Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-11
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CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, July Z: A heavy rain
storm passed over Gaffney Wednesday
afternoon. During the storm lightning
struck a small house in the western
part OF the city, belonging to Cleve
Phillips, and set fire to 1t. Owing to
the distance of the house from hy-
reach 1t with water, and 1t was entire
ly consumed. The many friends Of
Mr.. Stanyarne Little will be glad to
know that he is improving rapidly, and
that the prospects for his recovery are
now very bright.
CHESTER.
Lantern, July Z: Prof. A. r. Banks
was on the streets shaking hands with
friends Wednesday afternoon. He
was returning to Lancaster from Glenn
son where he attended a meeting of
the state teachers association, and al
so a meeting of the state board of edu-
cation, of which he Is q member. Prof.
Banks is: doing q fine work for the
school at Lancaster. Six hundred
white children attended the last year,
making 1t necessary to increase the
number Of teachers from eight to
fourteen. Mr.. Banks spoke highly of
the faithful work of his principal, Mr..
John A. Jenkins Of Yorkville. We
are pleased to receive an invitation to
the marriage Of Dr. Royal o. e. Davis
to Miss Birdie, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Nelson Pritchard, at the
Methodist church, Chapel Hill, We'd
nesday evening, July 26th. .... Mrs.
Margaret CASTOR and Judge Geo. w.
Cages family left this morning for
their summer home at Blowing Rock.
Judge Gage will join them as soon as
court in Yorkville. which will be in ses-
sion next week, Is over. Tuesday
night some person or persons entered
Mr.. G. J. Starnes's store in the valley.
Entrance was made into a room at the
rear end Of the store. A knife was
doubtless brought into play in cutting
the wire so that the hand could be
thrust In to unlatch the door. In the
partition between this and the store
room is a glass door, The glass was
broken and the key, which was In the
inside, turned Thick Early Bird to-
bacco, cigars, Railroad Mills snuff, CT
der, and the money drawers all re-
ceived attention. Besides the articles
stolen the person doing the mischief
carried off aboi S.. all in one-cent
pieces except 80 cents On going out
the doors were 1T wide open. 1t Is
very probable that the same parties
entered Mr.. ]. l.. Simmons store only
a few nights before.
.. LANCASTER.
Ledger, July s.: A worm, supposedly
the boil worm, Is playing havoc In the
eastern section Of the county. 1t eats
hole through the shape just as the
bloom Is about TO open, causing the
shape to fall of. Mr.. ]. M. Stewart
has shown us ore of the worms and
a number Of the shielded shapes which
he got out OF a field Of fine cotton Of
Mr. w. j. Sistare's in the o. K. section
one day this week. The worm Is small,
green in color, I'd has somewhat the
appearance Of the cabbage worm. .....
Good rains in every part Of the coun-
ty. They were b dly needed. In some
places they had had no rain in six
weeks. In the vicinity of Craigville
and Jacksonham Thursday the rain
was very heavy and lands were badly
washed. . We are pleased to see
Mr.. H. E. Coffey able to be out again.
He has been confined to his home the
past month from sickness. "A let
ter from Mrs. Nina Hood Of Cairo, ILL.,,
Of date June 80, to a relative In this
county announces the death Of Mr..
James w. Hood, which occurred Of
paralysis following a five-months ILL
ness of rheumatism. Mr.. Hood NOV
ed from this county in 1857 to Ken
lucky, and will be remembered by a
number of our old citizens, especially
survivors of Co. I, 18th S. c. Regt., In
which he served, making a gallant SOL
dier, during the Civil war. His re-
mains were taken to his old home at
Bethel, KY, for interment. 80. Mrs.
Lou Nisbet, widow of the late John
D. Nisbet Of the Jacksonham section,
died last Monday afternoon, July 3,
at the home of her son-in-law, Mr..
R. M Wilson ut Kershaw, from q
stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Nisbet ac-
| la har Wilson
home on Thursday and was stricken
with paralysis the following day, lin
gering until Monday. She was about
so years of age and had suffered in
tensely recently from cancer Of the
face, but had endured with Christian
resignation her &ff1iction. She was a
member Of the A. r. P. church and a
devoted Christian. Her remains were
inferred at Unity on Wednesday, Rev.
]. M. White, her pastor, conducting
the funeral services. The following
children survive her: Mrs. r. M. Wilson
and Messrs Harper, PRESLEY and JEFF
D. Nisbet.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, July Z: The Fourth
of July found Gastonia quiet and sunny.
A few flags, with here and there some
bunting, fioated in the breeze by force
of habit. Many colored people came to
town and whiled the day away in their
Sunday clothes, gathering in good
humored squads on the shady side OF
the street. .... IN Shelby Tuesday af-
ternoon, Mr.. James M. Archer Of Mon
roe, was married to Miss Susie Rhyme
of Mount Holly. daughter of Mr.. A. P.
Rhyme Rev. M. Il. Parrish Of the Bap-
tist church officlated. The marriage
was a surprise to the young peoples
friends. ... Mrs. E. l.. Pegram OF
Stanley, and Miss Helen Riddle of
Bethel were guests Tuesday Of Mrs.
Jno o. Rankin. .... Mr.. Michael kiser
Of what used to be called Snapp, was
in town yesterday and told us of an
interesting family reunion TO be held
in his neighborhood next Wednesday.
On that day Mrs. Catherine Froneber-
ger will be sc years old and there will
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