Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-11
not seem to think he was badly hurt.

...... Some one, 1t Is supposed aSlee[
at the closing time, got locked up ir
Mr.. w. P. Benefits store Saturday
night. He lowered one side Of the iror
bar at the back door and got one Of the
doors priced open sufficiently to squeeze
himself through and get out. Nothing
was missing and the purpose of the
party evidently was not robberyAs 49,,
Cards have been issued to the marriage
of Miss Mary Louise Thompson to Mr.
John Barron Williams, Of Yorkville
The happy event will come off at the
home of the bride-elect's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. r. Thompson, at River
side, at 1.30 p. M, Thursday, October
18th, instant. Rev. w. G. Ewart vii
officiate. After the ceremony they viii
take the afternoon train for the groom's
at Yorkville. Mr.. w. Marion Neal
Of the Jacksonham section, died at his
home at o'clock yesterday morning
after an illness of about eight months
of dropsy. Mr.. Neal was about 81
years Of age and leaves, besides
brother and two sisters, his wife and
seven children surviving him. The
children are: George c., VIM. B., Johr
N. and White Neal, and Misses Dora
Jennie and Matte Neal. The children
are all grown except White. Mr.. Nea
served in the Confederate army and
made a good soldier. He was a mem
ber of Tirzah Presbyterian church and
lived a life consistent with his Christ.
ian profession.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, October Z: Yester-
day afternoon about 4 o'clock, a shift
ing engine on the G. & NV. struck
a wagon belonging to Mr.. John Craig
who lives south Of town, and demolish-
ed the hind wheels. The accident hap
pened at the crossing in front Of the
freight depot and came near being SER
ious. The four mules attached to the
wagon were being driven by Negro
boy, who was riding one Of them, and
had barely gotten across the track
when the engine struck. Had they be-
come frightened the accident would
doubtless have been worse. 49,. Sixteen
dogs, supposed to have been mad, were
reported to have been killed'in the South
Point section last week, creating some
thing of sensation, but doing no dam.
age. Some Negroes, who were picking
cotton for Mr.. w. o. Glover, brought a
dog to the field with them, which show
ed symptoms of hydrophobia. 1t was
disposed Of at once, and the next day
other dogs in the community acted
strangely, and 16 suspicious dogs were
killed. So far as could be learned nc
persons or cattle were attacked.
On Sunday, September the 2Sth, Mr.. w
L. Glover, Of South Point, had the mis-
fortune to lose his barn and contents
by fire, the amount of the damage be-
ing about $3.50. The fire was probably
accidentally started by Mr.. Glover's
children, who were playing around the
barn. His five yeaEold girl barely es-
capped being burned. fat the home
of the brides brother, Mr.. G. H. Rob-
inson, on Long street at o'clock last
night, Miss Sonora Robinson, and Mr..
John Raymond Purser, Of Charlotte,
were made husband and wife. The i'm
pressive ceremony was performed by
DR.. A. c. Barron, pastor Of the First
Baptist church of Charlotte. The bri-
dal party entered the parlor, which was
handsomely decorated in white and
green with palms, ferns and smilax, to
the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march played by Mrs. B. T. Morris.
The attendants were, Mr.. Ned Mar
shall, Of Rock Hill, best man; Messrs.
E. R. Wilcox and P. H. Williams, of
Charlotte. groomsmen; Miss Annie
Young, of Charlotte, maid Of honor;
Misses Halle Hall and Sallie Zachary,
Of Charlotte, bridesmaids. The bride
was handsomely costumed in white or
candle over white taffeta and carried
bride roses. The maid Of honor was at
tired in blue organdie and carried white
carnations, while the bridesmaids wore
white organdie and carried pink carna-
tions. The groom. best man. and
groomsmen were attired in full even
ing dress with boutonnieres.