Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-10
MiseelIaneous 8eadias.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishboring Exchanges.
LANCASTER.

Neishborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, Jan. Z: ONeal Craig. son OF
Mr.. B. N. Craig Of Rock Hill, was acci-
dentally shot while out hunting with
some boys Thursday Of last week
Several shot took effect In his race.
The wounds were only slight. The
school house at Mt. Prospect just
across the state line was burned last
Tuesday night. Loss $4,000; insured
for $3.50 in the Farmers Mutual.
This is very unfortunate for the Mt.
Prospect community which had just
completed the building and had le-
Wed a special tax to build up good
school. A defective fiue is said to
have caused the fire. Magistrate
w. P. Caskey, who was taken to the
Pryor sanirarium in Chester last
Monday, is reported some better.
Married, on Sunday, Jan. 1, 1905
Mr.. VIM. Baker and Miss Maggie Hill
ton, all Of Taxahaw. Married, Jan.
4, 1905. by Rev. Starlin Thomson, Mr..
Dan Boman and Miss Lena Parker,
all Of the mill town.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, Jan. 6: Mrs. ]. A.
Darwin and daughter, Miss Lalage OF
Athens, Ca, who have been visiting
Rev. Milton Webb Of Shelby, the faith
er of Mrs. T. Davenport, spent Monday
night and Tuesday in the city with
Mr. and Mrs. T. Davenport, on their
return home. They were accompanied
by Miss Fay Webb Of Shelby, who was
returning to the Lucy Cobb college at
Athens, to spend her last term In COL
lege Lester Daniel and Miss
Lula Burgess were married on Wed
nesday, Dec 2Sth, at the home OF the
brides father, Mr.. James Burgess, near
Cherokee. Rev. A. D. Davidson per-
formed the ceremony in the presence
of a large gathering Of relatives and
friends. ..... Mrs. North Martin OF
London, near Kings Creek, died very
suddenly Saturday night at the age
of forty years. She took pain In her
head and breathed her last in about
fifteen minutes. Her remains were
buried at Canaan church Monday at II
o'clock. She leaves a husband and
seven children, who have the sympa-
thy of the whole community. .... Mrs.
C. M. Robinson went to Charlotte on
Monday to attend the burial OF her
father, Officer Cole, who was killed In
that city Sunday night by VIII
Springs, a negro desperate.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Jan. 6: Mrs. M. r. Kirk
patrick Of Blackstock, spent last
night in the city and Rev. Mr.. Kirk
patrick and daughters came up this
morning and all left on the G. &
NV. for Glover. Re-. Mr.. Kirkra-
trick will. go on to Seseca tomorrow,
where he has accepted the pastorate
Of the Presbyterian church, but Mrs.
Kirkpatrick and the girls will stop
over until Monday. They shipped
their furniture yesterday. We are
sorry to lose such good people from
the community, but our loss Is Sen
eca's gain DR.. Randolph Kirkpa-
trick came UP with his mother from
Blackstock and left last night for his
home at Maxton, N. Co.. Married,
at the residence Of Mr.. ]. S. Booth.
on Saluda street, by Rev. ]. S. Moffatt,
D. D.. Thursday morning, Jan. 5, 1905,
Rev. w. B. Duttera, pastor of the
Faith Reformed church Of Salisbury,
N. c., and Mrs. Mary ]. Miller of the
same city. .... Miss Alice Smith re-
turned to her home In York county
yesterday, after a few days visit to
her uncle, Mr.. ]. P. Chambers. .....
On Wednesday afternoon, Dec, %. a
number Of relatives and friends gath
cred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
R. Turner at Fudges, to witness the
marriage Of their daughter, Miss Ida,
to Mr.. Arthur Bradford, Of Rodman.
The parlor was beautifully decorated
with holly and ivy. At 2 o'clock, as
by Miss Bessie Jackson, the bridal
party entered the parlor. First came
Miss Maud Turner with Mr.. James
Jackson, from near Chester; next
Miss Alma Jordan with Mr.. Bart Kee
Of Rodman; last came the bride and
groom who paused in front Of bank
Of holly and ivy, where the ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. H. Var
borough. After receiving congratu-
lations they left Immediately for the
Of the groom, where a reception was
held. 80. Mr.. Samuel A. Murphy died
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 4, 1905,
about 4 o'clock. He was born either
in Newberry or Union, March 26th,
1910. He had commenced the study
of medicine, but when the war began
he enlisted on the 9th Of January,
1861, with the Monticello Guards, Ker-
shaws division, and was a brave and
gallant soldier until in the battle of
Gaines's Mill he was shot through
one of his heels. Being thus disabled
he was compelled to retire from active
service but never lost his patriotism.
On the 18th Of January, 1862 he was
married to Miss Margaret Curry at
the home Of her grandfather, Mr..
James Tongue, at Blackstock. To
them were born five children, three
Of whom are still living, viz: Messrs.
Tongue, Sam and Hal D. Murphy, all
of whom are residents Of this city.
For the past thirty years Mr. and Mrs.
Murphy have made this their home
and he was known almost all over the
county as a kind and efficient nurse
and has been very successful in nurs-
ing cases of fever and other diseases
In April he suffered a stroke Of par
alysis from which he never recovered,
though at times he was able to walk
up street with little assistance. For