Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-08
Mistellaneuus Reaains.
WITH NEIGHRoRING EXCHANGES.
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER.

Within and About the County.
CHESTER.
Lantern, September 4: Miss Rebec-
ca Flanagan of Bethel, York county,
passed through Wednesday on her
way to Blairs to visit a friend. :. Mrs.
P. G. McCorkle has gone to Richmond,
Va, for treatment. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Ora Lem
mond of Rock Hill. E. Misses Maggie,
Ella and Wilma White have returned
from a most delightful visit Of several
weeks to relatives at Blairsville, in
York county. Mrs. ]. S. Jones of
Yorkville, who has been spending a
while with her mother, Mrs. ]. D. Nc
Connell, has returned to her home.
Her son, Master William Jones, who
has been visiting Master Russell NC
Connen, went to McConnellsville Wed
nesday to accompany her home. ,....
Mr. J. NJ. Higgins died Tuesday even
ing. September l, at his home at Sto-
yer, after an illness extending over two
years with some dropsical trouble. For
six months he has been growing worse
and for nearly three weeks he has been
unconscious the greater part Of the
time and death came as a relief. He
was good farmer and citizen and Will
be missed in his neighborhood. He was
Confederate veteran, but we have
been unable to learn his company and
regiment. He is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Sallie GLADDEN., daughter
Of the late Mr.. T. L. GLADDEN. of Slower,
and seven children: Mrs. ]. D. Bank
head and Mr.. T. W. Higgins Of this
city; Mrs. ]. A. McCrorey of Asa;
Messrs. John and James Lee and
Misses Mamie and Docia Higgins, who
are at home. He is also survived by
one brother and one sister, Mr.. Geo.
Higgins of Camden, and Mrs. ]. c.
Mackorell of Winnsboro, both of whom
were with him when the end came.
He was so years old last April The
funeral service was at Hebron church
at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. c. G. Brown, and the
burial was in the cemetery there.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, September 4: A
2-year-old child of Mr. Van Dover died
Wednesday morning at their home at
the Loray. Funeral services were held
Yesterday morning by Rev. A. S. An
derson and the body was taken through
the country to Grover for burial. .....
During the recent heavy rains the
10O-pair cable of the Piedmont Tele-
phone and Telegraph company on Main
avenue sprung a leak, and as a conse-
quence some 200 phones were. put out
of business. Manager Darlington has a
force Of hands repairing the cable and
says that within the next two or three
days the trouble will be remedied. In
the meantime he hopes that all the
subscribers affected by this accident
will be as patient as possible as he is
exhausting every means in his power
to get the cable in shape as quickly
as possible. This cable was put up af-
ter the heavy sleet storms of last Feb
ruary and was supposed to be abso-
lutely air and water tight, but the
boxes were not able to withstand the
constant rains of several days. :. Miss
Mary Ann Hanna died yesterday morn
ing at the home Of her brother, Mr..
Harvey Hanna, near town. Death re-
suited from Bright's disease after an
illness of about two months. Deceased
is survived by two brothers, Messrs.
Harvey and Mac Hanna, and two Sis
ters, Miss Maggie Hanna and Mrs.
Frank Spencer. She was a native Of
CASTOR county and was in the 51st
year Of her age. She had for many
years been a member of the Gastonia
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, and the funeral was held at
that church this morning at 10 o'clock,
Rev DR.. ]. C. Galloway, the pastor,
conducting the services. Interment
followed in Oakwood cemetery. The
pail bearers were: ]. P. Reid, John
Lindsay. S. N. Boyce, E. F. Wilson,
]. w. Kirkpatrick and Mac Wilson.
Miss Hanna had many friends who
will be panied to hear of her death.