Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-21
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Ledqer, March 1S: Mr.. ]. r. Starnes
of Osceola, is right sick with pneumo-
mia .. Mr.. Thomas Carnes Of the
Wild Cat section has been taken to
the Pryor sanitarium in Chester for
the purpose of having foot amputat-
ed. Mr.. Carnes' foot was seriously in
iured about seven years ago by
horse stepping on 1t. He had 1t treat
ed in Charleston some years ago and
hoped that it would give him no more
trouble, but 1t has recently given hlm
great deal Of trouble and 1t is now
thought best to amputate It,. ..Presi-
dent E. D. Smith and Treasurer r.
H. Hyatt of the State division OF the
Southern Cotton association will speak
at this place day after tomorrow, Mon
day. A letter received by Mr.. George
w. Jones, secretary Of the county as
sociation yesterday announces their
acceptance of the invitation, and they
will be here without fail. 49,. Mrs. w.
H. Reid is vi iting her sister. Mrs, r.
]. Mackorell Yorkville. ........ Court
will convene here Monday morning.
Supervisor G rdner Is having a new
carpeting put down along the aisles
and within th1 bar Of the courtroom.
CHESTER.
Lantern, March IA: Miss Manus OF
Lancaster, passed through this morn
ing on her way to Yorkville. 49,. Mr..
John Smith of Baton Rouge, aged
about SO years, suffered a stroke OF
paralysis on Thursday, March End and
died the following day. The burial
was at Liberty church Sabbath after
noon, services conducted by Rev. j.
M. Fridy. The only son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Eph McKeown Of Rockton. aged
about four years, died under most dis
tressing circumstances last Sabbath
and the remains were brought up TO
Bethlehem Methodist church Monday
for burial. The little fellow was sub
ject to Group and syrup of squills was
used as a remedy. He came In cough
ing and asked his father to give MIN
some medicine. The bottle was SIT
ting on the rnanteI but seeing bottle
on the washstand with a spoon by 1t
Mr.. McKeown thought it was the med
icine and gave him a dose. 1t proved
to be carbolic acid which Mrs. NC
Keown had been giving her chickens
and had forgotten to put away. A
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he died in twenty minutes after the
acid was taken. 1t Is with sincere
regret that we announce the death OF
Police Officer ]. r. Anderson, which
occurred Wednesday morning. On
Wednesday, the sth, he was attacked
by pneumonia, in the form OF a cnili'
and on the following Wednesday he
breathed his last. Funeral services
were held at the Baptist church yes
terday, by Rev. John Bass Shelton, as
sisted by Rev. M. L. Banks, and the
remains were buried in Evergreen
cemetery. The Red Men conducted the
procession and the burial, in which the
full ritual was observed. A feature
of the ceremony was releasing con-
cealed white pigeon, which flew out
of the grave toward heaven, represent
ing the flight Of the spirit. Col j.
w. Reed had charge Of the arrange
ments Mr. Anderson was a native
of Fairfield county, and would have
been 43 years old the 3ist of this
month. He came here about l5 years
ago, but spent about three years since
that time in Lancaster. He was an
engineer OIL the L & c. railroad for
perhaps II years. He was on Chesters
police force during the last three years
and three months Of his life. The be-
reaved family consists Of a widow,
four sons and three daughters. The
second daughter and third child was
married last summer to Mr.. H. w.
Ligon and lives in Cheraw.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney ledger, March Z: Mrs. w.
F. Macarthur has gone to Brooklyn to
be with her daughter, Mrs. McKinnie,
who is quite sick with pneumonia.
The many friends of Mrs. R. r.
wilkins will be glad to know that she
Is convalescent after a severe illness.
Mrs Phoebia Bailey died last
Thursday evening at the age of be-
tween ninety and one hundred years,
at her home on Cherokee avenue. Her
remains were laid in Oakland cemetery
Saturday afternoon. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by Rev. F. c..
Hickson. She was a member Of the
Baptist church, and was sister or
Mr. David Bailey of this CITY,. Mrs.
J. H. Good of Yorkville, and Bobbie
and Lewis, her little sons, were In the
city the first of the week visiting her
sister, Mrs. c. S. Good. .... Yesterday
afternoon at $50 o'clock, Mr.. l. G.
Sarratt and Miss Ida Gaffney were
quietly married at the Baptist parson-
age in this city. Rev. A. NJ. Simms
performed the ceremony in the pres
ence of a few of the immediate fami-
ly and relatives of the bride and
groom. Mr. Sarratt is the father of
Mr.. Boyd Sarratt, proprietor of the
Exchange barber shop in this city, and
was formerly a magistrate at this
place. His bride is a daughter Of Mrs.
Myra Gaffney, and is good and
worthy woman. Mr.. Albert Sidney
Lipscomb and Miss Eta Webb sur
prised their friends Wednesday night
by repairing to the parlor of the First
Baptist church Immediately after the
prayer meeting service and taking up
on themselves the marriage vow. Miss
Webb went to prayer meeting with
some young ladies and Mr.. Lipscomb
went with some young gentlemen.
During the service they occupied diff
ferent benches and no one had the
least idea that there was anything in
the air until after service it was noted
that n few, including the couple and
some friends, remained. In a short
while the party repaired to the parlor
of the church. where the pastor, DR..
A. NJ. Simms, spoke the words that