Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-30
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CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, May 26: Mr.. Brain
ard Goode and Miss Mary Green, Of
Limestone Mills, were married on the
cath instant, by r. r. Gibson, notary
public. Miss Ola wilkins received
the gold medal given by Hon. Thos. F.
McDow of Yorkville. for the scholar
of Wilkerson who attained the highest
degree of proficiency in his studies, to-
gether with attention and department,
in each of which Miss Ola Wilkerson
scored 1O0-perfect. The four highest
honors were awarded Will Roach,
Beattie Wilkerson I'd Misses Barbara
Brown and Eula W Wilkerson, respect
lively, each of whom played right
around the 100 merit mark.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May 26: At the last meet
ing Of presbytery. the relationship be-
tween Rev. L. T. Pressly and Edge
moor church was dissolved. Mr.. Press
Grove yesterday. ...... Miss Georgia
Witherspoon of Yorkville, was the
guest Tuesday night Of Mrs. K. c.
Guy and went to Rock Hill Wednesday
to visit her sister. .... Mr.. Joseph >.
Douglas, a native of Fairfield and a
brother of Mrs. w. F. Marion Of this
city, died Tuesday at Vancouver
Washington. News Of his critical ILL
ness was received two weeks before
and his brother, Mr.. E. E. Douglas, OF
Columbia, made the trip across the
continent and was with him when he
died. The remains will not be brought
home for the present Mr.. Douglas
was in the U. s. army. go. Mr.. James
GLADDEN. Of Woodward, has been Ill
for some days. .... On May "a. at the
home of ]. H. Hudson, Mr.. Edgar
Smith and Miss Mamie Hudson. were
married, Rev. ]. S. Moffatt, D. D., Of
ficiating.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, May 26: Mrs. M
]. Clarke Of Yorkville, came up Wed
nesday to spend week at Mr.. j. r.
Warren's. Her brother, Mr.. G. L. Rid
die, came with her. .Mr. ana MIS-
Franklin Alexander Costner have Is
sued invitations to the marriage OF
their daughter Miss Irene Costner to
Mr.. William Clarkaon Garibaldi, on
June Z, at 8 o'clock In the First Pres
byterian church. The bride-to-be is
one of Gastonia's most beautiful young
ladies and has many friends both here
and in Charlotte, her future home
who will be interested to know Of the
approaching happy event Mr.. Carl
baldi Is prominent In the social and
business world Of Charlotte, being a
member of the firm of Garibaldi and
Bruins, jewelers., and Is to be congratu-
lated on winning so winsome a bride
Mr.. Logan Brown died at II
o'clock Tuesday morning at his nome
few miles beyond Dallas. He was
born in 1910 and was 95 years old on
the 10th Of this month. 1t is believed
that he was the county's Oldest citizen
He was buried Wednesday afternoon
at the Cloninger graveyard near the
old Brown homestead, after funera
services at the home by Rev. w. A
Deaton. Mr.. Browns career was 9
most remarkable one. He lived long
life-nearly a century. Despite the
weight Of many years his mind was
keen and clear ard his body active
He had gone to the field to polugt
that Friday morning when his rata
illness overlook him. After he was 5l
years Of age he served through the
civil war and performed 40 years Of
labor after the war closed. He begar
life in most humble circumstances, bu
acquired a comfortable competence
with no education, he was intelligen,
and remarkably we'll posted. He was
characteristic for independence, stric
integrity, positiveness and tenacity oi
purpose. Coroner w. n. Davis ir
company with DR.. H. F. Glenn went
to the farm Of Mr. Hope Adams neal
Bowling Green last Tuesday morning
to hold an inquest over the body OF
John McElhaney, who died about
O'Clock Monday morning. McElhaney
was a young negro employed by Mr.
| Adams. On Tuesday, a week before
he was in the field at work with an
other negro, Bob Currence. Giles, q
fifteen years old son Of Mr.. Adams
was at work with them but was carry
ing his row ahead Of the negroes. The
McElhaney negro had been picking ano
nagging at Currence, who asked him
not to keep on calling him a liar and
other names. Presently Giles Adams
noticed the Curreuce boy rush by him
along the rows. He did not know any
violence had occurred until he turn
ed and saw McE.haney down with
blood streaming from his head. Young
Adams called Currence back and they
took the wounded negro to the branch
and washed his wound. Currence had
stood the nagging as long as he could
and had struck McElhaney with q
goose e-neck hoe The blade cut a lone
cash and drove fragment OF the
skull into the brain. The wounded
negro did not get along well. Cur
renee took him to Glover and paid
the doctor to dress the wound. He
grew worse. Friday Currence disap-
peared. Early Monday morning Nc
Elhaney died. Tuesday morning the
coroner held the inquest. Wednesday
morning the bill Of indictment against
Currence was in the hands Of the grand
jury. Currence mas not been taken
and there is no saying, therefore, when
he will be tried.
CATCHING WILD HoRsEs.-The bron-
co is born for the saddle, but is given
to resisting his fate, and endeavors
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