Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-15
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.



CHESTER.
Lantern, March II: Miss Anna Jane
Sexton, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Sexton, died at Lando yesterday, aged
seventeen years. Funeral today at
Harmony, by Rev. ]. H. Marlborough.
Mr.. ]. A. Blake received a let
ter this morning announcing the death
Of his mother, Mrs. Mary Blake. at her
home near Carrolton, Ala, on Sabbath
evening, from the effects Of grip. She
was seventy nine years Of age. Mr..
John Bell Towill, who was recently
elected a member of the state board OF
dispensary directors is certainly de-
serving of some credit for the course
he pursued when he decided to accept
a position on the board. Mr.. Towfll
was member of the Baptist church at
Batesburg, and realizing that the busi-
ness he was about to engage in was
not a part of church work and not
consistent with church membership
and that to hold on to both would en-
membership from the church-Ker-
shaw Era. The constitution Of the
Chester Ministerial association Is as
follows: 1. This shall be known as the
Ministerial Association of Chester, S.
c., and all the evangelical ministers, In
good standing in the city and county
shall be eligible for membership by
vote Of the association. 2. The pur-
pose of this association shall be to
promote the religious interests Of the
city and county, by affording occasion
for more frequent ministerial fellow
ship; for comforting together about
matters which mutually concern the
churches and the pastors, and by af-
fording opportunity for unity of action
in those matters where such action
may be deemed practical and benefi-
cial. 8. The officers Of the association
shall consist Of a chairman and Sec
retary and treasurer to be elected an
nually hereafter at the January meet
ing. It shall be the duty Of the chair
man to call any extra meeting that
may be necessary and to preside at all
meetings. It shall be the duty of the
secretary and treasurer to keep min
utes Of the meetings; to see to the
making of all public announcements.
and to notify the association of any
financial necessities. 4. This associa-
ton shall meet on the first Tuesday in
every month at 10 a. m, and at such
other times as the chairman may in
dicate. Rev. ]. S. Moffatt, D. D.. was
elected chairman and Rev. B. G. Muir
ply secretary.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, March IL: We'd
nesday morning while Mr.. A. G. Man.
gum as attorney for the plaintiff in the
case of Lineberger VS.. Gastonia for
damages sustained by contact with a
live wire was speaking to the jury. the
very wire on which his client was hurt
snapped asunder and fell to the ground.
The break occurred within few feet
of the spot where the perilous accident
happened. The parting of this wire at
the place Mentioned while the case
was under discussion in court is re-
garded by many as a most remarkable
coincidence. .....A marriage of much
local interes, was that Of Miss Eleanor
Wade Rankin of Mount Holly to Mr..
T. r. Spratt of Columbia, S. c., which
took place in the First Presbyterian
manse at Charlotte Monday evening,
DR.. ]. r. Howerton performing the GER
emony. The brides parents objected
to the marriage and she went to Char
lotte ostensibly for the purpose of Wis
iting friends. She is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Wade Rankin while the
groom Is a yard conductor for the
Southern railway at Columbia. .....
The many friends here of Esq. B. G.
Bradley and Mrs. Bradley will regret
to learn that they have decided to leave
Gastonia. They have purchased prop
erty at Piedmont Springs, S. c., and
will move to that place within the next
six weeks. 1t is hoped the change will
be beneficial to Mrs. Bradley's health.
Their home on West Air Line street
has been purchased by DR.. Frank G.
Wilson. who will take charge immedi-
ately after their departure. .... Mr..
Frank Lewis and Miss Cora Armstrong
will be married next Wednesday. the
18th, at New Hope Presbyterian
church. The ceremony will be per-
formed by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Coch-
ran. The groom is a son Of Mr.. John
Lewis and the bride is the daughter Of
Mr.. ]. L. Armstrong; both are promi-
nent young people of the South Point
neighborhood. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis will
reside at the home of the groom's
father. The candidates are planting
their crop of politics before the farm
ers plant their cotton and corn. "Too
many candidates in the woods" said
Uncle Davie Lineberger. land not
enough hands in the cotton patch"
It's going to be busy spring with
me-" said Mr.. Bob Henderson. "and the
candidates who come my way are in
vited to bring a cotton hoe along"
People are beginning to ask when the
county convention will be called, and
whether there will be one convention
or two. These questions will all be
settled in a few weeks. On next
Thursday night the state executive
committee Of the Democratic party will
meet in Raleigh to designate the time
and place for holding the next state
convention. When that has been done,
Chairman Mason will call the county