Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-03
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News Happenings In NelghbOflng
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.

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caster and Chester.
Chester Reporter, Oct. 29: Mrs. H
S. Heyman and Miss Hannah Heyman
were called to Savannah, Ga, yester-
day morning by the death Of the form
ers sister, Miss Addie Heyman.
Senator P. L. Hardin had to come
home from Columbia, Friday evening
| last on account Of illness, and is very
unwell at his home near Bascomville.
-. Mr.. Wesley Wilks left for Colum-
bia the first of the week to accept a
position on the faculty Of the Heath
wood High School in Shandon. Mr..
| Wilks was educated at the University
Of South Carolina, was for time tu-
tor in the modern languages depart
ment under Prof Bradley, and Is well
qualified for his new duties. ..... Mr..
w. J. Hunsucker, who has been man
ager Of the Columbia Tailoring Co.
store in this city for several months,
| home In Rock Hill to go into business
with his father. Mr.. B. ]. Willis, la,
of the American Tailors in Sumter, has
succeeded Mr.. Hunsucker. MI. AM
Mrs. Willis are boarding with Mr.. o.
H. Johnson on Smith street. ..... .OL
| friend, Mr.. ]. w. Dye Of the Edgemoo.
neighborhood, writes us enclosing a
note that his SON, Mr.. Ross w. Dye,
put in a bottle and threw into Fishing
Creek near Lando on May %, 1910,
with the request that the finder write
him and return the note; and also the
| letter that Mr.. S. A. Eadon of EutaW-
Vile, who found the bottle and note in
the Santee Swamp about two miles be-
low Ferguson, wrote after the finding
Of the note and bottle on the twelfth
of this month. It is remarkable as Mr..
Dive declares that the little bottle was
able to make a safe trip to the Santee
Swamp over such a long and devious
route and finally fall into the hands Of
some one who would carry out his
sons request. up to Oct. 18TH, the
total number Of bales Of cotton ginned
in Chester county was 1928 as COM
pared with 1928 up to the same date
last year. These figures are from the
official report Of Mr.. Joseph Lindsay,
who gathers ginning statistics for the
government in this county. The
poultry show at the state fair in CO.
lumbia is proving to be one of the
most interesting features, and Messrs.
w. H. McNairy and H. S. Adams, the
Chester fanciers who are exhibiting,
have captured their share Of the
prizes. In S. c. r. |. Reds, which was
the largest class, Mr.. McNairy won
first pen and third pen. In the Buf
Plymouth Rock class Mr.. Adams won
first, second and third cockerel. One
of the most interesting and attractive
exhibits is the laying contest, under
the supervision Of Mr.. F. c. Hare.
| There are twelve pens Of ten birds each
Of the leading breeds Of poultry, and
at the present writing MIR. w. K.
Kearsley of Chester, with pen OF
White Wyandottes is easily leading
the contest On the first day his ten
birds laid seven eggs, the nearest COM
peting pen laying only five. "A we'd
ding Of unusual interest and beauty
was solemnized at the A. r. P. church,
Chester, Wednesday evening, when
Miss Carrie Elizabeth White and Mr..
| ]. Young Todd, Of Oak Park, ILL.,, We're
united in the sacred ties Of wedlock.
| The impressive ring ceremony was
used by the brides uncle, Rev. j. G..
Dale, assisted by DR.. D. G. Phillips, her
pastor. Mrs. Susan Letson Hudson
died in Hope, Arkansas, on october
26th. Mrs. Hudson was in the 74th
year Of her age. She was born in
Chester in 1910 and was the daughter
of Henry Letson, prominent citizen
of Chester many years ago. In 1886
she was married to Dabney Rush Hud-
son, a brother Of the late Judge Joshua
H. Hudson, and made her home in
Chester for many years. She is sur
vived by the following children: Mrs.
l. c. Payseur Of Lancaster S. c.; W..
D. Hudson, of Oaxaco, Mexico; Mrs.
JAS E. Num-, of Wheeling Springs,
Ark; Mrs. w. B. Alexander, Of Mt.
Pleasant, Tenn, and Mrs. Albert Belts,
Of Hope, Ark. Also one brother, Thos.
Letson, of Farmersville, Texas. -. AT
meeting of the officers of the Chester
Sanatorium, Monday evening, officers
were elected as follows: DR.. H. E. Nc
Connell president; DR.. ]. G. Johnston,
vice president; DR.. w. R. Wallace, Sec
retary; DR.. Robt E. Abel, treasurer.
The executive committee is composed
of Drs. w. B. Cox, r. E. Abell and w.
r. Wallace, and Drs. Abel, A. NJ. Wy
lie and Wallace are the building COM
mittee.
Fort Mill Times, Oct. 20: At a spe-
cial meeting of town council Friday
night called for the purpose Of elect
| ing a chief of police to fill the vacan-
cy made by the resignation of d. n:
Gaston the election was postponed
until the regular meeting of council IN
November, the office to be temporarily
filled at the discretion Of Mayor Nc
Elhaney. A number Of applications
| for the place were received. -. Miss
Winnifred Watt of Austin, Texas, is
visiting relatives in Fort Mill, guest
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. F..
Grier. .... Miss Violet Culp, one Of the
accommodating central telephone girls,
has been seriously i'll at her home on
East Booth street for several days.
Her condition yesterday was reported
| as slightly improved. In order that
| the friends and patrons Of Fort Mill
school may have an opportunity or
seeing some Of the daily work of the
school, Wednesday, Nov. 4, has been
designated as Visitors Day. 1t ap-
pears now that the waterworks system
| here which was authorized by the is
sue of bonds some time ago and held
| up through failure of the contractor to
meet his obligations will shortly be IN
stalled. B. +. Roberts of Macon, Ga,
who has the new contract has been
| here since Monday of last week and
| is distributing pipe and opening ditches
| for the laying Of the same. ...... The
young ladies' book club recently FORM
| ed has adopted as it's name the Bach
elor Maids Book Club and has as its
members Misses Louise Ardrey, Lu-
cile Barber, Gwineth Bralton, julia
Boyd, Bessye Brown, Ermine Brunson
Carrie Culp, Minnie Garrison, Isabel
Grier, Dora Grier, Matte Gulley, Kath-
leen Jeter, Carrie Kimbrell, Isabel
Massey, Estelle Massey Blanche Law
renee, Annie Russell, Susie White, Zoe
White and Bessie Withers. The meet
ing last week was held at the home of
Miss Lucille Barber when Miss Minnie
Garrison was elected president and
Miss Louise Ardrey secretary. In
closely contested game on the local
gridiron Monday afternoon, the Fort
Mill high school team met defeat at
the hands of the Rock Hill squad by
score of 6to O. 1t was plainly to be
seen that the Fort Mill boys were out
classed by the Rock Hillians, and too,
it was said by some that lack of prac-
tice was due in part to the defeat OF
the locals.
Rock Hill Record, Oct. 29: The revi-
val services at st. Johns Methodist
church are being we'll attended and
will continue the rest Of this week and
possibly longer. A special choir is fur
nishing the music and the officers of
the church are seeing that the audi
torium is we'll heated and ventilated.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. John I.
Roddey will regret to learn that their
little daughter has scarlet fever. 1t is
only a mild case, however. ....... Mr..
James II. Beckham, who has been
r-itb tho E6r6 noportrnppt