Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-10
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That ls of Moro
or Less Local Interest.
LANCASTER.

an aged and respected clClZen oI this
county, died on Sunday, May "a, al
his home in Pleasant Hill township
He was a son Of the late Elijah Pit
man, ST., and was born in North Caro-
lima the 18th of November, 1918. He
was, therefore, in his S5th year. Mr.
Pitman was a Confederate veteran
having volunteered in 1861 and served
throughout the war. He was good
honest citizen and was liked by al
who knew him. ...... About O'CLOCK
last Wednesday morning the kitchen
of Mr.. Ernest Stogner, Of the Antioch
section was burned, together with q
quantity Of provisions, his harness.
and kitchen furniture. His dwelling
was saved by hard work. The origin
Of the fire is unknown. Mr.. StogneI
thinks it was first robbed and then sci
on fire. Policeman ]. N. Addison
If this place, has received the sad
news that two Of his first cousins, Mr.
Vim. Addison and his sister, Miss Ger
trude Addison, were killed in the fear
full cyclone which visited Gainesville
Ca, last Monday afternoon.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June s: The house, occu-
pied by Mr.. c. Brantley, at the Eu-
reka mills, was struck by lightning
last Thursday evening about o'clock,
There was a considerable smash up,
and though ten persons were in the
house, no one was hurt. In one room
it appears that a person could not
have escaped, but fortunately no. one
was in that room at the time. Mrs.
Alice Bobo, a daughter Of Mr.. VIM.
MEG. Bailey, Of Olive, was killed In the
Gainesville cyclone. Her remains
were brought to her old home and
buried at Bullock's Creek Tuesday. A
stepdaughter of Mrs. Bobo had her
skull fractured, but she was living
when last heard from. ........ The six
months-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Devlin, mentioned Tuesday, died
Wednesday afternoon, and the parents
took the body to Pineville, N. c., for
burial yesterday morning. Mrs.
Lizzie Davis, widow Of the late j. Wes-
ley Davis, died last Tuesday, at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. S. J. Fer
guson, and was buried at Armenia
Wednesday. She had some stomach
trouble and had been confined to bed
about a month. She was about Sc
years old. 80. Miss Margaret Oates,
who has been spending some time
at the home Of her brother, Mr.. Jno. F.
Oates, has returned to her home at
Glover. Mr.. M. M. Johnsey, was in
town yesterday and told us that the
blue birds are using mail boxes for
nests, first removing the mail. He says
he does not think they want to read
the letters, as they carry them few
steps from the boxes and throw them
down without opening them. Mr..
Johnsey does not think that the blue
birds were all killed out few win
ters back, when they all disappeared,
as has been supposed, but that they
concluded that the climate was too
cold and left for a warmer latitude.
They seem to have received intelli-
gence, in some way, that mild winters
have returned, and now they have
come back to old haunts.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, June S: At meet
ing of the city school board Tuesday
three teachers were elected to posi-
tions on the Graded school faculty for
next year. This leaves three more to
be elected and these will probably be
chosen soon. The following are the
ones elected Tuesday: For the Avon
school, Miss Jessie Shelton; for the
Modena school, Miss Bette Gamble;
for the Central school, Miss Lois
Moffatt. Miss Shelton is a daughter
Of Mr.. H. L. Shelton and has just
completed her sophomore year at Trim
ity college; Miss Bette Gamble is a
teacher Of experience, having been a
OF the faculty last year. Miss
Moffatt is quite well-known to many
Gastonians for a year having been a
of the faculty Of Jones Semi
nary, All Healing. The board also Or
dered notice to be sent to the several
teachers elected, requesting them to
signify their acceptance or declinature
Of the positions rendered them. 1t is
that there will be no in
crease in salaries, the board not having
the funds available for this purpose.
......M Mr.. Archie Jenkins, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. L. L. Jenkins, Of Gastonia,
won the Latin medal at the Kings
Mountain Military academy, Yorkville,
at the recent commencement. This is
his first year at the academy and he Is
to be congratulated on the honor he
has won in the department Of the lit
erary course. Mr.. Mac Holland, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Holland, though
not so fortunate as the winner, receiv-
ed honorable mention in Latin. In the
awarding of the medal for the best
drilled cadet, Mr.. Charles M. Moore, a
son of Capt. and Mrs. J. D. Moore, re-
ceived honorable mention. :. Rev. c.
A. Jenkins, Of Goldsboro, recently call
ed to the pastorate Of the First Baptist
church, spent Wednesday and yester-
day here looking over the field. He
preached Wednesday night at the First
church and last night at the Second
heard with closest attention and with
profit. He impressed his hearers as a
man who loves God, loves his fellow
men, and thinks much upon the things
of the Kingdom, in which both are so
greatly concerned. He left for his
home this morning and is expected to
make his anSWar to tho COLL ujtbin O