Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-14

OF $75 for the arrest of the party or
parties, who burned the store of f. p.
H. Nevins in Fort Mill township last
spring.
Negro Shooting ARRAY.
Abe Seigel shot George Webb on
last Saturday morning, near White
Hill church. Both are colored,
Webb was sitting on a moving ma
chine and Seigel coming up from the
rear with a shot gun, fired a load of
slugs into his back, at a distance Of
only twenty or thirty feet. Webb fell,
apparently mortally wounded, and af-
ter standing around for a short time,
Seigel came to Yorkville and surren-
dered to Sheriff Brown. Seigel gives
Webb's too intimate attention to his
wife as an excuse for the shooting.
Davidson Abel.
Chester Reporter, June 13: A quiet
home wedding, attended only by inti-
mate friends and relatives, will be SOL
emnized at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. L. Abel at Lowryville, Wednesday
evening, June 18th, when Miss Frances,
the oldest daughter, will be married to
Mr.. Jas. l.. Davidson of Chester. The
ceremony will be performed by Rev. T.
A. brennan Of Lowryville. Miss Abel
has taught for several years In the
city graded schools, and has hosts of
friends who are delighted that she Is
going to return to Chester to remain
permanently. Mr.. Davidson is assist
ant manager of the c. e. NV. Rwy.,
president of the Commercial club, and
prominent in Chester's social and bus
mess life. -'. ... .
Death of r. c. Stephenson.
Mr.. R. c. Stephenson, a native of
York county, died at his home near
Landsford. Chester county, Saturday
morning, in the 18th year of his age,
and was buried in the Old Stone
graveyard near Langsford, Saturday
afternoon, after funeral services con-
Quoted by Rev. j. Q. Adams, pastor,
of Harmony Baptist church. Mr.. Ste
phenson was born about five miles
north of Yorkville and moved to Ches-
ter after the war, where he has since
resided. He was a member of COM
pany G, Palmetto Sharpshooters and
served throughout the war. Mr.. Ste
phenson is survived by his wife and
one son, Mr.. John r. Stephenson, and
two sisters, Mrs. Monia Beamguard of
Filbert, and Mrs. Martha Harvey of
Charlotte. Mrs. Beamguard, and
Messrs. ]. E. Beamguard of Glover,
and D. G. Clark Of Yorkville No. /,
nephews Of the deceased, attended the
funeral.
Rock Hills Lighting Plant.
Rock Hill special Of June II, to the
Charlotte Observer: The board of
public works of this city has bought
lot and closed a contract with Engineer
Rucker of Charlotte for plans, specifi-
cations, etc, for a municipal lighting
plant, the work to begin at once. Rock
Hill is at present getting lights from
a local company known as Rock Hill
Water and Electric company, which is
owned by Philadelphia capitalists
headed by Martin Maloney of that city,
who have a franchise on the water
for ten years longer, but whose con-
tract for lights has expired and on ac-
count of some difference between the
company and the city in regard to
rates, and being unable to get togeth-
er, the board Of public works decided
it best to put in lighting plant to be
owned by the city. Several months
ago the city voted s2S5,000 in bonds
for sewerage, waterwOrks and lights,
Dul OH dCCOull vi lIylllS W lIdut Will
the local concern nothing in regard to
the construction has been done. This
step taken by the board, 1t is now
thought, will get the matter under
headway.
McEIwee- -Abernathy.
Pulaski, Tenn, correspondence Nash
vile Tennesseean, June 8: OF notable
briliance and beauty was the mar
riage on Wednesday evening, June s,
at 9 o'clock, at the Presbyterian
church of Mr.. Henry Quay McElwee of
Montgomery, Ala, and Miss Elise
Abernathy Of this city. The church,
which has beautiful and ideal chancel,
for such a scene, was decorated with
palms, ferns, smilaX and Jackson
vines, also with pink tulle lovebows,
tied with pink satin ribbons and sprays
of pink sweet peas. Mrs. Geo. White,
Jr., presided at the organ and gave,
with Mesdames f. E. Eslick and $. H.
Woodward, a splendid programme of
nuptial music. The Mendelssohn
march was used as professional and
recessional and during the ceremony
the sweet strains of "Traumrie" were
softly played. The bride, who Is
young woman Of patrician beauty, pre-
sented a picture of regal loveliness in
an ideal bridal gown of white lace over
white satin. The tulle veil, which en-
veloped her stately figure, was caught
with orange blossoms to the lustrOus
braids of her soft brown hair. About
her throat she wore the gift of the
groom, a diamond drop necklace, and
her bouquet was q chatelaine of brides
roses, valley lilies and maidenhair
ferns. The matrons of honor wore res
pectively superb toilets of white crepe
meteor, with embroidered front draped
in real lace and white chiffon cloth
with pearl trimmings. The ring GER
emony was impressively said by Rev.
NJ. S. Kennedy pastor of the Presby-
terian church, Pulaski. After the GER
emony the bridal party and a number
of special friends were entertained
bride. Here the decorations were
charming. In the reception rooms
stands of pink fringed poppies, pink
sweet peas and pink hydrangeas were
and artistically used with
gardens of smilaX and Jackson vines.
Mr.. and Mrs. McElwee left on the mid
night train for a bridal trip to Ashe-
vile, N. c., and from there to York
vile, S. c., to visit the brother Of the
groom. The handsome young bride
wore for travelling gray tailored cloth
with self toned marquisette blouse with
q hat of gold straw trimmed with
corn flowers. A splendid and large
collection of costly bridal gifts attest
ed the cordial and affectionate inter-
est which centered around the bridal
pair. These occupied an entire apart
ment on the upper floor, and consist
ed of silver, cut glass. Confederate
and many other lovely gifts.
The brides gifts to her maids were
hand carved gold bar lace pins.
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