Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-12-11
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Neiehboring Exchanges.
LANCASTER.
News, December 8: Rev. E. E. Press
~ of Statesville, n. c., former pas
tor of Unity, preached at Waxhaw
Sabbath night. He will visit in this
section this week and it is hoped he
will remain over next Sabbath and
preach here. ..... Governor Hayward
has appointed Dr. ]. Z. Rutledge game
warden for Lancaster county. The
appointment was made on the recon-
mendation of the Lancaster delega-
ton. and it is a good one. DR.. Rut-
ledge will use every effort in his pow
er to stop the violations Of the game
laws in this county, prosecuting all
offenders without fear or favor" 49,.
Miss Marie Craig. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. E. Craig of this vicinity, who
is now a member of the senior class
at Winthrop has been elected presi-
dent of the Winthrop Literary society
"a distinguished honor worthily be-
slowed. Miss Craig is recognized as
one of the brightest and most popular
young ladies in the institution. Mr..
Claude Sherard of Anderson, brother
in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Stew
man of this place. died last Tuesday
afternoon at Waynesville, n. c., where
he had gone for his health, which had
been failing for some time. He was
about thirty years old and leaves
widow, who was Miss jamie Lee, and
one child. Mr.. Sherard's remains were
taken to Anderson for interment. The
many friends in Lancaster, as well as
elsewhere of Mrs. Sherard deeply SYM
pathize with her in the loss of her
husband.
CHESTER.
Lantern, December s.: Mrs. A. H.
White of Rock Hill, spent a short
while between trains here Wednesday
morning on her way to Yorkville TO
spend the day. E. Mrs. Ada L. Thom-
asson and family moved here yester-
day from near Yorkville. They came
here for the school advantages and
Mrs. Thomasson will keep boarders on
Gadsden street, in the house recently
vacated by Mr.. w. B. Caldwell and
family . Mrs. ]. F. Jackson of York
vile, who has been spending a few
days at the home Of her brother-in-
law, Mr. p A. Jackson, went to Car
Isle this morning to visit her father,
Mr.. A b. Wix. .... Mr.. Robert Brice,
second son of Major T. w. Brice Of
Woodward, died about o'clock Wed
nesday evening at his home, after an
illness of about an hour with some
thing like acute indigestion. He was
taken suddenly sick while at the sup
per table and died before physician
could get to him. He was about thir-
ty-five years old and bought cotton
and was the business manager of his
fathers store at Woodward. .... AT
the meeting of the county board
Monday a petition for change in the
road near the Hafner overhead bridge
was granted, on condition the petition
ers will furnish the rock and the
Southern railway will pay half the
cost The supervisor reported that
changes in the road at Seely's creek
could not be made. on account of fall
ure to get right of way. Supervisor
Darby reported the purchase Of iron
for Parks bridge over Turkey creek. 1t
seems that dealers in cartridges have
not been paying license according to
law A resolution was passed requir-
ing the payment of license for past
years as we'll as the current year. Ar
rangements were made for collecting
unpaid subscriptions on the Ross
vile road. for making definite con-
tracts with people along the York road,
on which work is soon to begin, and
for beginning at once to drill rock on
that road. 1t was decided to engage
the services of Mr.. d. G. Anderson, as
March 1st, at a salary Of $50 per
month.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, December Z: Mr.
John Frank Jackson and son, Mr.. L.
II. Jackson, returned last night from
Jefferson county, Tennessee, where
they went last week to buy horses and
mules. Mr.. Jackson is greatly i'm
pressed with the hospitality Of east
Tennesseeans and says he enjoyed his
| trip immensely. The receipts on
the local cotton market for the past
| three days has been as follows: Thurs
day. 40 bales; Wednesday, 80 bales,
and Tuesday SO bales. The highest
price paid for the staple was 1895.
.... Clover is to have an opera house.
A three-story brick building is now
being built. The second story will be
used as the opera house. and the third
story will be used as the Masonic hail.
......On Friday night, Dec. 2Sth, the
members of the CASTOR County club of
the State University, Chapel Hill, Of
whom there are quite a number, will