Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-24
Miseellaneous Araaing.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
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ter, Miss Fannie Withers. Miss Mary
Withers left on No. 33 for Barnwell to
visit friends. .... Rev. G. E. Mcdonald
Of Winnsboro, passed through on the
Southern this morning taking his chill
dren to Charlotte to spend some time
at the home of their grandfather, Mr..
Robert Harris. Miss Edith Cornwell
of Grouse, N. c., who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. T. ]. Mauney at Sandy
River, was in the city this morning on
her way to Gastonia to visit other rel
atives. 49,. Miss Mary ]. Elder, who
has been spending several months IN
Winnsboro with Rev. C. E. Mcdonald,
will return to the city this evening Ito
the great delight Of the Henry family
and her many friends. Rev. II. Q.
Judd, Col. ). w. Reed. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Hall, Mrs. ]. R. Dye. Capt. John
Sanders. and Messrs. c. B. and Law
renee Smith returned from the reunion
in Charleston yesterday evening. .....
Mrs. M. ]. Conrad of Lowryville, was
in the city Wednesday morning on her
return from a visit to her daughter at
Rion. -. Miss Carrie Beard Of York.
vile, is visiting Mrs. ]. L. Wood on
Saluda street. =. Miss Kate Nichol-
son, who had been in the city two or
three months with her sister, the late
Mrs. w. M. Nicholson, left Tuesday
evening for her home at Bethune, TAX
ing the little motherless babe with her
70 care for. Mr.. Cortez Nicholson,
brother, and one or two other sisters
who were with her, left for their homes
at the same time. Mr.. Nicholson and
the two older children will live with
his mother and sister, on Lancaster
street. Miss Kittie Stringfellow of
Hawthorn, Fla, who has been spending
two or three months with her uncle,
Mr.. J. ]. Stringfellow, accompanied by
her brother in-law, Mr.. ]. L. Davidson,
and Mrs. H. S. Heyman. went to Sa-
vannah Tuesday where she and Mr..
John LaFontise, city editor Of the jack
sonville Times, were married at the
parsonage by Rev. w. P. McCorklll'
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church
of Savannah. They left Wednesday
morning for the eastern coast of Flor
ida to spend few days before return
ing to their home at Jacksonville
There were no objections to the mar
riage but on account Of the recent be-
reavement In her family they decided to
meet there and be quietly married.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, May 20: An old
newspaper nearly fifty years old is in
the possession of Mr.. Jno. F. Love and
is Justly priced by him for more than
one reason. 1t is the Due West Tele-
scope of August 29. 1856. which con-
tains the obituary Of his grandfather
Andrew Love, written by the late DR..
f. E. Boyce. The paper was a gift
from Mr.. R. w. Carson. Mr.. Love has
another copy of Jan. 9, 1863, which
contains from the same pen an obitua-
ry of Robert S. Love, son Of William
Love, who was a relative near Bethany
in York. Two CASTOR county boys
won honors at Catawba college at the
commencement which closed yesterday.
Mr.. Robert +. Cox of Lowell, won the
Glenn Memorial medal, which is given
by DR.. L. N. Glenn Of McAdenville in
memory of his brother who died while
a student there. Mr.. Robert Riddle of
Begonia was the winner Of the deba-
ter's improvement medal in the Philo-
mathean Literary society. In winning
these honors these young men have also
reflected credit on old CASTOR and rich
ly deserved the congratulations of their
friends. The new rector of st.
Marks Episcopal church, Rev. John c.
Seagle of Hendersonville, will hold his
first service on the first Sunday in
June. Mr.. Seagle finished the course In
the general Theological Seminary, New
York, last year, since which time ne
has been assisting at st. Luke's church,
Lincolnton, Of which the late DR.. w.
r. Wetmore was rector. AT the
home of the brides father, Mr.. JOS
eph Smith, about five miles west OF
Yorkville, Mr.. Joseph Adams and Miss
Belle Smith were married Wednesday
morning. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. w. A. Hafner in his happy, but
impressive manner. The home was
beautifully decorated with plants and
flowers and IS or 100 people witnessed
the marriage. A large number of beau
full and costly presents were received,
At half past one the wedding party
reached the groom's home near Bowl
ing Green, and a sumptuous wedding
dinner was enjoyed. Their friends give
congratulations to Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
and wish for them much happiness.
Mrs. Mary Wilson Patrick has been
critically i'll for week or ten days at
the home of her husband near Union
church. Two weeks ago an infant was
born to them. their third child. A few
days later the young mother began to
suffer from symptoms Of blood poison
ing. and has been seriously i'll ever
since. Wednesday morning messen-
ger was dispatched to DR.. Isaac Bigger
for some of the medicine he used so
successfully in the case Of Mr.. George
Riddle. The medicine was procured
and Mrs. Patrick began to use it about
noon. Yesterday she was brighter and
appeared to be so much better that her
hopeful of her recovery.
ARMY OF LoCUsTs.-A Bombay, Un-
dia) newspaper publishes an amazing