Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-13
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CHEROKEE.

News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, June 9: We learn
that Mr.. John Foster, Of Hickory
Grove, had sunstroke last week. He
is better now. The following invi-
tations are now out: Mr.. and Mrs.
William Samuel Lipscomb request the
pleasure of your company at the mar
riage Of their daughter, Eugenia Ag-
mes, to Mr.. Robert Lee MCGEE, on the
afternoon of Wednesday, the twenty
first Of June, at three o'clock. at home,
Gaffney, South Carolina. Robert
Witherspoon, youngest son Of COL and
Mrs. ]. G.. Wardlaw. now OF Yorkville,
died yesterday morning about one
o'clock at the home Of Prof. r. o.
Sans, Mrs. Wardlaw's father, In this
city. The little one was taken sick
later brought to this place In the hope
that the change would be beneficial;
but II continued to grow worse until
the end came yesterday morning. The
remains were laid away in Oakland
cemetery yesterday afternoon, Rev.
nr. Simms conducting the funeral ex-
ercises. Col. and Mrs. Wardlaw have
the deepest sympathy Of a host OF
friends in their great sorrow. Mrs.
Harry Shaw, OF Charlotte, IS visiting
Il NJ. g Ross
Mr.. Shaw came down with her, but
treturned to Charlotte Wednesday.
LANCASTER. e
LeTqer, June 10: Mr.. s. ]. McGuirt.
the present incumbent had no opposi-
ton as cotton, weigher for the town OF
Waxhaw in the election last Tuesday
and was elected for the ensuing year.
Mrs. ]. A. P. Blackmon of the
Primus section was informed Of a SER
ious accident which befell her brother,
Mr.. John Mickle, an employee OF the
Southern railroad, at Reevesville, s. G:
Mr.. Mickle was sitting on a car OF
lumber, when in sol lie manner a board
broke, one piece str king and breaking
his thigh, at the same time throwing
him down between the cars where he
had both feet crushed, one Of them so
badly that amputation was necessary,
and with but little probability Of the
other foot being saved. Misses May
and Alma Funderhurk, who stopped
over here a few days with relatives
on their return from Limestone col
lege, were slightly injured in runa-
way while going TO their home at
Dudley. The mule to the wagon car
| rying their trunks ran off near Trades
ville running into and upsetting the
buggy in which they were riding with
their father. Mr.. ]. T. Funderburk, and
throwing them out into a barbed wire
fence. 80. Col. Springs returned from
Columbia yesterday where with his
attorney, Mr.. T. Y. Williams, he has
been arguing his protest against the
raise In the valuation Of the Lancaster
cotton mills made by the state board
Of equalization al the meeting two
weeks ago. with the result that the
valuation was reduced to $782,6OO,
which Is the valuation upon 1t by the
Lancaster county board Of equaliza-
ton. The valuation of Eureka and
Springstein mills at Chester, mills In
which Mr.. Springs is largely interest
ed, were also reduced some, the for
mer to s150,0OO. and the latter to $685.
23O. The Chester member of the board
contended for a dollar for dollar val
| uation of these mills.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 8: Mrs. M. E. Porter,
aged "a years, wife Of Mr.. M. ]. Porter
of Gaffney, died at the hospital about
2 o'clock this morning. Mr.. Porter
brought her here several days ago for
an operation, but she was in such
weak condition she gradually grew
worse and was never able for the op-
Grafton. She leaves a husband and
three children, the Oldest about IA
years old. Mr.. Porter was with her
when the end came and left on No.
30 of the Southern this morning for
Gaffney with the remains, where the
interment will take place. Mr.. Ken
ny Brooks, an aged man at the Wylie
mills, died Tuesday and was buried
at Pleasant Grove Presbyterian ceme-
| terry Wednesday,. Miss Fannie Good,
of Yorkville, is visiting Misses Hattie
and Maggie Mayfeld, of Baton Rouge,
on her way home from visit In
| Greenville. Miss Josie Oates left
yesterday afternoon for Asheville, to
attend the Y. w. c. A, being one OF
five delegates sent from Winthrop COL
lege She will be gone about ten days.
-. Rev. T. D. Latimer, of Springfield.
KY, who has been visiting his mother
at Delphos. came down Monday even
ing and visited his brother, brother
in-law and nephew, Messrs. G.. E.
Latimer, R. r. Moffat and Carl Lati-
mer, until Wednesday, when he left
on the S. A. L. for his home In Ken
lucky. DIR. and Mrs. ]. H. Gordon
and son. DR.. G. D. Gordon, Of Poca-
hontas, ILL.,. passed through yesterday
morning on their way to McConnells-
Vile to visit Mrs. Gordon's sister, Mrs
Newton Ashe, whom she has not seen
in so years. Mrs. Gordon was Miss
Terrence. Her father moved to Ar
kansas when she was eight or ten
years old Dr. Gordon was born In
Alabama, raised in Mississippi and
settled in Illinois. His father, seven
brothers and four sons are physicians
and all practice in Illinois. DR.. G. D.
is the youngest son and practices
with his father. They expect to stay
two weeks. .... On Wednesday the
stylish little A. r. P. church was beau
tiful in its marriage garb of green and
white. and brilliant with innumerable
lights and a host Of happy friends
1t was the wedding hour Of Miss
Elizabeth Lindsay and Mr.. ]. Harper
Beall. Four beautiful little nieces and
nephews Of the bride acted as rib
boners and looked, In their spotless
white, like fairyland come true-Miss
Elizabeth Lindsay with Lindsay Miller
Of Rock Hill, on one aisle; Miss Nam