Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-03
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CHEROKEE.

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ME Culbertson, a former Limestone
girl, was married Monday to Mr..
John Pollock, Of Blacksburg. The
marriage took place at the Connie
Maxwell orphanage at Greenwood.
.......A child of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Whelchel, of Cherokee Falls, died
yesterday and will be buried today
at Corinth. .... Mr.. V. c. Conner,
ferryman at Howell's ferry, reports
the ferry at that place in bad con-
dition and getting worse.
eAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Sept. 90: At their
pretty home on York street, Mr.. and
and Mrs. Frost Terrence celebrated
their crystal wedding last Tuesday
evening. They were married July 29,
1890 The bride being Miss Mary
Kennedy, the ceremony was performed
in Paw Creek church. Of which her
father. Rev. ]. ]. Kennedy, was at that
time the pastor. Rev. G. d. Parks OFF,
ciated ..... Tuesday morning fire
started on Happy Hill, the colored set
1 tlement, and destroyed three houses
completely and two partially. AS soon
as sufficient hose was brought to the
scene and coupled on the fire was
brought under control. go. Mrs w. M.
Boyce Is at st. Peters Hospital in
Charlotte where q successful opera
| ton for appendicitis was performed
upon her Saturday She Is now con-
sidered out Of danger and is expected
to be able to return home within a
week or ten days.
CHESTER.
| Lantern, Sept. 29: At the Wylie mills
Wednesday, Sept. q, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Roof, be-
tween two and three years old, was
playing with some quilt scraps the
mother had lying on the floor selecting
from. Some duty called her to the
yard and in her absence the little girl
climbed up to the mantel board and
/ got q match. Sitting down among the
scraps she struck the match and light
ed the scraps and her dress caught fire.
Before the fire could DE extinguished
she was so fearfully burned that after
twenty-four hours Of suffering death
relieved her of her pain. The burial
was at Evergreen cemetery yesterday
morning. :. Mrs. John D. Montgomery
died at her home at Woodward Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock. She has
been sick quite long while. She Is
/ survived by her husband and two sons,
| S. L. and Chas. A, both Of woodward.
The interment was at Concord church
| Sunday afternoon, the services being
conducted by Rev. G. G. Mayes. j.
K. Henry writes from Alabama that his
brother, Rev. H. M. Henry Is improv-
ing. ...... Mr.. R. s. Galloway of Due
West, was a guest last night Of Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Brice and Is in the city
| today. He came over with his nephew,
Mr.. Marion G. Giffen, who will learn
bookkeeping at the Exchange bank in
| this city. Mr.. Giffen Is the youngest
son Of the lamented Mrs. Mary Gal
loway Giffen, pioneer foreign missien-
ary of the A. r. P. church. -. Earl
| the 16-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
| day, Sept 26 after G. violent illness of
less than two days. The burial was
at Beaver Creek church Wednesday
after funeral services conducted by
Rev E. E. Wells. .......M Mrs. Louise
Ratchford Jackson and baby passed
through yesterday morning on her re-
turn TO Yorkville from visit here and
at Woodward. -. Miss Hattie May
field has suspended her school at Bat
on Rouge for several days on account
of an outbreak Of scarlet fever Of a
mild type in her school.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, Sept 80: Mr.. E. K. Hines,
the venerable father Of our esteemed
townsman, Mr.. H. H. Hines, died at
the home of his son on Cemetery
street Thursday afternoon. September
| %, at the advanced age Of 76 years.
Mr.. Hines has only lived here about
two years, but during that short time
he has won the highest esteem Of the
| community. He was a gentleman of
the old type, high toned, honorable.
dignified. courteous in manner, withal
a fine character of imposing attrac-
ton. He was a native Of Dublin
county, n. c., and was married in
1861 to Miss c. L. McMurray. Three
sons were born to them, all Of whom.
with his widow survive him. His
sons are: Messrs. ]. L. Hines Of
Dunn. N. c.: H. H. Hines of this place
and Ed Hines Of Roland. N. c. Mr..
Hines served in the Confederate army
as quartermaster through the war
/ anu was TIE Sp6Cldl W
important papers were turned over at
Fayetteville to be conveyed to Raleigh
to the governor. His remains were
inferred in Westside cemetery yester-
| day afternoon after funeral services
conducted at the home by Rev.
Chalmers Fraser and Rev. r. E.
Turnipseed. ...On Wednesday after
noon, September 27th, at 3 o'clock,
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. c.
/ C,,1n
merly of this place, but now Of Gas
tonia. n. c., was married to Miss
Lily Miller, daughter of our late es-
lteemed townsman, Maj B. F. Miller.
| The impressive ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. r. E. Turnipseed,
pastor Of the Methodist church, in
the presence Of the immediate fami-
lies of the bride and groom and a
few special friends. After receiving
congratulations. Mr.. and Mrs. Culp
left on the L. & c. train for an ex-
| tended bridal tour north. -. Mr.. j.
E. Creed's store and stock Of goods
at Heath Springs were destroyed by
| fire about a. m. Wednesday morn
ing. The fire was Of incendiary orr
gin, and the supposition is that the
store was robbed and then burned
to cover the crime. Some goods,
identified as goods from the Greed
| store, were IOunQ cOncealeQ In
thicket near the town. A negro who
stole a COW from Bill Rutledge the
same night of the fire is suspected
as the incendiary. Mr.. Creed's loss
is fully $4,000. with only $1,500 in
surance. Only few months ago Mr..
Greed suffered heavy losses by fire
which destroyed almost the entire
business portion OF the town. We
are told that this is the seventh time
he has suffered loss by fire. Since
the above was put in type the negro,
VIM. Drakeford, Jr., who stole a COW
from Bill Rutledge the night of the
fire. has been captured and on his
person was found a pistol, some
smoking tobacco, matches, ETC., iden-
titled as being from the Greed store.
The negro. seeing he was trapped,
confessed to both crimes and impli
Gated a young white man and an
other negro in the burning, but later
exonerated both and they were re-
leased. Both, however could estab-
lish an alibi. Drakeford is now in
Jail. He says that he wanted some
candy and priced open the back
door of the store to get it; but fail
ing to find any he ate some sardines.
helped himself to tobacco, matches,
atc and WAS going ont when he