Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-04
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News and Comments About Things In
and Around the Country.

| NUN Ill'' d'Nt SSfNS'S'
| While attending to his duties at his
| gin Wednesday afternoon. Mr.. Berton
| Massey. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Massey of this city, was quite badly
scalded on his limbs by escaping
steam The injuries are not serious
, but quite painful. .. Mr.. l.. l.. Ware,
who bought one of the S. NJ. Jones
farms several years ago, had the mis-
] fortune of losing two of his fingers on
his left hand Wednesday afternoon
while he was cleaning out his gin,
| The gin had just been put into opera
| ton for the season and only half-bale
of cotton had been ginned when 1t be-
came clogged with cotton. Mr.. Ware
attempted to clear the clog with his
left hand when the machinery ground
his third and fourth fingers nearly off.
The ends of the first joint were hang
ing by mere threads of flesh.
THURSDAY night at 11.3O o'clock there
was a rap at the front door Of Mr..
| Frank Owens house on Marion street.
He left his room to see what the noise
was and upon opening the door he
spied a bundle nicely wrapped up. He
| took the bundle into his -oom and
awakened his wife. After unwrapping
the bundle he found a real live baby
about two weeks old. There was no
note or anything else to tell from
whence the baby came. 1t is thought
by some that the party or parties came
to the city on train No. 80, which is
due here at 1920 o'clock and after
| finding a place to leave it left for parts
unknown. The baby will be taken care
of by Mr.. and Mrs. Owens.
Gastonia Gazette, September 80: DR..
r. NJ. Reid, who went to Philadelphia
Monday night to consult an eminent
specialist in regard to an operation for
appendicitis, underwent the operation
Yesterday afternoon at 2.3O. 49,. one
of the triplets born three or four weeks
ago to Mr.. and Mrs. w. V. West, died
early yesterday morning at their home
at the Loray. 1t was boy as were
the other two. The little body was
laid to rest in Hollywood cemetery
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, fol-
lowing funeral services at the home.
Mr.. Roland Clinton left on No. 80
last night for Baltimore where he goes
to enter the medical department of the
University of Maryland. Mr.. Clinton
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Clinton
of Gastonia. He was accompanied by
Mr. Robert Miller of the Bethel section,
who will this year complete the med
ical course in the same institution.
Miss Annie Galloway will leave this
afternoon for Walterboro, s. c., where
she goes to enter upon her third years
rly har nf the fnpnItV of the
graded school Miss Galloway holds
the position of lady principal. -. An
approaching wedding of much interest
will take place on October 18th when
Miss Annie Lee Winget will become
the bride of Mr.. Guy Coleman killian.
No invitations have been issued in the
city. but the following handsomely en-
graved invitations have been mailed to
out -of-town friends Mr.. and Mrs
BENJAMIN Henry Winget request the
honor of your presence at the marriage
of their daughter, Annie Lee to Mr.
Guy Coleman Killian, on the evening
of Wednesday. the 18th Of October
nineteen hundred and ten, at o'clock,
621 West Air Line avenue, Gastonia
North Carolina.
Chester Lantern, September 80:
Chester people ought to be thinking OF
the commission form of government,
ana ueclQe WnelDeI IL Noulu pV diiS
Improvement over the present form or
not The Chester County Baptist
association will meet with the First
Baptist church in the city of Chester,
Thursday the goth day of October, 1910,
at 73O p. m. The Introductory sermon
will be preached by the Rev. F. ID.
Wells. at 7.3O p. m. At the close of
this service the organization of the as
sociation will take place. After an
nouncements and the report of the
committee on hospitality, the body will
adjourn. The DeHaven- Dawson Co.,
doors were closed on Wednesday morn
ing, following the arrival here of Mr.
c. H. Burkhalter, receiver, of Norfolk.
Va A supplementary order in bank
ruptcy was signed by Judge Brawley
in Charleston on Tuesday appointing
Mr.. Burkhalter receiver and it was fol-
lowing his arrival here that the
doors were closed. Just what will be
the next step is not known, but 1t is
probable that the stock will be sold
out under the receiver at retail. An
nouncement of this fact is expected
shortly. w Rev. S. ]. Cartledge has
resigned his pastorate of Purity Pres
byterian church here and accepted the
paStOrate of the Prince Avenue Pres
byterian church at Athens, Ga. He
will leave for his new field on October
18th. Mr.. Cartledge came to this pas
torate from Anderson in March, 1906,
and his pastOrate here has been mark
ed by earnest, cOnSecrated work for his
Master He has at all times stood
fearlessly for the right His work
among the sick and suffering was not
confined to those of his own denomi-
! nation. but all who came under his
notice were attended, and they were
many. This excellent pastor and his
family have thousands of warm friends
here who regret to see them leave
They carry with them the best wishes
of them all.
Gaffney Ledger, September 30 Mr.
Furman DObSOn left yesterday morn
ing for the University of Maryland,
where he goes to study medicine....
When the pouch containing the news
papers on No. 81 was thrown from the
train yesterday. it rolled back and was
caught under the wheels Of the car.
| The pouch and quantity of its con-
tents was ground up..... one of the
prettiest home weddings that the city
| has recently known was the marriage
| of Mr. J. Ben Spencer and Miss Sallie
White. which took place at the home
| of the bride in the lower part of the
| city last Sunday morning at II o'clock.
Judge w. d. Kirby performed the GER
| of friends and relatives Of the con-
| tracing parties present. .... Capt. Jim
| Bell has closed his first year of news
paper editOrship and on yesterday took
| occasion to give expression to his SEN
| timentS in the following altogether be-
| fitting language: This issue of the
| Cherokee News marks the close of>Our
first year in the newspaper business.
We have learned many things which
we never knew before. Some whom
| we thought were friends have proved
| to be otherwise and some whom we
! thought We're hostile To us have shown
| themselves to be our friends. We have
| done our level best to give both sub
| ScriherS and advertisers value received
and numbers of them have assured us
| that We have done So. 1t is our pur-
pose to continue to improve this pub
| LEGATION as opportunity affords, and To
| this end we ask the cooperation of
| all our patrons. For our competitor,
| the Gaffney Ledger. we have nothing
| but the kindcst feelings and wish for
| il the same measure of prosperity
which it has enjoyed for years past.