Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-26
Misesllaneuus Rradias,
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishboring Exchanges.
LANCASTER,

II: Ola Culp, Lancaster; Josephin
Foster, Lancaster; Pearl Hammond
Heath Springs; Nell Hough, Lancas
ter; Meta Jones, Lancaster; Blanch'
Moore, Lancaster; Alice Ratchford
Waxhaw; Iona Reed, Lancaster
Emma Swaringen, Lancaster; Nanni'
Todd, Lancaster; Mamie Walkup
Waxhaw; Bernice Walkup, Waxhaw
Mrs. Pet Butler, Abbeville. Messrs
T. NJ. Belk, Dixie; George w. Belk
Taxahaw; w. r. Blackmon, Hall
Gold Mine; ]. D. Simpson, Waxhaw
E. o. Thompson, Dwight; Profs. ]. X
Dye, Chester; A. r. Banks, Lancaster
Supt w. M. Moore, Lancaster. Tn
instructors are: Prof. A. r. Banks
who teaches Arithmetic and Eng
lish grammar; Prof Dye, teacher o
algebra and geography; Miss Sherer
teacher of primary methods. 1t /
expected that the attendance will b.
largely increased next week.....
Mrs. R. ]. Mackorell of Yorkville
who has been visiting her parents
Mai. and Mrs. J. M. Riddle, returned
home Wednesday.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June %: M. and Mrs. ]
l.. Pressly Of Due West have ISSUED
invitations to the marriage of thei
daughter, Miss Jean LEGAL Pressly
and Rev. B. G. Pressly, pastor o
New Hope A. R. P. church in Fair
field county, at home on the mornint
of June 27th at o'clock. -" Mis-
Daisy Dameron returned to her hom'
at Yorkville this morning, afte
spending two weeks with her sister
Mrs. Rouse, at Lando. 1t seem
that Gastonia is going to have tina
cannon on the Fourth. At least TIT
Gazette has a picture Of 1t. II Is
Confederate veteran and is a guaran
teed noise maker. They have foul
barrels of blasting powder to pro
woke the roaring Of the beast W.
suggest that they put 1t all in at once
and make the welkin ring. .... .Dr
]. B. Bigham will attend the meeting
of the Dental association at the lsl'
of Palms, and expects to be absen
from his office all next week. DR.
Bigham is on the program for pa
per and a practical demonstration o.
new method, partly his own, O.
setting teeth in plates. -. There
was quite an electrical storm here
about $50 yesterday evening, bu
not a great deal of wind or rain. A
tree in the back yard at Mr.. w. T
Woods was struck by lightning anc
his COW was killed. The chimney o.
Mr.. ]. K. Johnston's house was STRUCK
and split but no other damage wa:
done to the house. There was some
damage done about the power house
and all the lights SUDDENLY went out
A tree on the Sprlngstein mills hill
was struck last, which seemed tt
empty the clouds of the electricity II
the neighborhood and the sound dice
away. We have not heard Of any
other damage. .... Editor j. Marior
Moore of the Greer Observer, with hi:
wife and three children, were in the
city a short while yesterday morning
on his way from Rock Hill to Nc
Connellsville to attend a reunion Of
the Moore family at the homes Of
his brothers, Messrs. Claud and Os
car Moore. He and family had beer
in Rock Hill since the marriage OF hi:
brother, Mr.. ]. Wilson Moore anc
Miss jamie Black on the evening o.
the 21st inst. The reunion was to bt
at Mr.. Claud Moore's yesterday ant
Mr.. Oscar Moore's today. Beside!
Mr.. ]. NJ. Moore and family, DR.. R
L. Moore and family of Columbia
and Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Wilson Moore
were expected. Mr.. Hayward Moore
Of Rock Hill, was prevented by bust
ness from attending yesterday but ex
pected to be present today. Besides
being editor of the Observer, Mr.. j
M. Moore is superintendent of th'
Graded school at Greer and we cal
we'll understand he eats no idle bread
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, June %: At thu
Fourth of July meeting at the cit!
hall Tuesday night, the reports show
ed the work of getting ready for th'
celebration to be progressing rapid!
and everything is getting in shape TO
really glorious Fourth. The educa
tional, commercial, industrial, agri
cultural and historical parts of th'
great celebration will be remarkabl!
exhibited in an array of floats tina
will eclipse any thing of its kind eve1
seen in the county. The old soldiers
with their civil war musicians, viii
be in the parade. The amusemen
committee have provided pleasure
for fun and sport-lovers without end
Music will be a feature, more thar
..... Mr.. Pink Pethel was beater
and robbed by two unknown person!
with whom he was riding Tuesda!
night near Harden. Pethel had beer
to Lincolnton to make some collec
tions for the Crown Bottling com
pany and was persuaded to ride in {
buggy 10 Gastonia with the two men
one of whom would stop at Harden
Mr.. w. L. Coon, manager of thu
Crown Bottling Works, went to Lin
colnton Wednesday to investigate the
| matter. Nothing has been heard
from the two men yet. .... Mrs. NJ
E. Pursley died Tuesday night a
half past twelve. Wednesday morn
ing at nine o'clock a large numbe
/ of relatives and friends attended th'
| funeral services at the home, con
Quoted by DR.. ]. G. Galloway assisted
| by Rev r. c. Anderson. The sal
procession was formed about hal
past ten o'clock for Bethany church
in York county, where at two o'clocl
| the body of this good woman wa
laid to rest next to the tomb of he
husband, who died twenty-Odd year
ago. In large numbers the friend
| of that section were assembled a
the church, bringing sad hearts AM
| many sweet flowers; and when tn
mourning concourse turned ava,
they left a new made mound hiddel
| by sweet tokens of affectionate re