Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-22
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Blacksburg baseball team Is
in Yorkville to play the Yorkville team
out at the York Cotton mills this af-
ternoon at 43O.
The directors of the First National
Bank of Yorkvile held their semi-an-
nuaI meeting in the office of the bank
last Wednesday morning. The busi-
ness of the past six months shows up
nicely and the usual semi-annual div
idend will be psid on July l.
THE champion tomato grower of
this vicinity u DR.. Miles Walker. The
doctor has been giving especial atten-
ton to tomatoes for a good many years
mast and is generally able to show up
the first specimen of the season. He
has had several fine tomatoes this
year, the first on June 49, and others
since then. Within another week or
ten days he will have bushels. The
doctor commenced nursing his plants
in February and is still at 1t, for 1t Is
his general custom to keep his plants
bearing right on till frost. Speaking
Wednesday Of his past experience ne
said that June &c was his previous rec
ord for the earliest tomato, and as
rule tomatoes are not very common In
local gardens until after about the lOth
of July DR.. Walker sometimes brings
his tomato plants from Florida but he
Is inclined to think that the best re-
suits are to be had from home raised
plants.
Trinity Methodist church was fill
cd to oyerflowing last Tuesday night
on account of the Sifford-Stokes mar
riage, the people turning out In large
numbers to witness the ceremony that
made Miss Elise Meynardie, a pretty
and popular daughter Of DR.. and Mrs.
]. L. Stokes Of Yorkville, the wife OF
Mr.. Robert Julian Sifford Of Gastonia-
The church was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, the many friends OF
the happy young bride having put
forth their best efforts I'm that partic-
ular After the spectators had ar
rived, just previous to the appointed
hour, the ceremonies were commenced
with the rendition Of a beautiful and
appropriate solo, entitled YOU" by
Miss Bessie Gilbert, accompanied on
the organ by Miss Pansy Traywick
The entrance Of the bridal couple was
preceded by the following ushers:
Messrs. Walter Parker Moore Of Char
ID L.
Wyck; Messrs. John A. Jenkins and
Hardaway Stowe Of Yorkville; Mr..
Fred Smyre of Gastonia, and Mr..
Frank Sadler Of Charlotte. They were
followed by two lovely little flower
girls, Misses Esther Ashe and Camilla
Beard, and with them was Master
Henry Herndon as ring bearer. The
coming OF the bride and groom, each
accompanied by their respective at
tendants was heralded with Lohen-
grins adding march, rendered by
Miss Pans Traywick and during the
solemniZation of the marriage by Rev.
DR.. ]. l.. Stokes, assisted by Rev. DR..
S. A. Weber, "A Simple Confession"
in soft accompaniment on the organ
lent additional impressiveness to the
pretty occasion. The bride. who came
in with her maid of honor Miss Grace
Walter Stokes, was dressed in white
crepe de chene, tulle veil shower bou-
auet of brides roses and asparagus
fern The groom vas attended by his
best man, Mr. Lloyd A. Sifford. The
out of town visitors were Mesdames
Davis and Kennedy Of Charlotte;
James Gallant, Gastonia; Hamer, c. F.
Sinclair of Bennettsville; L. T. Cow
ington of Summerton; Marion Stokes
of West Asheville; Misses Virginia Da-
Wis of Charlotte, Madge White of Col
lettsville; Jess Shelton Rose Aber-
nethy, Carrie Wilson, Rebecca Wilson.
Wanda Froneberger, Mabel Neil Of
Gastonia; Messrs. M. B. Stokes of
West Asheville; John Tucker, Arthur
Winget, Joseph Abernethy of Gastonia;
Masters Kirby Stokes Covington OF
Summerton and Colin A. Maultsby of
Bennettsvile. Mr.. and Mrs. Sifford
left on the 10 o'clock train for Wash
ington and will spend a week or ten
days visiting this and other cities.