Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-08
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News Happenings In NelghbOrlng
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.
Fort Mill Times, Dec. 5: The friends
here and elsewhere Of DR.. T. s. Kirk
patrick, who has been i'll for several
weeks at a Charlotte hospital, will be
glad to know that he has returned to
his home in this city and Is steadily
regaining his health. ..... Chief Of Po-
lice ]. w. Lynn returned, Saturday,
from Norfolk, Va, where he had gone
on Friday to deliver to the naval au-
thorities, Chas. Little, recruit who
had essayed to leave the navy yard
without the proper permission. Little
was arrested Wednesday, in this city,
where 1t is understood, he has rela-
tives. This was the young mans sec
ond desertion from the navy. 49,. The
following officers have been elected to
serve Catawba lodge, No. Sc, A. F. NJ,
during the coming year: w. M. Ca
rothers, master; F. E. Ardrey, senior
warden; F. M. Mack, junior warden;
W. B. Meacham, Jr., treasurer; 8. W..
Parks, secretary; L. M. Massey. senior
deacon; ]. w. Collins, junior deacon;
R. P. Harris and E. L. Hughes. stew
ards, and ]. L. Lyles, tiler The In
stallation Of these officers will be held
on the night Of December 21........
An employee Of the Charlotte Brick
company, whose plant at Grattan, has
been closed down for some time, says
1t is understood that the work will
be started with full force OF hands
on next Monday morning. The brick
plant gives employment to something
like 100 people. -. About all that now
remains to complete the waterworks
system Of Fort Mill, Is the connect
ing Of the big electric pump in Spratt-
vile with the pipe line to the tank on
Ardrey hill.
Kina's Mountain Herald, Dec. 8:
Joseph Eugene Mcdaniel, the three
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Mcdaniel, died of larngitis, Tuesday
afternoon, November "a, at o'clock,
and was buried at Bethlehem, Wednes-
day at 8 D. m. Rev. J.. r. Miller con-
Quoted the funeral. %. The flve-year-
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Cashion
Of the Phenix village, died OF asphix-
iation, Wednesday, November 25th. He
was eating some old field corn that
had been parched when grain lodg-
ed in the trachea, which resulted in
death in less than thirty minutes Rev.
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day, and the remains were laid to rest
in the. city cemetery. 80. Rev. B. A.
Culp has been reappointed pastor Of
the Grace M. E. church. This Is Mr..
Culp's fifth year at Grace. During the
four years Of his ministry here, the
work has grown enormously. Iur1ng
his first year, he had 81 L. m
bers now he has 267, the collections
for all purposes the first year were
$212.50, last year, 1885. Average at
tendance at Sunday school the first
year was 26, last year, 1853. Mrs.
Mays, wife Of Jno. w. Mays, who lives
on the Carroll place near town, died
Wednesday morning, November 25th,
and was buried at Pleasant Hill Bap-
tist church, Of which she was mem
Der, Tuesday. Rev. ]. R. Miller con-
Quoted the funeral. 49,. Mrs. MODE,
died at their home, corner OF King
and Piedmont streets, Wednesday
morning, November 25th. Mrs. Mode
had been in lingering health for sew.
eral weeks. She leaves a husband and
a little baby. The funeral was con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. r. Miller, Tuesday
afternoon, and interment followed In
the city cemetery.
Chester News, Dec. q: Mr.. A. C..
Lynn had a 450-pound bale OF cotton
stolen from the Southern railway plat
form here a few nights ago. 1t was
shipped over the L. & c. Rwy, from
Richburg and had never been deliver.
ed to him, making the railway re-
sponsible for the robbery. This makes
the fourth bale Of cotton stolen In
Chester county this fall. The Shie-
der Drug Co., announced today that
about January the first it would move
from its present room In the Eoer-
hardt building to the room now occu-
pied by Mr.. w. M. Westbrook In the
Valley. The latter property belongs to
Mr.. Saml. E. McFadden and the inte-
rior will be remodeled throughout. A
tile floor will be installed and the walls
worked over At the rear q number or
handsome offices will be furnished FOR
the use Of DR.. w. NJ. Love, DR.. G. A.
Hennies and DR.. S. G. Love. 49,. Mr.
Glenmore Barron, who was shot In the
shoulder by DR." Brooks some time
ago, and was taken to Magdalene nos
pital for treatment, has returned TO
his home at Union. He will soon be
entirely we'll. .... The annual election
of officers Of the Chester Lodge, No.
III. F. A. u, was held Wednesday
night and resulted as follows: Past
president H. E. Mcconnell, NJ. D.;
President, 1. Med. Hood; Vice Presi-
dent, w. B. Lynn; Secretary, w. D.
Knox; Treasurer w. F. Mccullough;
Chaplain, ]. w. Knox; Guide, s. L.
Cassels; Inner Guard, r. G. smith;
Outer Guard, John A. Nichols; Stew.
ards w. Y. White, r. L. Hayes and
3. D. Refo. Prior to the election an
address was delivered by Newman
Laser, ESQ.,, Of Atlanta, Ga. He Is
southern states representative OF the
order. A supper was held.
Gaffney Ledger, Dec. 4: THE Juve-
nile Protective Association OF CARNEY
was organized at a mass meeting OF
the citizens Of the city held Wednes-
day evening at the court house upon
the invitation Of the Rev. CRAWFORD
Jackson or GulIOru, IN. u, 6ehSi %
secretary of the Juvenile Protective
association Of the south with head
quarters in Atlanta. The local organ
ization, while being entirely indepen-
dent, will work in conjunction with
other associations Of a similar nature
that are being organized throughout
the south. 80. Last spring a civil ser
vice examination was held in Carney
for the purpose Of appointing a com,
bined clerk and carrier for the local
postoffice. 1t has just been announced
that Mr.. William Gaines, who was one
of nine applicants, made the hlghest
average and Is therefore eligible Tor
appointment. Since the examination,
however, Mr.. Gaines has entered the
Citadel, the military college at Char
lesion. The next highest In standing
on the list was Mr.. William M. Mitch
ell of Kings Creek, and the third high
est was Mr.. Duke Hicks Of this CITY,.
Although it will not be surprising TO
those who know him, friends OF MIR.
Edward Dobson, who is attending the
Atlanta Dental college in Atlanta, Will
be particularly gratified to learn that
at the quarterly examination held last
month, he led his class Of eighty mem
bers in excellence Of work. Mr.. Dob
son is a careful student, and always
makes a good showing in any work In
which he NAV be engaged. The sec