Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-11
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News and Comments About Things In
and Around the Country.

cotton mill men claim that they cam
not make money out of 13 l-3 and l33
cents cotton. They may have to pay
a higher price yet, for from all APP
| pearanceS the crop this year Is SolnS
| to be short. ... Rev. Frances w.
| Gregg arrived in the city this morn
ling to take up his work as co-pastor
of the First Presbyterian church.
We have been requested to state that
the Rock Hill District conference OF
the cOlored NJ. +. Zion church, Will
convene at White Hill church. at Ilr-
Zah on October 18th and to continue
through the 10th. Presiding Elder
| f.. Morton. of Lancaster, will preside
at the conference. AN earnest anu
well organized effCrt will be made
next week by the PreSbyterlanS OF
Rock Hill to complete the raising OF
sufficient funds To build q twenty
thousand dollar church in Oakland on
their lot between Mr.. Edward Feweil $
residence and Winthrop college.
Icommittee composed of all the ON
GERS and an equal number OF private
members of the congregation has Deen
Iappointed to make the canvass ReN.
Alex Martin. the pastor, is the chalr-
man of the committee. The plan is
TO make n quick campaign Tuesday,
w tullSSutS, anu S''tN
day of next week.
Gaffney Ledger, October z: On
Wednesday at noon at the home Oh
the brides brother, DR.. Sidney Sar-
raft. Union, s. c.. Miss Inez Sarratt
and Mr., Samuel :. Wood were united
| i'm wedlock. Both bride and groom
are well known in Gaffney, the form
| er having lived here several years
ago Last Saturday Sheriff w. W.
Thomas arrested in this city a negro
named Nathan JeffrieS, wanted IN
Richmond, Va, for felonious assault:
On Wednesday officer M. j. Moore, OF
the Richmond police force. came 10
Gaffney for Jeffries. The officer had
reuuisition papers and returned to
the citv of Seven Hills with his man.
John Blanton plead guilty 10
a charge of assault before Squire
Phillips Yesterday morning. 1t seems
that John took umbrage at something
his brother said or did and proceed
ed to thrash him and the brother. not
liking such procedure, swore out the
warrant .... Mr.. Dock jackson ana
Mrs. Eula Ramsey were married on
Wednesday. September 2Sth, at the
home of Mr.. ]. W. Fisher in the Gail
ney mill village, by Magistrate W. -.
Kirby. Mr.. John Petit, son OF
Mr. ]. w. w. Petit, while baling hay
on the plantation of Mr.. w. y. Tur-
ner last Monday afternoon. had the
misfortune to have his right foot ana
leg caught in the press. The foot was
bruised and the leg broken. The ac-
cident was due to careleSsneSS on the
part of the young man. as he attempt
ed to pack the hay with his foot while
the press was in operation. Mr.. Petit
is doing as we'll as could be expected
under the circumstances. 500. Rev. r.
w. Gregg and family have moved
from Gaffney. Their household goods
were loaded Wednesday. Mrs. Gregg
and children left Wednesday morn
ing. and Mr.. Gregg left last night. the
Ledger regrets their departure from
Gaffney. Mr.. and Mrs. Gregg had en-
deared themselves to all with Whom
they had come in contact and their
going away is a distinct loss to the
PRESBYTERIAN church and to the town.
Lancaster News, October 8: Here
is the solution of the bagging or tare
question: Make your bales weigh oniy
$50 pounds and you get all the tare to
which YOU are entitled, namely, six
per cent; for six per cent of $50 IDS.
is 2l pounds. Six yards of bagglnS |
weigh IL lbs. and the ties weigh nine
lbs, making 81 pounds. Mr. A.
L. Gardner. son of Mr.. NJ. G. Gardner,
and Miss Dora Gregory. daughter OF
Mr.. John Gregory, both OF TINS
county, were married at Mt. Plsgah
church. III KerShaw county, on Sept. |
IS. by Rev. E. Q. Thompson. Docla
Perry. the colOred woman whose leg
was broken by the upsetting OF pug
gy here last Saturday afternoon, as
NTnlnnCInN.'S NawS died |
of blood poison Thursday morning III
Rock Hill, where she had been taken
for treatment the afternoon before.
The body was brought to Lancaster
and buried in WitherSpoon cemetery
Thursday afternoon. Two hundreu
bales of cotton were sold at the FAR
mars' Union warehouse here yeSter-
day to the highest bidder, Mr.. Broadus
MObley. of Heath Springs, the price
being II celtS. .... There were only
seven applicants two white and five
colored, for teachers certificates at
the examination held here yesterday
in the court house by the county
board of education. Mr.. Frank
RolingS who moved here with MS
family from Chesterfield some weeks
ago. died suddenly Tuesday afternoon
at his home in the mill community.
He had congestive Chill Sunday but
was up and walking about Tuesday. he
was standing by the fireplace when ne
fell TO the floor, expiring instantly.
Coroner King, held an inquest over
the body Tuesday evening, the Verdlct
of the Jury being that death resulted
from natural causes. Mr. Rollings
was about 65 years old and leaves
widow and six children. The burial
was in West Side cemetery Wednes-
day afternoon.
Chester Lantern, October 7: At a
me, ting of the city council this af-
ternoon at 3.l5 o'clock Mr. John y.
Hafner was elected To succeed Mr.. w.
\. I.atimer. Jr., who resigned to ac-
cept position with :. Nj. Jones u Co.
as bookkeeper. The election of Mr..
Hafncr will give general satisfaction.
.Anent the controversy over the
Chester cotton market we met Mr.. }.
w. Cowan on the street this morning
and i'm reply to Il question he stated
| that he wanted to buy some cotton. 1t
was just a little after o'clock and
we asked him what cotton was worth. |
About II cents for the best" he re-
piled. will you pay that for it, we
asked. Yes, l will give that for the
| best" was the answer. OF course we
know nothing as to what limit Mr..
ing that he would buy from wagons.
Mr. :. Il. Latham is also Il buyer from
wagons as is Mr.. G.. ID. Heath.
Ike Jeter, who has served two terms
on the chaingang. and who was paid
off by Mr.. f.. W. Gibson and was
working for him. has been arrested
charged with burning a barn on the
plantation Of DR.. +. Nj. Durham. Ike
went To see his kinpc0ple in the
| Woodward section last Sunday and ii
| is charged that he fired the barn then.
He is now in Jail awaiting trial on
| the charge of arson. Ike is the fellow
| who stole turkeys from Mr.. T.. \. Cas-
sells and chickens from Mr.. j. {.
| O. .Donnell and served terms on the
gang for both OffcnScS. ....J. II.
| Marion. Esq, of the Chester bar. has
been appointed by Governor .\nScl aa
special judge to hold a special term
of court for Laurcns county to begin
ImcXt Monday and To continue for twJ
! weeks. The appointment of Mr.. Ma
/ rfom as special Judge is Il C"mplim"3t