Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-30
Mistellansoas Readin9.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
AhrACTER


Mr.. Seaborn Sims who was with him
also killed three. but not at one shot.
A quantity of loose cotton in the
opener room at the cotton mill was
burned yesterday morning. The fire
started in the dust flue and is sup
posed to have been occasioned by a
short circuit in an electric wire. The
damage was only slight. Mr.. H. E..
White of Rock Hill, who married Miss
Mamie Green Of this county, has been
commissioned government architect
and has been ordered to Virginia to
draw the plans for a large government
building to cost s150.000.
CHESTER.
Lantern, October 81: Mr.. and Mrs.
William E. Sledge have issued invita-
tions to the marriage Of their daughter
Clara to Mr.. Harper r. Woods, on
Wednesday evening, November 4th, In
Purity Presbyterian church, Chester.
Mr.. w. c. Owen, father Of MIR.
James A. Owens, who has been living
in Orangeburg county, came to Chester
last week, and it Is expected that he
will make his home with his son. we
have not yet had the pleasure of see
ing the old gentleman, but 1t Is SAID
that he might pass as younger BROTH
er Of Mr.. James owen. The latter told
us yesterday, however, that he really IS
older than he is. ...... Died on the
morning of the 26th, Malvin Guthrie
Hicklin, in the fourteenth year OF his
age. Malvin was the second son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Hicklin Of Bascom-
Vile. The stricken parents have the
sympathy Of the community in their
sore bereavement. Mr.. M. E. White
is attending U. S. court in Greenville
as a witness in a. case against young
colored citizen for tampering with mail
boxes. Mr. John Moore. rural carrier
on route No. 1, is witness In the same
case. The late meeting of the Ches-
ter Association at Liberty church Is
reported to have been one which cir
cumstances conspired to make pleas
ant. The weather was fine, the hospl-
tality of the people was unbounded
and good fellowship prevailed. The
visiting brethren were McManaWay,
Salter. Jamison and Pittman, Jr.; also
Rev. j. M. Fridy Of the Methodist
church. The ministers Of the associa-
ton were Hinton, Wells, Shelton. var
borough. Finch and Humphries. Four
teen churches were represented. We
have not a list Of the lay delegates, but
have learned incidentally that Col. At
kinson, Captain Edwards, Supterin-
tendent Hand end Hinton Curtis, Esq,
were there. Reports showed contribu-
tions of $4,000. Rev. John Bass Shelton
preached an able missionary sermon on
Sabbath, and a collection amounting to
s25 was raised. The programme of the
meeting was published in the Lantern
some time ago, and a repetition would
be useless unless we could give at least
a synopsis Of the discussions.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, October q: Mr.. Da-
vid T. Day, chief bureau Of mines and
minerals Of the United States geolog-
ical survey, was in the city Saturday
to examine Captain S. S. Ross tin
mine again. He is still highly pleased
with the prospects and pronounces 1t
a paying property. Captain Ross is
working his mine every day and getting
out the ore in such quantities as to
make it highly profitable. One day
short time ago. he dug one nugget that
will weigh fully half ton. Mr.. Day
went into ecstacies over this nugget
and suggested that Captain Ross send
it to the st. Louis exposition and then
present it to the Smithsonian Institute.
The captain will send it to the exposi-
ton, but will consider the Smithsonian
proposition further before he decides. =.
Mr.. Joseph Ruppe, an old and hlghly
respected citizen Of this county, died at
his home near Maud, Sunday afternoon
after lingering illness of several
months, and was buried at Cherokee
churchyard yesterday. Mr.. Ruppe was
Of one of the oldest families In the
county and was possessed of the high
traits of character possessed by it for
several generations. The bereaved ones
have our sympathy. The Baptist
Argus Of Louisville, KY, In its issue OF
last week announced that the 22nd and
Wall street Baptist church of that city
has called Rev. Arch c. Cree Of this
city to it's pastorate. This is one of the
largest churches in that city and has
been served by prominent men. The
retiring pastor. DR.. Dement,, goes to a
professorship in the Baptist University
of Texas. Mr.. Cree left for Louisville
yesterday morning to look over the
field.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, October 26: After
an illness Of nine months, during which
time his physical condition grew slowly
but steadily worse. Mr.. George w. Nc
Laughen died at 80 o'clock Satur-
day morning Of uric poisoning, at his
home on York street. Though conf1n-
ed to his home for several months, Mr..
McLaughen took to his bed only Fri
day. from which time he grew rapidly
worse until the end came. All of his
children, with the exception of Mrs.
Robert Murdock Of Amt, La, who did
not arrive until Saturday night, were
with him when the end came. DR..
and Mrs. H. n. Eddleman are sorely
bereaved in the death Of their little
nine-year-o son. Parks, which occur
red a quarter past three o'clock this
morning. He had been i'll for about