Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-12
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CHESTER.
Lantern, April 8: Mrs. Julia Elder
Gamble, wife of Mr.. ]. j. Gamble, near
Bessemer City in CASTOR county, n. C.,
died Yesterday at her home, after an
illness of several weeks from blood
poison. She was the youngest daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. Christopher and
Mrs. Sallie Elder of Blackstock. She
Is survived by her husband and five
children. the youngest only about six
weeks old. She is also survived by
three sisters: Mrs. Mayo McKeown OF
Blackstock: Mrs. T. B. McKeown OF
Ada, I. T.: and Mrs. Mamie Black Of
Rock Hall. The burial was to be at
Pisgah A. r. P. church today at IL
o'clock. Mrs. w. j. Cherry of Rock
Hill. came down yesterday to see her
sister, Miss Mamie Boulware, who has
been quite unwell for some time, and
returned in the afternoon. ..... MISS
Jennie Oates came home from ROCK
Hill Saturday evening to visit her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Oates, and
returned yesterday afternoon, she was
accompanied by Misses Helen Cole
man, Kate Lenoir and Kathryn Sally.
Miss Nell Schorb spent Saturday
and Sabbath in Yorkville with her pa
rents. Miss Mary Corkill, who is
"a trained nurse in the Grady hospital
in Atlanta, arrived yesterday afternoon
to spend three weeks with her moth
er. Mrs. Julia Corkill. Miss Ocey
Corkill, who has been in Atlanta for
several weeks. came home with her.
LANCASTER.
News, April 10: A late issue Of the
Atlanta Journal states that Mr.. r. c.
PRESLEY of Ellijay, Ga. disappeared in
Atlanta March End, while en- route to
Mount Carmel, S. c., to get married,
and that no trace Of him has since
been discovered. Mr.. PRESLEY is
brother Of the Rev. E. E. Presley,
formerly of Lancaster, but now living
in Statesville, n. Co.. .Sallie Coins,
colored, was shot and killed at Great
Falls Sunday night. Her slayer Is said
to be her husband, Zeb Coins. The
parties lived in Lancaster at one time.
Mrs. C1ementine Taylor, wife OF
Mr.. W. H. Taylor of this place. died
last Saturday, after lingering Ill
ness. She was a daughter Of Mr.. Jas.
Bosworth and was forty-four years OF
age. She Is survived by her husband
and several children. She was an es-
timable lady, was a member Of the
Methodist church, and leaves a large
circle of friends to lament her untime-
ly death. The remains were buried
Sunday afternoon in West Side ceme-
terry, the Rev. c. P. Carter conducting
the funeral services. 49,. Mr.. Henry j.
Sims, a we'll known and highly es-
teemed citizen of Rich Hill, died last
Saturday night of pneumonia. He
was a son Of Mr. JEFF Sims and was
good man and enjoyed the confidence
Of all who knew him. He leaves
widow and several children, among
them Mrs ]. Y. Hammond and Messrs.
Frank and Jack Sims. The burial was
at Fork Hill church Sunday afternoon,
the Rev. T. A. Dabney Of Lancaster,
conducting the funeral services. ......
Mrs. Minnie Crenshaw, widow OF the
late Robert Crenshaw, died suddenly
last Saturday. at her home in the Rich
Hill section. She had not been we'll
for some time, and on Saturday was
seized with a fatal attack Of heart
failure. Mrs Crenshaw was a daugh-
ter of Mr.. S. B. Hammond Of Rich
Hill, and was about thirty-eight years
Of age. She was kind hearted, Chris
tian lady and was beloved by all who
knew her. She was a member Of the
Baptist church. She leaves several
children. She is also survived by her
parents.
eAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, April 8: Miss Anna
Pegram arrived from Yorkville yester-
day to be the guest for few days Of
Mrs. Parks Huffstetler.:. Mr.. Thom-
as N. Kendrick left last night for
Bowling Green, York county, where he
will spend several days at home re-
cuperating and resting The congre-
cation of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church enjoyed two ex-
cellent sermons Sunday morning and
evening by Rev. DR.. G. R. White, pas
tor of Ebenezer church, Mecklenburg
county His subject at the morning
hour was 1.-The Attributes Of Love-"
in the evening Follow Me-" Rev. DR..
White Is a preacher of more than or
binary ability and his discourses were
listened to with marked attention.
Mr.. James A. Donnelly. British vice
consul at Pensacola, Fla, was a dis
tinguished visitor to Gastonia yester-
day. being a guest of Rev. w. T. Har-
din, pastor of st. Marks Episcopal
church. Mr.. Donnelly was en- route
to his home at Pensacola from South
ern Pines where he had been spending
few days with his brother. Mr..
Donnelly and Mr.. Hardin have been
acquaintance and friends for many
years and 1t was to renew this friend
ship that the British vice consul stop
ped at Gastonia in response to an in
vitation from the latter. .... Truss
Rhyme and William E. Johnston, two
young white men, are having a hear
ing before Magistrate John F. Brad
ley this afternoon on a charge Of
gambling. They were members, it IS
alleged, of the covey flushed by police
officers in the woods near town few
Sundays ago. They left town but de-
cided to return and submit.
ALL LOOK TO LONDON.