Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-28
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News and Comment That II of More
or Less Local Interest.
GASTON.
| Gastonia Gazette, June "a: The move
ment recently set on foot by the young
ladies of the Loray, for the establish
ment of library, has taken shape and
is meeting with the approval and sup
port of the operatives Of the mill. AL
though as yet only few weeks old, 1t
contains $50 volumes and is rapidly
growing. The library is in the offices
near the mill and is under the direct su-
pervison of Prof. ]. H. Separk who has
associated with him a committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Lee Gribble, Charles
Migaitter and James Ballard. 1t is
open twice each week. on Wednesday
and Saturday afternoons, and all the
operatives have access to it. No fee is
charged, but voluntary contributions
are received for it's maintenance and
enlargement. Saturday afternoon sew
enty volumes were let out. The books
have been carefully selected with a
view to furnishing good literature for
those of all ages, from the year old
child to the aged man. This Is the only
mill library in the city and those In
strumental in it's establishment deserve
the hearty support and cooperation OF
the entire Loray settlement. ..After
lingering illness, dating back from the
big snow Of last winter, Mrs. Mollie
Johnston died last Saturday morning at
the home Of her brother, Mr.. j. A. Gull
lick, with whom she had been living fol
about two years. Her husband, Thorn
as Johnston, died fourteen or fifteen
years ago. She was about IS years old
and leaves two daughters and grand
child. The numerous friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Frost Terrence sympathize
deeply with them in the loss of theil
youngest child, Florrie, whose DEATH
occurred Saturday morning at 3.2C
o'clock, at their home on York street
The end came after ten days Illness
of uraemic poison. PROF. w. e.
Whitesides, son of Mr.. Ed Whitesides
of Gastonia, Is married in Texas. TIE
happy event occurred at Cameron, Tex.
last Wednesday afternoon ut 6.H
o'clock, and the bride was Miss Annie
Chandler, Of that place.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June "a: Miss Bertha Stain
left this morning for q few days visit
at Tirzah. ......A goodly number of the
darkies of town and surrounding com.
munity are leaving these parts to WORK
on the broadening of the c. & NV
railroad. A good crowd left yesterday
morning. Mr.. Pearl Bowles has some
corn which breaks the record so far as
we have heard. He has in cultivation
about one-sixth of an acre and 1t Is Il
and 16 feet high and has six or sever
ears to the stalk. 1t Is very fine corn
We haven't had the pleasure Of seeing
lit. In speaking of fine corn Mr.. Jerome
Wood says that R. M. Cross had stalk
that had six ears on it, and one on toT
for the woodpeckers.. ......Rev. James
Russell has received a letter from the
lCatawba Indians, saying that the river
lhad been very high the first of last weeF
and that all of their bottom corn hac
been washed away. Mrs. George w
Gage, Miss Pattie and Masters Lucius
George and CASTOR, and Miss Grace
left Friday for Blowing Rock. Mr.
Robert will go later. The Spartan
burg Journal, in speaking Of Jno. Gary
Evans's chances for the senate says
with the forty odd thousand that he
polled in 1896 to start with, he is very
formidable candidate" If he really ha:
these forty odd thousand votes to star
with, he certainly has the jump on the
other fellows.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, June 25: w. B. Wilson, Esq.
of Rock Hill, one of the congressional
candidates, stopped over day or so II
Lancaster on his way home from the
Chesterfield meeting. - Mrs. Sarah
Hough, widow of the late VIM. Hough
of Chesterfield, died at the home Of hel
son, Hon. ]. M. Hough, in Chester coun
ty, last Monday. She was 81 years o.
age and was a highly esteemed lady
She leaves five children surviving her
Hon. J. M. Hough and F. M. Hough, o.
Chester county; Joseph Hough, of Roci
ToL, Of
Mrs Elizabeth Evans, Of Texas. Lee
Hagins, colored, Is being searched fol
by a posse from the Van Wyck section
lon Sunday morning last he attempted
an assault on a Miss Starnes near Val
Wyck, coming out Of body of wood:
as she was passing along the highway
and running after her some distance
with an open knife. She at once re-
ported what had happened, gave a de-
scription of her assailant and told how
she had escaped by running fully
quarter of a mile. The description tai
lied with Lee Hagins, Negro wht
lived near Van Wyck, and some partie:
went at once to search for him at hi:
home. At last accounts he had not beer
seen, but had been heard of across the
river in Chester county. Court con
vened here Monday morning, Judge
Buchanan presiding. Solicitor Henry
was absent on account of illness, ant
R. E. Wylie, Esq, was appointed by tn,
court to act in his stead. Only one case
was tried, all others on the docket being
continued to the fall term. The peti
jurors were discharged at p. m. There
was considerable business for the grant
Jury and court continued in session un