Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-01
HICKORY GROVE MATTERS.
Mr.. c. s. Moorhead Takes Bride
Washinaton's Birthday Entertain


Correspondence The YorkviIie Enquirer
Hickory Grove, February 29.-Mr
c. S. Moorhead of this place, and Miss
Ella Dixon were married Thursday
the 22nd instant, at the home Of the
brides Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. j
Dixon, near Cleveland Mills, n. G.
Rev. w. F. Paysour Of Blacksburg
performed the ceremony, in the pres
ence of the immediate family, and
Messrs. w. ]. Moorhead Of Blacksburg
and r. II. Holiday of this place, who
accompanied the groom. Immediately
after the ceremony the happy couple
were driven through the country TO
Shelby, where they took the train Tor
the home of the groom here. On ar
irving here they found an elegant
supper awaiting them at the grooms
home. and also several special friends
of the groom to greet them.
Mrs. Moorhead Is the accomplished
daughter of Mr.. T. ]. Dixon, q promi-
nent and well-to do farmer OF Cleve-
land county, n. c. She has been en-
gagged in teaching for several years,
in which profession she was quite pop
ular, having taught six years IN one
place. Mr.. Moorhead Is one OF H1ck-
ory Groves most successful business
men, having been engaged In the mer.
camille business for the past several
years, during which time he has es-
tablished a reputation for honesty and
fair dealing.
Mr.. Moffatt ]. Nicely and Miss Edna
4. White, two popular young people OF
the Kings Creek section, were mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage here
yesterday, by Rev. w. B. Justus.
An excellent entertainment was
given at the school house here last
Thursday evening, the occasion OF
washington's birthday. The pro-
gramme was as follows: 49,
1. Song-"Our Country's Flag, py
pupils of the high school department.
9. Debate-By pupils Of the high
school department. Query: Resolved,
That Washington was greater war
rior than Robt. E Lee. Decided In IA
vor Of the negative.
3. Comedy-"The Heirs Of Mt. Ver-
non," by pupils of the high school de-
partment, with some from the lower
grades.
Music was furnished by Mrs. w. Il.
Whisonant on the piano, and the Hick-
ory Grove cornet band.
While the whole programme s was
greatly enjoyed by the large audience
present, the play was the feature Of
the evening.
AS the entertainment proved quite
success here, they decided to present
the same programme at Sharon on
Friday evening, where a good slzed
audience greeted them.
Mesdames J. w. and S. w. Leech
have returned from Atlanta, where
they have been the past two weeks,
purchasing a stock of millinery.
The committee appointed for the
purpose of canvassing this school dis
trict to secure the necessary NUMBER
of signatures Of electors and free-
holders to order an election for the
purpose of floating bonds with which
to erect a. high school building at thls
place, has been very successful. Con-
siderably more than the necessary
one third have already signed, and the
prospect now seems bright that the
proposition can be successfully carried
through.
Mr.. Alpheus Mcdaniel. an old Con-
federate veteran, who lives near here,
has been in bad health for some time,
and his condition at present Is not at
all favorable.
Mrs. Sarah Green, wife of Mr.. John
Green of the Sharon neighborhood.
died last Thursday and was buried In
the Hickory Grove cemetery Friday.
She was a daughter Of the late Sher-
rod Childers, Sr., and was aged about
20 years.
we learn that as a result of the
winds.orm last Friday, the tower OF
Shady Grove church at Hoodtown, was
blown down. This was a wooden
structure about 35 feet high, and was
built about two years ago.