Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-15
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News Happenings In Nelghborlng
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs Of
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, Dec. II: Rev. ]. A.
Bledsoe and family left yesterday, for
Fairfield, where Mr.. Bledsoe was as
signed the pastorate Of the Methodist
in Sumter. He has been pastor OF
the Gaffney circuit for the past four
years, during which time he has serv-
ed number Of country churches
faithfully and effectively. Mr.. Bled-
soe's successor in charge Of the Gaff-
ney circuit Is Rev. r. L. Keaton. .....
David Hamrick, eighty years Of age
and a Confederate veteran, passed
away at the home Of his son, Mr.. Jas.
Hamrick, In the Camps Creek section
Of the county, Tuesday. He Is sur
al and interment took place at Mount
Pleasant church, Of which he was a
member Wednesday. .Mr T. w.
Pickens, who has been conducting q
/ tin shop on Limestone street for the
past several months, will discontinue
the business and go to Mexico In q
few days. Carpenters are at work
constructing an additional sleeping
room at the county Jail. This improve
ment was recommended by the county
grand jury at the last session Of court,
be needed. An unusually large
number Of the members Of Cherry
camp, No. "A, Woodmen Of the World,
attended the regular meeting held at
the camp hall, Tuesday night. Several
excellent impromptu talks by members
Of the camp were highly enjoyed by
those present, but the election Of Of
ficers to serve the coming year was
the most interesting feature Of the
meeting. The election resulted as fol-
lows: N. 8. Burgess, council COM
| tenant: G. D. Harris, banker; L. T.
Vinesett, clerk; w. Baker, escort; r.
L. Byars, watchman; G. o. Lemons,
sentry; ]. N. Nesbitt and ]. G. Pitt
man, camp physicians; T. Davenport,
manager. The installation Of these Of
ficers will take place at the first meet
ing In January. Hal E. Jeffertes,
q prominent and prosperous planter OF
the Gowdeysville section Of the coun-
ty, suffered stroke Of apoplexy at
his home Tuesday afternoon about
sundown, and died Wednesday morn
ing at $50 o'clock, without having re-
parently In his usual health, having
been attending to business on Monday
and Tuesday, and the stroke came sud-
denly. Medical aid was unable to re-
vive or rescue him. Mr. Jefferies was
forty years Of age. He Is survived by
his wife and nine children, as follows:
John R., Genie, May, Hattie, Paul,
Harry Allen, George, Eb and Roy;
his mother, Mrs. John r. Jefferies,
and the following brothers and sisters:
J. B. Jefferies Of Newport, Ark; ].
Eb Jefferies Of Union; George D.
Jefferies Of Washington state; DR..
John L. Jefferies OF Atlanta, Ga, John
r. Jefferies of Manila, Philippine Is
lands; Mrs. Louise Burbage Of Co
lumbia, and Richard NJ. Jefferies Of
WATERFORD. 80. Figures compiled by
Prof ]. Harvey Witherspoon. super.
intendent, show the total enrolment OF
pupils in the city schools at the end
Of the third month to be 1922, the en-
rollment at each school being: Central,
| 536; Cherokee Avenue, 493; Night
school, 173; Granard Street, (colored)
1913. There Is total Of 452 children
enrolled in the first grades Of the city
schools, and a total Of 106 pupils en-
| rolled In the nlSn SCHOOL.
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Gastonia Gazette, Dec. II: Mrs.
Mary c. Costner, wife Of Mr.. F. L.
Costner, died at the city hospital on
December S, following an illness Of
five weeks from typhoid fever and n
complication Of diseases. She was
born April Is, 1879, and was therefore,
IS years. seven months and 20 days
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marriage, Miss Mary Lynn, daughter
Of the late William Lynn. She Is sur
vived by;he husband and the follow
ing children: Mrs. w. B. Smith, JAMIE,
Roy, Edna, Lucy. Maud and Mildred.
all Of whom are at home. The fol-
lowing brothers and sisters also sur
yiye: Messrs John, Rufus and New
man Lynn, Of Dallas, Gastonia and
Kings Mountain, respectively; Mrs.
Lucy Rhyme of Southside, and Mrs.
Fannie Parker of Gastonia. The
| Gastonia city schools will adjourn for
the Christmas holidays next Friday,
December 18th, and will resume work
on the Wednesday following Christmas,
who live away from Gastonia, will
spend the holidays at their respective
homes. Rev. E. w. Black, the new
pastor Of the Gastonia Wesleyan Meth
odist church, will preach his first SER
mon here, Sunday morning. Mr. Black
comes to Gastonia from Rock Hill.
Rev. c. A. Hendrix, for several years
past, pastor Of the Gastonia church,
was sent to Cherryville and Long
Shoals. 80. According to the report
from the department Of commedce
bureau Of census, there were ginned
in CASTOR county this season up to
| December 1st, 6,843 bales Of cotton as
against 1876 for the same period last
year.
Chester News, Dec. 10: Mr.. L. P.
Perry was held up by three negroes
early this morning at the railroad
crossing and robbed Of $410. Sheriff
Colvin has cotton up cards reading as
| follows, which he has sent all Of this
section of the state in an effort to ap-
prehend the men: Three negroes
held up a white man, L. P. Perry, this
morning about o'clock, near the s.
A. L., c. & NV. and Southern rail-
road crossings and robbed him Of $4.10.
| One negro drew a shovel handle on
him, while the second held him and
the third negro robbed him. Miss
Susie Hamilton was quietly married
to Mr.. Howard M. Peek Of Savannah,
Ga, last night at the home OF the
formers aunt, Mrs. w. F. Stricken, on
Pinckney street. by the Rev. w. j.
Nelson, pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Rock Hill. The home was
made attractive with fragrant autumn
flowers. Mr.. Jos. Lindsay, Chester
county's Federal cotton ginners' sta
tistician, announced today that up to
December l, 29,42S bales Of cotton had
been ginned, against 26,965 for the
corresponding date last year. -. One
Of Chester county's grand old ladies.
Mrs. F. ]. Carroll, passed away yes
terday afternoon at the home OF Mr..
Abe B. Brown, in the Armenia COM
munity at the age Of 86 years. The
funeral services were held this after
noon at 8 o'clock, by Rev. w. T. Dun
can, at the Armenia M. E. church,
and the interment occurred In the
graveyard Of the church.
Fort Mill Times, Dec. 10: Rev. s. P.
Hair, Of the Fort Mill and Flint Hill
Baptist churches, Is this week in
Charleston, upon attendance Of the
state Baptist convention. .... William
Belk arrived Sunday morning, from
Parksville, Tenn, and Is visiting re-
latiyes in Fort Mill and the township.