Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-22
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Rock Hill Herald, January 1S: On
Saturday morning last, at about z
o'clock, the gin house on Captain w. L..
Roddeys Blake place, where Mr.. H. K.
McFadden now lives, was burned, to-
gether with eleven bales of cotton, be-
longing to Captain Roddey and Mr.. NC
Fadden. as we'll as saw mill, likewise
belonging to Captain Roddey. Mr.. Jno.
Craig had four bales Of cotton at the
Gin. and two were considerably dam
aged by the fire. The loss is between
seven and eight hundred dollars. NO
insurance. Miss Jumelle Owens, a
very handsome, modest young lady,
daughter of Mrs. Sarah Owens, Of our
city. was married at the home Of the
brides mother, on Hampton street,
Thursday evening at o'clock to Rev.
W. N. Jones. pastor Of the Baptist
church at Williston, S. C. The ofticiat-
ing minister was the brides pastor,
Rev. w. E. Thayer. After the marriage
a reception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones, only the intimate friends and the
relatives of the family being present.
A wedding supper was served In the
good old hospitable way. 1.-The State
of Wednesday says: The job Of rail-
road commissioner seems to be a lus-
cious plum. Mr.. ]. c. Wilborn, the in
cumbent, will have a hard tussel to
succeed himself. Among those who
are after his scalp are Senator B. L..
Caughman, of Saluda, the "Jim-Crow
Car Man." DR.. H. J. Kinard, represen-
tative from Greenwood; Mr.. ]. G.
Woo,ing, representative from Fa<rfeld
Mr.. w. Boyd Evans, Of Coluy6bia, and
Mr.. Jim Cansler, of TirzaH ...... Miss
Mollie Parish was married Wednesday
afternoon to Mr.. William Baskins. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. w. E.
Thayer at the home of the brides
mother about six miles from town. NJ
ter the ceremony a deAsA++fefdi dinner
was served. ... Congressman D. E..
Finley is sending his constituents
supply of garden seed. In nearly every
mail there are quantities Of packages
of seeds for the citizens Of the city ard
county. In accordance with the Of
fetal notice of the mayor, an election
was held in the Marion Jones engine
house Thursday for one alderman at
large, an alderman from Ward 2 and
an alderman from Ward 3. There was
no opposition to the election Of the in
cumbent except in Ward 2. and In
that ward Mr.. Parker was again
chosen. The number Of votes cast for
alderman at large was 81, J. j. Hull re-
ceiving Is and j. J. Hagins 1. In Ward
2, IL votes were cast, ]. E. Parker re-
ceiving 3S and J. H. Milling 3. In Ward 8
]. NJ. McFaddeY received II, the full
number cast. Wednesday afternoon
at o'clock W. o. o. Ferguson. of Lam
caster, S. c. and Miss Louella E. Bar
nett, of India Hook, York county, S. c.,
were united in the holy bonds Of matri-
mony by Rev. w. H. Ariail. The mar
riage took place at the home Of Er. and
Mrs. D. F. Barnett, the father and
mother of the bride. The attendants
were Mr.. ]. H. Hodges with Miss Rosa
Barnett, and Mr.. Samuel M. Barnett
with with Miss Mamie Ferguson. I'm
mediately after the marriage the bride
and groom came to Rock Hill, where
they spent the night and left on the
train Thursday for their home at Lam
caster. We wish them long and hap
py life. The movement to erect
home for old Confederate Veterans has
taken good shape. The committee ap-
of the Confederate Veterans last May,
held a meeting at the Columbia hotel
Wednesday night. There were present,
T. w. Carlisle. Of Edgefield chairman;
Senator T. W. Stanland, of Dorchester;
Hon. w. E. James, Of Darlington: T. B.
Crews, Of Laurens. and Iredell Jones.
to be prepared by Colonel George john
ston, Of Newberry, to be submitted to
the general assembly. to be called the
committees bill. In accordance with
instructions they also prepared a me-
mortal to be submitted to the general
assembly. setting forth the reasons for
the building Of the Soldiers Home. In
that memorial was also submitted a
plea for the home that had been sug-
gested by the regents for the South
Carolina hospital for the insane, look
ing to the use Of a part of the property
known as the Wallace place, lying in
Columbia, west Of Bull street. This
suggestion consists of beautiful place
known as Bellevue. 1t is not intended
to prescribe other cities and towns from
bidding for the home. This proposition
also settles the objection that has been
argued that the development Of the
home would mean the use Of public
money that could not be some future
day be utilized. The bill provides for an
appropriation of s25, ,000-$10, 900 of which
will be for maintenance of the home and
$4,000 for the building. The memorial
sets forth that there is no intention
whatsoever to interfere with the pen
sion appropriation, and the manage
ment of the home will in nowise be con-
nected with the management Of the
hospital for the insane. The govern
ment Of the home, as is proposed, will
be by superintendent and matron,
composed of one from each congresson-
al district in the state. The plans
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