Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-31
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| Gastonia Gazette, Jan. 81: Rural free
delivery route No. 3 from Gastonia will
begin operation Wednesday, Feb. 1st.
Mr.. Ernest c. Hicks, son Of Policeman
]. L. Hicks, is the carrier. This route
runs southeast from Gastonia past Da-
Wis store to Glenn's corner, thence
southeast to Reece Patrick's, west to
Begonia, across the state line to l. II.
Wilson's, southwest to Mill road.
thence to the Pleasant Ridge post Of
| fee, and thence back to Gastonia. II
covers an area of II square miles, is
1873 miles long, serves 124 houses and
56S people. -. Notwithstanding the
extreme cold weather OF the past few
days the police department has not as
yet received any calls for help from
the poor. O.. /. "A few of her young friends
were delightfully."- entertained Wednes-
day evening by Miss Irene. Loughridge
at her home on Main street. ....... The
Tuesday Afternoon club held most
delightful meeting this week with
Mrs. ]. Lee Robinson. Logomachy|
and Trail furnished amusement for the
occasion. Delicious refreshments were
served I'm three COURSES. AT the
home of the brides father, Mr.. Cain
Bost, at the Modena mill last evening
at 8 o'clock Miss Bessie Bost was mar
ried to Mr. Luther Handsell. Rev. W..
H. Reddish performed the ceremony.
The groom is an employee Of the Gas
ton Iron works. Mrs. ]. s. Terrence
and little Miss Annie Terrence re-
turned Wednesday from a two weeks
visit to friends at Blacksburg and
Hickory Grove, s. c.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, Jan, 81: Miss Mary
Alexander of Yorkville, Is the guest
Of Mrs. Whiteford Duncan In Blacks
burg. Miss Agnes Lipscomb, Of As
bury, is visiting her uncle, E. F.
Lipscomb. She came to meet her
friend. Miss Carrie Jones, Of Augusta,
who arrived yesterday afternoon. -.
Col Joseph F. Wallace Of Yorkville,
was in the city yesterday. .....J. F.
westmoreland and family Of Kings
Creek, have moved to Carney. They
will occupy a residence on Frederick
street. The elegant home OF Mrs.
w. c. Hamrlck was thrown open FRI
day afternoon from 3 to o'clock to
her lady friends. Mrs. Hamrick was
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Hamp
Pridmore and Mrs. ]. N. Nesbit. The
double parlors were beautifully deco
rated, the color scheme being cream
and pink. On entering the guests
were served with hot coffee by Misses
Eunice Johnson and Volina Hamrick.
A contest game was "A Penny for
Your Thoughts" which was heartily
enjoyed by all. The prize, a hand
some candelabra, was drawn for by
Mrs. o. Kendrick and Mrs. w. s..
Hall, the latter being the lucky one.
A course luncheon was served, after
which punch was served from behind
bower Of evergreers hy Misses Nell
Wood and Bess Kendrick.. Miss
Nell Wood entertained the "?" club
Thursday afternoon Of last week. The
new game of Sherlock Holmes was
introduced and delightful hour
spent by all present. A three-eourse
luncheon was served with fruits.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, Jan. 2S: Married. Wednes-
day night, January 25. by Rev. ]. c.
Counts, at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. l.. S. Porter, near Elgtii,
Mr.. Lewis P. Clyburn and Miss Maggie
Porter. The marriage was a quiet
home affair. Mr.. Clyburn Is fine
young man and one of the head clerks
in the Heath-Jones grocery store and
the bride is an amiable and most es-
| timable young lady,. Mr.. T. A.
Funderburk of Chesterfield county,
who was operated on for appendicitis
at the Pryor sanitarium in Chester
several weeks ago, came over and
spent several days with his son here
this week. He is doing fine and in
few days expects to be abls to return
to his home. .... Fire destroyed three
fve-room cottages In rear Of the
Names residence about IL o'clock
Thursday. The fire originated from
the stove flue Of the cottage occupied
by Mr.. Jesse E. Sargee and had made
| IN, ha uyhao die
covered that efforts to extinguish the
| flames were futile. II addition to this
cottage the cottages on either side, oc.
cupied by Mr.. w. ]. Cauthen and the
other by Mr.. Ernest Cauthen, were also
burned. The cottage occupied by Mr..
Jesse Blackmon also narrowly escaped
being burned as well as the residence
Of Mr.. Evans. The fire was easily
checked when the hose pipe from the
mill was brought up and a stream
turned on it. The mill cottages were
| fully insured, but Mr.. Evans had no
insurance on his home which was
damaged probably 20 the amount Of
$50. The occupants Of the cottages
saved about all their household effects
except Mr.. Sargee who lost a small
portion of his. A bull dog belonging
to Mr.. Sargee and which was In the
cook room by the stove, would not
come out nor let any one come near
it and it was burned up.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Jan. 27: Jim Wilson, COL
ored, an employee at the oil mill, met
a tragic death Tuesday night about
10 o'clock. The seed clogged and
caused the belt to slip off the pulley.
After he had cleaned the seed out Of
the elevator he went up above to try
to put the belt on the pulley and 1t
is supposed his arnless sleeve was
caught in the shafting, which re-
wolves $50 times a minute, and wound
his body round at that fearful rate.