Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
Miseellaneous Reaaina.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is OF More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER,


CHESTER.
Lantern, Feb 16: Mr.. and Mrs. L.
T. Nichols, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Green,
the three Misses Lewis at Capt. E. P.
Moores, Gill Mcclure, Watkins Nichols
and perhaps others have gone to Le-
noir today. :. . Mrs. John Anderson Of
Lowryville, a former resident Of this
city, died at her home at Lowryville
S, turday night about IL o'clock, af-
ter a long illness with consumption,
and was buried at Lowryville Sabbath
evening Mt o'clock. Her maiden
name was Conrad and she was about
fifty-five years Of age. Her husband
and several children survive her......
The funeral services Of Mrs. ]. F.
Womble were in the Methodist church
Saturday afternoon at o'clock as
previously announced, and were con-
Quoted by Revs. G. P. Watson and
John Bass Shelton. The pallbearers
were Messrs. ]. r. Alexander, j. L.
Glenn, A. C. Fischel, D. J. Macauley,
J. w. Reed and VIM. McKinnell. The
services were attended by a large
number of sympathizing friends. The
coffin was covered with flowers. Messrs.
Joe and Ben, and Miss Matte Avent.
of Jonesville, N. c., and Mr.. Jack
Avent of Morristown, Tenn, brothers
and sister of the deceased, arrived Fri
day night and attended the funeral.
The brothers left the same evening for
their homes, but Miss Avent will re-
main and care for the four motherless
girls. -
Ledger, Feb. IT: Mr.. E. c. Ingram
and Miss Eva Shute were married at
the brides residence in Monroe last
Thursday evening. DR.. J. c. Rowe
performed the ceremony. Miss Shute
Is the youngest daughter Of the late
John Shute, and has many friends and
admirers in Lancaster where she has
often visited relatives. .... On Sunday
last a negro was chased away from
the cotton mill at Lando by the opera
tives for some misconduct. On Mon
day afternoon Mr.. w. D. Chambers or
this place, and Messrs. c. M. Cooper
and T. D. PRESLEY, who had been over
to Lando. while returning to the rail-
road station were assaulted, cursed and
abused by a crowd Of negroes armed
with hoes, rocks and axes, who stopped
them on the roadside supposing them
to be operatives from the mill who had
~, he oh hpf0rP
Mr.. Chambers and his companions
came on to Richburg and swore out
warrants for the negroes. IA set
tlement with the Southern railway has
been made by our townsman, Mr.. T.
c. Hicks, who was so seriously injured
in the Fishing creek wreck, near York.
VILE, several months ago. Mr.. Hicks
is to receive $500, for the injuries he
sustained. He is still unable to walk
or even to stand up on the leg which
was so badly fractured and we under
stand he is to go to Johns Hopkins IN
Baltimore for treatment the latter part
of this month. .......A chunk or hre
rolled out on the hearth in room up
stairs at DR.. Straits residence Mon
day. setting fire to the mantel and had
burned the floor about the hearth In
addition to one side Of the mantel
when discovered. No alarm was given
as it was easily extinguished with a
few buckets of water. The young
son Of Mr.. ]. F. McManus Of Trades
Vile, who was so badly shot In the
arm by accident during the Christmas
holidays, Is doing finely and his arm,
which at one time it was thought
would have to be amputated, now has
every indication Of being useful and
serviceable to him.
GASToN. "
Gastonia Gazette, Feb. 16: Mrs.
Laura E., wife of the Rev. ]. w. Grif-
fin, died at their home at Stanley Sat-
urday morning, the 9Th instant. after
lingering illness from nervous pros
tration. A large concourse Of sympa-
thizing neighbors attended the funeral
and burial Sunday, the 7th, at Mt.
Zion church, the services being con-
Quoted by the Revs. P. H. Pernell and
w. B. Mcclure. A husband and three
grown children are left to mourn the
death of this good wife and mother.
The sons are Baxter, living at High
Shoals; c. C. Griffin, weaver at the
Avon mill in Gastonia, and Mrs. Frank
Turner, at Kings Mountain. Mr.. Grif-
fin was. here on a visit to his son ana
desired us to say that he is deeply
grateful to his neighbors for their great
kindness and Christian sympathy, and
especially to Mrs. Lon Smith, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Morris, Mrs. William Can
non, Mrs. Ed Hovis, Mr.. M. Spargo,
whose helpful attentions and kindness
during Mrs. Griffin's illness were con-
slant and unremitting. The home
Of Emanuel SuGgs, colored, near Be
thesda church, came near going up IN
smoke Sunday afternoon. Mr.. P. l..
Horsley tells us that while the family
were at church. the fire rolled down and
set the floor on fire. About o'clock
colored boy returning from the
church noticed smoke issuing from the
house and gave the alarm. He broke
open the door and threw water on the
fire with effect. Three or four feet Of
floor next to the hearth was burned
away, two chairs were burned and the
varnish peeled off of the foot board Of
one bed. Narrow escape, sure. .......
Japan and Korea time is 13 hours
ahead of ours. When it is II o'clock
at night here it is II o'clock next day
over there. When the ladies over there