Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-11
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News and Comments About Things In
and Around the Country.
Lancaster News, November 9: Mr

| Lancaster news, november ~ MI
Harrison Small and Miss Dora Hinson,
both of the Primus section, were mar
ried last Sunday, 9th instant, by NO
| tary Public B. +. Adams, at his resi-
dence Mr.. c. c.. Gregory, the
we'll known young farmer of this Vi
| cinity, met with a serious accident
last Friday. While packing corn in
! the wagon, in the field, the rear gate
of the body gave way, causing him 10
| fall to the ground, breaking one ankle
and fracturing bone in the other leg.
He was attended by DR.. PooVey. .....
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Plyler have issued
| invitations to the approaching mar
riage of their amiable and attractive
young daughter, Miss Ola Bessie, and
Mr.. Ernest Franklin Funderburk, son
of Mr.. D. A. Funderburk, of the Dwight
section. The ceremony will be per-
| formed on the 18th instant, at 2.30
O'Clock in the afternoon, at the resi-
dence of the prospective brides pa
rents The Jones Y Roads school
| will open Monday, 14th instant. The
| former teacher, Miss Bessie Gryder OF
York, will have charge of the school
again this term. Mr.. w. Scott NC
Coy, son of Mr.. T. w. Mccoy, and Miss
| Lula Isabelle Adams, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. B. +. Adams, all of the An
tioch section, were married SUNDAY,
November the 9Th, by Notary Public
w. F. Estridge, at his home in Flat
Creek township. ..... The Lancaster
chapter, United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, one of the most flourishinS
in the state, has elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. {.
R. Foster, president; Mrs. Matte R.
McCardell, first vice president; Mrs.
]. NJ. Riddle, second vice president;
Mrs. E. c. Cauthen, treasurer; Miss
Maude f. Gregory, corresponding sec
retary; Mrs. w. E. Taylor, recording
secretary; Mrs. A. B. Lindsay, histo-
rian: Mrs. G.. J. Derrick, registrar; Mrs.
Mary B. mellow, custodian. The fol-
lowing delegates have been elected TO
the state convention, which meets in
Georgetown, November so: Mrs. w. E.
Taylor, Mrs. NJ. E. Cauthen:. alternates,
Mrs. r. B. Mackey, Mrs. Mary B. Nc
Dow.
Fort Mill Times, November 10: Mr..
s. E. Bales, one of Pleasant Valleys
progressive young farmers, who is
recent graduate of Clemson college, is
preparing to enter the cattle business
on an extensive scale. During the last
ten DAYS, Mr.. Bales received car OF
East Tennessee cattle which were
driven to the rich pasture lands on
his plantation three miles east OF Fort
Mill. This herd will form the nucleus
of the business, which Mr.. Bales hopes
to develop to considerable proportions.
Another farmer of this section who
will go into the cattle business on an
extensive scale is Mr.. J. d. O'Connell,
who is expecting the arrival of his first
car from the west within the week. -.
The four tracts of land in lndianland
township, Lancaster county, comprlS-
ing a part of the estate of the late Mrs.
T. E. Barber, which were advertised to
be sold at the court house in Lancas-
ter Monday, did not pass out Of the
hands of the Barber heirs. Mr.. 7. II.
Barber administrator of the estate
and one of the heirs, did not consider
the bids offered for the land represen-
tative of it's worth and he therefore
bid the four tracts in at an aggregate
price of $S,436. The land is situated
in the Belair section and much of it
is virgin forest. A repor. was cur
rent on the streets of Fort Mill yester-
day that T. G.. Moser, boss weaver at
the MillfOrt mill, is an active appll-
cant for the poStmastership of Fort
Mill and that he will be given the sup
port of National Committeeman John
G.. Capers in his efforts to secure the
place. The statement is made that Mr..
Moser has secured the Endorsement OF
a number of local business men as to
his good character and sobriety and
that he will use these Endorsements in
furthering his candidacy. Mr.. Moser
has been a resident of Fort Mill for the
last two years. He is a native of
western North Carolina. The fact that
he is a Republican was not generally
known until a few weeks ago, when
he attended the Lily White" conven-
ton in Columbia as a delegate from
the Fifth congressional district. The
present postmaster, Mr.. B. H. Massey,
has held the office for several years.
When the office was advanced to the
presidential class a few years ago, he
was appointed for full four-year term
by President Roosevelt. The term will
expire a few weeks hence.
Rock Hill Herald, November 8: Rev.
John H. Simpson is a guest of his
brother. DR.. I. Simpson on his return
to Chester from the recent session Of
the First A. r. P. Presbytery at New
Sterling. y. c. Mr.. Simpson has for
the past two years been travelling in
the far west where he has been en-
joying the sights of that wonderful
country and, at the same time visiting
several of his children located there.
Among those whom he visited are D.
NJ. Simpson of Chicago; Mrs. j. R.
Millen of Jetmore, kanS., and Miss
Eunice Simpson of Oklahoma. .....
Potato raising in this section is going
some. In former issues we have
made mention of several mammoth
ones and now comes Mr. R. H. Jack
son, superintendent of J. II. Milling's
farm, with one weighing 5 pounds
and 13 ounces. This would beat the
record were it not for one raised by
Mr.. s. w. Ferguson of Catawba, which
tips the scales at IA pounds. Why
not have more 'poSSum huntS?. ......
Mr.. Claude w. Greer, the efficient
clerk for the Southern Express of this
CITY, has become an inventor He has
now altogether three patents through
the patent office, same to be put out
at an early date. Mr.. Greer has
talent of this kind and it is hoped
that his new inventions will prove
profitable TO him. His uncle, Mr.. Will
Greer of Houston, Tex. is the inventor
of a machine gun that is on a ship
at Charleston, 5. c., also part of an
air brake on train. After
a cessation of business for some
months. owing TO the eXOrbitant price
of broom-corn. the Rock Hill Broom
Works has again opened its doors.
The hands are running full time and
the prospects are DIlSll. lSdl &c JUS
will be turned out, supplying the or
derS which have been coming in even
while the plant was closed. The
cotton mission day at Adnah was
great success. The children gathered
in on time with their several bags of
cotton and after weighing up the
scales proved Ward Mitchell the sue
cessful winner of the first prize. hav-
ing brought in the greatest number
of pounds of seed cotton for a quart
of seed planted. And r. Y. Barron
was the second winner. Owing to some
repairs being done on this church the
address for the occasion had to be
postponed. After a good dinner two
young men mounted the missionary
wagon and drove it to Mr.. w. A.
Darbey's, where it was ginned. The
cotton was then brought to Rock Hill,
behind one of the best span of mules
in York county. belonging to Mr.. r.
II. Hawkin. The bale and seed were
sold to Mr.. ]. T. Roddey, paying Is
cents for the cotton and 45 cents for
the seed, making a total amount for