Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-26
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CHESTER.
Lantern, January %: Mr.. r. r. Haf-
ner has sold his residence on Saluda
street to MIR. ]. T. Perkins and has
bought a lot on the corner Of Saluda
and Foote streets and will commence
building a new residence at once. .....
Miss May Hinnant Of Ridgeway and
Mr.. Abe Ehrlich Of this city. were mar
ried at the home Of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Y. Hinnant, Wednes-
day afternoon at o'clock. Rev. John
Bass Shelton accompanied the groom 10
perform the ceremony. Sheriff Corn
we'll also went with them. After the
ceremony an elegant supper was served
and Mr. and Mrs. Ehrlich came to this
city on the second evening train. .....
Miss Essie McWatters and Mr.. Hemp
hill Hollis were married at the Meth
odist parsonage at Richburg Wednes-
day, Jan. 13, by Rev. w. A. Fairey. -.
Mrs. J. N. McDill Of Hickory Grove,
went home Wednesday, after a visit OF
several days to her daughter, Mrs.
Leon Pressly of Edgmoor. Mrs
Adeline Pratt Wright, wife of Mr. Bed
ford Wright, died at her home near
Cornwell Wednesday, after long and
painful illness from cancer, and was
buried at Bethlehem church yes
terday. She was the mother Of Mr..
Virgil Wright of this city, and sister
Of Mrs. Tom Shannon, who died less
than two weeks ago. She was from go
to 65 years old.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, January %: The
Moses Wood Chapter Of the Daughters
of the Confederacy presented crosses Of
honor to the soldiers, whose names have
appeared in several issues Of the Led
ger, in the court house on last Tues
day the birthday Of General r. E.
Lee. The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. w. r. Potter, and DR..
Lee Davis Lodge delivered one Of the
ablest and most appropriate addresses
we ever heard. The whole programme
was beautifully carried out by the pa
triotic daughters. Miss Gertrude Bal
lenger read the rules governing the
daughters in giving crosses Of honor
and Mrs. w. F. Brown, who presided,
read a beautiful address defining the
objct and motive Of their organization,
after which she pinned the crosses on
the veterans. The exercises were then
closed with prayer. The gtnnery
of Messrs Claude and Curtis McMil-
Ian, in the Gingerville section of Spar
tanburg county, was burned Friday
night. During the day match went
through the gin and started blaze.
They thought 1t completely extinguish-
ed, but it broke out afresh in the night.
The house, two gins, condenser, some
cotton and seed were lost. The GIN
merry was recently rebuilt, as all their
machinery was carried away by the
June flood. The loss by the fire was
from $500 to $4,000. "A white man was
convicted in Magistrate Speer's court
Tuesday OF stealing a dog. He was
sentenced to pay fine Of SIS or to take
a twenty-five days course in the coun-
tvs good roads class. He paid the
SIS. -. The directors Of the Gaffney
Carpet Mill company met in the Gaff-
ney Cotton mill office Wednesday and
took steps to get the mill out the
hands Of the receiver. We hope that
this effort will be successful and that
the mill will soon begin operation un-
der the management of its owners
A commiss ION was issued on the goth
instant by Hon. ]. T. CAN'T secretary
of state, to the Buffalo Mill company
of Blacksburg, and books of subscrip-
ton to the capital stock Of the compa-
ny will be open on the 2S instant at
the Bank of Blacksburg. The corpora
tors are: J. F. Whisonant, A. H. Pol
lock. D. R. Bird, j. w. Rhyme and j..
R. Killian. -. Rev. Wilmot S. Holmes
of Laurens has resigned the rectorship
Of the Episcopal church at Laurens
and has accepted a call to church at
Granada, Miss. Mr.. Holmes Is a Gaff-
ney boy and his many friends here are
watching his rapid rising in his holy
calling with much pride and pleasure,
and their best wishes go with him
wherever his duties call him.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, January %: Jack
Dillingham;, an old turkey hunter on
Kings creek, killed five wild turkeys
one morning recently at one shot. He
had them baited and hid in blind be-
fore day and awaited their coming. He
says he got them all but one gobbler.
..... An unusually large hoot owl was
killed yesterday morning by Mr.. Mar
shall c. Davis who was hunting on
Jackson's Knob, in the Begonia neigh
borhood, in company with Mr.. Ed Tor
renee. BY actual measurement the owl
was S feet 81 inches from tip to tip.
The owl was taken to Mr.. Davis's store
at Begonia where it was on exhibition
yesterday. Several years ago Mr.. Tor
renee killed an owl in this neighbor-
hood which measured even five feet
from tip to tip. So far as we know this
is a record breaker; can anybody beat
this?. Rev. c. Miller of Soddy, Tenn,
has accepted a call to the pastorate Of
the Dallas group Of Presbyterian
churches, which includes the congrega-
tions at Dallas, Hepzibah, Cherryville,
Waco and Mount Holly. Mr.. Miller
will enter upon the duties of his pas
torate about the first of February and
will reside at Dallas. Rev. G. L. Cook
of Mecklenburg county, has been tenn