Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-06
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FROM NEleHRoRINe EXCHANGES
News and Comments About Things In
and Around the Country.

Gastonia Gazette, December 2: The
new iron bridge which the county is
having built across Indian creek on
the Shoals road. four miles above
Cherryvile. will be completed this
week. 1t is one of the best bridges
of its kind in the county. This road
, is also now in fine shape. the work
of grading having been done under
the supervision of Mr.. S. S. Harrel-
son. MaSton, the little three
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. t.
Parham, was quite badly burned
Wednesday afternoon when his CLOTH
ing caught fire from the CRATE at the
house of a neighbor, Mr.. Sam Grigg.
Mrs. Grigg had stepped over to Mrs.
Parham's leaving the children in the
yard They went into the house 10
the fire, where the little fellows
clothes caught and he at once started
home. He was met by Mrs. Parham,
who eXtinguished the flames, but not
before the child was pretty badly
burned. He is reported this morning
as still in a critical condition. but
there is hope that he will recover.
Rev. DR.. S. B. Turrentine, the newly
appointed presiding elder of the Smell
bv district, Western North Carolina
conference. will preach at Main Street
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing, December 4th. and at West End
Methodist church Sunday evening.
DR.. Turrentine is well known as one
of the most excellent preachers OF the
conference and his appointment as
presiding elder of this district at the
n WinSfOn-Sale
met with general approval. He will
doubtless be heard by good congrega-
tions at both services next Sunday.
Lancaster News, December 2: Mr.
L. C. Payseurs handsome touring car,
Ford, was burned yesterday, togeth-
er with the garage. on his premises on
White street. Mr.. Payseur was en-
gagged in cranking the machine, when
blaze suddenly sprang up and quick
ly enveloped the auto. Mr.. Payseur's S
little grandson was sitting in the auto
mobile at the time, and he at once
seized the child and carried him out
Of the building. The loss is partially
covered by insurance. 1900. Mr.. and
Mrs. u. T. Bales have issued invita-
tions to the approaching marriage OF
their daughter, Miss Rosa Mae, and
Mr. Edward G.. Bradford of Fort Mill.
The ceremony will be performed at
Flint Hill Baptist church, Fort Mill,
on the afternoon of the 23rd inst.
Mr.. Chas. \. McClintock. son of Mr..
Joseph McClintock Of Riverside. was
married on November 23rd to Miss
BESSIE Mccullough of York county
The bride and groom were given a
splendid reception on Thanksgiving
Day at the hospitable home Of the
latter's father. ...M Mr.. J. w. Poovey
whose critical illness Of pneumonia
was noted in the last issue OF
The News. died Tuesday night, at his
home in Nashville, \. c. HIS
son of this place. DR.. G. w. Poo
vey. left here Monday for his faith
friends and acquaintances in Lam
caster. where he occasionally Wis
tied. who will be panied to learn
of his passing away. Mr.. j. j.
Jordan, prominent citizen OF Fort
Lawn. member of the mercantile firm
of D. H. Jordan & Bro, died suddenly
last Monday, at his home in the vicin-
ity of Fort Lawn. He was about 63
years of age, and leaves a widow and
the following sons and daughters: w.
D. and ]. n. Jordan of Columbia, DR..
w. E. Jordan of Baltimore, Rev. H.
r. Jordan OF Virginia, o. A. and Paul
Jordan of Fort Lawn and Mrs. j. T..
Chapman and Miss Iva Jordan, also
Of Fort Lawn.
Rock Hill Herald, December 2: Mr..
J. Halcott Poag of this city, was this
week appointed assistant postmaster
of the local office, to fill the position
formerly occupied by the late ]. Hal
colt Pride. This is worthy selection
and particularly gratifying to ROCK
Hill Mr.. Poag is the eldest son OF
the present postmaster. Mr. E. +.
Poag and is a son of whom not only
his parents but all Rock Hill has rea-
son to be proud. He was graduated
last June from the South Carolina
University and is in every way emf
nently fitted for the position. Since
the death of Mr. Pride, Mr.. Marion
Nelson has filled the post most ac-
ceptably. .. Messrs. Paul Barron
and L. ]. Dawson spent Sunday at
their homes in Yorkville. 49,. Miss
Bessie Connolly visited her parents IN
Yorkville Sunday. Yesterday
morning at o'clock. the residence on
the "Hagins place" in the river bend
section was totally destroyed by fre'
the loss was about $4,000 with no in
Surance. The place belongs to Mrs.
F. H. Barber and was occupied by the
| family of Mr.. T. l.. Cornwell of this
city. .....As was predicted by The
Herald the sale of lots on Thursday
for the Rock Hill Land and Town
Site company was a decided success.
The lots sold were in Oakland and
each lot put under the hammer
brought a good price. The sale
brought the owners something IKE
$34. 900. This property had been held
off the market for twenty years-al-
most a life time-but the owners We're
repaid many times for keeping 1t or.
Those who purchased lots were: K;
L. Kerr, S. ]. Kimball johnson and
Stevens. ]. A. Jenkins, agent, sam
Friedheim. J. ]. Nichols, j. B. john
son. L. d. Pitts, w. M. Keller, \. w.
Allen. Jno. T. ROddey, c. L. Cobb, j.
NJ. Ivy. Alex. Long, Mrs. w. B. Wilson,
w. G.. Stevens and J. r. Stokes. Cobh
and Stevens.
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