Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-21
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| CHESTER.
Lantern, September 18: Miss Mary
Edwards went to Yorkville yesterday
and son John White Of r. F. d. No
1, went to Yorkville Friday after
noon to visit her sister, Mrs. John J.
Jones, and other relatives near there
Mr.. w. s. Dunbar and family left In
the morning by private conveyance
for the same place to spend two
days. .-.. The following young peo-
pie leave todty for college: Misses
Jennie Oates, jamie Ford. Eta Nc
Cullough, and Willie Waters, to Win
throp; Miss Lucille Crosby to Lime
stone; Miss Heath Johnston to Agnes
Scott, Decatur, Ga; Messrs. Carter
Hardin of Capers Chapel, Porter An
derson Of Richburg, Julian Leckie
and James Glenn Of this city, to Wof-
ford. 80. Mrs. Ada Thomasson and
little daughter, Harriet of Yorkville,
came down yesterday to visit her
brother, Mr.. P. A. Jackson, on Culp
street. ;. Mrs. Lottie Culp, who has
been teaching the summer school at
Heath, s. c., closed her school Thurs
day and passed through Saturday
morning on her way to her home at
Rock Hill. Saturday afternoon
Mr.. John w. Jeffares Of Feasterville,
had started out home and when about
the Stokes place, three miles from
town, his mule became frightened
and threw him. He remounted,
however, and went on to Mr.. s. p.
Wright's, about four miles, when he
became dizzy and sick. This partial
ly passed off but returned. DR.. s. P.
Pryor, who happened to be in the
neighborhood. was called in and saw
that he was in a serious condition.
though his friends were not prepar-
ed to hear Of his death, which came
the next morning. Mr.. Jeffares grad
uated at Clemson few years ago and
was about thirty years old. He had
taught for several years and was to
open school at Halsellville yesterday,
we believe. Funeral services were
conducted by Rev. E. D. Wells at the
late home Of the deceased yesterday
afternoon, and the remains were
buried in the Coleman graveyard.
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Gastonia Gazette, September 18: At
the ripe old age of seventy-five years
and six months, Mrs. Edward Jen-
kins passed peacefully away about 1
o'clock last Tuesday afternoon. She
leaves her aged husband and four
sons and daughters TO mourn her
death. Her daughters are Mrs Will
liam Smith, and Mrs. Charley Hoff-
man; the sons are Messrs. w. E. Jen-
kins of Gastonia, and Nathan Jen-
kins Of Begonia. Before marriage,
Mrs. Jenkins was Harriet Elizabeth
Prather. She was born the 9Th Of
March, 1881. She Joined Long Creek
Baptist church in 1858, after being
baptized by Rev. r. B. Jones. She
was a good woman, of many neigh
borly qualities, and was greatly de-
voted to her home and her church,
and will be sorely missed by all who
knew and loved her. At Long Creek
church at noon last Wednesday her
body was consigned to the tomb, af-
ter solemn funeral services conduct
ed by Rev. ]. A. Hoyle. ..... DR.. j.
from Due West, says the colleges
there are having one of the finest
openings in all their history, and 1t is
no easy matter to find the necessary
room. Among CASTOR county's con-
tributions to the student body are,
Misses Maggie and Mary Whitesides,
Essie Wilson, Ellen Moore Reid, Mary
Query, Kathleen Boyce, and Messrs.
Hope Falls and John Pearson, the lat
ter being a seminary student. =. Miss
Cora Clark has accepted a position at
Charlotte in the millinery department
Of the Little-Long company, where
she went on duty yesterday morning.
..... The dry kiln of Messrs. Purs-
ley and Ferguson on r. F. D. route
No. /, about three miles west Of Bowl
ing Green, was destroyed by fire just
before daylight Sunday morning. On
account Of the wind the fire was ex-
tinguished Saturday evening, and as
late as midnight no fire was seen
about the kiln. 1t contained three
or four thousand feet Of lumber be-
longing to neighborhood buyers. 80
Will Weaver, wanted for assault on
Mr. ]. r. Fayssoux and his son at the
and the last one of
the three assailants still at large. was
caught Sunday afternoon by Sheriff j.
K. Cline at Lincolnton. Weaver was
in hiding in a shuck pen on the prem
ises of a man by the name of Couch,
six miles west Of Lincolnton, and
about half a mile from the home Of
Weaver's mother. Sheriff Cline
brought him from Lincolnton to Cas-
tonia yesterday morning. He was
tried yesterday afternoon; in default
Of $500 bond he was placed in Jail at
Dallas. Mr.. Fayssoux's condition is
somewhat improved, though he is not
yet out Of danger.
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