Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05
Miseellaneous Reaaing.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.

man. Funeral services Will De con-
Quoted by Rev. J. B. Swami. ..Dr
r. ]. Willingham Of Richmond, preach
ed at the Baptist church Wednesday
night. 1t was a sermon Of great power
and at the close the congregation IN
creased their offering they had already
made to foreign missions, to an amount
sufficient to support a missionary
The amount given Wednesday nighI
and what other members will give who
were not present, will make the Offer
ing easily reach $500. The happiest
man in Chester is Mr.. Shelton, the pas
tor of this noble church. and well may
he be, for they are really doing great
things. They have just about finished
a heavy debt of several thousand dol
lars, increased their pastors salary and
now have put this noble capstone on
their good deeds by giving between
500 and $500 to foreign missions for
this year. ). Mr.. w. Y. White has sold
his house and lot on Pine street TO
DR.. G.. B. White and has bought the
Walker house on Centre street and will
move some time soon. ...... Mrs. Tom
Ferguson and children, who have been
visiting at Mr.. Geo. w. Fergusons,
went to Yorkville yesterday morning
Mrs. Sarah Williams died last
Friday night at her home in Richbure
from congestion of the stomach and
was buried in the cemetery there Sat
urday. She was about fifty-nine years
of age. For a number Of years She
had been the sextoness of Union church
and will be very much missed. Miss
Sue Hollis, aged about sixty years, died
at the home of her brother, Mr.. P. T.
Hollis, near Lewisville Wednesday
from some stomach trouble and was
buried at Pleasant Grove. Methodist
church Thursday. :. Repairs have al
ready commenced on Manetta mill ~"
1, which was damaged by fire Monday
afternoon. All hands who were thrown
out of employment by the fire are on
half pay and get their houses free OF
rent. Mr.. w. M. Westbrook having
resigned his position as dispenser, the
board Of control has appointed Mr.
Louis Samuels to serve out the un-
expired term. Mr.. G. w. Ferguson
received a telegram yesterday announc-
ing the death Of Lee, the ten year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Grant
in Atlanta. Wednesday evening about
five o'clock, she with some other chill
dren, were playing on the street and IN
some unaccountable way she failed to
see the approach of the street car and
was run over by it and killed. Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant, accompanied by lady and
gentleman from Atlanta. arrived on the
S. A. L. yesterday evening with the
remains and were taken to Mr.. Will
Ferguson's in Chapel neighborhooo
last night and the burial would be at
Armenia at II o'clock today. She was
their only child, which makes their af-
Fiction dcubly sad.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, April l: About
six weeks ago. Nellie the siX-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alb McGill
was terribly burned. Her dress caught
fire in the house and she ran to her
mother who was out in the yard. The
fire was extinguished, but not until the
child's side was terribly burned. IT
was thought that the little one would
recover, but after the lapse Of several
weeks there is a raw surface on her
side as large as ones two hands which
does not heal but rather grows worse
Mr.. McGill has returned from looking
after his saw mill interests in Florida
on account Of his little girls condi-
ton. We sincerely hope the little pa
tents condition may soon take a turn
for the better. .... Mr.. w. w. Glenn
bookkeeper for the Arlington Cotton
mill, brought suit in Magistrate W. l.
Stoves court yesterday morning
against the Southern railway for the
sum of 81, unearned bond premium
which the defendant company had re-
tanned from an amount due him on
salary. The Southern was represented
by Mr.. George w. Wilson and Mr.
Glenn plead his own case. Judgment
was rendered in favor of the plaintifi
for the amount, 50. Mr.. Glenn was for
merly employed in the Southern's Of
fees at Charlotte, but resigned last
summer The amount in question was
the premium on his bond from August
to December The railroad took an
appeal. .... A big slander suit that Is
likely to attract attention is expected
to come up at the April term of York
court. 1t is the case Of Rev. H. w
Hawkins of Kings Mountain against
Mr. Tom Jackson of Glover. Certain
alleged reports affecting the moral
character of the minister are said to be
at the bottom of the trouble. Both
sides, we understand, are taking de-
positions and preparing for desperate
legal contest. Mr.. L. hardwood
and Miss Maude Mabry were married
at Albemarle Wednesday afternoon
March 23rd. They left Immediately for
the home Of the groom's father, Mr.
D. M. Arrowood, near Bessemer City,
where they have been ever since We'd
nesday night. Mr.. Arrowood is now
taking a we'll earned holiday. He has
been night superintendent of the Wis
casset mills at Albemarle, but it is pos
sible that he will not return, though
his plans are not yet certainly formed.
At all eve ats we welcome him and his
fair brid home and give them our
congratulations and best wishes. ......
A raaoti,ao of the rooeraherS Of the old