Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER,


CHESTER.
Lantern, November 3: Miss Lula
Lesslie Of Glover, is visiting her un-
Gle, Mr.. S. M. McDill, and other rela-
tives in the Wellridge neighborhood.
ON Saturday October 31st. at 3
p. M. in the Office Of the judge of pro-
bate, Mr.. Madison M. Scurrey OF
Clarendon county, and Miss Pearl
Melton of Chesterfield county, were
married by Judge ]. B. Westbrook.
The court house officials witnessed the
ceremony. This is the first ceremony
performed by Judge Westbrook. ....
The regular term Of court convened
Yesterday morning. Judge D. A. Town
send presiding and the other regular
officials in their places. The usual
preliminaries are Of no special inter-
est. The fist case taken up was that
of the State VS.. John H. Young FOR as
sault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons. He
pleaded guilty of assault and battery
of a high and aggravated nature, and
was sentenced to the penitentlary or
chaingang for thirty days or fine OF
$50. The next case was that of the
State VS.. James H. Sterling for lar
ceny. who was found guilty with re-
commentator to mercy. Sentence nj
teen months. William Hardy pleaded
guilty of gambling. Sentence twenty
days or $40.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, November 8: VIM.
H. Mercer, of this city, who has been
mining in Arizona for several years,
is at home in the city to spend a few
weeks with his family, and is receiV-
ing the glad hand shake Of his many
friends in the city and county. Mr..
Mercer is an experienced miner and
no one knows the great mineral wealth
of Cherokee county as we'll as he does.
He says if the minerals Of Cherokee
county were in Colorado, it would be
one Of the most popular with investors
and profitable mining districts in the
United States. ..... The case against
Jenkins, who is running distillery IN
Cherokee township, as stated, Wltnln
less than two miles Of Antioch church,
came before Magistrate Speer again
Friday. The defendant waived a pre-
liminary hearing and gave bond for
his appearance at court. We learn
that an application will be made TO
the booze bosses in Columbia to have
the distillery shut down until the case
is decided in court. AT the morn
ing service at the First Baptist church
Sunday, Rev. A. G. Cree announced
that he would resign the pastorate OF
that church to take effect December
31st, next. He stated that he had no
desire to leave Gaffney, and If he con-
suited his own feelings he would not
do so. That the call to the Louisville
church recently extended to him, Is
the ninth opportunity he has had to
20 to othe' churches since he came to
Gaffney and that sense OF duty I'M
pelled him to accept this last call. At
the evening service the church went
into conference and accepted Mr.
Cree's resignation with regrets. On
motion Of Prof. R. o. Sans. appropri-
ate resolutions were unanimously
adopted expressing the keen sense of
regret of the church at having to give
Mr.. Cree up as pastor and extending to
him the hearty good will and wishes
of the church. A committee OF seven
was elected for the purpose of secur-
ing a new pastor, consisting Of R. o.
Sans. S. B. Crawley. w. ]. Wilkins, H.
K. Osborne. ~C: Hamrick, Mrs. Edna
Harris and C. IT. Lipscomb. The
church also authorized the trustees to
sell the school property recently deed
ed to it by L. G. Byars and others. -.
Commencing Saturday and continuing
through Sunday, the congregation or
the Providence Baptist church cele-
brated the one hundredth anniversary
of the church. Saturday was not an
ideal day for a centennial celebration
but a large crowd was present to
witness the interesting ceremony. The
program was pleasing and Instructive
and was carried out in most satis-
factory manner. The congregation as
sembled at II o'clock. After devotion
al exercises the Rev. E. P. Easterling,
of Clio Marlboro county, preached
most excellent sermon appropriate to
the occasion. This was followed by
some timely remarks by the pastor,
Rev. F. c.. Hickson. Mr.. Easterling
then presented his work as special
agent in the Broad River association
for the endowment of Furman univer-
sity. Dinner was served in the
church. Sunday was bright and pleas
ant The pastor gave a historical
sketch of the church, which will be
given to the press later. DR.. Lee Davis
Lodge followed with an address on
What the World Has Done in a Hun
dred Years" The theme was broad
one and gave the speaker ample scope
to display to excellent advantage his
knowledge of the many things that
have transpired within the past CEN
tury. Dr. Lodges address was able,
patriotic and instructive and was given
the undivided attention of the large
congregation. After dinner Rev. A. G.
Cree delivered an address on "a Cen
tury of Missions" in which he showed
the remarkable strides that the mis-
sionary cause had made in the past
hundred years. A feature Of the day
was the dinner. The bountiful repast
indicated that the congregation of
Providence church was in prosperous