Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-29
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News and Comment Clipped From
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CHESTER.
Lantern, May 25: Mrs: Jemima Mich
ols with her little granddaughter,
Grace Nichols of White Oak, came
up yesterday afternoon to be with her
son, Mr.. j. c. Nichols, who under
went a successful operation for ap-
pendicitis several days ago and Is
getting along well. Mrs. Nichols and
baby, who have been with him since
the operation, went home Wednes-
day. Edwin Roscoe, the little
son of Capt. E. r. Cox of Darlington
and grandson Of Capt. and Mrs. j.
| S. Withers, died about twelve o'clock
Wednesday at the home Of its grand
parents, in this city. The little boy
was born the twenty-eighth of Oc-
tober last and was nearly seven
months old. When he was about
month old his mother, who was Miss
Mabel Withers, died, and he has all
his life been in the care of his grand
mother and aunts, and their love Tor
him was unbouRded. .... Mrs. John
Miller of Lancaster was In the city a
short while this morning on her way
to Yorkville to visit her sister, Miss
Susie May Cloyd. Mrs. Geo. L.
Schorb of Yorkville, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. T. B. Kell
at Fort Lawn, went home yester-
day. .-Dr. E. w. Pressly of Clo-
yer and Rev. P. T. Pressly Of Lam
caster, passed through Wednesday
morning on their way to Due West
to be with their father, DR.. w. L.
Pressly, who is very i'll. Miss
Mamie Timmie Of Delphos, who has
been visiting relatives here, went
home yesterday morning. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Rena
Timmie of Columbia, who had been
guest at the home of her uncle,
Mr.. w. P. Timmie, since Tuesday af-
ternoon.
GASTON.
| Gastonia Gazette, May 25: The three
months old child of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Howe died Wednesday after
noon at their home near Olney and
was buried in the Olney churchyard
yesterday afternoon at three o'clock.
Rev. G. H. Sparrow conducted the
funeral services 80. At Newton
Yesterday a young white man was
killed by the excursion train. The
train was loaded down and the man
attempted to get on while the train
was in motion, and being hurled
against the crossties he died almost
instantly. ..... Mr.. John w. Haas, a
Young business man of Charlotte and
Miss Maud Smith, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. James n. Smith Of West
Gastonia, were married Wednesday
night at eight o'clock, at the home
of the brides parents. The marriage
was solemnized in the presence of
friends and neighbors, Rev. j. c.
Galloway officiating. The happy
couple left for Charlotte, their future
home, the same night on No. 40. The
marriage was the elimination OF
happy romance, which had its begin
ming in the Presbyterian hospital,
Charlotte, several months ago. Miss
Smith was a nurse in the hospital
and Mr. Haas was taken there to un-
dergo an operation for appended
tis. -. Mr.. F. B. Gwin is nearer
home now. He has resigned his po-
sition as baggage clerk in Statesville
and is now cashier in the Southern's
Gastonia agency. The building
season is now on. In addition to the
new buildings going up in the neigh
borhood of the Clara cotton mills
there are two residences being built
i'm CASTOR Terrace. Mr.. w. T. Rankin
is building a neat little dwelling for
Mrs. Cooke on her lot between Rank
ms store and Mrs. N. E. Jenkins
residence. Mr.. Perry Dover is build
ing a handsome residence on East
Franklin avenue on the place re-
Gently purchased from Mr.. Anderson
Davis. The Loray mill has just COM
pleted a number Of cottages just west
Of the mill. The new two-room brick
store building Of Mr.. Mckee Bradley,
at the Loray, is being completed.
Several private residences are being
built near the Loray and in other
parts Of the city. .... Persons who
have slowed in their book cases or
I! libraries, books, magazines or any
other literature relating to journeys
over rugged territory, such as Police
man Louis Kerr went over Saturday
night, will confer a great favor by
loaning them to Mr.. Kerr. 1t hap
pened that during the round up on
lanyard row Saturday night, among
other things captured was a quart
cup brimming full Of Ohio peach
brandy; and as this part of. the booty
was captured by Mr.. Kerr, he was
entrusted with the responsibility Of
carrying it to headquarters. Those
acquainted with the territory in the
rear of lanyard row, know that Mr..
Kerr had a rough road to travel. Mr..
Kerr made the trip all right without
light or guide, but 10, and behold,
when he arrived at the city hall in
stead of a cup brimming full and
overfiowing, the cup was about half
empty. And then it was up to Mr..
Kerr to explain.