Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
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FROM CONTEMPORARIES.
News and Comment That ls Of More
or Less Local Interest.

News and Comment That Is Of More
or Less Local Interest.
CHESTER.
Lantern, I.pril s: Mr.. and Mrs. j.
N. Castles arrived in the city Tuesday
night, and visited the family Of his
brother, Mr.. Jack Castles, until We'd
nesday afternoon when they left for
a short visit to Hickory Grove and
Smyrna, before returning to their
home at Thermal City, N. Co.. Mr..
B. E. Wright, Of the police force, has
received an appointment as dispensary
constable, but has not positively de-
cided to accept It yet. Mrs. Julia
Corkill went to Aiken Friday to see
her son Giles, who Is sick. We are
glad to hear he is some better. The
Hazelwood Rifles stood inspection last
Monday. We have no information
about it except the fact that the COM
pany was inspected by Col. Thompson
and Capt. Hunter. We are satisfied,
however, that they showed up we'll.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, April 8: T. L.
Black of Blacksburg, formerly freight
agent Of the Southern at that place.
but now at Spartanburg, will soon be
transferred to Charlotte, N. c.. where
he will succeed Mr.. Crutchfield as
agent at that place. Mr.. Black is a
most exemplary gentleman and rail-
road official Of marked ability, which Is
causing his rapid promotion and In
creased responsibilities. .. Commander
D. A. Thomas of Jake Carpenter
Camp U. C. w., mas appointed Miss
Louise Wood sponsor, and Mrs. w. o.
Lipscomb maid Of honor for the camp
at the general reunion at Nashville.
They are both daughters Of Mr.. Moses
Wood, whose gallant service both as
private and officer Of the 18th South
Carolina volunteers is known to US all.
He commanded company F OF that
regiment the last year of the war, and
when it surrendered with Gen. Jos E.
Johnson at Greensboro, N. c., in 1866.
For the state reunion at Charleston ne
has appointed Miss Mary Anderson of
Blacksburg. sponsor, and Miss Matte
Simms Of this city, and Miss Edna
Brown of Ravenna, maids Of honor.
Miss Anderson is a daughter Of DR..
Wm Anderson, who was gallant SOL
dier Of the Confederacy from the Old
North state: Miss Matte Simms is a
daughter of Rev. A. M. Simms Of this
city, who was in his place In the
Confederate ranks among the legions
Of the Old Dominion, his beloved old
Virginia; Miss Edna Brown Is daugh-
ter of Mr.. John B. Brown, one Of our
foremost citizens and who also was a
Confederate soldier Of the South Car
olina volunteers, and Of that high char
acter which made the Piedmont soldiers
famous and the name of Brown among
them conspicuous.
GAsToN.
Gastonia News, pril 8: Nellie, the
six -year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abner McGill, died Wednesday
at their home in the All Healing neigh
borhood as the result Of severe burns
she received seven weeks ago, an ac-
count of which appeared in these col
umns in the issue of April 1st. Her
dress caught fire in the house and she
ran to her mother who was in the
yard. Before the fianSs Scut bessA-
tinguished -she-Teceived a burn in the
side Which caused her death. The
body was laid to rest in the cemetery
at Kings Mountain yesterday. The
parents have the sympathy Of many
friends in their sad bereavement. .....
Triplets were born last Saturday morn
ing to the wife Of Hinson Floyd, a
colored man who lives on Mr.. Will
Riddles place in the Union neishbor-
hood. One was a boy, two were girls.
One of the girls is dead, the other two
children seem to be doing we'll. There
are five or six children in the family
and the mother has borne twins once
before. Yesterday morning Mr.. j.
B. Beard received telegram from
Mr.. Hope Forbes at Carrolton, Ga. The
telegram ran this way: Haskell Is
here; wants to come home; no money.
Answer" Mr.. Beard wired that he
would come on next train. And he
went on No. II, happy man, who
left behind a happy family, and many
friends who were happy with them.
Haskell left home a year and one
month ago yesterday at ten o'clock
about the time the telegram came. The
anxious parents had heard nothing
from him since he left, save that he
disappeared in Atlanta a few days
after he left home. They thought he
was lost. They had no tidings. Then
a hint came that another boy had
pushed him from the train over a
trestle and he was killed. And their
hearts bled afresh. Six weeks ago on
a freight car at the depot here some
body saw the inscription Of Haskell
Beard. st. Augustine, Fla, JAM, 29."
The parents took fresh hope. Yester-
days message brought them overflow
ing joy. Let us hope that Saturday
evening will bring the lost boy and
his father safely back home again.