Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-01
#iseellaneous &eadins.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That ls OF More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER,


ceived in the city yesterday afternoon
from Winnsboro to the effect that Mr..
]. F. McMaster, brother of Mrs. d.
]. Macaulay, had died at O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Macaulay
has been in Winnsboro with her broth
er for the past few days. Mr.. Macau-
lay went last night to attend the funer-
al today. Mr.. McMaster Is we'll known
in Chester, and his friends will be
grieved to learn of his death. Capt.
H. S. Ross, the popular and efficient
conductor on the c. & NV. passen-
ger train, was appointed last week to the
position Of soliciting agent. Capt. l..
r. Summerow now has charge Of the
train. This appointment is only tenn
porary.. Three additions were made
to the chaingang force Friday and
Saturday. On Friday one man was
sent from Blackstock and one from the
city. On Saturday one was sent from
Landsford. Supervisor Darby says
that roasting ears and chickens are
coming in now, and the force will like
ly be rapidly increased In numbers. -.
On Sunday, July 26th, at the residence
of Mrs. Emma Porter on Flint street,
Mr.. James Furr Of Rock Hill, and Miss
Mamie ]. Spence Of Chester, were
married. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. B. C. Murphy. DIR. John
Evans Walker died at his home In
Columbus, Ca, Thursday night at IL
o'clock, Of cerebral hemorrhage. The
body was shipped to Chester, the home
Of his youth, for interment, arriving
on the Seaboard Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Walker, Messrs. H. L. Chappell
and w. T. Nuchalls Of Columbus, ac-
companied the body. The funeral was
conducted in Purity Presbyterian
church Sabbath morning at $50, by
Rev. D. N. MCLAUGHLIN. The pail
bearers were Messrs. ]. @. Hood, E. Il.
Hardin, Paul Hemphill, ]. w. Dunno
want, r. R. Hafner, E. A. Crawford, L.
H. White and DR.. H. E. Mcconnell. -.
Col. w. H. McCorkle, judge Of probate
of York county, spent from Saturday
until yesterday morning with his son,
Mr.. P. G. McCorkle. 600. Mrs. II. Z.
Buchholz and chillren are expected to
arrive today from Baltimore. They
will spend only few days in the city.
Their numerous friends can see them
at Mr.. A. M. Carpenters. They are
on their way to Abbeville. where Mr..
Buchholz has begun the pastorate OF
the Baptist church. :. Prof. r. J. Hern-
don returned yesterday from Yorkville,
where he went on Saturday to spend
over Sabbath with his family. IA
party Of boys. in charge Of Solicitor
Henry and Captain Hall, left yester-
day afternoon for the Catawba river
to spend several days in fishing. They
took along with them their camping
outfit and plenty Of provisions. They
expected to spend last night at Cap
tain Halls country home at Milford,
and this morning to go to Point ROCK,
a few miles below the falls. They will
visit the falls and other places Of in
terest along this part Of the Catawba.
All should be satisfied if they only see
their hopes materialized,. for they were
anticipating a glorious time, and no
doubt they will have 1t. The following
composed the party: Capt. w. S..
Hall, Solicitor ]. K. Henry, Messrs.
Will Latimer, Joe Bigham, Edgar,
Butler and Luther Alexander, Walter
Mccullough, Baron Refo. Willie, AL
bert and J. K. Henry, James and Lyles
Glenn and Killough White. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Dye, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Hamilton and Miss Hamilton Henry
and Mr. E. H. Hall left this morning to
join the boys in camp.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, July 29: The following post
offices will be discontinued, In conse-
quence Of the rural free delivery routes
recently established in this county, af-
ter July 31st: Dixie, Walkup, Craigs-
Vile, Sincerity and Jacksonham. 800.
Misses Jennie and Nettie Neill while
on their way to the Tirzah Bible So
ciety, were thrown out Of their buggy
and both badly bruised up. The front
wheels Of the buggy were almost de-
molished The accident was caused
by one of the wheels Of the vehicle
striking a tree while driving along a
narrow country road through a patch
Of trees. Their brother, Mr.. John
Neill, who was driving, was also
thrown out of the buggy but was not
much hurt. t...... Mrs. Elizabeth Nicely,
wife Of Mr.. James Nicely Of the Lind
say section died Monday, July 9th,
after an illness Of about seventeen
days of fever. Mrs. Nicely was
daughter of Mr.. Geo. F. Remington Of
the Craigsville neighborhood and was
about twenty-six years Of age. Only
about ten days ago we chronicled the
death Of her brother. Henry Kenning-
ton, and it was while helping in nurs-
ing him that she contracted the dis
ease. Another brother now lies almost
and esteemed by all who knew her.
Her husband and four children survive
her.. Died, on July 18th, Chalmers.
the infant son Of DR.. and Mrs. w. S.
Moore of Heath Springs, aged about
| two months. ....... Miss Harriet Nc
Manus, aged about sixteen years,
daughter Of Mrs. Betsy McManus, died
at the home Of her sister, Mrs. John
Wright about five miles east Of town,
on Sunday last after a protracted ILL
Spring Hill church on Monday. ......
Married, Thursday, July 16, by Rev. S.
N. Watson, Mr.. Ernest Powers and
Miss Mamie Clark, daughter of Mr.. j.
A. Clark Miss Lena Amos, Of this