Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-21
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborine Exchanges.
CHESTER

CHESTER.
Lantern, December Is: Miss Susie
Latham and Mrs. Farr spent Saturda.
in Yorkville. Miss Julia Smith ac'
companied Miss Latham home Satur'
day evening and returned yesterday
-. Hon. and Mrs. j. L. Glenn return
ed yesterday morning from shor
visit to his father, DR.. E. L. Glenn a
Tirzah, in York county. ...... master
Willie Anderson, son Of Mrs. ]. r. An
derson, happened with right painful
accident Friday afternoon while ou
hunting holly and birds on Mrs. j. A
Massey's place. 1t seems he placed the
muzzle of the gun on his foot and ir
some unacceptable way the gun went
off and shot two of his toes off, oil
they were so badly torn he was taker
to the hospital and amputation was
necessary. He was able to leave the
hospital Sabbath afternoon. 49,. Mar
tha Mills, or Cornwell, as she is some
times called, was killed at Great Falls
Sabbath afternoon by "one Of the
Charleston negroes" but we have not
been able to get any facts about the
killing. She was a granddaughter OF
Lucinda Cornwell, who lives about Mr.
]. E. Cornwell's. The body was brought
up on the L. & c. train this morning
for burial. The negro who did the
killing is in Jail. ..... Mrs. Bessie Nc
N4U UyaN
ters, died yesterday afternoon, Dec
l6, after an illness of about ten days
The deceased was a daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. s. A. Rodman Of Rodman
and was about twenty-four years old
She had been married less than a year
We extend the lonely husband and pa
rents our sympathy. Funeral services
will be at Union A. r. p. church to-
day and the burial will be in the GEM
etery there. -. Johnny Mccarthy, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. MCCARTHY,
died Saturday, Dec. 18th, in his six
teenth year. after sickness lasting only
one week, the burial was at Mt. Pros
pect yesterday afternoon. Funeral
services conducted by the pastor, Rev.
S. NJ. Jones, assisted by Rev. w. A.
Fairy of Richburg.
LANCASTER.
News, December 10: Mr.. Frank Pit
man, son of Mr.. George Pitman of
Jones Cross Roads, and Miss Leslie
Bowers, daughter Of Mr.. James Bow
ers OF Heath Springs, were married
last Wednesday, in Heath Springs
The ceremony was performed by the
byterian church. In a disastrous
fire in Timmonsville last Friday night
DR.. Carl A Foster was one of the
unfortunate losers, his office being
burned, and presumably its contents
medical books, instruments, etc.
DR.. Fosters numerous friends in Lam
caster. his old home, will regret to
learn OF his misfortune. Capt. ].
on a visit to Lancaster. his former
home. He has just returned from
New York, where he spent some time
perfecting plans for the development
of his valuable water power In Geor-
gia. 80. Mr.. w. w. Barr, former
citizen Of Lancaster, now living in
Yorkville, spent two or three days
this week at his old home. We are
indebted to him for a pleasant call
Monday. ..... AS noted in Saturdays
News, the store of Mr. Leroy Court
ney, in the Sapp neighborhood, was
broken into and robbed last Thursday
night. The thieves effected an en-
trance by getting under the building
and raising the floor. Some candy
cologne, ETC., were stolen. No arrests
have yet been made.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, December IS: Mr.
John H. Adams, died at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. r. o. Cockrane, Char
lotte, Saturday morning at 1.30 o'clock
after an Hines Of several months. Mr.
Adams was thirty-eight years Of age
and is survived by two sisters, Mrs
Cochrane, with whom he lived, and
Mrs. w. Y. Warren of Gastonia; anG
three brothers, James Adams of Cow
pens, S. c.; w. V. Adams of Leaven-
worth, Kan, and w. F. Adams OF
Charlotte. The funeral services were
conducted at the First Associate Re.
formed Presbyterian church, Char.
lotte, Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock
by the pastor, Rev. William Duncan
Mr.. and Mrs w. Y. Warren attended
the funeral from Gastonia. :. While
firing caps in one Of the sticks 81
popular with the small boy at thi!
season, Robert, the young son of Mr.
farm, had the misfortune yesterda!
to sustain injuries to his right eye
! which will probably cause him to lost
the use of 1t entirely. He was takeI
by his parents to Charlotte on No. /:
yesterday afternoon to be placed un
| der the care of a specialist. :. .Amonl
the Christmas weddings that will b,
of interest to many are the following
MT. Eu ftuISlellSr, son OF MI. OTll
Huffstetler and Miss Emma Robinson
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Rob
inson, will be married at the home o
the brides parents near Pleasan
Ridge, December 26th. Miss LOl;
Robinson. daughter of Mrs. M. M
Robinson, and Mr.. Will Glenn. son o
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Glenn, will b.
married at the home of the bride
| mother near Pleasant Ridge. Decem
ber oath. These young people hav
many friends in the county who will
| be interested in this announcement
Mr.. John Frank Jackson is con
| fined to his bed as the result of
painful accident which occurred a
the Presbyterian church Sunda,
morning during the regular services
About three weeks ago Mr.. Jackson
while driving a stake. let the axe h
| was handling slip and strike his righ
| leg below the knee. The wound
though painful at the time. was no
considered of a serious nature at al