Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-29
Misesllausuus 8eadins,
WITH NEIeHBoRINe EXCHANGES.
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
To be Continued.
LANCASTER.

News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
To be Continued.
LANCASTER.
News, May q: The five alleged safe
crackers who were arrested at Van
wyck some time ago. brought to Lam
caster and afterwards transferred to
Raleigh, n. c., will be tried at Raj
eigh the first Monday in June. The
following persons will be summoned
this week by Deputy Marshal Beaure-
gard Cunningham to attend the trial
as witnesses on behalf Of the United
States government: r. P. Horton OF
Lancaster: Dr. S. H. EZZell, T. r.
Thompson, ]. A Hyatt, c. R. Yoder
Johnson Mobley, the last named COL
ored, of Vanwyck; John r. Starnes
of OSceola. Mrs. Margaret Wolfe
widow of the late Daniel c. Wolfe, died
last Friday afternoon at the home of
her son-in-law, Mr.. Harris, at Pleas
ant Valley. She was about IS years of
age. She was stricken with paraly-
sis several months ago, from which she
never recovered Mrs. Wolfe was
most estimable, Christian lady and was
greatly beloved by all who knew her.
She leaves a large circle of relatives
and friends to lament her death. The
remains were buried Saturday at
Pleasant Grove church. Col. Leroy
Springs left at this office Saturday
sample stalks of the cotton crop on
his Gilrs Creek farm. The plants are
over a foot in heighth and contain not
only large leaves, but some shapes as
we'll. The same afternoon Mr.. w. v.
Hegler, one of the successful farmers
of the Primus section, sent us some
fine cotton stalks, also containing
shapes. out of his fields.
CHESTER.
Lantern, May 81: Miss Nell Schorb
returned yesterday morning from
Yorkville, where she had been since
Friday afternoon with her grandfather,
Mr.. ]. R. Schorb, who continues quite
sick. .MeSsrs. ]. B. White, r. r.
Hafner, r. NJ. Spratt. w. w. Coogler,
Fl. Samuels, A. L. CASTOR and E. H.
Hardin went to Columbia yesterday to
represent the Spratt and Chester
building and Loan associations at the
State Association of Building and
Loan associations, which met in that
city at o'clock in the afternoon. ....
Mrs. jamie n. Stringfellow arrived
Saturday from Red Springs, n. c.,
where she has been matron in the fe-
male college. Her grandson, Master
Kirkwood Stringfellow, who has been
with her several weeks, came home
with her. After spending a week with
Mrs. NJ. H. CASTOR and other rela-
tives. Mrs. Stringfellow expects to
leave for Montreal, N. c., where she
will have charge of two hotels during
the summer. "A letter received by
Mr. Thomas Caskey told Of the death
OF Mr.. William McCaw, in Missouri.
The letter was written on the 9Th OF
May. and it said that the burial was
to be that day Mr.. McCaw was a
native of this county and was per-
haps 20 years old. He, with some of
his brothers and some other young
men, went to Tennessee just before
the War of Secession. He returned
to this county with his wife and
daughter some years ago and remain
ed a few years, but later went west
again. The trustees of the city
graded schools met last week and re-
elected all of this years staff Of teach
ers, except the following, who declined
re- election: Misses Nellie Schorb, ia
ME Burns, Ethel Tenhet, and Mr. j.
S. Harris. The teachers reelected
are as follows: First grade, Misses
Nette Spratt and Mary Thomson;
grade two, Misses Kate Mcclure and
Helen Walker; grade three, Misses
Lily Brown and Frances Abel; grade
four, Misses Agnes Douglas and Kate
Rosborough; grade five, Miss Ida Todd;
grade seven, Mr. w. B. Marion; high
school. Mr.. ]. NJ Ariail; superintend-
ent, Mr.. w. H. McNairy This leaves
one vacancy in the fifth grade, one in
the sixth grade, and two in the high
school department. ...... Mrs. Mamie
Gross Mann, wife of Mr.. D. E. Mann,
aged "a years, died Monday, May Is,
at her home at Wallaceville, in Fair
field county, after an illness of five
weeks with gaStritis. The burial was
at Bethel Methodist church Tuesday,
after funeral services at II o'clock
conducted by Rev. J. B. Spinks. Mrs.
Mann was a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ]. Gross of Bascomville, and was
married to Mr. Mann the 22nd Of last
December Besides her husband and
parents, she is survived by four broth
ers and four sisters. One sister, Mrs.
J. NJ. Barber lives at Wallaceville, and
q half brother, Mr.. S. H. Jackson, is
a resident Of this city. Her father
reached her bedside on Saturday be-
fore she died and Mr.. Jackson went
down to attend the funeral.