba Power company
was covered by water Monday and all
work was suspended. Very satisfac-
tory advancement was made during
the winter, however, and it is expected
that the work will be completed be-
fore the return of cold weather..
Lieutenant E. Ross Tompkins, of this
city, who is now in San Francisco with
the volunteer army, has received a
commission as lieutenant in the reg
ular army. The commission was given
on his record and his friends here will
be glad to hear of his promotion and
hope that good luck will always fol-
low him. Judge Bradley T. john
son, Of Maryland, has been visiting
General Hampton, in Columbia. The
judge served under General Hampton
in the Confederate army. He will be
gratefully remembered by many Of the
men of York, as one of the able coun-
sci, who, with the Hon. Henry STAN
berry, defended them in the Ku-Klux
trials.
CHESTER.
Lantern, April 16: Miss Pauline Es-
telle, daughter of Mrs. Cecilia G. Hey
man, of this city, is to be married to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock, to Mr..
Legriel A. Wittkowsky, Of Camden, S.
G.. Rabbi B. A. Elias, Of Charleston,
will officiate.. AT the close of the
communion service at the A. R. P.
church last Sabbath, the pastor, Rev.
J. S. Moffatt, announced that this was
the fourteenth anniversary Of his pas
torate in Chester, and this was his for
ty-second communion with this con-
gregation. -. Married, at the A. r. P.
parsonage, by the Rev. J. S. Moffatt,
April IA, 1901, Mr.. f. S. Ward and Miss
Mamie Sem. Near Blockstock, by the
Rev. James Douglass, April 1, 1901, Mr..
Eugene Holder, of Anderson, S. c.,
and Miss Eunice Boyd, daughter of
Mr.. George w. Boyd. .Notwith-
standing the rain, there was pretty
good attendance Saturday at the meet
ing in the interest Of the proposed fair
association. J. K. Henry, ESQ.,, pre-
sided, and J. w. Means, Esq, was sec
retary. It was resolved to organize
the Chester County Fair association
after securing a charter-with a CAPT.
tai stock of s1OO0 divided into 100
shares, of the par value Of $40 each.
For the purpose of securing a charter,
the following corporators were ap-
pointed: T. j. Cunningham, R. A. Love,
Jno. Frazer, w. w. Brice, T. j. Mar
tin and ]. r. McDill. The meeting was
then merged into another to organize
the Chester Athletic association. the
same chairman and secretary serving.
1t was determined that the capital