Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-19
Miscellaneous Readina.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
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CITY. AS stated in Tuesdays Ian
tern, Coroner Leckie went down to
the Falls Tuesday to hold an inquest
over the dead body of a negro, Aaron
Martin. 1t seems that woman, En-
ma Addings, shot at another man over
game of cards, and killed Martin.
She is in Jail. .... The Rev. Jesse A.
Clifton died suddenly in Marion yes
terday afternoon. Heart failure is
named as the cause of death. He was
sixty-one years old and his health had
been good. Mrs. Sadie Robinson
Whiteside, wife of Mr.. JOS. Wylie
Of Lewisville, died yesterday morning
at Johns Hopkins hospital in Balti-
more, whittier she was taken for treat
ment a few days before. The remains
were brought to Edgmoor last night.
.... The majority of Chester people
were surprised Wednesday morning
when 1t was announced that Miss Eth
ell Cross and Mr.. Dupre Anderson
were quietly married the evening be-
fore, June 18th, 1906, at $50 at the
home Of the bride on Pinckney street.
1t was expected the marriage would
be a week or two later, but as her
brother, Mr. A. H. Cross and his fam
lily were here from Florida and would
leave on Thursday for Cleveland
Springs, they married earlier in order
to accompany Mr.. and Mrs. Cross to
the springs The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. NJ. L. Banks in the
presence of only few near relatives
and friends. Miss Cross is a daugh-
ter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. I. N.
Cross and Mr.. Anderson is a son of
ryville. For three years he has been
clerk in Wylie & Co.'S store. ........
Messrs. r. L. Erwin, David and Price
Porter, Charles Sledge and Mrs. M. D.
Scott of Charlotte. came down We'd
nesday to attend the funeral Of Mrs.
w. Z. Sledge. Mrs. L. w. Robinson,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sledge and Miss
Maggie Porter of Steele Creek, were
manned until after the funeral. Mrs.
Robinson and Mrs. Scott stayed over
until yesterday afternoon. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. McC. Caldwell have issued in
vitations to the marriage Of their
daughter, Miss jamie Caldwell, and
Mr.. j. B. Westbrook, on the evening
of June 81, at o'clock, at their home
on East Lacy street. .... Miss Helen
Patrick, who has been spending sew
eral days with her aunt, Mrs. G. B.
White, since coming home from Due
West, left for her home at White Oak
yesterday morning. Her sisters, Misses
Carrie and Florence Patrick, who
have been spending several months
with their aunt, went home with her.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, June 10: Messrs.
]. L. Beal and c. A. Fury will go to
Charlotte this morning for the pur-
pose of making arrangements for
bringing to Gastonia for the Fourth
the twelve FOUNDER gun of the Char
lotte Light Artillery, n. C. militia
The gun, although somewhat large for
saluting purposes. will be the real
thing to begin the glorious Fourth in
Gastonia with. 1t is understood that
the gun can be had and it is very like
ly that all arrangements for securing
the gun will be made today. ABOUT
thirty young people from Stanley, Mt.
Holly and Gastonia, composed a very
delightful and congenial picnic party
at Mtn. Island Tuesday. The party
was chaperoned by Mrs. L. D. Hen
derson of Mt. Holly. The picnic din
ner was served in the beautiful grove
just below the mill, and in spite Of the
rain in the afternoon, the day was
greatly enjoyed by all. -. Little Mary
Elizabeth, infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. F. Bradley, died at o'clock
Wednesday morning after an illness
dating almost from birth on the 18th
Of April. A twin brother survives
After funeral services conducted al
the home of DR.. ]. c. Galloway, the
little form was tenderly laid to rest ir
the city cemetery. The bereaved par.
ents have the sincere sympathy Of al
their friends in this distressing be-
reavement. .... Mr.. S. E. Foy Of Pts
gah tells us of a freak chicken hatch.
ed by one of his Plymouth Rock hens
this week. The chicken which was
Matched in a setting of twelve eggs
selected from Plymouth Rocks and
Leghorns, had two heads, two bills
three eyes and two legs. The leg.
were turned backward and were with.
out joints. The chicken was alive fol
several hours after being Matched and
was something very phenomenal ir
| chickendom. At the time of the set
| ting nothing unusual about the size
or shape of any of the eggs was
noticed. .... Mr.. Emmett Kincaid a.
the Gray mill. has been staying awake
of nights with a sore finger which
contracted blood poison. A few day:
ago he grazed the end of one finger
with a screw-driver. Blood poison Sc
in and soon his entire hand was in
volved with swollen and painful in
flammation. The hand is now a little
better but still has to be worn in {
sling.
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