Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-10
#liseellaneous Reaains.
FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.

Hendersonv!lle, N. c., and had his fur-
niture shipped there this week. Mr.
Thompson left this morning, and viii
be Joined by Mrs. Thompson and the
| two youngest children at Carlisle
where they went on Wednesday to vis-
| 1t friends, and will reach Henderson,
VILE some time this evening. Misses
Alexa and Matte will go tomorrow
Miss Kathleen will stay with her un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Baron Refo
to graduate at the public school,. .......
Messrs. John and Harry Williams went
to McConnellsville Tuesday to attend
the funeral Of their grandmother. Mrs
Adeline Williams, who died Monday
from paralysis, at the advanced age
of eighty years. She was buried al
Bethesda Tuesday at II o'clock.
Mr.. J. o. Moore and daughter, Miss
Mary, Mr.. p. M. Burris and daughter
Miss Matte Moore, of McConnellsville
Mrs. Lucien Gill and daughter, Miss
Mary, Mrs. J. A. Waters and daugh-
ter, Miss jamie, Of Rodman, and Rev
and Mrs. c. G. Brown and Margaret
of Pleasant Grove. were some Of the
visitors to town Wednesday,. .R. B
Caldwell. ESQ.,, president of the Court
House Democratic club. has, in obedi-
ence to a resolution Of the club at Its
last meeting, appointed the following
committees: Executive committee-J
T. Bigham, chairman; r. L. Stroud
W. H. Edwards, I. Med. Hood. ]. G.
L. White. Registration committee
]. C. Mcclure, chairman; Jno. S
Wlthers. C. C. McAliley. The re-
ception ten6ered to DR.. and Mrs. Chas
r. Hyde by the officers of the Presby-
terian church and their wives, or
Tuesday last, at the residence Of Mr.
and Mrs. z. v. Davidson, was one OF
the most enjoyable events of the sea-
son. Mrs. Davidson, looking queenly
in a frenchy creation Of black mouse
line with white applique, most cor
daily welcomed the guests at the front
entrance. presenting them to the re-
ceiving committee, DR.. Hyde and his
charming wi: e, Mr.. and Mrs. M. S
Lewis, Mrs. s. G. Miller, Mrs. Fischel
Mr. and Mrs. John Hafner, Mrs. A
w. Klutz, Mr.. John Alexander, Mr.. j
]. Stringfellow, Mr.. A. L. CASTOR, Mr.
McKinnel. In the dining room, elegant
in its appointments of dainty china
massive silver and sparkling cut glass
Madams Crawford, McKinnel, Joe Nc
Lure and A. L. CASTOR gracefully serv-
ed refreshments. Here the color
scheme was white and green, beauti-
fully carried out in the centerpiece OF
white roses, in the dainty green cream
and delicious cakes of every variety
and flavor and in palms and ferns
Nothing prettier in decorations coulc
be imagined than the lovely fragrant
apple blossoms, with their long, grace.
full sprays, used in such abundance
everywhere adding much to this al.
ready attractive home.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, May 6: The Con-
federate veterans last Tuesday anc
Wednesday were recalling the days ot
'63 do you remember what you were
doing forty-one years ago today?" sale
Mr.. Thad Clinton to a crowd Of vete.
rams and sons Of veterans in front o.
Hollands store. All! Mr. Clinton
knew too we'll, for it was in that bat
tie he received the wound which tool
off one of his legs. 1t was at Chan.
cellorsville that Mr.. John B. Carson
lost an arm, which was cut off al
night by the light of a candle. In this
battle Mr.. Rufus Carson got thirty.
seven holes shot in his shirt-the bul.
let went through his knapsack ir
which his shirt was rolled up. Mr.
Carson tells Of the terrible downpoul
Of rain in the closing days Of this bat
tie. The soldiers made pine brush
beds to lie on, but the water on the
ground rose and wet their sides, anG
they had to pile the brush yet higher
to keep their bodies from the water
beneath, and stretch their blankets
was not much sleeping done thai
night. In her Enthusiastically
elegant style Miss Mabel Gray Craig
entertained at her beautiful home be.
tween thirty and forty of her friend:
last Monday evening in honor Of hel
| charming guest, Miss Katherine Cope
land Of Statesville. The peanut game
| furnished amusement as we'll as tes
Of skill of the players. Mrs. w. o
Gattis won the prize-a beautiful golt
picture frame while the visitors prize
"a handsome hat pin, went to Miss
Copeland. After the game delicious
refreshments were served. .... Mr.. r
S. Galloway of the Due West Presby.
terian, stopped in Gastonia on his way
home from tt2 presbytery at Moores.
vile and visited his daughter at Jones
seminary. He was a genial and mos
welcome visitor at this Office Tuesday
He and his little daughter, Miss Helen
returned to Due West on No. II yes.
terday afternoon. 80. The marriage Of
two popular young people took place
at Begonia Wednesday afternoon al
four o'clock. They were Mr.. San
White, a progressive young man Of
Filbert, S. c., and Miss Matte Moore
the youngest child of Mr.. J. Walter
Moore. The ceremony was performed
at the brides home by Rev. G. A
Sparrow, in the presence of a number
of neighbors and relatives of botf
families. After the ceremony an ele.
CANT wedding dinner was served. They
will remain at the brides home the