Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
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Notes and Comments About Matters OF
Local Interest.

| Local tntoFeSt.
| Lancaster News, May %: Mrs. Mary
Wright, wife of John w. Wright, OF
this county died Monday at the age or
forty years. She is survived by her
husband and eleven children. the
funeral services were conducted Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock at Camp
Creek Baptist church, by her pastor
Rev. B. r. Carson.
Gaffney Ledger. May %: Mr. Joseph
Sprouse and Miss Gaddie Lovelace
were united in the holy bonds OF mat
rimony on Sunday evening, the cere-
mony being performed In the court
house by Judge Of Probate W. d.
Kirby. Both the young people live IN
this city and they have the best wish
es of a host of friends. Mr.. S. Andy
Morrow, of Gastonia, n. c., and MISS
Edith Mae Cornwell. Of Blacksburg,
were married in this city Saturday
lafternoon, the service being performed
lin the court house by Rev. G. P. wat
son. pastor of the Buford street Meth
odist church. So far as is known,
the first pardon ever granted by the
nresident Of the United States to a
Cherokee county man, has been Sc
cured by Senator Hall for client OF
his. Austin Mckinney by name. NC
Kinney was charged with violation or
section 3242, selling liquor This
charge was brought in 1900. The war
rant was not served but in 1901, the
defendant was tried in his absence and
convicted. In March OF the last year
he came to Spartanburg and surren-
dered. In Charleston he was SEN
fenced to three months confinement
in the Spartanburg jail, retaining
Senator Hall as counsel. Senator Hall
succeeded in obtaining stay OF SEN
tence from Judge H. A. M. Smith,
pending the appeal for pardon. The
case was taken up direct with the
president with the result that the par
don was issued on May "a. signed by
President William Howard Taft.
Chester Reporter, May %: Eugenia,
infant daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j, s.
Orr, died at the parents home on CO.
Ilumbia street this morning. aged twen-
ty-onc months, and will be buried at
Evergreen cemetery this afternoon at
six o'clock after funeral services from
the house by Rev. F. v. Robertson.
The little one was sick for only few
days, but in spite Of all that could be
done Gods call was not to he denied,
and the gentle spirit fled. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edw. H. Hardin have the sympa-
thy of their many friends in the loss
of their younger child, Nancy Boyce,
aged twenty-five months, which oc-
Cured Saturday afternoon after few
day's illness. Funeral services were
held at the home on Wylie street yes
terday afternoon by Rev. ]. c. Roper,
and the little ones body wGs laid to
rest in Evergreen cemetery. .Mr.
Wesley Mayfield, one Of the Oldest men
in this section of the state, died Friday
at his home in the Buckhead neigh
borhood in Fairfield county, and was
buried Saturday. He was a native OF
Chester county, but had made his
home in Fairfield county for many
years. Mr. ]. c. Mayfeld, OF Leeds
nephew Of the deceased. said his
uncle was almost hundred years old
......A wedding that came as a COM
plete surprise to most of their many
| friends was that of Mr. John c. Stew
art and Miss Fannie Wylie,. which was
quietly solemnized at tn A. r. P. par
sonage Thursday evening by Rev. ID.
G. Phillips, D. D. Directly after the
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Stuart board
| ed the S. A. L. for q week or ten days
trip to Virginia Beach. There Is
said to be little or no Improvement In
the smallpox situation at Lando, as
new cases are developing from day to
day. The disease seems to be Of a
mild type, due no doubt to the cam
paign of vaccination that has been
carried on; but this would probably
not keep the infection from being car
ried into other communities and the
disease from being Of formidable
type there. 1t has been suggested that
L the COuuty lohC
hand, as the disease may be spread to
other communities at an early date
| If rigid quarantine Is not instituted.
| Gastonia Gazette, May %: The
following marriage licenses have been
issued within the past few days:
Charles Alexander and Kate Poole,
both Of McAdenville; Julius E. Burgess.
Of Charleston, s. c., and Anna Det-.
wiler, of Nashville, Tenn; 8. Brady
| Hendrick and Zane Chandler, both Of
both of Gastonia: Dorcas F. Payne and
Cora Lee Reynolds, both Of Kings
Mountain. His many friends over
the county will regret to learn that
Mr. w. NJ. Little, of Dallas township,
was painfully injured yesterday after
noon when a horse he was driving ran
away at Dallas. He was just starting
for his home when the accident occur
red near the old Mason house. Mr..
Little jumped out and struck his head
against some object, receiving a Sc
we're cut over one eye. He was re-
moved to the old Mason house where
Mr.. Wyatt lives and DR.. S. A. Will
'iins dressed his wounds. Later he was
removed to his home. Details with
reference to his injuries are meagre
but it is understood that, while very
painful, they are not serious. Mr.. Lit
tie was a candidate in the recent Dem
ocratic primaries for county commits
sioner from Dallas township. 80. The
true names Of the two boys who stole
DR.. Frank Robinson's automobile re-
Gently at Charlotte and who are now
confined in the county jail awaiting
trial in superior court have been learn
ed. They originally gave their names
as Desco Thompson and Frank Pol
lock. Their true names are Ollie E.
Trout. of Charlotte, and Voney H.
Groves, Of Winston-Salem. Trouts
mother and sister came over from
Charlotte Saturday to see him and