Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-22

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DR.. Boldridge. -. This community
was shocked Saturday morning when
the fact became known that Mr.. w.
McF. Mayer, Familiarity known to his
friends as Preach" Mayer, was dead.
His dead body was found Saturday
morning in his bed at the Imperial
hotel, his death having occurred sud-
denly some time during the night.
passed Mr.. Mayors room about 10
o'clock Friday night and he was then
sitting by the fire smoking a cigar.
He had been in bad health for several
about. His death was due to natural
causes. Mr.. Mayer was a son Of the
late Andrew Mayer and was in his
55th year, having heen born in Lam
caster, March 25, 1850. He is sur
vived by one brother, Mr.. NJ. C. May
er, a prominent citizen of Charlotte,
and three sisters, Miss Maggie Mayer,
of Oxford, n. c.; Mrs. Fannie Jones
and Miss Maria Mayer, of Lancaster.
He was never married.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Dec. 10: The body
Of Mr.. Oscar Glenn arrived Saturday
night from Fayetteville and was ta-
ken to the home of his father, Mr..
Taylor Glenn, near Union. The fu-
neral services were conducted Sunday
afternoon at the Union Presbyterian
church by Rev. G. A. Sparrow and
the body was laid to rest in the
church cemetery. Mr.. Glenn was a
young man about 26 years old with
a most promising future before him.
He was for awhile a salesman at the
Kindley-Relk Bros, store in Gastonia
where he had a host Of friends,
and about a year ago he went to
Fayetteville with Mr.. w. E. Kindley
and accepted a position with him. He
was sick only a fnw days with ap-
pendicitis. Thursday afternoon his
condition became serious and his
father was notified. His condition
gradually grew worse until Fri
day morning about s o'clock, when
his death occurred just a few min
utes before the arrival of his father.
The physicians in attendance had pre-
pared to perform an operation, but
found that the attempt to save his
life would be hopeless. .....A mar
riage that will interest many Of their
Gastonia friends will be that Of Miss
Bright Falls the beautiful and pop
ular daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs John
Falls to Mr.. Jewette McArver. The
wedding will take place at the home
of the bride tomorrow night and the
ceremony will be performed by Rev.
A. T. Lindsay. The popular young
couple will make their home for
while with the groom's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. F. McArver. .... Two
young people from the Avon went to
Glover Sunday, the 18th and obtained
authority from Esquire S. M. Fairis
to go to housekeeping and be happy.
They were Mr.. V. E. Heffner and
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work at the Avon, and are popular
young people. For the present they
will live at the home of the groom's
father, Mr.. w. M. Heffner. ..... "A
wedding in which q large number Of
their friends took a lively interest
was that of Arthur Jenkins and Miss
Stella Holland, which was celebrated
last Thursday afternoon at three
o'clock. The ceremony was perform
ed by Rev. w. b. Mcclure at the
home Of the brides father, Mr.. Rob-
ert Holland, about three miles be-
yond Dallas. The attendants who
stood with the bride and groom were
Mr.. Robert Jenkins "a brother Of the
groom) and Miss Frances Murphy,
of Philipsburg; Mr.. George Gamble
and Miss Minnie Jenkins, of Cleve-
land county. Mr.. John Shelton
has received notice of his appoint
ment as postmaster at Stanley. He
will take charge as soon as his bond
is given. Mrs. Ella Newell, whom he
succeeds, resigned to move to Char
lotte with her father. She has held
the office for eight years with credit
to herself and satisfaction to her pa
irons.