Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
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CHESTER.
Lantern, January IS: The wedding
of Miss Jennie Hood and Mr.. j.. w
Moffat at the home of Mr. G. X. Daw-
son on Center street Tuesday evening
was one of the most beautiful nome
weddings ever seen In this city.
The marriage Of Miss jamie Hamilton
and Mr.. Erwin Dunbar, at the nome
of the brides mother, Mrs. M. L
Hamilton, Wednesday evening, was
an event of unusual loveliness. =. .Mr
w. c. Lankford spent few hours here
yesterday on his way from YorkViiie
to Macon, Ga. After he resigned the
agency In the ticket office at the s. A
L. depot in this city, he accepted the
agency of the c. & n. w. off1ce In
Yorkyille. On account Of Mrs. Lank-
ford's health he has resigned the posi-
ton there and will accept a similar
position at Macon. his first love
where he was agent for seventeen
years. The announcement yester-
day morning that Mrs. Paul Hemp
hill was dead was a shock to Chester
such as is seldom felt, death having
come about $50 Wednesday evening
She had been quite unwell for six
weeks, indeed her health was not good
all last summer and fall, but the fam
ily even were not alarmed until a rev
hours before her death. She had been
suffering a pain in the back or her
neck which was thought to be caused
by neuralgia. Physicians at last dag
nosed the case as neuritis. At this
writing the funeral service is in prog
ress at the Presbyterian church. Mrs.
Hemphill was Miss Bessie McLure,
and daughter of Judge and Mrs. ]. ].
Mcclure, and was forty-four years old.
She leaves. with her husband. two
sons and one daughter John, Paul and
Bette, the first named being a student
of the state university.
LANCASTER.
News, January 10: Mr. Has Knight,
formerly Of this county. but Of late
resident of Charlotte, died here Tues
day of diabetes. go. Mr.. Edgar Mar
ion, the youngest son Of the Rev. and
Mrs. ]: P. Marion Of Richburg, and
brother of Mrs. r. B. Allison OF Lam
caster, was successfully operated up
on for appendicitis few days ago.
at the Pryor hospital In Chester. 49,.
Mr.. L. c. Harrison, who recently re-
signed as cashier Of the Bank Of Lam
caster to accept the position of audi
tor of the Southern Power company,
went to Charlotte this week to enter
upon his new duties. Mr.. Geo. w. Will
liams, who was elected to succeed Mr.
Harrison as cashier, Is now at his
post of duty. Mr.. Ward Pegram, for
nerly Of Gastonia, but who has been
at the L. & c. depot here for
some time, Is Mr.. Williams successor
in the Office OF Mr.. Mcclure, superin-
tendent OF the road. .... Mrs. Mis-
souri, Cole, widow of William Cole,
died Thursday at her home in the vi
cinity Of Heath Springs. She was
years Of age and her
death was due to dropsy. She was a
sister Of Mr.. L. NJ. Cauthen Of Heath
Springs. Two sons survive her,
Messrs. L. T. and Andrew Cole. ......
Miss Marion Johnson, the charming
young lady Of Rock Hill, who is teach
ing music in Lancaster, received quite
a severe shock here Wednesday night.
On retiring to her room, at the home
Of her relative, Mrs. M. ]. Perry, she
a white man peering at her
through the window shutters. Greatly
frightened she instantly gave an
alarm. Her cries were heard by Mr..
and Mrs. L. c. Harrison, who at the
time occupied an adjoining room In
the building. as we'll as by others in
the house. Finding out the trouble,
Mr.. Harrison at once secured his re-
volver and went out into the yard in
search OF the intruder, but the scoun-
drel could not be found, having no
doubt left the premises in haste on
hearing Miss Johnson's cries for help.
Though terribly frightened Miss john
son is satisfied that the party was
white, but she was unable to recognize
his face. He should be severely dealt
with II his identity is ever revealed.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, January Is: Mrs.
Margaret E. Lackey, died Wednesday
at noon at her home at the Loray,
aged fifty-two years. She had been in
failing health for year or more, but
had been critically Ill for only a short
time. The funeral was held at the
home Thursday afternoon at o'clock,
Rev. ]. A. Hoyle conducting the SER
vices. Interment followed in Shiloh
cemetery. Three sons, Thomas, Ed
ward and Charles Lackey. all Of Cas-
tonia, survive the deceased. 80. Mr..
]. T. Wylie. keeper Of Oakwood cem-
etery, has received a bill Of lading
for the funeral tent recently purchas-
ed through popular subscription. 1t
was shipped the 18th from Toledo, o.,
and Mr.. Wylie expects to have it here
and ready for use within two weeks.
The tent Is 25x24 feet. large enough
to cover a lot. and cost $65. :. .Messrs.
D. F. Grigg Of Dalgren, ILL.,, and ]. r.
Grigg of Mt. Vernon, ILL.,, who have
been spending several days with Cas-
tonia relatives, left this morning to
visit relatives in Cleveland county.
Mr.. D. F. Grigg. who spent the early
part Of his life In Cleveland county,
is q merchant Of Dalgren and has been
gone from his native state nearly for
ty years. His younger brother, Mr..
]. r. Grigg OF Mt. Vernon, also a mer-
chant, has never been in this state be-
fore. The Messrs. Grigg will spend
about two weeks with relatives In
Cleveland before their return to Illi-
nois. .... The annual meeting Of the
stockholders of the Gray Manufacture