Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-23
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That ls Of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.

News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May 10: Following are the
names Of those who have gone to the
New Orleans reunion, so far as we
Fudge, j. w. Reed, w. A. brennan,
Mrs. Lille M. Douglass, Miss May
Lille Cornwell, Miss Kate Cornwell,
]. Lowry Guy, T. M. Sanders. J.. B.
Woods, M. H. Wachtel, Robt. Frazer,
Pearl Bowles, Henry Samuels. ]. AL
len Boyd, A. N. Sample. Mr. s. A.
Murphy has returned from Feaster-
Vile, where he has been for the last
two weeks nursing Mr.. John A. Ste
venson, who has been very sick with
pneumonia. Mr.. Murphy says he was
the sickest man he has nursed In a
long time, but through careful nursing
and the blessing Of God, he has been
spared. Mr.. Stevenson buried his
wife the day before he was taken
severely i'll. His friends and sympa-
thizers will be glad to know that he
is up again and doing we'll. DR.. VIM.
Meador was the attending physician.
He is one Of the before-the-war doc
tors, and Mr.. Murphy says good one.
Mrs. Hugh Stevenson has had lot Of
trouble in the last two years. Her hus-
band was killed two years ago. Three
weeks ago her son James was acciden-
tally shot by his brother and died two
weeks ago. Her daughter-in-law died
from neuralgia Of the heart, and was
buried the same day her Oldest son,
John A. Stevenson, was taken sick.
All who know her extend their deep
est sympathy to her in these troubles.
-. Seeing Mr.. James Mcmillan yes
terday reminded Mr.. Hugh White Of
an incident when he was at Mr.. Nc
Millan's place in Ohio two or three
years ago. They were looking at some
Merino sheep. which appeared to Mr..
White rather low middling, and he
was asked what one, which was point
ed out, would be worth in South Caro-
lima. "Oh, about a dollar and halt"
he answered. This nearly took the
breath from the Frenchman, who ex-
claimed, why, we been offered $1,000
for dat sheep. ......A. M. Davis. for
merely Of Catawba and more recently
Of Waxhaw, is now in charge Of the
Seaboard Office here. We have not
learned what Mr.. A. Campbell expects
to do, but he will have the kindest re-
CARDS Of Chester people, wherever he
may Co.,. Miss Fannie and Annie
Lou Abel, Of Lowrysville, were in
town yesterday, guests Of the Misses
Withers. %. The Rev. Chas. r. Hem
phil, D. D., of Louisville, KY, arrived
Saturday evening, to spend a few
weeks with his mother.
LANCASTER
Ledger, May 20: Among the veter-
ans from this county who left for New
Orleans, Monday to attend the big
Confederate reunion were Capt. ]. c.
Foster, ]. N. Estridge, w. B. Bruce,
H. H. Shute and J. M. Hilton. Others
who went were DR.. r. c. McManus
and daughter, Miss Kate McManus,
Mrs. Mamie Roddy and Misses Eva
and Nora Hough, r. L. Blackmon, l.
S. Elliott and Oscar Clark. Most of
the party will visit relatives in some
Of the western states before returning
home. 80. Mr.. Taylor Lemmond came
up from Columbia Saturday and Is
fathers family before going to Menu
phis, Tenn, to which place he has
been transferred by the Western Union
Telegraph company. The summer
ter county will open June 8th at Lam
caster and continue four weeks. No
teachers can afford to lose this oppor-
tunity for better preparing themselves
for the great work in which they are
engaged. Attendance on the summer
school Is necessary to renewal Of
teachers certificate of qualification.
Mr.. L. T. Baker will be in charge
with Mr.. r. E. Sharpe as assistant.
For further information apply to A. c.
Rowell, county superintendent, L. T.
Baker, member of county board, or H.
E. Coffey, member county board, Lam
caster, S. c.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, May 10: Capt. J.
B. Bell, went to Spartanburg yester-
day. Mr.. J. c.. Elliott, of York.
vile, spent Sunday in the city.
The stockholders Of the Cherokee Falls
Manufacturing company met at the
mill last week and confirmed the ac-
tion Of the directors in increasing the
company's capital stock from 100000
to $1,000,000. The company will be-
gin work about the first Of June to
build 10000 spindle mill on this side
Of Broad river on the site Of the Mag
netic Iron company iron works at
Cherokee ford. They will also put in
sufficient number Of looms to weave
the yarn turned out by its 10000 spin
dies. Mr.. Plonck and Mr.. Roberts,
respectively president and treasurer of
the Cherokee Falls Manufacturing
company, are conservative, but are
two Of the most successful cotton
manufacturers in the country, and un-
der their management success is as
sured the company in it's new enter
prise. The half has never been told
We say again, watch Broad river in
Cherokee county. -. Mrs. John Hol-
ler, of Rock Hill, spent Friday night
In the city with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. T. Poag, and left for her
home Saturday morning. Mrs. Hol-
ler has many friends in Gaffney who
regret she could not make her stay
longer. :. Mrs. VIM. Webster return