Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-03
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LANCASTER.
Ledger, Feb. /: Married, by Mag
istrate H. w. Mobley, Jan. 22d, Mr..
John Shehane and Miss Maude Robin
son, daughter of Mr.. Newman Robin
son, all of Pleasant Hill township. The
attendants were Miss Rosa Shehane
with Mr.. Henry Blackmon. .... Mar
ried, at this place, on Sunday last, Jan.
22 by Magistrate L. ]. Perry, Mr.. j.
T. Roddey Of Rock Hill, and Miss Ma
mie Holloman, daughter of L. T. Hol-
loman. Miss Ethel Hilton Of Ker-
shaw, who teaches the school at Lind
say, spent Saturday and Sunday here
with friends. While getting on the
train Sunday afternoon to return to
Lindsay she either dropped her purse,
which contained $50 In money and her
railroad ticket. or else 1t was snatched
from Ter hand by a thief. There Is
no clue as to who got 1t. Mrs.
Marths. Caroline Steele. wife OF Mr.. j.
A. Steele, and daughter Of the late
Jas. F. Snipes, died at the home OF
her mother near Wildcat last Friday
after an illness Of nearly a year. She
was about 2s years Of age and leaves
her husband and five children surviy-
ing her.. She was a member OF Beth
lehem Baptist church. Her remains
were Inferred at Union church on Sat
urday. Miss Margaret Thomasson
of Yorkville visited her nephew, Mr..
]. T. Thomasson and family this week.
Magistrate Caskey, who has been
quite Ill for some time, we are glad to
say has fully recovered, and returned
to his duties Monday morning. -. Mar
ried, Sunday, Jan. 22d, by Rev. r. j.
Blackrnon, Mr.. Marion Blackmon and
Miss Ida Hegler, daughter Of Mr.. Van
Hegler of the Primus section.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Jan. 81: Mr.. John B. Dixon
died at his home near Rossville last
Friday evening, Jan 9th, aged 81
years. He had been in failing health
for several months, with Bright's dis
ease. He took worse about o'clock
Friday afternoon, but sat up in his
chair until about sunset when he was
put to bed and died In about ten min
utes. .Ir. Dixon was twice married.
First I, Miss Kate Mobley, to whom
were be five children, three of whom
are living, viz: Mr.. David M. Dixon
of Banks, Mrs. Martha Blake and Mr..
Samuel Dixon Of Texas. His last wife,
who was Miss Minnie Dye, with five
children, survive him. Mr.. Dixon was
a member of Catholic Presbyterian
church and has served as an elder-for
severa years. Rev. c. G. Brown, as
sisted by Rev. Carter, conducted the
funeral service at Ebenezer church
Saturday and the burial was In the
graveyard there. We learn from
Mr.. Will L. Reed Of Avon, that his un-
Gle, Mr.. Samuel P. Pressly Of Due
West, has come to live with him, at
least he expects to stay there the COM
ing spring and summer. Mr.. ,. N.
Johnson Of Bethel, York county, came
down Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Brown and left for his home
this morning. His daughter; Miss Ka-
tie Johnson, who has been here a few
weeks, went home with him. .Mr.
Carl Stain has gone to New York city
where he will engage in the real estate
business. Mrs. Nancy Rawls. wild
ow of Mr.. T. w. Rawls, died the 9Th
of this month. She lived near Winns-
boro.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, Jan. 81: Miss CAL
lie Hyder died Saturday afternoon at
8 o'clock at her home in the city af-
ter a weeks illness. She was about
eighteen years old, and was member
of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist
church and Sunday school and was
highly esteemed by all who knew her.
Her body was inferred in Oakland
cemetery yesterday about IL o'clock.
Rev. G.. P. Hamrick conducted the
funeral exercises. =. Broad river was
frozen over last Thursday, and Friday
evening it began to break, except In
the eddy portion of the water. AT
a meeting Of the directors of the
Gaffney Manufacturing company held
in the Office Of the company In this
city Friday, Col. T. E. Moore or
Tucapau. was elected president Of the
mill to succeed H. D. Wheat, who re-
Gently resigned. The election of Col.
Moore to the presidency Of the Gan-
ney Manufacturing company was not
quite a surprise, for 1t has been ru-
mored for several days that he would
be placed 1t the head Of the mill just
as soon as the directors met to con-
slider the resignation Of Mr.. Wheat.
Three new directors were elected at
this meeting and two Spartanburg
men were placed on the board, John
B. Cleveland and Col. T. e. Moore.
The other director Is A. N. Wood OF
this city,. Mrs. Tom Hughes OF
Atlanta, and Miss Edna Davies OF
Richmond, Va, were called to Blacks
burg Sunday. by the death of their
father, Mr.. John Davies. =. Mrs. Car
rie Francis died Saturday night at
the age Of sixteen years. She was
buried at Oakland cemetery Sunday
afternoon. She leaves a husband and
one child about two weeks old, who
have the sympathy Of the town and
community.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, Jan. 81: There was
considerable fright among the students