Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-12-08

| death was caused by the rupture ol
blood vessel. She was a most estima-
BILE Christian lady and had many
| friends and acquaintances here as we'll
as in Kershaw who were shocked and
yrieved to hear of her untimely passing
away. Mrs. Williams was q daughter
IF Mr.. ]. NJ. Beattie Of Russell Place,
and was about 40 years of age. Be-
sides the venerable father and bereaVed
husband, she is survived by several
children: also, by the following broth
ers and sisters: Mr. Archie Beattie Of
Camden. Mr.. Thomas Beattie of Nc
Bee; Mrs. Charles Magill Of Fort Mill,
and Miss Ella Beattie Of Russell Place.
The remains Of Mrs. Williams were
buried yesterday at Beaver Creek Bap-
tist church, CT which she was men,
Der for a number Of years.
CHESTER.
Lantern, December 4: Mr.. B. NJ.
Spratt, j., has resigned his position
as assistant cashier Of the National
Exchange Bank to accept the position
Of cashier of the Bank of Maiden at
Maiden, N. c. The resignation is to
take effect January 1st. The mar
riage Of Miss Nettie Stricken to Mr..
John H. Crawford took place on last
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
the brides mother, Mrs. Sarah Strick-
er on Pinckney street. In preparation
for the event the house had been ap-
propriately decorated, the parlor In
pink and green and the dining room in
red and green. Garlands of pink roses
fastened together with chiffon lead to
an altar of ferns and potted plants in
the parlor. Yesterday afternoon Mr..
Hazel Tire, a freight conductor on the
Seaboard railroad, was brought in on
No. SO and taken to the Magdalene
hospital for treatment and DR.. Pryor
said this morning that he was resting
very we'll. Information as to how Mr..
Tire got hurt is meagre, but it seems
that he was sitting in his caboose at a
table writing in a freight train about
twenty miles this side Of Atlanta when
another train hit the caboose. The ta-
BILE was driven against Mr.. Tire with
great force and bruised him consider
ably. AS far as known no other in
juries were sustained by the rest of
the crew. 49,. .Messrs. ]. S. Booth, w.
F. Mccullough, NJ. Lee Mckay and w.
H. Newbold, the delegates from the
Chester Lodge Of Odd Fellows, return
ed yesterday morning from the district
convention in Fort Mill. There were
two meetings Of the convention, one
Wednesday afternoon, and another that
night A splendid banquet was served
by the Fort Mill Lodge assisted by
their auxiliaries, the Rebeccas. The
address Of welcome was delivered by
Capt Ardrey and the response was
made by Dr. G. A. Neuffer Of Abbeville.
The next meeting will be held in
Winnsboro, the date to be announced
later. -. Just as the Lantern was be-
ing printed this afternoon the livery
stable Of Mr.. John Frazer caught on
fire and burned to the ground. All the
live stock was saved and a good many
Of the vehicles. 1t is not known at this
writing just how the fire originated,
but it was reported that it caught from
defective stove 1ue in the office.
The fire once started, made great head
way The fire company responded
promptly and by their good work saved
the house and store of Capt. Warren
and the blacksmith shop. A few OF
the wires of the city light plant as
we'll as the big light which hung In
front Of the stable were destroyed,
the lamp breaking with loud report.
At this writing the fire is about un-
der control and 1t Is thought that no
more damage will be done. A later re-
port states that the amount Of damage
can't be told just at present but will
probably run into the thousands of
dollars. The ringing Of the fire bell
drew a great crowd Of people and the
street and buildings in front Of the
stable were black with the crowds. 1t
was thought that the fire would spread
and that considerable damage would be
done. The livery stable of R. w Crow
der is just across the street and the
store and house of Capt. Warren Is
on one side and the stable Of Samuels
Bros. on the other side of the burned
district But fortunately the fire was
checked. The ruins are still shoulder
ing and the department Is still keep
ing the adjoining buildings wet as the
Lantern goes to press, but no further
damage Is likely.
GASToN.
Gastona Gazette, December 4: Mr..
A. c. Stroup is visiting the various
sections of the county this week in the
interest of the cooperative demonstra-
ton work Of the department Of agri-
culture Last year he had 202 farmers
in the county on his list and he eX-
poets to double the number this year.
Many farmers who followed the meth
DDS recommended by the department
the past season made from so to 100
per cent more than the same land had
ever produced before. The CASTOR
County Medical society held its regular
monthly meeting for December at the
city hall Wednesday afternoon, at
which time the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent. DR.. T. c. Quickle, Stanley Creek;
first vice president, DR.. R. H. Garren,