Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-17
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ANCASTER,

Ledqer, Feb. Is: On Saturday night
last fire started in a waste box In
spinning room Of the old cotton mill,
but was extinguished by the auto
matte sprinklers before any considera-
BILE damage was done. However, be-
fore the water could be turned on
some very expensive machinery was
damaged TO the extent Of several thou
sand dollars. The fire occurred De-
tween the rounds Of the watchman.
Loss Is covered by insurance. 80. Mr.
w. A. Hughes, who has been confined
with measles at his home for the past
two weeks, resumed charge OF his
school yesterday morning.. Mr.. j..
Willie Caskey Of Athens, Ga, is on
visit to his parents at Newcut. He
has been sick for the past month and
has come home to recuperate.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, Feb. IA: The Pied
mont Mineral Springs company OF this
city, has applied for a charter. The
incorporators are Paul V. Gaffney, w.
w. Gaffney, ]. A. Carroll and w. C..
Carpenter, and the capital stock Is
$4,000. Books of subscription will be
open today. The young men OF the
city will tender reception to the
Young la dies at Limestone college this
evening. 1t Is the purpose of the ones
having the affair in charge to eclipse
their former efforts and make this re-
ception the "swellest" Of all preceding
ones. Mrs. John w. Bridges OF
Spartanburg, came up Saturday to see
her mother, Mrs. r. M. jolly. who was
quite III. Mrs. Bridges was accom-
panied by her two children. 80. Mrs.
Joseph a. Macarthur Of West Point,
Miss, was called to Glover about ten
days ago on account Of the illness OF
her little granddaughter, who is the
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith.
The child is recovering and Mrs. Nc
Arthur is expected in the city this
week. o.. DIR. w. L. Settlemyer Is out
again after a prolonged illness at his
home OIL Victoria avenue. .....T. F.
mellow, Esq, of Yorkville, spent Sat-
urday In the city on professional bus
mess.
CHESTER.
Lantern, Feb. IA: Miss Eunice
Brawley, daughter Of Mrs. j. M.
Brawley of this city, who went to
Oklahoma several months ago, and
Mr.. George Bowhanan, Of Dallas, Tex,
were married last Wednesday, Feb.
8, 1905. Mr. Bowhanan is a native
Of Tennessee and is we'll connected. -.
A meeting Of physicians of the Fifth
congressional district was held In
Chester last Thursday to hear an ad-
dress from DR.. ]. N. Mccormick, OF
Bowling Green, KY, who Is visiting
the different sections Of the country
under the auspices Of the American
Medical Association, urging the doc
tors to prepare themselves as fully
as possible for the practice Of their
profession. He shows that this Is In
the interest Of the public, as people
can then secure better medical SER
vices. notwithstanding the very Sc
we're weather there were present DR..
r. A. Bratton, Of Yorkville, DR.. VIII
Crawford of Lancaster, Drs. ]. P.
Young and w. DeK. Wylie, Of Rich
burg, and all the physicians Of this
city. The visiting doctors were enter
tanned 81 dinner by the Chester Coun-
ty Medical Association, at the Nichol-
son hotel. . Mrs. Margaret Griffith,
aged rs years, died at the home OF
her daughter Mrs. w. H. Caldwell,
Sabbath evening, Feb. IL, at o'clock.
Mr.. Caldwell and family moved to the
Bewley house on Pinckney street,
from Rockton, Fairfield county, We'd
nesday Of last week. That night Mrs.
Griffith was stricken with paralysis
and fingered without regaining con-
sciousness until death relieved her
suffering. Owing to the infirmities OF
her age she had been in frail health
for some time and not able to get
about much without assistance. Her
maiden name was Magill and she was
three times married. First to Mr.. 7.
]. NJ. Yarbrough, next to Mr.. William
Smith and the last time to Mr.. A.
H. Griffith Of Griffith, N. c. Seven
children, all Of the first marriage,
were born unto her, only two Of whom
are living: Mrs Blankenship Of Fort
Mill, and Mrs. Caldwell with whom
she lived. Her sister, Mrs. Mary Reid
Of Lewisville, died only a few weeks
ago. The remains were taken to
Richburg yesterday morning and af-
ter funeral services by DR.. J. S. Mof-
fatt in Union A. r. P. church the bur-
ial was in the cemetery there. go. Mr..
c. B. Smith Of Yorkville, is visiting
his daughter, Mrs. G. w. Ferguson.
Mr.. Arthur Lewis left for Pickens Sat
urday to see his father, who is sick.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, Feb. IA: Evan
Shull, a grand-child of Moses Shull,
who died at Cherryville last week,
died Monday from pneumonia. The
child was about IL years old. The
remains were inferred at Beth Page
Tuesday. AS we mentioned before,
this is a sorely afflicted family. This
is the third death from pneumonia in
the last three weeks. .... Mr.. Dave
Beam, of near Eddy, died last Satur-
day evening at about o'clock. He
had been sick for a long time and
his death was not unexpected. His
remains were buried at Beth Page
Monday. Mr.. Beam was somewhere
near 70 years old and leaves a large
family to mourn his death. He was
married twice, and leaves nine chill
dren by his first wife and five by his
second. Five Of his children live in