Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-10
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.
HLESTER

ChES En-.
Lantern, November 6: Rev. and Mrs.
r, M. Stephenson and youngest child
came up on the Southern from Wood
ward Wednesday morning. after having
spent several days with Mr.. Steven
sons relatives few miles in the coun-
Mr.. Charles H. Ragsdale,
we'll known citizen of the RossVille
died at the home OF MS
daughter, Mrs. Perry, in Lancaster
county last Friday, October 80, at the
age of about sixty-five years. The re-
mains were brought to his former home
on Saturday and buried in Ebenezer
churchyard. Col. ]. w. Reed went
to Charlotte Tuesday to see MRS
Stonewall Jackson and urge her to
come to the Confederate rally on the
oath. She promised to consider the IN
vitation, with the chances in favor OF
her coming. If she comes she will be
the guest Of the veterans of Chester
county. 1t is now probable that Gen.
C. 1. Walker will be here. The militia
will take part in the exercises, ana
Capt. Mills will make an effort to nave
five companies here and make it
memorable occasion. Major Jas. F.
Hart Of Yorkville, will be here on the
occasion of the big Veterans rally, and
will make an address. He was brave
officer and in Gen. Lees report to the
department, special mention is made OF
the gallant services of Harts battery
Purity Presbyterian church was
the scene of a lovely wedding on We'd
nesday night. The contracting parties
were Mr.. Hartwell Wood and Miss
Clara Sledge. The church was elab-
orately decorated in pink and white
chrysanthemums.. The pulr's was
banked in lovely palms and ferns with
a number of candles shining through
the foliage. Then to the inspiring
strains of Mendelssohn's wedding
march the fair ribbon girls entered
Two in white and two in pink. Misses
Lottie Kluttz and Fannie Spratt, Kate
Crawford and Carrie Wood. Then the
ushers, Mr.. Fred Culvern and DR.. W.
M. Kennedy, Messrs. Tom Spratt and
Greed Spratt. The groom with his best
man, Mr.. Gus brennan, entered from
the yestry room and met the bride with
her sister, Miss Mary Sledge, maid OF
honor, who was most becomingly at
tired in pink and carried pink roses
The bride was lovely in her gown OF
white organdie with pearl trimmings
Her flowers were lilies of the valley
and maiden hair ferns. They met un-
der a beautiful arch in the shape OF a
heart, which was beautiful and artistic
in pink and white flowers. Rev. D. N
MCLAUGHLIN performed the ceremony
in his usual impressive style. A recep-
ton was held at the home Of the bride
on West End, where this popular young
couple received their friends.
LANCASTER.
LEDGER, November 7: Cotton brought
1O.55 on this market yesterday. 1t be-
gan rising Wednesday when it sold at
1O3, reaching 1Os Thursday and open
ing at 1885 yesterday morning. .....
Mrs. Cooper, an aged widow, died at
the home Of her son, Mr.. Mann Coop
er at the cotton mill here last Monday,
and the remains were inferred In the
town cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
Her death was due to the infirmities
of age-being more than four score
wears old Louella, the infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Snipes, aged
eighteen months, died at this place on
Thursday last. The remains were In
tered at Union Baptist church yester-
day. Died Of membraneous Group,
on Wednesday night, November 4,
1903. Olin. the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Parks Of the Unity sec
ton, aged about thirteen months. The
remains of the little one were inferred
at Camp Creek Baptist church Thurs
day afternoon. Marian Coleman,
the little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. jeff
Ferguson of Lindsay, died on Wednes-
day last, November 4, 1908, aged two
years and two months. She had a
stroke Of paralysis about a year ago
and had never been we'll since. The
remains Of the little one were inferred
at old Waxhaw Presbyterian church
on Thursday.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, November 6: Mr..
Louis ]. Clemmer, one Of the oldest cit
iZens of CASTOR county, died last Sat-
urday night at midnight. His death oc-
CURED rather suddenly at the home of
his daughter. Mrs. Perry Wright, whom
he had been visiting about two weeks.
Two years ago he broke up housekeep-
ing and since that time had been living
with his children and had been making
his home principally with his son,
Stanhope, near Bessemer. Mr.. Glenn
mer was eighty-two years old last
May, and served we'll his day and gen.
Grafton both in time of war and peace.
He was a brave Confederate soldier,
and received a dangerous wound in the
forehead, the scar of which he car
ried with him to his grave. His wife
died last January. The surviving chill
dren are Stanhope, Mrs. Perry Wright,
Jerome and Joseph. 1t was his re-
quest that he should be buried at Beth
any by the side of his wife. There
his body was gently laid to rest last
Sabbath after funeral services conduc-
ted by Rev. A. #. Lindsay. Miss
Germaine Odom of Charlotte, is visit
ing Miss Oeland Greene. :. Miss Yetta
Rosenbaum of Charlotte is the guest of