Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-25
Aiseellaneons Reaain9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That II of More
or Less Local Interest.

YORK.
Rock Hill Herald, June 81: Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva Westerlund, who were mar
ried last Thursday morning, returned
to this city Wednesday night. The GER
emony was performed at Clinton and
not at Carlisle, as stated in The Herald
Wednesday. Rev. Mr.. Jacobs officiated
%Misses Ida and Dargan Smith, af'
ter a few days stay in the city with
Miss Gillie McCammon. returned tc
their home near Yorkville, Thursday
afternoon. iMiss Bessie sandifer, who
has been spending a few days in Oak
land with Mr.. and Mrs. Green Sandi'
fer, returned to her hope in Yorkville
yesterday afternoon. The Catawba
river was on the rampage again this
week, occasioned by the rains Of last
Sunday night and Monday morning
At the Catawba Power Co.'S dam the
flood measured over IS feet. The high
waters have again been destructive Of
corn on the river bottoms, Messrs. ]. F
Kaler, w. A. Garrison, ]. ]. Hoke
George Brown, J. A. Barber, Sam AL
len, J. T. Thomasson and w. D. Sullf.
van and others in the bend Of the river
whose names we have not heard, be-
ing sufferers. About 200 acres were
completely covered, from which a yielt
Of fully 5000 \ bushels was expected
but has been totally destroyed. The
lands will not be replanted in corn, bu'
possibly in peas. At the Catawbs
Power Co.'S works the Golfer dam wa:
completely covered and operations were
suspended. The pumps were put into
use Thursday morning and with M
more floods work will be resumed today
or Monday.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 20: Mr.. Alex Frazer
drove through the country yesterda!
to Rock Hill and return, and says thai
the crops are just the finest he has evel
seem. Captain F. Dlling, Of Kings
Mountain, N. c., who was in the city
yesterday as a member Of the board o.
trustees Of Erskine college, is a mar
of large experience in cotton manufac'
turing, being interested in a number
of the largest mills in CASTOR county
He says that If there is an abundant
crop Of cotton produced this year al
over the country he doesn't look fol
cotton to go as low as five cents pei
pound, but in his opinion it would gt
as low as six cents. Mr.. r. w. Hunt
division passenger agent for the South
ern at Charleston, was in the city g
few hours Tuesday evening". The
Presbyterian church having appointed
the last Thursday in June as a day
for fasting on account Of the low state
of piety, and for prayer and for an out
pouring of the Holy Spirit, Catholic
church will observe the day, Pleasant
Grove and Hebron being expected tt
join. Neighboring churches are invited
also. Mr.. P. G. McCorkle has nu'
merous cotton blooms and has hac
them for several days.. ....Prof. j. B
Kennedy, who has charge of the pre-
paratory department in Erskine col
.ege, spent Wednesday night In the
city, on his way to Yorkville. Mr.
Lewis Austin, of Morgantown, died a.
his home on the night Of the 18th, anc
the funeral exercises were conducted
at o'clock p. m, at Hebron church or
the day following, Rev. Pittman con
Quoting the services. He was about Z.
years old, and had served as a Con-
federate soldier, being a member o'
Captain o. BARRIERS company, of But
,er's cavalry. Mrs. Cecilia G. Hey
man died Tuesday afternoon. Funera
service was conducted at her late res
idence yesterday morning by the Rev
B. A. Elzass, Of Charleston. and the re-
mains were taken to Columbia fol
burial in the Jewish cemetery. ....A
marriage, which was not a surprise
and yet was a surprise to their friends
on account of its quiet nature. and Its
coming off a day earlier than was ex'
pected, was that of Mr.. A. F. Williams
and Miss Mary A. Morgan. on Tues
day evening, June 18th, at the Associ'
ate Reformed parsonage, Rev. ]. S
Moffatt making the happy young couple
one. Mr.. and Mrs. Williams left or
the early train Wednesday morning fol
Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Va. where
they will remain for about ten days..
The Kindergarten association, o.
Chester" was organized Tuesday, JUNE
18th, 1902, at the home Of Mrs. L. T
Nichols. The aim of the association is
to elevate the character and advance
the interests of the children Of the
community and to give them the proper
foundation for good citizenship and ed
ucation. Mrs. J. L. Glenn was elected
president, Mrs. George w. Gage, vice
president: Mrs. w. G. Nichols, secre'
tary and treasurer The executive
board Of control consists of five mem.
bers: Mrs. L. T. Nichols, Mrs. ]. S
Booth, Mrs. ]. A. Green, Mrs. A. w
kluttz and Mrs. M. H. CASTOR. The
first school of the association will bt
opened on next Monday at the Spring
stein mill. Children from the ages o.
to will be most cordially welcomed
Miss Sloan will have the school II
charge and will do her best by the lit
tie ones. The parents are urged t
send their children. Any one who de-
sires to do so may join the association
The yearly dues will be one dollar.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette. June 20: Among
the passengers on the southbound c.
NV, Wednesday afternoon, was &
gentleman who left Liverpool. Satur.