Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-25
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News, June %: The infant son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. l. Privett of the cot
ton mills village, died last "Wednesday
morning, aged nine months and one
day. The burial was in Westside GEM
etery Thursday morning. Miss Dali
sy McNinch, the attractive young
daughter of our fellow townsman, Mr.
A. ]. McNinch, was married in Colum-
bia last Monday evening to Mr.. Henry
Powell. formerly of Fairfield, but now
a resident of Columbia. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. j. P. Knox
pastor of the A. r. p. church OF that
city. Miss Beulah Mae Patterson
daughter of Mrs. NJ. E. Patterson OF
Pleasant Valley, and Mr.. Frank +.
Ferguson, who is connected with the
Charlotte Brick company at Grattan'
are to be married next Wednesday
evening, 26th instant. The ceremony
will be performed at the home or the
prospective brides mother, at S.3o
O'Clock. The old oaks on the court
house square are to be removed this
summer and the ground graded, pre-
paratory to the erection Of the Con-
federate monument. Mr.. Lawrence
II. Pardue, popular and well known
former young Lancastrian, VINO mas
been living in Atlanta for the past few
years, was happily married in that
city last Wednesday, 18th instant, TO
one of Atlanta's sweet and loVaole
young ladies, Miss Ora Brown. Mr.
Pardue, who is a son Of Mr. II. B.
Pardue, now of Fort Lawn, is young
man of sterling character and is highly
esteemed by all who know him.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 21: Miss Amelia
Kennedy Of Yorkville, is spending a
while with her brother, DR.. w. M. Ken
nedy, during Mrs. Kennedy's absence
at Newberry. .... Masters w. G. and
John Neville of Clinton, are visiting
at the home of their uncle, Mr.. A. M
Aiken. Miss Effie Holmes returned
yesterday afternoon from two weeks
visit to her sister, Mrs. Hughes In
Yorkville. Her niece, little Miss Hell
en- Hughes, came home with her.
Mrs. w. M. Kennedy left Wednesday
for Newberry to be present at the
marriage of her sister, Miss Bessie
Carlisle, and DR.. Moffatt Kennedy on
Wednesday, June 26th. DR.. Kennedy
will go over Tuesday to attend the
marriage. John Adams, colored,
was brought to the hospital here yes
terday afternoon by DR.. H. E. McCon-
nell, who was called to attend him.
He was shot by Monroe Sims, who fled
but was soon captured. They are rail-
road hands and the trouble grew out
Of some disagreement about their
work. Mr.. Hazel Triplett, aged for
ty-nine years, died Tuesday night,
June IS, at the home of his father, Mr..
Amzi Triplett, three miles from town,
after an illness of less than two weeks
with pneumonia He was hard work
ing farmer and unmarried. The bur-
ial was at Capers' Chapel yesterday, af-
ter funeral services at noon conducted
by Rev. A. E. Holler. 49,. Mrs. Kate
Wilson, aged about forty-two years,
died about 10 o'clock Wednesday night,
June 19, at their home at the Wylie
mills, after an illness of six months,
The body was taken to Concord church
at Woodward, yesterday for burial
Funeral services were conducted in
the church by Rev. G. G. Mayes. Mrs,
Wilson was the wife of Mr.. w. John
Wilson, and a daughter Of the late j.
r. Westbrook. Her husband and two
or three step-children are left to
mourn her death. 49,. The dwelling
house Of Mr.. G. A. Wall on West Lacy
street, was discovered on fire at noon
yesterday. The fire started from
defective stove flue and was small
blaze when noticed, but spread rap
idly and practically the whole roof was
burned before the flames were sub
dued by the fire company. Nearly all
of the household goods were saved
The damage to the house, which be-
longs to Mr.. M. A. Carpenter, is cover
ed by insurance. For the present Mrs
Wall and children are with her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Hardin.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, June 81: Mr.. Frank
Happerfield, a former Gastonian, now
living in Yorkville, S. c., where he Is
connected with the Yorkville Monu-
ment Works, was in town Wednesday
shaking hands with old friends. 800.
We heard on the street the other day
of q man who claimed he was too poor
to take his home paper, but all the
same he read a notice in one of our
county papers, telling how to prevent
a horse from soldering, and sent $l.5O
for receipt. When the $3.50 worth OF
information came it said: Teach your
horse how to spit" Mr.. James Car
penter, a well-to-do citizen Of Besse-
mer City, died at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning from typhoid fever, following
an illness of several weeks. He was
about forty years of age and leaves a
wife and several children. Mr.. Car
penter conducted a cotton gin. He
was held in high esteem by many
friends. One of the most important
social events of the summer season
will be the wedding on Wednesday
evening, the 26th at 8 o'clock in the
First Baptist church of Miss Mabe
Craig and DR.. S. A. wilkins. Follow
ing the ceremony the bride and groom
will greet their friends at an informal
reception at the home of the bride In
East Gastonia. AT meeting lr
Charlotte last week of the central COM
mittee having in charge the Whetstone
and Vermont mills of Bessemer City
which passed some months ago into
the hands of a receiver, it was decided
to sell these two valuable pieces OF
property at public auction and the re-
ceiver, Mr.. L. l.. jenkins. has been in
structed to carry out this plan.
For enticing labor from Craig and
Wilson, r. j. Smith is held under bond
to appear at the next term of Castor
Superior cOurt for trial having been