Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-28

dal party entered the church Lohen-
grin's wedding march was played by
Miss Elizabeth Sheppard, Of Virginia,
with Mr.. Halcot Poag, of Rock Hill,
on the violin. Mendelssohn's Spring
Song" was played softly during the
ceremony. The bride was given away
by Mr.. Earle Thornweli, her brother.
Miss Elizabeth Ardrey and Master j.
B. Mills carried the ring, hidden in a
rosebud. After the ceremony the
bride and groom were given a recep-
ton at the home of DR.. and Mrs. j..
b. Elliott and at 1890 o'clock took
the train for their future home in
Chatham, Va. Many handsome pres
ents were given the young couple,
among them a chest of silver from
the grooms family and another from
the family of the BRIDE. Accept
ing the receipts of the express COM
pany as a basis on which to form an
estimate, there has been a marked
decrease in the amount OF whisky
consumed in Fort Mill in the last few
years, Notwithstanding the fact that
there are more people mere TO-DAY
than at any time in the past. num-
Der of reasons are given for this hap
py condition of affairs, not the least
of which, perhaps, is the steadily
growing sentiment for temperance
among the people. Twenty years ago,
when Fort Mill had population Of
500, there was to be seen more
drunkenness than there is today,
with the population of the town close
to 1000. Another reason given for
the constantly decreasing consump-
ton of whisky is the fact that 1t is so
much more troublesome to obtain
now than it was formerly, when there
were saloons in Charlotte and Sails
bury. Now the nearest point from
which whisky can be ordered is Rich
mond. Va, 400 miles away and not
few of those VINO perhaps would
order a case or jug of wet goods
were it to be had nearby do not go to
the trouble of having 1t sent to them
from so great a distance. Further
more, il seems less respectable to
drink liquor now than it was some
years ago and to this cause is attri-
buted the abstinence Of scores of
young men who might otherwise in
dulge in the flowing bowl Still
another reason for the decreased con-
sumption of liquor is attributed to
the new Federal law which prohibits
anyone ordering whisky in the name
of another Formerly 1t was the
practice of numbers Of white men to
order this whisky in the name of
negro resident Of the town and then
send to the express office and get 1t,
often without the negro having the
least knowledge of his name having
thus been used by one who did not
wish the public to know that he had
ordered whisky. Now this cannot be
done. Congress has stopped the prac-
tice as it has stopped c. o. D. ship
ments Of whisky
Gastonia Gazette, October rs: Mr..
Francis Whitesides, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Monroe Whitesides. of Gastonia.
came home Saturday night from Due
West S. c.. where he is a student at
Erskine college and is confined to his
bed suffering from a broken collar
bone. He received the injury while
playing baseball Saturday afternoon.
.... Mrs. Walter Albright died Sun
day night at 1890 o'clock at her home
at the Ozark Mill from lood-poison-
ing. Her body was taken on the G.
&. NV. yesterday morning to Gran
ite Falls, her former home, for burial,
Mr.. H. c. Lutz accompanied the
corpse. Deceased was 90 years old
and belonged to a prominent Caldwell
county family She came 20 Gastonia
with her husband some months ago.
He survives. .... His many friends
will be greatly pleased to know that
Mr.. r. B. Darlington has so nearly re-
covered from his recent critical ILL
ness as to be able to be up town. He
was out yesterday afternoon for the
first time since he was brought home
from Rlacksburg, S. c., last Friday.
He is getting along nicely. ..... Mr..
Rufus w. Carson died at his home on
West Main avenue Sunday afternoon
about o'clock almost suddenly, sue
cumbng to an attack of neuralgia of
the heart to which he was subject. At
the time he was stricken he was
walking in his garden. He fell to the
ground and a neighbor, hearing his
means, ran to him and he was remov-
ed at once to the house. He lived
only about fifteen minutes During
the day Mr.. Carson had apparently
been feeling better than he had for
some time and in fact had stated to
members of the family that he was
feeling unusually well. In the morn
ing he attended Sabbath school and
preaching at the Associate Reformed
PRESBYTERIAN church and had talked
of going to the afternoon service but
decided to remain at home. Satur-
day he was down town as usual and
was apparently as strong as usual.
For the past several months, how
ever he had been unwell and was be-
ginning to show signs Of feebleness.
due perharS to age. Mr.. Carson was
a son O., James M. and Jane Watson
Carson and was born at the old Car
son home place near the site OF Pis-
gah church August s. 1S4S, and was