Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-13

MIS-. Jas. llduy ana cnlluren Ol
YOrkvilc, left this morning for visit
To relatives at Shelby. n. c.
Mr.. job Carroll of Vincland. Va, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
l.. Carroll, on Yorkvlle No. I.
Misses Nell and Mary Ostccn Of
GrccnvilIc ar" visiting the family Of
Rev. j. II. Thackcr i'm Yorkvillc.
Mr. Rratton Hughes Of Ynrkville No.
I, left today for Clemson college to
matriculatr for the 1901 session.
Mr.. Brian Floyd of Spartanhurg. has
been spending several days in York
willie. the guest of his cousin, Mr.. J. g..
Wray.
Dr. and Mrs. o. Frank Hart and
children came up Saturday. on a visit
To MIR. and Mrs. Geo. w. S. Hart in
Yorkvile.
Mrs. Fred Garner and two little
sons. and Miss Tnro Young Of Union,
are the guests of Mrs. 5. NJ. McNcel
i'm YOrkvillc.
Miss Willie Williams has returned
tn her home in Yorkvillc. after srv-
cral weeks ut Sullivan's Island. and
Ashcvillr, N. G.
Mcssrs Rodney and Lyl" Love OF
Yorkvillc No. :. and Mr.. Brice Dickson
of Yorkvilc No. I, left today for Ers-
kline college. Du" West.
Misses Lillis. lone. Lizzie and Ruth
Ashc OF McConncllsvillc passed
through Ynrkvillc this morning on
their way to Chicora college. Green
vile.
Mrs s. T.. Drvinney and grand
daughters. Misses Mamie, Florence
and Ruby. who have been spending a
while at Piedmont Springs. have re-
turned to their home on YOrkville r.
T.. d. No 4.
Mrs. Geo. 4. Knight of Wilson. n. c.,
is visiting the family Of her uncle, Mr.
Geo. s. Williams at Strnup's, on York
VILE r. +. D. No. |. In connection
with the visit Of Mrs. Knight. there is
quite an interesting little story that
involves a certain element of mystery
Several months back there came to the
editor of The Enquirer letter dated
at Wilson. n. c., signed G.. A. Knight
and asking to he put in communica-
tion with Yorkvlle people who were
acquainted with the town thirty five
or forty years ago. In replying to the
letter the editor of The Enquirer vol
unteered that he could probably give
as much information about the town
Of that date as anybody else and
would be pleased to answer any ques-
tions on the subject. Then came an
inquiry as to the family of one Joseph
w. Howerton, who formerly lived here
Inquiry developed that Mr. HowertOn
was a cabinet maker by trade: that he
had married a sister Of Mr.. Geo. S.
williams of Yorkville No. |, and died
leaving a widow and two children, a
hoy and a girl After his death. the
widow moved to Columbia and died
there. The children were sent to an
nrphanage. and were afterward adopt
I'd into a family i'm Newherry county,
after which the York county relatives
had lost sight Of them. Replying to
this letter. Mr.. Knight wrote that he
had married a Miss Howerton in Nir-
ginia, some years ago. She knew ah-
solutely nothing about her people at
the time. and there was no light on
the subject until about a year ago sh"
had a very vivid dream of visit to
the town of Yorkvile. At the time he
had no knowledge of the existence of
such town; but they looked up ref
crences. found the town on the map,
and finally wrote to the editor of The
Enquirer. Mr.. Geo. S. Williams had
given the editor of The Enquirer very
considerable assistance in getting up
the information that was furnished to
Mr. Knight. and Mrs. Knights visit is
the result of their having been placed
in correspondence with each other.