Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
Btistsllaneuus 8saaias.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
CHESTER.

Neishborins Exchanges.
CHESTER.
Lantern, August "a: Misses Mira and
Josie Hardin left for McBee, s. c.,
Wednesday for a ten days visit. Miss
Mira will go from there to Healing
Springs, Barnwell county, where she
will begin teaching in the graded
school the 3rd of September. Miss
Josie has a position in the graded
school at Blackville but will be home
before she begins teaching. .....
John Stoy, the one year old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Falkenberry of
Lando, died about 1 o'clock Saturday
morning, Aug. Is, 1905. He took
measles in the early summer from
the effects of which he never recov-
cred. The funeral services were at
the home and the burial was in Lau-
redwood cemetery in Rock Hill at
noon Sabbath. -. Mrs. Joseph NC
Garity and two children of Winns-
boro, who have been spending
week with relatives in the city, re-
turned to their home this morning.
Mr.. MCCARTHY, who has been here
several weeks for treatment at the
hospital, has gone to the home of
his brother, Mr.. Wallace MCCARTHY,
near Richburg, to spend awhile in
the fresh country air. Tuesday
afternoon the school building at
Evans was struck by lightning and
burned to ashes. A part of the Gu
pola was hurled some distance and
in the weeds. 1t was a new and ex-
cellent building, erected two years
ago to take the place of Old Purity
church, which had been used as a
schoolhouse and had been burned.
There was $3.50 insurance on the
building and $50 on the furniture, in
the Farmers Mutual; cost about
500. Arrangements have been
made to open the school al the regu-
lar time. A barn of Mr.. N. ]. Col
WINS, near Halsellville, was burned
by lightning yesterday afternoon. 1t
contained only a little old fodder
The insurance was $50, we believe,
about enough, Mr.. Colvin says, to
buy shingles to cover IL.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, August "a: The
Fargo Forum of August 18th has the
following personal mention which
will interest many of our readers:
M. T. Oehler. Frank Oehler, Holland
Morrow and Wade Euart Of North
Carolina, are in the city, the guests
of Managing Editor Brewer Of the
Forum, and will spend some time
looking over the state and may make
some investments in land. :. AT
ter a lingering illness of typhoid fe-
yer, Mr.. r. M. McSwain breathed his
last at his home near the Modena
mill at IL o'clock Monday night. Mr..
McSwain's condition had been critical
for several days and he never rallied
from a sinking spell which came on
Monday afternoon. Mr. McSwain
leaves a widow, who was formerly
Miss S. E. Gardner, and six small
children. For more than three years
he has been connected with the firm
of Long Brothers, as collector. He
was well liked by his business asso-
ciates, his business dealings were Of
the highest character, which easily
won for him the highest respect and
admiration of all those with whom
he dealt He was a charter member
and was insured in the Cleveland
division of the Mutual Benevolent as
ISOLATION, from which his family will
receive about 5000. The funeral
service was conducted at the home
Tuesday afternoon at l o'clock by
Rev. j. L. Vipperman, pastor Of the
East Baptist church, and the remains
were taken to Olney for burial. .....
On account of the failure of the rail-
road schedules, many trustees of
Erskine college from this section Of
the synod were unable to reach the
meeting there Wednesday night for
election of a president. 1t is likely
now that the election will not be
made until synod meets in November.
Sentiment in this section drifts to-
ward DR.. ]. S. Moffatt Of Chester,
for the presidency.