Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-25
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That 10 Of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER

or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, April 81: Mr.. F. L. Gibson,
OF Slower, paid the Lantern office
pleasant call last week. He says that
he has an unusually fine stand Of ear
ly corn. His brother, H. w. Gibson,
Is now running blacksmith shop at
Dewitt. Mr.. Gibson saws. Mr.. D. ].
Tongue is about the only one in his
neighborhood that has planted cotton.
The South Carolina Federation OF
Womens' clubs meets In Columbia to-
day. Chester's representatives are:
Palmetto club-Mesdames ]. 8. Booth
and A. w. Kluttz. Up-to-date club:
Mesdames S. NJ. Jones and Kate Da-
Vega. Park association-Misses Nora
Means and Annie Hardin. Sin Nom
bre club: Misses Berta Heath and
May Hood. The social club was to be
represented by Miss Annie Leckie. but
she found it impossible to attend.
Mrs. A. G. Brice Is president of COM
mittee on art and Mrs. L. T. Nichols,
a member Of committee on kindergar-
ten of the federation. IA petition
is going around asking business houses
to close at six through the summer, be-
ginning May 1st. In some towns they
have agreed to close at six all the year
except on Saturday and during the
month Of December. II all closed ear
", we suppose all would do just about
the same business they do while keep
ing open. -. .Furman university mas
been disbarred from the State Inter-
Collegiate Athletic association on ac-
count Of charges Of professionalism
against Capt. Sublett, Holland, Cayal
and williams. It Is. charged they have
all at one time or another accepted
nav for their services on the diamond.
which excludes them from amateur
standing. They have made affidavits
that they have never been paid for
services.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, April 81: Cards OF invita-
ton have been issued to the marriage
of Miss Annie Young to Mr.. James
Cebron Williams. The happy event
will come off at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Kitty 3. Young, at this
place, Wednesday, April 29th, at $3.50
o'clock o. m.. 80. Married at the home
Of the brides sister, Mrs. A. J. Bass,
at Norway, S. c., by the Rev. Mr..
Thrower, Wednesday, April Is, Mrs.
Effie M. Caldwell, widow Of the late
John A. Caldwell and Mr.. w. Franklin
Williamson, a prosperous farmer OF
Orangeburg county. The bride has
many friends in old Lancaster, her
former home, who will join us in wish
ing for her a long, happy and pros
porous life. Sheriff Hunter made
another big haul Of Negro card players
last Sunday afternoon in the woods
southeast of town. They seem to have
had out pickets and have been warned
Of the sheriff's approach, for they all
broke and ran about the time he got
in sight Of them. He was not fleet
enough of foot to capture them then.
but he took down the names Of all he
recognized and was busy all day Mon
day looking them up and taking them
before Magistrate Caskey, who
promptly gave them S. each Of 80
days. 1t is likely all thirteen Of the
offenders will pay their fines. The
sheriff has a good pair Of field-glasses
now and he can easily take observations
when he gets within a few hundred
yards Of gang.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, April 21: Mrs.
Robert McCorkle, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. T. c. Pegram. and Mrs.
Margaret Craig went to Yorkville last
night. Invitations have been re-
ceived in the city to the marriage
Wednesday evening. April 2sth. OF
Miss Mamie Logan Mclean and Mr..
James Holland Taylor, Jr., at the home
of the brides mother in Charlotte.
At the Sunday morning services Of the
Baptist church the pastor, Rev. w. F.
Watson, rendered his resignation,
which, however. his congregation, by
a unanimous vote declined to receive.
Mr.. Watson yielded to the wishes OF
his church and withdrew the resigna-
ton. AS was noted in these columns
last week he has received unanimous
call from the First Baptist church of
Monroe. Mr.. Watson Is held in the
highest esteem not only by his own
congregation but also by the other de-
nominations Of the town. He has won
a warm place in the heart Of his peo-
pie who would regret deeply to give him
up. "A large number Of people wit
messed the solemn and impressive GER
emonies at st. Michaeps Catholic
church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock,
at which time Bishop Leo Haid dedi-
Gated the church to divine worship.
Admission was by ticket, which pre-
vented overcrowding. After the GUS
tomary dedicatory ceremony Of the
Catholic church, which consists Of the
chanting of the Litany, the recitation
of the Pslams and the Offering OF
dedication prayers. Bishop Haid
preached a strong and interesting SER
mon, in which he explained the GER
emonies and gave briefly the history OF
some of them. He is forceful and
entertaining speaker and his first SER
mon in Gastonia made favorable i'm
preston. In the afternoon again the
bishop preached to a large audience
reviewing the church from its earliest
organization. The music for both oc-
casions was furnished by the choir OF