Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-22
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CHESTER.


late DR.. A. P. Wylie Of this city, ana
Miss Bessie Green Mulford Of New Jer-
sey, are to be married the 23rd OF this
month. Mr.. Hugh T. Boyd OF
lCornwell, has pecan trees two years
old that are bearing excellent nuts.
His grating pecan cuttings on hickory
sprouts has been mentioned and these
quick bearing pecan trees are the re-
suit. The Seeding pecan Is tree OF
very slow growth, requiring six or
seven years. and often longer to come
into bearing, but when grated on
stock Of rapid growth it is pushed for
| ward accordingly. Mrs. Banna
lYandle of Lando, died Tuesday morn
ling at 1 o'clock Of Bright's disease.
Little Myrtle, aged months, daughter
of the above, died a short time before
her mother The baby had been IN
delicate health since it's birth. They
were both placed side by side In the
same coffin. Rev. E. A. wilkes con-
Quoted funeral services an. the re-
mains were buried at Pleas ut Grove
church. The deceased left m ny sor-
rowing friends and relatives to mourn
their departure. Rev. l. +. wal
lace Of Heath Springs, spent Wednes-
day night at Mr.. w. G. Johnson's, and
went to Glover this morning to assist
Rev. Mr.. Hay with a meeting. Mrs.
Wallace came Tuesday and will be the
guest Of Mrs. johnson until Mr.. Wal
lace returns Monday. Miss Anna
Agnes Bigham, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Bigham, and Mr.. John J.
Mcdaniel, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II.
Mcdaniel, were married yesterday af-
ternoon, Nov. 18th, 1904, at three
o'clock at the residence Of the brides
parents near Wellridge. The ceremo-
ny was performed by the brides
brother, Rev. j. M. Bigham Of Hunt
ersville, N. c., assisted by Revs. J. A.
White and c.. G. Brown. Mr.. Jonn
Barber of the same neighborhood, was
best man and Miss Lizzie Hardeman
of Georgia, maid Of honor. After the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdaniel went
to the home Of the groom's parents
where a few special friends were in
yited to dine with them today. .Mr.
George w. Simpson died at his home
in the Chapel neighborhood Tuesday
evening, Nov. 18th, 1904, after a ten
weeks illness with dropsy. He was
veteran of the civil war and was an
orderly sergeant in Co. B. 4th regi-
ment. He was IS years old last June.
His wife and nine children, six boys
and three girls, survive him. The fu-
neral service was conducted by Rev. J.
M. Fridy Wednesday at Capers Chapel
and the burial was in the cemetery
there. Mr.. S. A. Alexander OF Fort
Lawn, died Saturday, Nov. 18th, 1904,
and was buried at Mt. Prospect Sab
bath. He was over eighty years OF
age and was veteran Of the Mexican
war, also Of the war between the
states.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, Nov. IS: Mr.. Thomas J.
Cauthen died at his home near West
willie last Friday night after being con-
fined to his home with paralysis for
about two years. He was stricken
about five years ago.. He was In his
eighty-nint year, having celebrated
his eighty eighth birthday March 20.
Mr.. Cauthen was born in Lancaster
county, near the Oakhurst section, and
moved to Kershaw county after his
first marriage. His first wife was MISS
Jane Truesdel, and Of this union nine
children were born, and all are still
living. After the death Of his first
wife he married his brothers widow,
Mrs. w. c. Cauther, who died, and ne
was married again, his third wife being
Mrs. Jane Sizemore Of Bishopville, who
survives him. The children who survive
him are Mr.. ]. T. Cauthen, and Mrs.
S. M. Kirkley of Kershaw; Mrs. N. M.
Truesdel, Mrs. Jas. Gardner, Mrs. j. A.
Mcdowell, Mrs. r. H. Bell, Mr.. L. y.
Cauthen and Mrs. D. G. Fletcher ol
Westville; and Mrs. w. F. Russell OF
Camden. All these. except Mr.. j. /.
Cauthen, who returned to Kershaw
Friday evening, were with him when
he died. Besides his widow and chill
dren a brother, Mr.. L. M. Cauthen, and
a sister, Mrs. Missouri Cole Of Heath
Spring, survive him.. "A telegram
received here Thursday morning from
Cedar Town, Ga, stated that Mr.. John
r. Roberts had died the night before
and would be buried that afternoon.
A letter received by Mr.. Sam Roberts.
his brother, on Monday, stated that Mt.
Roberts had been shot on Friday after
noon before and that he was in crit
| ical condition from the effect OF
wound through the breast. A telegram
Tuesday stated that he was getting
along very we'll and the telegram on
Thursday announcing his death was
a surprise to his relatives. Mr.. Lee
r. Roberts and Mr.. ]. M. Hilton left
at once for Cedar Town. No particu-
lars of the shooting were given or are
known here. Mr.. Roberts was the
oldest son of Mr.. ID. A. Roberts Of Lie
Longsville section and was about for
ty-seven years Of age. He left here
ABOUT n1teen years dSo SoiH6 W Hio
bama. From there he went to Cedar
Town, Ga, where he has engaged in
the stock business for the past ten
years, conducting a large livery and
sale stable. .. "A difficulty occurred
at the depot here last Wednesday
morning between Mr.. Walter Hough
and Mr.. VIM. Sowell, in which both
young men were painfully injured, the
former being shot and the latter be-
ing cut in the arm and shot in the
LEG. Mr.. Hough's wound, which proba-
bly, entered the lung, it was first fear
ed would prove fatal, but he was do
ling so we'll the following morning that
1t was thought no risk to move him
to his fathers home at Kershaw from
Mr.. L. S. Elliott's, where he was taken
Immediately after the difficulty. Mr..
Sowelrs wounds consisted Of a knife
wound in the arm and a pistol shot
wound in the leg, the latter being
| roada hv Mr. Sowell himself while Mr.