Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-25
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Wallace Ramsey Pardoned.

Governor Hayward has pardoned
wallace Ramsey, a white man, VINO
was sentenced to the penitentiary from
York county for two years for stealing
bale of cotton. Ramsey had one
more month to serve. The pardon was
issued in order that he might be restor-
| ed to citizenship.
New Club For Rock Hill.
Rock E!ll special Of Thursday to the
Colum ola State: The Piedmont club
was organized last Friday, with Mr..
w. B. Wilson as president, Mr.. w. s.
Lee, Jr., vice president and c. w. r.
Spencer, Esq, secretary and treasurer.
This Is purely a social club and while
its rooms will be temporarily located
over the Rock Hill Dug company, ar
rangements have already been per-
fected with Mr. Samuel Friedheim to
erect new building on his vacant lot
between the Rock Hill Supply company
and the New York Racket store, where
the club will have its permanent quar-
ters, consisting Of the whole OF the
second floor for reception rooms,
cafe, etc., additional rooms on the
third floor, and roof garden on top
of the building. Mr.. Wilson has been
very active in organizing this club,
and as it is an institution long needed
by this little city the people feel quite
grateful to him for his final successful
endeavor.
Married In Secret.
A secret marriage was performed by
one Of the Rock Hill ministers here
about a month ago and although the
bride has been in Rock Hill ever since
and the groom has been here for the
past ten days, the matter has peen
kept entirely private up to the pres
ent time, says Rock Hill correspond
ent Of the Columbia State. The par
ties we're Mr.. r. A. Stein Of Lenoir, N.
c., and Miss Ora Evans, who lives
few miles west Of Rock Hill and Is
quite we'll known here by a host OF
friends and admirers. 1t Is not
thought any objections were had 10
the marriage by the family OF either
party, but for reasons best known 10
themselves the couple preferred ro-
mantle affair to anything more COM
monplace. Immediately after the GER
emony Mr.. Stein returned to Lenoir,
and Mrs. Stein repaired to her coun-
try residence. Since then Mr.. stein
has secured employment with a ROCK
Hill firm and expects to reside here
with his bride in the future and the
couple may rest assured we are glad
to welcome them.
Death Of Major sherfeses.
Major Louis Sherfesee, former
well-known and highly esteemed citi-
zen of York county, died at his home
in Charleston last Tuesday. Major
Sherfesee was a native Of Minden'
Prussia, but was brought by his pa
rents to Charleston while he was stlll
an infant in arms and was reared IN
that city. He became member OF
Hampton's Horse artillery on the or
pani:ation of that command, and at
the beginning of the war was selected
as color bearer for the company that
was afterward so widely known as
Harts battery. 1t has been asserted
i'm his behalf that during the four years
of the war that followed he carried
his banner into more battles than any
other single color bearer could boast
of in all the wars Of which there Is
any record. In 1881 Major Sherfesee
moved to Rock Hill and cast his for
tunes with that growing town. He es-
tablished the Rock Hill Machine works.
He had the right idea and plenty Of