Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-28
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CHESTER.
| Lantern, March "a: A Mr.. Erwin
with his wife and two daughters, OF
Cedarville, Ohio, arrived here from
Florida yesterday and went down te
the Banks neighborhood this morn.
ing to see the old Smith graveyard
and try to locate the home Of Mr.
Ervin's ancestors. -. Mrs. Elizabeth
McKeown, Of Blackstock, suffered g
partial stroke OF paralysis a few
kdays ago and her condition, which is
serious, is not improved this morn
ing.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, March %: The deepest SYM
pathy Of the many friends Of Rev. j
T. Dendy Of Kershaw will go out to
him in his recent sad bereavement. the
death of his mother, which occurred
in Richland county last Friday after
noon. Mr. Dendy left Kershaw al
once on receiving notice Of her critical
condition Friday, but the spirit Of the
sanity woman had passed to the great
beyond when he reached her bedside
Friday night. .. The court Of general
sessions finished its b. siness Wednes-
day and adjourned. The prisoners con-
victed at the term were: Macon Cly-
burn, for attempt at burglary, two
years. John Jackson, for manslaugh-
ter, two years. Robert Huntley. resist
ing an officer, two years. Gilmore Du-
rem, for burglary, eighteen months
Joe Thomas and Mody Thomas, fol
resisting an officer, two years each
Thomas Slower, for burglary, one year
The following cases were continued
to the next term: Minor Clark. John
Blackmon and Lee Hilton, each charg-
ed with murder.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, March "a: Rather
an unusual coincident is noted by g
correspondent in the deaths Of Mrs
Joseph Richards, Of Macedonia, ir
this county, and Mrs. ]. T. Bigham
of Sharon, in York county, in thai
both of these ladies were born or
the same day and both died within
a few hours of each other, the latter
being on her seventy-second birth
day. Both Of them were lifelong
members OF IT, cir respective churches
Mrs. Lizzie Padgett, wife Of
/ 80
died Tuesday morning at her home
after short Illness. Her remaini
were brought through the country
and inferred in Draytonville cemetery
Wednesday afternoon. Funeral SER
vice was conducted by Rev. Mr.. Eel.
met, of Cowpens. She was a daugh-
ter Of Mr.. d. ]. Bright, Of Limestone
Mills. She was twenty-three years
of age and a member Of Cherokee
Avenue Baptist church. -. Mr.. Ro.
meo Scoggins and Miss Ida Burgess
both Of Limestone Mills, were mar.
ried Monday morning by Magistrate
IC. T. Bridges. 1t was a runaway
MATCH. . . Robert Gibson, Of Grover
who has been very low with pneu.
monia, we are glad to state Is con-
valescent.
eAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, March "a: A
note Just received from Mr.. ]. L
Goforth advises us of the death Of
Mr.. ]. L. O'Daniel in Arkansas. The
date Of death was not given. Mr.
O'Daniel was a cousin Of Messrs
j. F. and w. A Leeper. The fam
lily went west many years ago..
The Cotton Growers association fol
River Bend township was held a.
Mount Holly last Saturday evening
at o'clock. Much enthusiasm wa.
manifested in the meeting. 1t wa!
moved and carried that a count!
meeting Of the cotton growers b'
called to meet in Dallas on Saturday
April 1st, at 1880 a. m, and that Col
John S. Cunningham, president o.
the state association, and Capt. S
B. Alexander, of Mecklenburg, be In
vited to address the association. A
letter received from Col. Cunningham
last Saturday stated his desire Il
meet the good people Of CASTOR. Thi'
inasmuch as he failed to meet will
them on the 2Sth Of last month.
An old time quilting party was
very enjoyable occasion on last Tues
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert L. Wilson, at Pisgah..
Three days after the death Of Mrs
Margaret Stephenson, which occurred
on Thursday, March 18th, at th'
home Of her son, Mr.. Robert Hare
lof McAdenville, her husband, Mr.
James Stephenson, followed her t.
the grave. In the burying ground a
Goshen husband and wife were lait
to rest side by side, the one on Satur'
day, the other on Sunday. Mrs
Stephenson died from the effects O.
an attack of pneumonia; Mr.. Stephen
sons death was caused by inflamma
ton of the bowels. She was So years
of age; he was 7S. They had resided
in McAdenville only a short time
having just recently moved from
their old home at Avon, S. c., II
spend the remainder of their declin
ing years with their children. Mrs
Stephenson was the mother Of MI
Hare while Mr.. Stephenson was Mrs
Hare's father. Mr.. and Mrs. Har'
have the sympathy Of many friends
in this double sorrow which the!
have experienced.
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