Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-08

ham for the recovery Of the horse and
buggy seized and sold by Mr.. jenkins
some weeks ago and on wednesday
Thomasson will be tried on several In
dictments for selling whisky. Much
interest Is being manifested IN THESE
cases and there Is much speculatlng
as to what the final outcome OF the
matter will be.
Last weeks rain did not come too late
for wheat sowing and as the weather
has been quite favorable since the rain
there will very likely be a good acre.
age sown in this section. Neither Is II
too late to SOW some fall oats and a
few acres sown in oats might prove
paving investment to the farmer.
There is a great deal Of building
going on in Rock Hill and a number
Of carpenters were out Of work last
week for a few days in consequence
of the rain; but all have resumed work
again now and the musical sound OF
the saw and hammer is heard In every
direction.
Mr. G. w. Jordan received intel
ligence Sunday afternoon Of the death
of his father, G. w. Jordan, Sr, Whlcn
occurred on Wednesday Of last week az
his home near Jefferson, Chesterhelo
county, after an illness Of only feW
days. He had been in somewhat fee-
BILE health for some time. The de-
ceased was about "a years old, but
was remarkably strong for man OF
that age and did great deal OF WORK
on his farm this year. He Is surV1v-
ed by his wife and a family Of nine
children, the youngest Of whom Is "a
years Of age. It Is rather remarkable
fact that Of this large familya the
death of the aged father last Wednes-
day was the first death to occur In
the family.
yesterday was Winthrop day at r. H
Howells Crystal Palace Glass blow
ers' tent. Quite a number Of the girls
in blue visited the show in the after
noon and all were delighted with the
exhibition, and the beautiful glass
souvenirs which were given away free
to each visitor. The children Of the
graded school were taken In on Satur-
day afternoon. Yesterday was their
last day here. They gave two exhi-
billions here daily for one week and
were we'll patronized by the leading
citizens of the city.
Deputy M. G. Bryant and other
members Of Oakland Lodge K. Of P,
are quite busy arranging for meet
ing to be held on Thursday OF this
week, composed of Pythian delegates
from district No. 6, which includes the
lodges in York, Chester, Lancaster and
Fairfield counties. Three sessions will
he held, one at II a. M, one at p
m. and another at p. m. The public
is cordially invited to attend the morn
ing session. The address Of welcome
will be delivered by Rev. w. E. Thayer
with response by ]. w. Hamell, OF
Kershaw.
The Kings Daughters did not give
their play on the night Of the 7th In
slant according to announcement. The
performance was postponed until Fri
day night Of this week, when they will
present Aunt Jerusha's Quilting Par
ty." All who attend are assured OF a
pleasant time besides contributing to
a good and worthy cause.
Mr.. James T. Williford, very pop
ular young man Of the Mount Holly
section, and Miss Annie Garrison, will
be married tomorrow at o'clock p
m. at the home Of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac P. Garrison, Shop
ton, N. c.
While there seems to be consider
able interest manifested in the presi-
Dental election to be held today, we
have heard Of but very little betting
on the result and while some are san
guine Of Democratic victory, others
shake their heads doubtfully when
broached on the subject.
There is a decided improvement In
the condition Of Mrs. I. S. Kidd of Og-
den, who has been seriously Ill for the
past two weeks.
Mrs. E. ]. Gordon, an aged and in
valid lady, died in this city Saturday
night at the home Of her son-in- law
r. L. Gordon on East Black street
Funeral services were conducted from
the home of r. L. Gordon Sunday al
ternoon by Rev. w. L. Lingle and the
remains were inferred in Laureiwooo
cemetery. Besides Mrs. r. L. Gordon
the deceased is survived by an un-
married daughter, with whom she
had made her home near this city for
number Of years.