Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-07
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Newss and Comment Clipped From
Neishboring Exchanges.
CHEROKEE.

Neishborins Exchanges.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, Feb. 8: DIR. ]. II.
McBrayer of McCraws, N. c., died sud-
denly Monday morning at the break
fast table, and his funeral was held
Wednesday at Camp Creek church.
DR.. McBrayer was about sixty-five
years Of age, ID was at one time In
the drug business In this city. He
leaves a wife and six children. .... Mr..
and Mrs. T. ]. Estes went to Sharon
last Saturday to see Mrs. Estes pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Blsham, who
are both i'll. ..... Miss Stella George.
aged about eighteen. the youngest
daughter of Mrs. Mary George Of Will
kinsville, died Monday morning at her
home in lower Cherokee, after an Ill
ness Of about month. Her remains
were inferred Tuesday in the McKeown
graveyard, funeral services being con-
Quoted by Rev. F. c. Hickson. Miss
George was a popular young lady In
her community, and many hearts are
sad because of her untimely DEATH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel s. Ross announce
the engagement OF their daughter,
Eva Gertrude, to Mr.. Harry Pritchard
Shaw of Charlotte, N. c.. the wedding
to take place In April.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Feb 8: On last Monday
night, Mr.. ]. A. Thomas's barn, near
Harmony, was burned together with
lot of feed, three mules. two buggies
wagon and other farming implements.
A cow was also badly burnt. the
mules were very fine ones. The loss
Is estimated at $1,000 and there was no
insurance. The fire Is believed to have
originated from spontaneous combus-
ton Of lime. -. Master Mabry Smith
of Bascomville, who received severe
powder burn on the last day OF the
old year and for whom two physicians
were summoned, is now able to be out.
His eyes were not blown out, as was
first stated, and his eyes are not I'M
paired for II. e..... Mrs. Paul Hardm
entertained fourteen lady friends most
delightfully."- yesterday afternoon In
honor of her visiting friend, Mrs. w.
P. Pollock. A guessing game, In which
Miss Annie c. Hardin won the prize,
was one of the amusements of the az
ternoon. Mrs. Horace Beard OF
Yorkville, who has been in the city sew
eral days, went home this morning.
Mr.. Beard came down Wednesday
evening to accompany her. Mr.. X.
c. Guy Of Lowryville, has moved to
this city and will go into the drug bus
mess with DR.. ]. G. Johnson. Mrs.
GUYS mother and brother, Mrs. j. A.
Watson and son, of Yorkville, will live
with them. They occupy one OF Mrs.
Smiths cottages on Academy street..
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Stevenson OF
Fudges, gave an entertainment last
Tuesday evening in honor Of their
niece, Miss Zula Stevenson Of York
willie. Rev. Mazyck, who has been
rector Of the Episcopal church in this
city the past few months. Is going to
Beaufort, and Rev. ]. c. Johnes OF
Rock Hill, will supply this church here,
but will continue to live In Rock Hill.
Married, by Rev. c. w. Salter,
at his home Wednesday evening, Feb.
1, Mr.. James Thomas and Miss Saba
Conrad, both OF Lowryville. ...... Mrs.
Gussie Ferguson, wife Of Mr.. ;. j.
Ferguson of the Chapel neighborhood.
died Wednesday afternoon, Feb. l..
about o'clock after an illness of more
than a year with consumption. She
was 35 years old last October and
leaves a husband and three children,
two girls and one boy, to mourn her
death. The funeral service was con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. NJ. Friday at Arme-
MIA church yesterday afternoon and the
burial was in the graveyard there.
LANCASTER.
Ledqer, Feb 4: The engine at the
saw mill of Messrs. ]. H. & L. H. Rob-
ertson, near Pleasant Hill, was blown
up with dynamite last Wednesday
night and several dynamite were
placed in their boiler but failed to ex-
plode. The loss of the engine is total
and it will require several hundred
dollars to replace it,. County Su-
pervisor NJ. c. Gardner and Mr.. w. B.
Bruce, clerk, were busy yesterday
signing up and affixing the county seal
to the refunding bonds Of Lancaster
county. These bonds are being issued
to retire the $4,000 Of county bonds
outstanding which were issued by the
county in aid Of the Cheraw and Ches-
ter railroad and are now due and pay
able The new bonds draw per
cent interest and mature, $4,000 in 20
years; $25, 900 in 80 years; and $4,000
in 40 years. The bonds and interest
coupons are payable at the Hanover
National bank in New York city. AS
previously stated in these columns
they were purchased by Messrs. Sea-
songood & Meyer. The annual elec-
ton Of officers Of the Lancaster Chap
ter Daughters Of the Confederacy came
off at their regular meeting Thursday
afternoon and resulted in the unani-
nous reelection Of the old officers,
viz: Mrs. Ira B. Jones, president;
Miss Annie Witherspoon. 1st vice pres
ident; Mrs. Leroy Springs, I'd vice
president; Mrs. ]. T. Green, recording
secretary: Mrs. NJ. ]. Perry, cores
ponding secretary; Mrs. NJ. E. Cauth-
en-, treasurer; Mrs. L. B. Foster, his
torian: Mrs. NJ. r. McCardell, custo-
dian. The report Of the treasurer
showed over $500, monument fund, on
deposit in the bank. 1t was decided
to serve dinner on the first two days
of court to further supplement the
fund. Resolutions on the death Of Mrs.
Harriet Jones, an esteemed member
whose death occurred since the last
meeting, were adopted and ordered
published. .......A telegram received
here by Mr.. w. j. Cunningham last
Tuesday evening brought the sad in
telligence of the death of his son, Ed