Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-17

Gown. The deceased was q native of
Chester county, and was eighty-three
years of age He enlisted in the Con-
federate army in a Louisiana regiment
and made a brave and faithful soldier.
...... The court Of common pleas is en-
gagged upon the case Of Walter G. Cur
eton, administrator of the estate Of w.
A. Cureton, deceased, VS.. the Lancaster
& Chester railway and Leroy Springs.
The case was taken up Tuesday after
noon, and will hardly be concluded
today This is a suit growing out of
the Hoopers creek wreck on July 80,
1913 in which w. A. Cureton received
injuries that subsequently resulted in
his death. The plaintiff is asking for
$4,000 damages The suit Of Mary
Caldwell ct al, VS.. S. D. Cross was
heard Tuesday and resulted in a ver-
dcit for the defendant.
Rock Hill Record, Nov. IL: We do
not know what success the negro fair
is meeting with from a standpoint of
attendance, but the parade yesterday,
was a most creditable one; in fact
many parties say that it entirely out
classed the industrial parade Of the
York county fair by a good deal from
Of it and some Of the floats were very
good, indeed. The many friends Of
Of Mrs. E. f. Poag, who has been in
the Fennell infirmary for treatment,
will be glad to learn that she was able
to return home, yesterday afternoon.
..... Mr.. John T. Roddey entertained
a few of his friends at supper, Monday
night, at his handsome home on Oak
land avenue. 'Possum, fish and crab
soup were the pieces de resistance
and the affair was heartily enjoyed.
AT a meeting held Tuesday after
noon at the Community Y. NJ. c. A.
office, the Associated Charities of Rock
Hill. was formally launched by the
election Of officers and a board Of di-
rectors. This organization was the
result of the efforts of several pas
tors in the city, and it will undoubted-
ly serve a worthy purpose and fill an
existing need, as it may to large eX-
tent, curb the number Of beggars who
wander through the city. Mr.. w. ].
Roddey was chairman Of the meeting,
with Mr.. II. R. Tucker, secretary.
Mayor Spencer, DR.. ]. Roddey Miller,
Revs. w. F. Gregg, Alex Martin, p. B.
Wells and w. ]. Nelson were named
a committee to draft a constitution
and bylaws, and the meeting then
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Rev. w. F. Gregg; vice presi-
dent, Rev. B. p. Wells; treasurer, Mr..
Herbert R. Tucker, he also to act as
secretary temporarily until the office
could be filled. The North Caro-
lima conference Of the Wesleyan Meth
odist church, will assemble here on
December l, and will remain in ses-
sion until the 9Th. The sessions Of the
conference will be held in the Wesley
an church on Hutchison street, the
host of the conference being the Rev.
E. W. Black, pastor of the local
church. One hundred delegates are
expected to attend the conference, the
president Of the body being the Rev.
II. w. Hawkins Of Gastonia, N. c..
Election Of the delegates to the gen.
eral conference, which will convene
next June, will be one Of the items Of
business before the conference. The
Wesleyans have a conference in South
longs to the North Carolina confer
ence, which is the reason for holding
this meeting in this city.
Gaffney Ledger, Nov. 13: The diary
of Captain Michael Gaffney, covering
the period for 1893 to 1853, recently
presented to the Carnegie free library
by Mrs R. r. wilkins, has excited
considerable interest among Gaffney
people. The document is replete with
authentic historical data of events
occurring during the life Of Capain
Gaffney, the man for whom the city of
Gaffney was named. go. Miss Martha
both Of Grover, n. c., were married,
Tuesday afternoon at the home Of the
bride Mrs. Oracle Brown and Mr..
Abernathy Green, both Of Chesnee,
were married, Wednesday, by Judge
of Probate w. d. Kirby, at his office
at the court house. .... Rev w. L.
Thompson, yesterday, preached the
funeral of Mr. ]. E. Carter of Beth
esda church, where the interment took
place in the cemetery. Mr.. Carter wa
a deacon in the church and was re-
spected, honored citizen. His death,
which occurred Wednesday, was the
result of a stroke Of paralysis, suf-
fered short time ago. ...... Many
Gaffney and Cherokee county people
will regret to learn Of the death Of
Mrs. Charles Rauchfuss, which occur
red at her home in New York on No
vember 7th. Before marriage, Mrs.
Rauchfuss was Miss Julia c. Clarke Of
ers Of the Federal and state election,
held on November 3rd, have announc-
ed the result in Cherokee county as
follows Federal election: United
States senator, Ellison D. Smith, 1,1O7;
representative Of the
Fifth district, d. E. Finley, 1,139.
Commissioners of the state election
merely announced that the Democratic
ticket of the state and county officers
were elected overwhelmingly, not q
single ballot being cast in opposition
in Cherokee county. The total vote
cast was 1,409. Following is the re-
suit Of the races for township COM
Cherokee township, w.
E. Moss; Limestone township, j. E.
Sarratt: Morgan township, r. E. Sar-
ratt: Gowdysville township. d. Booth
Hughes; Daytonville township w. l.
Jones; White Plains township, j. B.
Brown. J. Z. PlaXico filed notice Of a
contest in the case of Cherokee town
ship. alleging illegal and fraudulent
voting. The commissioners Of elec-
ton. r. A. Dobson and 7. Davenport,
were unable to decide the contest, so
it has been referred to the state board,
whose action will decide the matter.
All of the eleven constitutional
were carried by large
ma jorities, according to the commits
sioners of election, who did not give the
statistical vote for any officer or on
any question. None of the amend
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