Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-10
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IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neiehboring Counties.
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CHESTER.
Lantern, January :: Mr.. and Mrs. |
Ralph Grier of Williston, S. c., and
Mr.. and Mrs. Moffatt Grier of Spartan
burg have returned to their respective
homes after spending several days
with Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. MOffatt. .....
Miss Matte kirkpatrick has returned ,
from a visit of several days to rela-
tives at Monticello, S. Co.. Mrs. Ada
L. Thomasson, who has been living
| here a year or more, moved back to
Yorkville Saturday. .... Mrs. j. 5. Guy
of Lowryville, spent last night at the
home of her brother Mr.. A. M. Hardee,
on her return from two weeks Vlslt
to her daughter, Mrs. F. w. Gregg at
Abbeville. Miss Ocey Corkill has
has returned from weeks visit to
friends at Wadesboro, N. C...... Mar
ried by Rev. ]. S. Snyder, at the Bap-
tist pastorium, Thursday evening"
Jan. 8, 1908, Miss Daisy Douglas and
Mr.. Frank Orr. both of Mcclure street
of this city.
LANCASTER.
News, January s: Mrs. c. B. Skipper
and son. Mr.. Lee Skipper, have return
ed from Chicago. where they went to
attend the funeral Of Mrs. Shippers
mother, Mrs. Bond. Only one tract
of land was sold here at public auction
Monday, salesday, and that was a tract
of twenty nine acres belonging to the
estate of Lewis Dunlap, deceased.
which was purchased by Judge d. A.
Williams at $685. 1t was sold by
Clerk of the Court Gregory under fore
closure proceedings. .Mr j. k wal
lace of New Cut, who left here on
trip west before the holidays. as noted
in the News at the time, was happi-
ly married on Christmas Day in Brigh-
ton, Tenn, to Miss Maggie Shaw of
that place. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. T. G. Boyce. ID. d.
Mr. Wallace and his bride are expected
TO arrive here this week. .... The nu-
merous friends of DR.. Eugene Funder-
burk will regret to learn that he has
been quite i'll for the past few days
He was first taken with hemorrhage
of the lungs Friday evening just as he
alighted from his buggy on his return
trip from visit to his father, Mr
Thomas Funderburk at Dudley. He
was reported much better yesterday
-. Mr.. Bynum Adam, one Of the old
est and most highly esteemed citizens
of Lancaster county, died Friday even
ing at his home east of Heath Springs
He lacked but a few days Of being 80
years of age. He was Confederate
veteran, and made a good record as a
soldier He was a consistent member
of the Baptist church. He leaves
widow, whose maiden name was Ellis,
and six children, three sons and three
daughters. The sons are Messrs. An
drew. Marion and Minor Adams. He
is also survived by number of grand
children and great-grandchildren. The
remains Of Mr. Adams were buried at
Fork Hill Saturday.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, January 4: Mr. VIM.
n,
zens, has come to Gaffney to live and
is occupying the house Of Rev. j. b.
Wilson. The people of Gaffney are
glad to welcome Mr.. Dobson and his
excellent family as residents. .Magis-
trate c. y. Bridges was called on to
perform for a short while in his Off
cial capacity Friday morning. The
case was that of John Brown charged
with malicious trespass. This negro
will be remembered as the one causing
the excitement at the residence Of Mrs.
l.. NJ. Cook by trying to enter her
house and when detected there, going
into the premises Of the Messrs. Lock-
hart. He made no defense and plead
guilty to the charge. The sentence was
thirty days on the public works of the
county. AT the last meeting of the
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics, held last Thursday night, the
following officers were installed for the
ensuing term: d. ]. Holt, c.; Garnett
Martin, V. c.: A. J. Rodgers, R. c.;
w. ]. Maness, F. S.; f. X. Davis, T.;
C. n. Green, conductor; L. c. Camp,
w. Meek White, l. s.; ]. T. Coyle,
o. s.; John Dillingham;, chaplain. Trus-
tees, A. B. Smith, P. L. Smith, r. c.
McSwain. These officers were INSTALL
ed by A B. Smith, district deputy.
The lodge is in flourishing condition;
has fifty members, each of whom are
nHynr
to the figure that will justify the farm
ers who have cotton to turn loose their
holdings, the financial situation so far
as this community is concerned, will
be easy. Fully one-third of the crop
in this country is still in the hands Of
the farmers, and this simply means
that one third of the money which has
been circulating at that time of the year
heretofore. is still in the hands of those
who buy the cotton. AS practically all
the money which we get in the south
comes from the cotton crop, it will
readily be seen why money is so scarce.
-. Sheriff Thomas is the proud own
er of two magnificent specimens of the
canine family in which he takes great
pride These dogs will run up and
down the fence with great show of
fierceness to the terror Of the people
who pass that way. Even if the jail
was not secure there would be no dan
ger of any prisoners escaping with
those dogs in the yard.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, January Z: Mr.. L.
l.. Jenkins of Gastonia, has been made
chairman of the organization commit
tee Of the new million dollar bank
which is to be established in Charlotte
at an early date. Mrs. F. w. Brad
ley returned home Saturday evening
from a trip to Union county, where she
has been visiting relatives for the past
two weeks. ........A meeting of the
Castor County Farmers Union was
held at the lanyard school house,