Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-30
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CHESTER.
| Lantern, August 81: The first bale
of new crop cotton on the local
market was sold this morning by Mr.
]. G. L. White to Messrs. S. M. Jones
& Co. 1t weighed SIS pounds, was
classed average strict middling and
brought 1890. -. Miss Matte Smith
Of Rock Hill, came yesterday to
visit Miss Margie Leckie. 49,. Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. A. Hood have issued invitations
to the marriage of their daughter
Mary, to Mr.. Julian H. Clark, on
Wednesday evening, Sept. 4, at
o'clock at their home on center street
Mrs. ]. c. Robinson entertained
at a china shower Tuesday afternoon
in honor Of Miss Mary Hood. Quite a
number of beautiful pieces Of china
were presented to the bride elect. A
delightful salad course was served by
Mesdames. A. M. Aiken, G. r. Daw-
son and S. E. McFadden. From the
hoop of fortune Miss Porah Wachtel
received the dime, Miss Annie Leckie
the penny, Miss Mary White the Thin
BILE and Miss Leila DaVega the ring
Gus Ingraham, colored labor
er, was killed at the Rocky Greek
dam below Great Falls Saturday
evening by the overturning Of a tub
of cement. The man was so badly
mashed that he died almost instantly
i AYA ffnin
same time, but his injuries will not
prove serious. $500. Little Miss
Blanche Sanders of Yorkville, who
has been visiting at Mr.. M. A. Gwin's
went home yesterday. Miss Lucille
| GWin went home with her, Mr.
David F. Grier, aged So years, died
at his home near Pineville, N. c..
Tuesday night, August 20, 1907, after
an illness of about three days with
kidney trouble which developed urae-
mic poison. He was a son of the late
VIM. Grier of Steele Creek, and has
a number of relatives in this county
He is survived by his wife and eight
children, also a half sister and broth
er, Miss Lizzie and Mr.. Emmett Grier
of Steele Creek. :. Mr.. w. S. Lee, OF
the Southern Power Co., is here today
comforting with the council about the
| lighting franchise and plant and other
matters pertaining to the power to be
brought from the falls. :. Little Miss
Toy Evans of Whitmire, was in the
city a few hours this morning on her
way to Yorkville to visit her sister
Mrs. G. F. Grant. Her sister, Miss
Mary Evans, accompanied her to this
city and returned on the next train.
LANCASTER.
News, August 26: Mr.. Arthur F.
Settlemyer, one of Lancaster's clev-
er young men, who holds the respon-
sible position of electrician of the
Lancaster Cotton mills, and Miss Cor
nelia Dabney, the charming and pop
ular young daughter of the Rev. T.
A. Dabney, pastor of the Second Bap-
tist church Of Lancaster, are to be
married next Tuesday, Sept. 3rd
The ceremony will be performed al
the home here of the prospective
brides father at l o'clock p. m.....
A we'll known and popular young
couple in Kershaw, Mr.. Robert Mel
Perry and Miss Rosa E. Truesdel, will
be united in holy wedlock the next
day, Wednesday, Sept. 4, in the Ker-
shaw Baptist church, at $50 O'Clock
p. m. Invitations to the coming
event have been issued by DR.. and
Mrs. L. T. Gregory of Kershaw, broth.
er and sister of the bride elect, who
is very pretty and attractive young
lady. Mr.. Perry is a son Of the late
Rev. r. d. Perry and nephew of Capt
L. ]. Perry, of Lancaster. He is book
keeper for the Cook Estridge com
pany in Kershaw.. Col. A. r
Banks, superintendent of the Ian
caster graded schools, who has beer
in Columbia for several weeks, en-
gagged in writing a history of edu
cation in South Carolina, for th'
handbook to be issued by the state
returned home Sunday. Mrs. Banks
who has been visiting her daughte
in Abbeville, Mrs. Long, has also re
turned. Miss Corrie Owens o
Kershaw, stopped over here from
Monday until yesterday with he
friend Miss Essie Jones. on her return
from a visit to Yorkville.. !
Iclub of the Farmers Educational AM
tCo-operative Union was organized a
Osceola last Saturday by the presiden
Iof the state union, Mr.. o. P. Good
win, of Laurens, The following Off
GERS were elected: w. T. Secrest, pres
ident; w. P. Wolfe vice-president
J. r. Secrest, secretary and treasurer
The degree was conferred on the of
ficers by President Goodwin. Tn
club will meet again on Sept. 3rd
when the degree will be conferred OF
the members.
| GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, August 81: TIL
first open cotton bolls brought to tn
Gazette office this season came in yes
terday. The cotton was raised b.
John Williams, colored, who lives ol
Mr.. S. E. Foy's place near Pisgah
The bolls were well open and wer
very easily picked. Mr.. Brook
Lindsay, Of Yorkville, S. c., is visit
ing his cousins Messrs. John AM
James Lindsay, of this city.
Rev. DR.. James Boyce, president o
Due West Female college, spent Sun
day and Monday in Gastonia visiting
his mother,. Mrs. DR.. Boyce. On Sun
day at IL o'clock DR.. Boyce preach
ed at the A. X. 2. church. delightinj
his hearers with strong and interest
ing discourse. DR.. Boyce reports tn
prospects for the coming session o