Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-09
LOCAL LACONlCS.


pointed carrier on rural route No. 2,
Clover vice Mr. F. E. Clinton. who re-
Gently resigned to take position with
the Glover Drug company. Mr.. Clin-
ton was very popular on the route,
and there are many who are loath to
give him up. Mr.. Matthews, however,
Is thoroughly efficient and reliable
and will fill the position to the salts
faction Of all concerned.
Burns. Smith.
Mr.. James Z. Burns and Miss Annie
Smith were married at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. L.
Smith, in the Beersheba neighborhood
last Wednesday evening at $50 o'clock.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
S. H. Hay Of Beersheba and Glover.
who is the pastor of both Of the young
people. A number of relatives and
friends were present. The bride Is
pretty and accomplished young lady
and has many friends In Yorkville,
where she lived during most Of her
school days. She Is also well-liked
throughout the neighborhood in which
she lives. The groom Is son Of Mr..
w. A. Burns, substantial citizen Of
| the Beersheba neighborhood and is an
energetic, intelligent and prosperous
young man, who enjoys the highest re-
spect and esteem Of all who know him.
Both of these young people have hosts
Of friends who congratulate them on
their happy union and wish them a
heaping measure of prosperity.
The Trains and Their Connections.
BY the new schedule, which goes in
to effect on the Southern next Sunday,
trains will run as fellows: Morning
train leaves Columbia 7.20 a. m. and
Kingville II a. H., reaching Camden at
1890 p. M. leave Camden AIS p. m,
arrive Rock Hill 7 p. m; leave Rock
Hill 1885 p. m., arrive Yorkville 8.16 p.
m. and Blacksburg $50 p. m. The af-
ternoon train leaves Columbia $40 p.
M, Kingville 4.3O p. m; arrive Cam
len sos p. m, Sumter 5.45 p. m. Rock
Hill SIS p. m. A new train will be put
on to leave Rock Hill 5.45 a. m, arrive
Yorkville 6.25 a. M, Blacksburg TAO a.
m. and Marion, N. c., 10.45 a. m. Re-
turning this train will leave Marion, N,
c., $40 p. m, Blacksburg $50 p. m,
Yorkville 9.51 p. m, and reach Rock
Hill 1890 p. m, connecting for Colum-
bia. The morning train will leave
Blacksburg $50 a. m. Yorkville S.11
a. M; arriving Rock Hill S.55 a. m,
making connection with train arriving
at Columbia 1.35 p. m. This train will
wait at Rock Hill until 1885 a. m, for
the train which leaves Columbia 6.10
a. m, which reaches Rock Hill at q.
m, and train which leaves Charlotte at
9.45 a. m, and arrives at Rock Hill
10.47 a. M; leaving Rock Hill 1856 a.
m. this train passes Kershaw 1888 p.
m, Camden p. m; arriving Kingville
3.45 p. m, connecting with afternoon
train for Charleston and Columbia.
The early morning train will leave
Rock Hill 6.35 a. M, passing Camden
$40 a. M, reaching Kingville 10.45 q.
m, connecting with the train which
arrives at Columbia 11.40 a. m.
Fire at Tirzah.
There was big fire at Tirzah this
morning. It broke out under the store
of Mr.. w. M. Carothers. (building
formerly owned by F. H. Brown at
about l o'clock and destroyed that
building and contents along with the
w. T. Massey storehouse and goods
and a warehouse In the rear. Mr.. w.
M. Carothers and several others were
sleeping in the upstairs Of the store,
and had a narrow escape from death.
When discovered the fire had already
made sufficient headway to be beyond
control. While assisting in getting
some box cars on the Southern railway
out of danger, Mr.: Floyd Jackson had
wound was dressed by Drs. ]. D. Nc
Dowell and Lynn Campbell. The Car
others store building belonged to Mr..
Jasper Thomasson, who lives about
four miles north Of Yorkville and was
insured for about $500. The stock,
which belonged to Mr.. Carothers, was
not insured. The other buildings be-
longed to Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Massey.
The reporter learns that they were in
as to the amount. The total loss was
in the neighborhood Of $4,000 or $4,000.
The people in the neighborhood Of Tir-
zah are satisfied that the fire was of
incendiary origin and they have we'll
defined conviction as to how 1t came
about; but developments have hardly
been sufficient to warrant public
statement at this time.
Death of Mrs. James Fitchett.
Mrs. Isabella Patton Fttchett, widow
Of the late James Fitchett, died at her
home near Glover last Tuesday night,
after a brief illness. The end come
suddenly. She had been slightly in
disposed for a week or more; but her
condition was not considered serious.
Shortly after she laid down to rest,
and when it was thought she was
asleep, visitor at the house noticed
that her eyes were open and investi-
cation developed that her life had end
ed Mrs. Fitchett was born on Allison
creek, in the same neighborhood where
she spent her long life, on November
II, 1922. Her father, Henry Carroll,
was a son Of Joseph Carroll, Rev.
olutionary soldier, and brother of
the Thomas Carroll, who killed Colonel
Christian Huck, leader of the Tories
who were defeated at what is now
Brattonsville, on July IL, 1880. She
was married to her late husband on
January 27, 1S45, and survived him
about eight years. When she married
Mr.. Fitchett, she was member Of the
Associate Reformed church, but
changed her membership to Bethel
Presbyterian church, and afterward to
the Presbyterian church at Glover. She
leaves five children-two sons and three
daughters. The sons are Messrs. David
and John Fitchett, and the daughters
are Mesdames J. w. Pursley and ]. L.
Pursley Of Kings Mountain township,
and Mrs. c. G. Parish Of Yorkville.
Her other descendants include thirteen
grandchildren and twelve great-grand-
children. Her brother, Mr.. Zinri Car
roll Of Glover, Is the only surviving
member Of her fathers family. The
funeral took place at Glover on We'd
nesday, the services being conducted
by Rev. S. H. Hay, her pastor.