Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-23
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LANCASTER

LANCAS En-.
News, July 90: The first load Of
home raised watermelons marketed In
Lancaster this season was sold here
"Wednesday, 18th instant, by Palmer
and Pinckney Harper, sons Of Mr..
John Harper Of the Heath Springs
section. The melons were bought by
IW. H. Stewman. Mr.. John Estridge
of the Creek section, killed a maddog
Tuesday on his place. He despatched
1.-THE animal with a hoe. The dog bit
several others in the community before
lit was killed. Mr.. Paul G. Nc
Corkle Of Chester, visited Lancaster,
his old home, this week. He was the
guest Of his friend, Mr. Hazel Wither-
spoon. while here. Mr.. Preston
Hilton, the young man who was shot
in a difficulty in Westville on the
Fourth, continues to get along nicely.
AS previously published, he is at the
Pryor hospital in Chester. 1t Is now
thought that it will be unnecessary to
lamputate his wounded leg, but 1t Will
likely be about four inches shorter than
the other when he recovers. .... Mr.
In. T. williams Of Yorkville, visited
Lancaster, his former home, this week.
:. The Indian Ferry or Vanwyck
picnic held Wednesday was quite
success, though the crowd was not as
large as was expected. There was
considerable disappointment at the
failure of Governor Ansel to attend,
who was prevented from doing so by
official business. Congressman Finley
OF Yorkville, was present and made an
Iexcellent address. There was an
abundance Of good things to eat
| CHESTER.
Lantern, July 10: Mrs. ]. G. john
ston and little daughter Mary, accom-
panied by Miss Spearman and daugh-
ter, spent Wednesday with Mr. w. O..
lGuy's family. Mrs Hamilton Nc
Candless went to Rock Hill yesterday
morning and she, in company with
Mrs. M. ]. Morrison, was to leave in
the afternoon for Asbury Park in New
Jersey to spend a few weeks. 80. .Mr
and Mrs. c. E. Spencer Of Yorkville
spent last night with their daughter
Mrs. ]. D. Mcdowell. 80. Mr.. Sumter
| Wylie, formerly of this county, but
now of Charlotte, N. c., spent few
hours here this morning on his way
from Laurens to Yorkville. 49,. Mrs.
]. w. Rothrock and daughter. Miss
Minnie, who have been visiting rela-
tives in Yorkville and Glover, came
lhome Wednesday evening. go. Little
Misses Ella and Wilma White have re-
turned from a few weeks visit to rel
Iatives in Bullock's Creek neighborhood
In. York county. .Messrs Mason
Blair and Killough White are spending
a two weeks vacation with relatives
land friends in York county. 80. Miss
Lillian Carroll. oldest daughter Of Mrs.
Amelia Carroll Of this city, and Mr..
Charles Reames of Bishopville, were
married at o'clock Tuesday evening,
July 16, at the home Of her mother in
the old Cotton hotel building. The
marriage was a very quiet affair and
witnessed only by near relatives and
two or three special friends. The
bride was dressed in white silk null
and carried a beautiful bouquet Of
brides roses.
.GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, July 10: Mrs. w.
r. Marshall, Miss Lulie Marshall and
Master Roger Marshall left yesterday
for Raleigh to join Mr.. Marshall.
They will reside in Raleigh in the fu-
ture. Mr.. Will Marshall will remain
in Gastonia for the present. ..... Mr..
w. n. Craig left yesterday for Can
ada, where he goes to assist in the
construction Of a new railroad. Re-
Gently he has been with the Southern
Power company. engaged in the con-
struction work on the five mile road
which this company has just COM
pleted from Kings Creek to Ninety
Nine Islands. Mr.. Craig will stop at
| Washington a day or two with his wife
who was called few days ago to the
bedside of her mother. Mrs. r. I.
Simpson. The latter died last Satur-
day after an illness Of sometime. Mr..
i Craig does not know how long he viii
STAY in Canada. He says when 1T he
gins to get too cold for him he Is 60
ing to make tracks for sunny CASTOR
lagain. Marvin Bracket, aged
twelve years, son Of j. n. Bracket
Of Bessemer City, and Ed Thomas.
aged abcat sixteen, Of the same town,
disappeared Tuesday morning. and so
far all efforts to get trace OF them
have failed. The boys. who worked
together in the Vermont mills. were
last seen Tuesday morning about Z
O'Clock and were headed towards Gas
tonia afoot. Mr.. Jack Bracket or
Caroleen, a brother of Mr.. j. y. Brack-
ett, came to Bessemer Wednesday to
assist in searching for his nephew. He
was in Gastonia yesterday but did net
succeed in striking any clue here.
Why the boys ran away is not known.
They probably just decided TO see
some of the world on their own hook.
II Is thought that the Thomas boy
used his influence to persuade the
younger boy to go with him.. An
effort Is to be made, 1t Is understood,
to erect on Kings Mountain a nonu-
lment to Colonel Ferguson, who led the
British forces at the battle Of Kings
Mountain and who fell in the conflict,
his body being buried on the battle
field Last Sunday ex-Sheriff NJ. H.
Shuford was a visitor at the home Of
his kinsman. Mr.. Emanuel Patterson,
who lives near the battle-ground, and
who Is doubtless more familiar with
the spot than any other living man.
While there Mr.. NJ. c. Ferguson-Bag-
ley, a travelling man whose home Is in
Chicago, stopped at Kings Mountain
and was taken over the battlefield by
Mr.. Patterson. Mr.. Ferguson-Bagley
Is a descendant of Colonel Ferguson.
He had never visited the spot before
and, having occasion to pass this way
took advantage of the opportunity to
see the famous battle-ground. He Is