Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-05
miscellaneous R@dins.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborina Exchanges.
CHESTER.

: >Neishsorins Exchanges.
CHESTER.
Lantern, February l: Miss Vtrgie
Triplett, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
n. Triplett, died Saturday. January
26, 1907, at Pueblo, Colorado. ........
Mrs. Rena Roof. wife Of Mr.. Zachary
Roof died suddenly Sabbath afternoon,
January 27. from heart failure. at her
home near Armenia, and was buried at
Armenia yesterday afternoon. On ac-
count of the absence Of the pastor,
there was no funeral service. She is
survived by her husband who suffered
a second stroke of paralysis about
week ago and Is lying in an uncon-
scious condition. We have heard OF
another busy farmers wife in this
county, who makes no pretensions OF
running a poultry or dairy farm put
incidentally adds a good sum to the
family's income. She sold last year
slO9 worth Of butter and $40 worth OF
chickens and eggs. No chickens ana
eggs were sold after March lst, as dis
ease attacked the chickens and stop
ped the revenue from that source. ......
A church ceremony of unusual beauty
was the wedding celebration on last
Tuesday evening Of Miss Annie Lee
Davidson of this city. and Mr.. Joseph
B. Johnson of Atlanta, Ga. Purity
Presbyterian church was beautifully
decorated by kind friends Of the bride
for the happy, event. The pulpit and
organ loft showed banks OF ferns ana
palms. while the choir railing was soft
ly covered with white and wreathed
with feathery smilax. Quarter or an
hour before the ceremony Miss Bryte
Grouse OF Lincolnton, In her exquisitely
trained voice, rendered Halvey's call
Me thine own" skilfully accompanied
by Mrs. ]. ]. Stringfellow on the pipe
organ with a magnificent violin obli-
cato by Mrs. ]. Nixon Stringfellow.
With a background of forest greens,
Miss Grouse, in a beautiful gown OF
old rose crepe combined with ivory
lace, and Mrs. Stringfellow wearing a
handsome toilette of apple green crepe
with darker velvet trimming, made
picture whose charm will not easily De
forgotten. Promptly at half after
eight Mendelssohn's wedding march
the approach Of the charm
ing little ribbon girls. all In huny
white: Misses Marguerite Booth and
Elizabeth Lindsay on one aisle, with
Misses Nancy Brice and Wilma Os-
borne on the other. The ushers were,
Messrs. Edward Hardin and Arthur L.
CASTOR.
eAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, February /: Rev.
]. w. Simpson. pastor Of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church at Bes-
semer Is again able to be out to the
great delight of his many friends. al
ter an illness OF two months. He will
hold his first service since his illness
Sunday morning at IL o'clock in his
church The protracted meeting
which has been in progress at the Pis-
gah Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church for the past week or more, clos
ed last night. Rev. E. P. Lindsay OF
Rives, Tenn, preached at every service
and was heard with profit and pleas
ure. There were several conversions.
Mr. Lindsay has been the guest Of his
brother. Rev. A. T. Lindsay. at Lin
wood college. Information Is had
from Dallas to the effect that Mr. j.
Puett Hoffman yesterday received his
as postmaster at Dallas
and today made his bond In the sum
Of $4,000. Mr.. Hoffman succeeds Mr..
Peter Marshall Rhyme. The reason for
the latters resignation Is not stated.
Mr. E. Banks Robinson. son OF
Mrs. NJ. M. Robinson. and Miss Lizzie |
Terrence, daughter Of Mrs. M. A. Tor
renee, both Of the Olney neighborhood, |
were married at the home Of the bride
last night at o'clock, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. G. A. Spar
row. Both these young people are pop
ular in Gastonia and their many |
friends wish them much happiness.
The couple will reside in new resi- |
dence now being built by the groom.
While a through southbound |
freight train was getting water here
the conductor discovered that
q box car loaded with mules was also
inhabited by thirteen boys, five OF
whom were colored. The boys ranged
In age from sixteen to nineteen years
and were loaded in the car at Thom-
asville by B. B. Wagner, a dealer In
live stock. Quarters for the boys had
been fitted up in one end Of the car and
they were plentifully supplied with
food, Policeman Louis Kerr, who was |
by the conductor, took the
boys to police headquarters where
Chief Alexander communicated with
the authorities at Thomasville. II
seems that the boys were being ship
ped to points in Georgia to work with
the grading forces of some railroad
this method being employ
ed to save expense in transportation.
Last night an agent Of Mr.. Wagner ar
rived from Thomasville, purchased
tickets for the boys and sent them on
their way rejoicing to Georgia. .......l
The disappearance Of $1,000 in cur
rency from the Southern Express office
at Lowell sometime Saturday night is
still a mystery. The money in question
was shipped to the McAden mills Sat-
urday afternoon on No. 12 by the First
National Bank Of Gastonia. The mon
ey was received by the agent, Mr.. c.
c. Inman at Lowell, and 1t Is under
stood that he placed the package In
his pocket for safe keeping. 1t could
not be found Sunday morning. Mr. o.
NJ. Sadler division agent OF the South
ern Express company: Mr.. Gillespie |
route agent. and detective
have been in Lowell this week and |
have also made visits to Gastonia. Mr.. /
Inman has been agent at Lowell for
two years. coming to this state from
the west. He is. in addition to being |
agent for the express company, tele-
graph operator and depot agent for