Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-20

| fellow citizens. The Pleasant Grove
Community Fair was held Saturday
despite the rain land there was good
| attendance present upon the exercises
which had to be held within doors The
live stock display was prevented on ac-
.Cunt of the rain. but the showing of
poultry, field products and in the wo-
mans department was up to past
standards and highly creditable. DR.
Henry n. Snyder, president Of Wofford
college addressed the people Of the
community, Friday evening, and his
address was greatly enjoyed.
Gastonia Gazette, Nov. II: With
the reading Of the appointments for
the coming year yesterday afternoon,
the twenty fifth annual session Of the
Western North Carolina Conference in
session at Shelby came to an end. Rev
]. +. Abernethy, who has served Main
street church most acceptably for the
past three years, was sent to Central
church, Monroe, which pays a larger
salary than Gastonia. He is succeeded
here by Rev. H. II. Jordon, who had
completed a four-years' pastorate at
Morganton. Mr. Jordon ranks with the
best preachers in the conference, and
will receive a warm welcome by the
congregation here. Rev. n. c. Williams,
for the past two years pastor Of West
End and Ozark churches, was appoint
ed to Stanley, and is succeeded here by
Rev. F.. w. Cook at West End, and
Franklin Avenue and by Rev. w. E.
Poovey at Ozark and Dallas. Mrs.
Sarah Boyd, aged 80, died suddenly
last Thursday night at the home Of
Mr.. j. Columbus Rhyme on North
Broad street, with whom she had made
her home for many years. The funer-
al and burial took place at Long Creek
Baptist church, Rev. G. p. Abernethy,
the pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev.
j. j. Beach, pastor Of East Baptist
church. Mrs. Boyd's husband was
killed while serving in the Confederate
army. .....At a meeting held in the Of
fee Of County Superintendent F. P.
Hall yesterday, the county board of
education took action upon very i'm
portant matter when they decided to
allow Friday Of next week as holiday
with full pay to all public teachers Of
the county who will spend Thursday
and Friday in attendance at the state
teachers assembly in Charlotte. ......
Mr. Arthur Hansell and Miss Annie
Robinson, both Of Lowell, were married
Thursday night at the parsonage of the
East Baptist church by Rev. ]. j.
Beach. The Western North Carolina
Conference of the A. NJ. E. Zion church
met in it's twenty-fourth annual session
in Gastonia last Wednesday with Bish-
op George w. Clinton, Of Charlotte,
presiding, and with about $50 preach
ers and lay delegates in attendance.
Lancaster News, Nov. II: Miss Sal
lie Medlin, who for the past twenty
five years has made her home with
Mrs S. A. Long of the Pleasant Plains
section of the country, died last Thurs
day after long illness. She was about
10 years of age and very kind and
amiable lady. Miss Medlin was a
member Of the Pleasant Plains Bap-
tist church, where her remains were
inferred Friday, after funeral services
by her pastor, Rev. T. A. Dabney......
On Sunday evening, November Is, a
very beautiful event was witnessed by
number Of friends and relatives of
the contracting parties at the home OF
Notary Public w. F. Estridge, who Off
ciated in the marriage Of two couples
at the same time, the two brides being
sisters. They were: Mr.. Simon Nj
Carnes Of Kershaw county and Miss
Bealie Sims of the Longsville section,
and Mr.. Commodore Hinson Of North
Carolina and Miss Beulah Sims OF
Longsville. The grooms are we'll known
and need no introduction. The brides
are daughters Of the late Mr.. and Mrs
J. J. Sims, who were favorably known
throughout the country. ..... Col. Le-
roy Springs has been named as a mem
Der Of the committee to raise foodstuffs
for the starving Belgians, a philan-
thropic cause to which all Of our
people should respond. 80. Rev. ]. F,
Hammond has resigned the pastorate
Of Bethel church. ..... Mr.. c. F. Catoe
Of the Fork Hill section Of the county
had the misfortune Of having his
dwelling and all contents, including
$50 in currency, destroyed by fire last
Friday morning between 2 and
o'clock. The origin Of the fire is un-
known. Mr.. Catoe barely escaped from
the burning building, which was fall
ing in when he jumped out OF one OF
the windows. Fortunately his wife and
two children were spending the night
at his mother in laws nearby. Mr..
Catoe is an honest, industrious young
man, upon whom this misfortune falls
heavily. His dwelling had just been
completed this year. ....... Mrs. w. j.
Hammond and little son, Welborn, are
in Baltimore where the latter Is un-
dergoing treatment. He has spinal
affection which has caused paralysis of
the lower limbs and 1t Is hoped that by
the proper treatment this trouble may
be overcome. Married at High Point
Baptist church Sunday, November Is.
Mir. Preston Phillips and Miss Nettie
Hammond of Pleasant Hill, B. F. Ad-
ans, notary public, officiating. .... The
number of bales Of cotton ginned in
Lancaster county to November 8, is
1919, compared with 14,241 to same
time last year.