Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-09
Miseellaneous 8eaains.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.

or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, October 6: 1t is not often
that any of our citizens come before
the board of county commissioners
asking permission to change a road
from a worse to better location on
their own lands. and at their own eX-
pense, or the expense Of the neighbor-
hood, but that is what we understand
Mr.. jay o. Barber did yesterday LOT
himself and Mrs Marion. The whole
country should throw up its hat ana
give three cheers. Shall we hope that
this will provoke others to like good
works? Such deeds are worth much
more to the country than serving as
governor of the state. ...... .Mr. Will
liam A. Neal died at his home on Lacy
street this morning about 3 O'CLOCK.
He was out on his farm yesterday af-
ternoon, and when he came home he
told Mrs. Neal that he had had slight
attack of heart failure, to which ne
was subject occasionally. but that IL
had passed off. Mrs. Neal and her
daughter went to church, and when
they returned, he was sleeping. ABOUT
o'clock he walked Mrs. Neal saying
that the attack had returned, but he
said it was not necessary to send for
doctor. She administered restoratives,
and later called Mr.. Ward, who lives in
the house, and phoned for DR.. w. b.
Cox, but he was dead before the doc
tor arrived. Mr.. Neal was native
Of the Cornwell section of this county,
and had just passed his 50th year. He
leaves a wife, daughter and son.
He was a man of genial disposition,
and made friends wherever he went.
He had been living in town about
twenty years, and was engaged In mer-
chandising and farming. AT the
county commissioners meeting yester-
day the matter of chief interest was
the election of certain officials, adver-
tisement of which had been published.
It resulted as follows: Superintendent
chaingang, S. o. McKeown; superinten-
dent county home, w. S. Turner;
county physician, DR.. ]. G. Johnson;
county attorney, R. B. Caldwell, Esq.
Agreeably to a proposition of the city
council, it was agreed that the county
would bear one-half Of the expense or
laying cement pavement on the side
walk in front Of the courthouse lot.
Mr.. J. o. Barber appeared before the
board asking permission to change the
location Of the road near the old Mar
ion place, where it runs over hill, to
run around the hill on level, without
expense to the county. This request
was granted. On Tuesday morning
at $50 a beautiful ceremony in the A.
r. P. church made Miss Anna Hemp
hill Moffatt Mrs. J. T. Curry. Mrs. J.
]. Stringfellow was the skilled organ
ist and her rendering Of Schuberts
"Serenade" during the ceremony added
enchantment to the sweetly solemn
hour. At the first notes Of the bridal
music the ushers entered and took
their places, Messrs. Robert Lindsay,
Charles McAliliey, Drs. Ambrose wy
lie, w. M. Kennedy. The bride, with
her maid Of honor, Miss Julia Moffatt,
followed and met the groom and off,
ciating minister, Mr.. ]. S. Moffatt, at
the altar. Senator P. L. Hardin
surprised his friends last Friday when
he landed in Chester. He went on to
his home at Bascomville Saturday
evening. He is getting along finely,
and there is no reason to doubt that ne
will soon be as sound and we'll as he
ever was Yesterday morning Judge
Mcclure had occasion to have a docu-
ment signed in his office by a colored
woman. AS soon as it was given her.
she turned it upside down and took the
pen in her left hand. Judge Mcclure
was inclined to offer some advice as
to which was the top Of the paper, but
she indicated that she knew what she
was about. She wrote her name neatly
and plainly, top side down, with her
left hand, and said all her writing was
done in that way.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, October s.: The re-
ception by the First Baptist church to
Limestone college last Friday evening
was a success in every particular.
The admirable programme rendered at
the beginning Of the festivities was
greatly enjoyed by all present. The
occasion was one long to be remember
ed. There was only one thing that
marred the occasion. That was the
giving away Of a section fo the veran-
da and bruising about a score Of the
students and their friends. Fortunate
ly, no one was seriously hurt and the
young people went on with their pleas
ure till the dummy" whistle called the
guests to return to town.. "A SEN
sation was created among the Negroes
last Saturday night by Manuel Elmore
being stabbed and almost killed by
Florence Robertson at the branch
north of town. The cause Of the
difficulty, it seems, arose from Ell
more writing a letter to the Robertson
husband who was away, and telling
him that his wife had been unfaithful.
When Robertson came home he show
ed his wife the letter. She at once
sought to averge the wrong, and sue
ceeded as stated above. .... Mr.. John