Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-29

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Ledger, Nov. 25: Yesterday a negro
man giving his name as Peter Bynes
called at the Jail here and asked the
Tailor, Mr.. Horton, to lock him up. On
being asked what crime he had com.
mitted, he said he was charged with
killing his wife in Lee county, and &c
the jailor accommodated him. Later
Chief Of Police Hunter telegraphed
Sheriff Smith Of Lee county who an
swered the telegram at once telling
him to hold Bynes and that he would
come up for him today Saturday
Bynes says that the reason he sur
rendered Is that he had heard some
of his people were in jail charged with
killing the woman and that they were
innocent and he didn't want them to
suffer. He Is a son Of Sam Bynes,
who left this county some eight or ten
years ago and went to the section OF
the state whence Peter halls FROM.
Mrs. Caroline Haire, who lives with
her son, Mr.. Jack Haire, In the Wild
Cat section, narrowly escaped being Sc
riously burned last Thursday. While
lighting her pipe her apron and dress
caught afire and but for the presence
Of her daughter-in-law and several
members Of the family, who quickly
extinguished the flames, she would
have been seriously burned. Mrs.
Haire Is in her 92d year and would
have been powerless to have extin-
guished the flames herself. Weary
Clyburn, colored, was brought up by
Policeman Bateman from Kershaw
yesterday and committed to Jail chsrg-
ed with violation Of the dispensary
law. -. Married, at the home Of the
brides sister, Mrs. w. G. Bowers, at
this place. Thursday night, Nov. "a,
1904. Mr.. Charley Ferrell and Miss
Maggie Crenshaw.
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Gastonia Gazette, Nov 25: The
friends Of Mrs. ]. B. Meacham will be
glad to know that her condition yes
terday was somewhat improved.
While returning to her home Tuesday
from missionary meeting at the
Methodist church, she suffered a stroke
Of paralysis at the drug store Of Mes
srs. Frost Terrence & Co.. .... Misses
Mabel and Nina Patrick came over
yesterday from Charlotte. where they
are attending the Presbyterian COL
lege, to spend the Thanksgiving holi-
days with their parents, DR.. and Mrs.
G. r. Patrick. They will return Mon
day.. go. Prof. Joe s. Wray will spend
Thanksgiving at his home in Shelby.
He takes with him as guests Of HIM
self and his sister five Of his pupils as
follows: Misses Maggie Mclean, Hell
en- Jenkins, and Lulie Marshall, and
Mr.. Will Marshall and Mr.. Charlie
Gray. They left on the c. & NV,
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turn on the Southern Saturday after
noon.. DIR. J. Lean Mclean and
Mr.. Arthur M. Dixon left yesterday
for Richmond, Va. to witness the
Thanksgiving football game between
Virginia and Carolina today. Mrs.
Robert Wright, aged about forty-five
years. died Monday afternoon at her
home near the Avon mill Of COM
plication Of diseases. The funeral
was conducted in the Second Baptist
church Tuesday afternoon by Rev. E.
L. Balm, after which the body was in
tered in Shiloh cemetery. Deceased
is survived by husband and several
children. One son, Mr.. Thos. Wright,
Is connected with the Lenoir Cotton
Mill at Lenoir.. 80. .Messrs. Sam Shu-
ford, Sam Robinson, James Holland
and Willie Hope Adams left last night
for Richmond to see the Virginia Car
olina football game today. The
Tuesday Afternoon club was delight
fully entertained this week by Mrs. G..
w. Ragan. After playing trix and
trail the guests were invited into the
dining room where delicious refresh
ments were served in three courses,
consisting Of chicken salad and nut
sandwiches, followed by Charlotte
Russo, fruit, pound cake and coffee.
The table was decorated with carna-
tions and asparagus ferns. The in
vited guests, besides club members,
were Mrs. r. c. Caldwell, Mrs. ]. @.
Holland and Mrs. Margaret Sem.
Mrs. P. r. Falls and Mrs. E. H. Tut
..... The November term Of superior
court adjourned Tuesday after two
days session. The grand jury report
ed that 1t had visited the county home
and found the inmates poorly cared
for, the sick and helpless having very
little attention. It was explained,
however, that this condition Of af-
fairs was due to the. fact that the
former keeper had left and the newly
elected keeper had not as yet taken
charge. The county prison, convict
camp and offices of the county offic-
ials were all visited and found In good
shape. 80. Miss Elise NJ. Stokes left
yesterday afternoon for Yorkville to
spend the Thanksgiving holidays with
home folks. go. An interesting and
pretty wedding took place in the Pres
byterian church last evening at $3.50
o'clock when Miss Cora Spencer,
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Spen-
Ger, became the bride Of Mr.. William
F. Michael. A large number Of the
friends of this popular young couple
gathered to witness the ceremony. The
bridal party entered the church in the
following order, to the strains Of Men
delssohn's wedding march played on
the pipe organ by Miss Ida Pursley
and on the piano by Miss Pansy Tray
wick: Mr.. Lamar Pegram down the
left aisle with Mr.. Fred Smyre down
the right; Miss Edith Self down the
left with Miss Annie Plonk down the
right; Miss Mamie Davis down the
left with Miss Annie Gray down the