Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-30
MisteIlaneul1s Rsading,
WITH NEIeHBoRING EXCHANGES.
Within and About the County.
CHESTER,

event of unusual importance was that
celebrated at the home Of Hon. apd
Mrs ]. Lyles Glenn Wednesday even
ing of this week when they gave in
marriage their eldest daughter. Lou
ise, to Mr.. William Herbert McNairy,
of Chester. This elegant home has
been the scene of many social events,
but none rivalled in brilliance this
happy occasion when a host of friends
gathered to celebrate the nuptials of
the lovely daughter Of the household.
Promptly at the hour of nine o'clock
the guests assembled in the drawing
room, and in expectant silence await
ed the first strains of the wedding
march from Mendelssohn, played by
Mrs. A. G. Brice, that announced the
approach of the wedding party. Little
Misses Elizabeth and Sarah Glenn,
sisters of the bride, were ribbon
bearers and formed an aisle to the al
tar The groom attended by his best
man, Mr. Eugene McNairy, promptly
took mis- place at the altar, bower Of
pdlIIlS anu lSIllS DdlhCu lilSi o6oAiiSN
the wall with festoons Of ivy and
smilax looped to the ceiling. Little
Miss Francis McNairy Glasscock,
niece of the groom, a dainty fairy-like
little maiden who bore the ring on
full-blown white rose, with exquisite
dignity came next and presented the
ring to the best man. Miss Kate
Glenn, sister of the bride, was maid
of honor and wore a dainty lingerie
gown and carried large bouquet of
La France roses. She Immediately
preceded the bride who came in on
the arm of her distinguished father,
and whose sweet patrician beauty
was enhanced by the bridal veil and
gown. The beautiful ring ceremony
was then impressively read by Rev.
D. NJ. Mcleod. of the Methodist
church. Mr.. William Thompson Nc
Keown died at his home one and a
half miles west of Cornwell, about
a. m. June 25th, after lingering ILL
ness of more than four years. He was
born near Cornwell Oct. 29th, 1881.
He was the oldest child of James and
Polly (Thompson) McKeown, his
father dying when he was just six
years old and leaving the mother
with four small children. One of
these died in childhood, and the other
brother, John Bigham McKeown, was
mortally wounded at the BLOW Up"
of
10, 1864. The only sister, Mrs. w. o.
McKeown, still survives.
LANCASTER.
News, June 27: Mr.. Calvin Broom
and Mrs. Alma Strange, both Of Wax
haw, were married Tuesday evening,
the Rev. c. M. Pickens officiating. -.
Policemen Bell and Ferguson caught
a party Of five drummers gambling
day night. A fine of SO each was
imposed by Mayor Hughes. Judge
Ernest Moore, representing the town
Of Lancaster, appeared before Judge
Gage at Chester Thursday and OBJ
tanned an order validating the water
works bond issue, in proceedings in
stituted for that purpose. The matter
will now be taken before the supreme
court for confirmation of the circuit
decree. The object of the proceed
ing is merely to set at rest for all
time any question as to the legality of
the bonds. ... Sheriff John P. Hun
ter went 25 miles below the court
house in the Flat Creek section We'd
nesday last and arrested Thomas Vim
cent, charged with shooting his wife
on Goth of May last, and brought him
before Magistrate w. P. Caskey, who
committed him to Jail. .... AT its
meeting in Columbia this week the
state board of equalization fixed the
actual value Of the mill properties in
this county as follows: Lancaster Cot
ton Mills, at $7S2,600; Lancaster Cot
ton Oil company, $50,S00; Kershaw
Oil Mill, $4,000. The 60 per cent
valuation for taxation being again
adopted, these mills will therefore
pay taxes on that basis. That is to
say, for instance, the assessment Of
the Lancaster cotton mills is $469,560.
..... The Methodist building COM
mittee awarded the contract this
week for the erection Of a handsome
new brick church, to take the place
of the house Of worship destroyed by
fire a few months ago. Mr.. ]. L.
Glenn, of Gastonia, n. c., was the
successful bidder. The building will
occupy the same site and some addi-
tional ground adjacent, donated for
the purpose by Mr.. T. S. Carter. The
new. structure will be considerably
larger than the old, the dimensions
being 10Ox70 feet. The main audito-
rum will seat 400 persons, while the
whole building will have a seating ca
pacity of about 700. The Sunday
school and class rooms will be cut off
by rolling partitions. The roof will
be of slate. The edifice will be of the
Gothic style of architecture. .......
Sheriff Hunter displayed some Of his
old-time activity yesterday, showing
no i'll effects from his long spell Of
sickness. Early in the morning ne
received a phone message to come to
the plantation of Mr.. Newt Helms.
Without knowing the nature Of the
call, he lost no time in speeding his
horse to the place designated. On
his arrival he found that he was
wanted to arrest a white man, Mr..
Tom Smith, on the charge Of commit
ting a rape on his step-daughter, a
girl about Is years old. The sheriff
promptly apprehended Smith, brought
him 10 Lancaster and lodged him in
jail The particulars of the alleged
crime are not known here, but it is
said to have been committed yester-
day morning on Mr.. Helms place.