Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-20
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF Moro
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER,


CHESTER.
Lantern, October 16: Mr.. ]. c. Jor-
dams ginnery at Bascomville was de-
stroyed by fire this morning about
o'clock. Eight bales Of cotton were
burnt and one was stolen. We learn
that the ginnery was worth about sS'-
600 and that there was no insurance a
policy having expired about ten days
ago. Mr. w. B. Lynn and family
have moved here from Rock Hill.
They are in the house with Mrs. GILL;
on Columbia street, until they can hno
some house vacated. Mr.. Lynn is
native of this county, and was for a
while a resident of the town, and we
are glad to have him return with his
family. Mr.. Henry c. Grafton OF
Milford. does not deny that he made a
pretty good crop Of both corn ana COT
ton this year. He made 5000 bundles
of fodder with three plows, which in
iicates a good lot of corn. We did not
INQUIRE how much cotton the same
three plows will make. ..... AT the last
meeting of the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy. Mrs. S. E. Babcock and Miss
Mary Withers were appointed delegates
to the convention of D. Cs. which Will
meet at Camden first week In Decem-
ber. Mrs. A. w. Kluttz and Miss Berta
Heath are the alternates.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, October Is: Rev.
C. l. Morgan, pastor Of the Lutheran
church, Rev. w. E. Deaton and Prof. S.
A. Wolff of Dallas, left Wednesday for
Chaplin, S. c.. to attend the fall session
of the Tennessee synod Of the Luther
ali church now in session there. The
synod began it's sessions yesterday and
will continue through Sunday. .... Mr.
]. C. Carpenter and Miss Nancy Bolick
were married at Glover, Tuesday, Mr.
F. E. Clinton, notary public, officiating
Both parties were from Gastonia. .....
A congregational meeting was held in
the Presbyterian church Wednesday
night to consider the matter OF the
erection of a new manSe. The board OF
deacons were appointed a building
committee to take the matter in hand.
They will report to another congrega-
tional meeting as soon as they have sue
ceeded in securing sufficient funds Tor
erecting the building. The probabili-
ties are that new manse will be built
within the coming year. The fall
session of the First presbytery of the
Associate Reformed church will con-
vene Monday morning at 1870 o'clock
in the church at Sardis. six miles from
Charlotte, and will continue in session
for two days. Among those who will
be in attendance from Gastonia are
DR.. J. C. Galloway, Rev. A. T. Lind
say and Mr.. John Thomas, the two lat
ter from Pisgah church, and probably
others While engaged in laying
brick on the new store room Of Morris
Brothers Wednesday morning. Mr.. R.
W. White. who has charge of the
brick work, had the misfortune to re-
seive a fall in which he sustained the
fracture Of a bone in his left foot.
Mr.. White was walking along the top
of the side wall and in endeavoring to
pass one Of the workmen, lost his bal
ance and was precipitated to the
ground, distance of a little more than
ten feet. Other slighter injuries We're
sustained. Mr.. White cannot walk a
step, but hopes to be out on crutches
in a few days. ."This has been the
liveliest day Of the season on the local
cotton market said "Uncie' John
Craig, the genial cotton buyer to the
reporter yesterday afternoon. The re-
ceipts at the platform yesterday were
seventy eight bales, and Of this num-
ber Mr.. Craig bought seventy-seven.
He also bought shipment Of fifty
bales from Yorkville. The best price
paid was $50 cents, a slight advance
over the day previous. Il am buying
all the cotton that comes and am pay
ing the highest market price in cash"
he continued. Uncle John is famil-
lar figure at the Craig & Wilson cor
ner where, with knife in hand, he Is al
ways ready to cut the bales as they
come in and buy for cash. A whole
souled and genial gentleman, it is a
pleasure to talk with Mr.. Craig, espe-
cially on the subject of cotton with
which he is thoroughly conversant,
having been engaged in the cotton buy
ing business for many years.