Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
CHESTER.

Lantern, Jan. lU: MISS Nell Scnorp
of Yorkville, went to Fort Lawn Sat-
urday to visit her sister, Mrs. T. B.
Kell.. >. =. Married, at the Methodist
parsonage at Richburg, Sabbath Jan.
sth, 1905, by Rev. w. P. Meadors, Mr..
]. G.. Knox, son Of Mr.. ]. w. Knox
Of this city, and Miss Susie V. Hick-
lin daughter Of Mr.. ]. r. Hicklin, Of
Knox Station. Mrs. Sarah Collins,
wife of lEr. T. ]. Collins, died at her
home at Lando Tuesday, Dec. 9th,
1904, al 'er a weeks illness with
pneumon a. She was 80 odd years
old. Her husband and six children
survive her. The funeral and burial
were at Pleasant Grove Methodist
church on Wednesday,. Married, at
the Baptist parsonage, Lowryville,
Wednesday, Jan. 4th, 1905, at $50 p.
m. Mr.. Ernest Salter Of Chappels,
Newberry county, and Miss Agnes
Fouche. Only a few friends were
present. The bridal party left soon
after the ceremony for their home.
Mr.. Salter Is a nephew Of the Rev.
C. w. Salter, the officiating minister,
and the bride is a niece Of Mrs. Sal
ter, with whom she has been living.
g. :. Saturday evening about dark, the
dwelling Of Mr.. Arthur D. Darby at
Lowryville, was burned. Only a few
articles OF furniture were saved. 1t
is not known how the fire originated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darby were going to
his fathers, and were about there
when he saw the fire. There was $500
insurance on the house and 500 on
the furniture, which covers but
small part Of the loss. The house
was about three-fourths Of a mile
from the station, near the site Of old
Zion church.. We learn that Mas
ter Harper Gwin, who was seriously
shot by the accidental discharge OF
his gun during the holidays. Is get
ting along as we'll as could be ex-
pected.
LANCASTER.
Ledqer, Jan. IL: On Sunday last, Mr..
Lafayette Belk a comrade in the Mex
lean and civil wars, fell peacefully on
sleep at his home at Mt. Prospect, just
across the state line In North Carolina
where he had lived the past fifteen or
twenty years. He was native OF
Lancaster county and lived IN the
county most Of his life. He was about
so years Of age, and the machinery OF
life seems just to have given out. He
was thrice married, his first wife being
Miss Nancy Hancock, Of which union
one child was born to them. His Sec
ond marriage was to Miss Elizabeth
Wallace and to them six children were
born. HIS last wife, who survives him,
was Miss Elizabeth Lowry and to
them three children were born. OF the
ten children only three or four survive
him. His remains were inferred at
Mt. Prospect church on Monday. .....
Married, Dec. 19, 1904, by Rev. T. A.
Dabney, at this place, Mr.. Robert
Lynn and Miss Mamie Sowell, also Mr..
Henry Adams and Miss Lila Sowell.
Both the brides are daughters Of Mr..
Rochel Sowell of the Douglas section.
Prof. A. r. Banks went to York
Vile yesterday in answer to telegram
that his mother, who Is in her SGD
year, was quite i'll of pneumonia. .....
Married, on Sunday, Jan, 8, 1905, by
Rev. T. 4. Dabney, Mr.. Thomas Ma
haffey and Miss Sadie Adams, daugh-
ter of Mr.. G. r. Adams. 80. Mrs. B.
F. Brazington returned Monday from a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. Schooly, at
Columbus, Ark. Her son, Mr.. Willie
Brazington, who spent the past year in
Arkansas, returned with her and will
try his fortune here this year.. Mar
ried, by Rev. S. N. Watson, Jan. 5, 1905.
Mr.. w. D. Bowers and Miss Ethel
Cauthen. daughter Of Mr.. S. A. Cauth-
en- Of the Dry Creek section.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, January 10: News
reached the city yesterday that Bob"
Beason had been seriously burned
yesterday morning at the home Of his
uncle, Mr.. Jim Beason, near Boiling
Springs. 1t was the same old story
Of starting a fire with kerosene oil.
Bob had arisen early with the in
tention OF coming to Gaffney, and in
using Oil to kindle a fire, the can ex-
pioded, burning him badly. Mrs.
Beason was notified by phone, and
left Immediately for her husbands
bedside. We have not heard just
how badly Bob is burned, but hope it
may be nothing serious, and that he
may soon be out again.. :. John Har-
mon, Jr., and Miss Laura Randolph
were married at the home Of the
bride Sunday, by G. S. Black, notary
public .. Mrs. Joel Smith died at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Bob
Dempsey, at Blacksburg, Saturday
evening and was buried Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock. Deceased had
been a consistent member Of the Bap-
tist church for fifty years. She leaves
several children and host Of friends
to mourn their loss. ...... Ralph L.
Webb, a son of Judge ]. L. Webb OF
Shelby, n. c., died in Charlotte at the
Presbyterian hospital Monday morn
ing at 6 o'clock. He went to Char
lotte last Tuesday morning and was
operated on for appendicitis. His age
was twenty-four. His remains were
sent to Shelby for interment today.
Kyle and Miss Winnie Davenport OF
this city, went to Shelby yesterday to
attend the funeral Of Mr.. Webb, who
was their cousin. The young man
came home from Birmingham, Ala,
to spend the Christmas holidays and
took sick. He was in the insurance
business in Birmingham. :. Mr.. Will
liam Brown, an aged and highly res