Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-14
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News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the Country.
CHESTER

WITHIN ana ABOUT Ine SountIy'
CHESTER.
Lantern, April 10. Rev. r. a. Lam
mus of Lewisville. went To Rock Hill
yesterday afternoon Ia assist Rev. A.
=. Rogers with Il communion meeting.
Miss Carrie Ella Kee died at noon
Yesterday. April ~, in the hospital at
Greenville. She has been matron in
! the Margaret Home at Greenville for a
wear or more. About six weeks ago
she was taken with appendicitis
and underwent an operation at
| the hospital. 49,. Wednesday evening.
April s. 1908. at 9 o'clock, Miss
Josie Oates and Mr.. Auburn Woods
were married at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Jessie Hardin Oates, in
| the suburbs of the city on Center
street. The ceremony was performed
nv the brides uncle, Rev. ]. H. Var
borough of Fort Lawn, assisted by
Rev. c.. f. Mcdonald. To the strains
of Mendelssohn's wedding march rem
dered by Mrs. A. G. Brice the bridal
groom with his best man, Mr.. Butler
Woods, brother to the groom, followed
by the bride with her sister, Miss Jen-
ME Oates. maid of honor. Master
Iucius Melton was ring bearer More
than one hundred guests, mostly near
relatives, with a few special friends OF
the contracting parties, were present
to witness the pretty ceremony Whlch
united the hearts and lives of this pop
ular young couple. These were met at
the door by Misses Mary Williams,
Lucia Mills, Ella Wachtel, Sadie Nc
Kee and Lucy Henry and Mrs. A. G.
Thornton. Misses Helen Hood and
Georgia Graham had charge of the
brides register and Miss Harvey Of
Union. and Miss Maud Sledge presided
over the punch bowl Receiving in the
dining room were Mrs j. G. Robinson
and Miss May Hood. A salad course,
ice cream and cake were served by
Misses Emma Woods, Virginia Alex
ander and Kate Marlborough. The bride
was dressed in net over white silk and
wore a long bridal veil, and carried
bouquet of brides roses and ferns.
The maid of honor was dressed in
white organdie, and carried bouquet
of white carnations and ferns. Mr..
and Mrs. Woods were the recipients of
quite display of handsome and val
liable presents. The happy groom with
his lovely bride left that night over
the S. A. L. on a bridal tour of a week
or ten days to Florida.
LANCASTER.
News, April IL: Bethel presbytery
will convene in Kershaw next Tues
day. The Presbyterian church of Lam
caster will be represented by the Rev
Chalmers Fraser and Mr.. w. ]. Cum
ningham. Mr.. f. NJ. Croxton, cash
ier of the First National bank, has a
decidedly unique curiosity, being a
petrified lemon, which he dug up in his
garden, while hoeing. Thursday morn
ing. Mr. CroXtOn planted lemon
about a year ago in his garden, and he
thinks this is the same one now turned
to stone. 1t resembles marble and is
fully as heavy. When the lemon was
planted a lot Of unSlacked lime, as
we'll as stable manure, was put under
it. which may account for it's rapid
petrification. .... The county author
tiles are making arrangements to put
the new road law, passed at the last
session of the legislature into practical
operation, thought it will be several
months before the actual work of road
building under the act will begin. AT
a meeting this week of the county board
of commissioners a contract was made
with the engineering firm of Jones,
Requarth & Kelsey of Charleston, to
do the necessary surveying, ETC., which
work will commence about the 10 in
slant, will be personally conduct
ed by the second member of the firm,
Mr.. Requarth. The surveying party
will consist of five persons including
the engineer in charge, Mr.. Requarth.
He will be accompanied by two chain
carriers. a rodman and a cook. They
will camp out" and will likely have
to move camp daily. as they are eN-
pected to cover on an average about
five miles each day. the progress de-
pending. of course, on the topography
Of the country. 1t is estimated that
there are about 100 miles of public
road in the county. so it will be seen
that it will take several months to
complete the survey and prepare plans
and specifications. The surveying
party will have a conveyance to carry
tents. cooking utensils. etc. The cost
to the county will be $237.50 per month,
which sum includes everything-sala-
ries of men. board. feed of stock, etc.
The surveying party will furnish its
own tents. horses and other equip
ments The county board of commits
sioners had thirty or more applications
before it for the position of civil en-
gineer. a number Of the applicants ap-
bearing in person. The applications
came from four or five different states.
The firm selected presented strong rec
concentrations. 1t has a similar con-
tract in Fairfield county. The bond
required under the act will be given
when the contract is formally executed.
NEW ALASKAN DISH.
Moose Nose a Fine, Nutritious Food,
Says a Far North Hunter.
The nose of a big Alaska bull moose