Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-04
miscellaneous 8eadins.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Hsishborins Exchanges.
CHESTER,

entertained quite q large number OF
her friends last Wednesday evening
most charmingly. Receiving with heI
in the front hall were Misses Laura
Ford, Elizabeth Macaulay and Magi-
belle Horne. The halls and parlors
were beautifully decorated with white
and cream roses. These lovely flow
ers were also used in unique way
to form an attractive nook in the
piazza, from which the guests were
served with delicious punch by Miss
Elizabeth Macaulay. Dainty paper
doilies were handed the guests by
Miss Louise Carpenter and all were
then refreshed with delicious Ice
cream and cake George Doug
las, the negro who drove F. M. Boul-
wares dray and had his left ankle
broken at the Southern depot Tues
day of last week by the trucks loaded
with ice turning over on him, died
Tuesday afternoon of this week. He
/ took gangrene a day or two previous
and was taken to the hospital Tues
day afternoon where his leg was am
putated above the knee, but he did
not survive the operation. His re-
mains were sent to Bascomville We'd
nesday evening for burial. He leaves
three small children, his wife having
died about three months ago. go.
Mrs. l. W. Stewart of Yorkville, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
j. M. Gibson, and two other daugh-
ters here, went home yesterday. $50.
Mrs. w. P. Stroup of Glover, came
down Tuesday to visit her brother,
Mr.. ]. L. Oates, and returned yester-
day morning. -. F. Miss Annie With
visiting Mrs. r. c. Guy, left for Car
Isle yesterday. D.. Wednesday as Mrs,
Crawford and her daughter were leav-
ing town for their home in the coun-
try, the holding back strap broke 60
ing down the hill at the opera house
on West End street. The horse COM
menced kicking and turned the bug
gy over and both ladies were thrown
ston, James Hamilton, and Roland
Smith ran to their assistance and ar
ranged for them to get home. Mrs.
Crawford was hurt some, but the other
lady escaped injury. During the
whole time the accident occurred and
the gentlemen were getting them fix
ed up TO proceed on their journey,
a negro woman who was standing
at Mr.. Smiths shop and was watch
ing. laughed almost Historically at
the ladies' misfortune. When the
ladies started on, Mr.. Johnson ar
rested the woman and took her be-
fore the mayor. Yesterday morn
ing she was tried and fined $40 for
disorderly conduct. -. Now Officer
N. p. Johnson knows how 1t feels.
Two or three days ago, while he was
busy about the rear cells, Policeman
Howe, supposing he had come out,
locked the door and went away. Mr..
Johnston soon began looking through
the bars, as many another has done.
/
and expressed a desire to see Chief
Taylor. The negro was surprised
and exclaimed, why, Boss, dey got
you in dere?" Mr.. Johnston feels sure
that he was locked up a long time
perhaps several hours. Mr.. Howe
says it was not over five minutes.
GASTON,
| Gastonia Gazette, August 81: In a
quiet but exceedingly pretty home
wedding, Mr.. Rubertus Rhyme and
Miss Mary John Craig were married
Wednesday. night at the home of the
brides mother, Mrs. Mary L. Craig,
near New Hope church. The house
was a lovely scene with it's decora-
tions of ferns and other pretty pot
ted plants. The wedding march was
played by Miss Lena Wilson and the
ceremony was performed by the
brides pastor, Rev. ]. B. Cochrane.
Owing to recent deaths in both fami-
lies the wedding was a quiet one.
party of friends accompanied the
groom from Mt. Holly, and the at
tendance Of the brides neighbors at
tested her popularity at home. After
the ceremony at Z o'clock the bridal
party repaired to the groom's home
near Mt. Holly, where a reception
was held. The groom is a thrifty
young farmer near Mt. Holly, and the
bride is an accomplished young
teacher of the New Hope section. We
join their many friends in wishing
them every happiness. $50. The exit
of dog days and the change of the
moon seem to have struck a spell OF
weather they can't manage. 1t just
pays no attention to them at ALL
Never mind; give the moon one more
chance. 1t ''fulls" next Sunday af-
ternoon at twenty-five minutes past
six. II that doesn't put the wet
have to hang on to our overshoes
umbrellas and rain-coats until the
new moon hangs its crescent in the
west on the dewy eve of the 18th
BY the help of the equinox approach
ing at that time, the weather ought
to be able to get better Or worse. -.
Miss Julia Galloway left yesterday
morning for Wren's, Ga, where she
is first assistant teacher in the high
school. She went by way of Colum-
bia, and will be the guest of day OF
two of Rev. and Mrs. ]. P. Knox be-
fore the opening of her school Mon
day morning. .... Mr.. c. d. Matt
gaitter will move to Charlotte Mon
day to take charge of the weaving al
the Chadwick mills. He will be sue
ceeded in a similar capacity at the
Modena by an old Gastonia boy Mr.
Charley Epley, who comes back
home again from Kings Mountain
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