Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-04

In return we get $4,000 towards our
taxes and the school fund. Would it
not be better to pay that $4,000 direct
and keep the remainder in our pock-
cts? We would keep here one hundred
dollars a year that now goes to the
distillers of other states. From a A.
nancial point Of view we would be a
great deal better off. The many
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Go
forth were panied to learn Of the death
of their little girl Saturday night af-
ter a short illness with membraneous
Group. The remains were buried yes
terday at Mt. Paran church.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Nov. /: Miss Lot
tie Blake went to Rock Hill last night
to spend several days. While away,
she will spend some time in the libra
ry of Winthrop college acquainting
herself minutely with its methods Of
operation. .Mr. William E. Nc
Arthur died at his home last Friday
night after an illness Of one hour.
He had attended to his usual duties
during the day and went to bed at
his usual hour and apparently in his
usual health. About nine o'clock he
complained Of being cold. In spite Of
the ministrations Of Mrs. Macarthur,
his chilliness grew worse. Noticing
that his speech was failing, she called
some of the neighbors and also sum-
moned a physician. When DR.. Reid
arrived he found the patient beyond
help. He was dead within an hour
after he was first taken sick. Death
was attributed to a spasm caused by
kidney disease. Mr.. Macarthur leaves
wife, but no children He was the
only brother Of Mr.. s. E. Macarthur,
who alone survives Of that family. On
the 18th of last June Mr.. Macarthur
was 81 years Of age. He was a MEM
Der Of the Presbyterian church In Gas
tonia. After services at the residence
conducted Saturday morning by DR.. j.
C. Galloway, the body was laid to rest
in the family burial ground at Olney.
Mrs. Kate Hovis, wife Of Mr.. M.
Hovis Of Stanley, accidentally fell to-
day and broke her arm. Mrs. Hovis
is advanced in years and the injury
sustained is quite painful to her..
Mr.. Martin Sample is at home from
Tennessee. He is spending a months
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Union. AS noted a few weeks ago,
he lost his arm in a railroad accident,
on account Of a defective brake rod.
He has about recovered from the ef-
fects of amputation, and will return
to the company's employ when his
vacation is over. Invitations were
issued yesterday by Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Whitesides to the marriage Of
their daughter, Miss jamie Whitesides,
to Rev. George w. Hanna on Tues
day, November 18th. The wedding
will be celebrated in the A. r. P.
church at $50 in the morning. The
bride be Is one Of Gastonia's pref
tiest and most accomplished young
ladies. She is graduate Of Due
West Female college, and taught one
session in the Gastonia graded school.
The groom-elect Is a rising young
minister Of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church and is the pas
tor Of a church of that denomination
in Little Rock, Ark. He is a son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Hanna Of Cas-
tonia. Mr.. Hanna is a graduate OF
Erskine college and Erskine Theologi-
cal Seminary at Due West. This is
his first year in the active ministry.
:. Mr.. John M. league, a well known
young man Of Lowell, died at his
home there Saturday morning at six
o'clock after a three weeks illness OF
typhoid fever. Deceased was a son
Of the late Mr.. William league who
died last August. He Is survived by
his mother six brothers and one sis
ter. One brother, Mr.. Martin league,
is postmaster at Lowell. The funeral
was held at the home Sunday after
noon at / o'clock and was largely at
tended. Rev. J. A. Hoyle, pastor Of
the Lowell Baptist church, Of which
the deceased was a member conducted
the funeral services. After the funeral
the body was taken to Bethesda church
for interment, the burial services be-
ing conducted by the .Jr. o. U. A. M,
Of which order he was a member.
This year the cotton crop Of CASTOR
will be about $500 bales. The bale
age last year was 9,941 bales.