Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-19
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Lantern, April 16: Mrs. Mary L.
Duffie went to Yorkville yesterday
morning and will be a guest at the
home OF Mr. Robert Mackorell. .......
DR. ]. H. Says Of Sharon, came down
Friday evening to attend the Masonic
meeting and returned Saturday morn
ing Miss Annie Boney OF Char
lotte, came down Saturday evening to
visit her sister and brother, Mrs. ). T.
Colvin and Mr.. r. w. Boney. She, ac-
companied by Master Edwin Colvin,
spent yesterday in Yorkville with her
father. Rev. w. A. Kennedy OF
the Theological seminary at Due west
passed through yesterday morning on
his return from Lancaster, where he
preached at the Lancaster and Shiloh
Walker has received a message bring
ing news of the death Of her brother,
Harry Clarke in Atlanta. His former
home was Beech Island, near Augusta.
Several months ago, Mr.. Clarke, who
was in the insurance business, started
out with some papers and did not no
tice that the elevator was down, the
door being open, and stepped into the
shaft. which went down through ten
stories. Strange to say, he was not
instantly killed but fingered until this
time. Mr.. G.. B. Belts received
message yesterday informing him that
his step-mother, Mrs. Flora Belts, was
dead. Mrs. Belts has been Ill at the
home of her son, Rev. r. G. Belts, at
Braddock, Pa, for several weeks Win
pneumonia, following an injury receiV-
ed in a fall when getting off a street
car. The funeral party was to leave
Braddock this morning and it Is not
known yet when 1t will reach here,
possibly tonight or tomorrow tele-
gram which has not reached here Will
be sent from Washington. The fu-
neral services and burial will be at
Union A. r. P. church soon after the
arrival of the body at Richburg. Mrs.
Belts was the widow Of the late Rev.
c. B. Belts, d. D., pastor Of Union
church a number Of years.
LANCASTER.
News, April II: Mr.. Benjamin F.
Raley and Miss Ola Snipes were mar
ried on the 10th instant by Notary
Public W. F. Estridge, at the latter's
residence in Flat Greek township. ....
Mrs. Lou Ferrill, wife Of Mr.. William
w. Ferrill of this place, died last Sun
day. She had been in bad health for
a long time. Her maiden name was
Brassell and she was about seventy
wears of age. Miss Annie Wither-
spoon, president of the Lancaster
Chapter U. D. c., and Mrs. M. e.
Cauthen, the treasurer, have been ap-
pointed delegates to the National Ar
bitration and Peace congress being
held in New York this week. 80. Mr..
H. T. Williams, formerly Of Lancaster,
but now living in Yorkville, spent a
day or two here this week. 80. MT.
w. ]. Cunningham has received from
the national bureau of plant industry
in Washington a report on some sam
pie peas which he sent on to be tested
there being so much complaint this
year about peas not being sound. The
report shows that the peas possess
only AZ per cent Of terminating pro-
perties. The peas forwarded by Mr..
Cunningham to Washington were of
different kinds and were obtained by
him from different parties. In order
to insure stands this year peas will
have to be sown with a lavish hand.
...... A difficulty occurred last Sun
day in the cotton mill village between
Mr.. Rufus Eubanks and his son, Mr..
Ed Eubanks, in which the father was
cut in a number Of places about the
face and head and on the hand. The
wounds were dressed by DR.. j. d.
Funderburk, who had to take about
sixty stitches to sew up the cuts.
The wounds are not considered dan
gerous. The difficulty, it is said,
grew out Of some trouble the night be-
fore between old man Eubanks and
another Of his sons George, in which
the latter, 1t Is stated, was knocked
down with a chair.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, April 16: Mrs. JOS
eph Jenkins, an aged lady, died this
morning at the home of her son-in-
law, Mr.. John Dixon at Bessemer City.
Mrs. Mamie Beatty, wife Of Mr..
Henry Beatty, died at her home near
the Modena mill Sunday evening at 6
o'clock. The funeral was conducted
yesterday afternoon at o'clock and
the remains inferred in Shiloh ceme-
terry. Mrs. Beatty was a daughter Of
Mr.. Lock Shelton and was about twen-
ty-four years Of age. Mount Hol-
ly was cast under the shadow Of a
deep gloom Saturday by terrible ac-
cident which resulted in the death Of
one of the towns most highly res
pected and best loved citizens, Mr.
Albert p. Lentz. Death resulted from
scalding and came after the victim of
the accident had suffered the most ex-
cruciating pains for several hours. The
accident occurred about 9 o'clock Sat-
urday morning and death ensued at 2
in the afternoon. Mr.. Lentz was con-
scious for three hours, or until noon,
when he lapsed into Inconsistencies
never to recover. E. Spring commun-
ion service will be held at the Asso-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian church
next Sabbath. Preaching will begin
tomorrow wednesday, night. On
Thursday, Friday and Saturday there
will be two services daily at and s
O'Clock d m Rev Oliver Johnson of