Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-13
| Misses Ethel Harrill, 10 Marlborough,
Maud White and others will leave to-
morrow morning.

Chester News, Nov. 10: A marriag,
of much interest here yesterday after
noon, was that Of Miss Jane Robinson
niece of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Jackson
10 Mr.. A. S. Thompson, Of Columbus
Ga. There ceremony was performed
at the jackson home on Wylie stree
by the Rev. ]. C. Roper, pastor o.
Bethel NJ. E. church. Only a few
friends witnessed the affair. Immedi'
ately after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs
Thompson left for Columbia, where
they will spend few days before re-
turning to their home in Georgia. Next
month they will take trip to the diff
ferent resorts Of Florida. -. The Rev
w. S. Goodwin while returning from
Landon, Sunday, in his automobile Is
said to have collided with the buggy
of Messrs. Smith and Dunlap, of this
city. The buggy was considerably torn
up and the animal frightened, while
the occupants received minor bruises
Mr.. Goodwin is said to have been trav-
cling along the road at night without
having his lights burning. The Rev
George Smith, co-pastor Of the First
Baptist church at Rock HILL preached
Sunday night at the First Baptist
church in the absence Of the pastor
the Rev. w. E. Thayer. The Rev
Homer Mcmillan, d. D., Of Atlanta,
preached Sunday morning and night at
Purity Presbyterian church. He is an
able speaker and both Of his sermons
made a profound impression. -. Col
Leroy Springs of Lancaster is In the
city today. He Is optimistic and soon
looks for a change for the better in
the present day gloomy commercial
conditions. He is uncertain as to the
time that he will be able to start work
again at the Springstein mill, but the
Eureka mill, which is running night
and day, is caring for the former
mills employees. THE fact is," he said,
we need more help in the spinning
department at the Eureka, and can
give employment to quite a number
OF additional people. He stated that
he had orders considerably ahead on
the white goods at the Eureka mill.
800. Mrs. Louisa ]. Smith, wife Of Mr..
J. NJ Smith, died at her home in the
Wylie's Mill community Saturday at 5
o'clock at the age Of go. The funeral
services were held from the home,
Sunday morning at IL o'clock by her
pastor, the Rev. ]. r. Moore, Of the
Fort Lawn, Hopewell and other Bap-
tist churches. The burial was made
in the Harmony Baptist church ceme-
terry. .... Mrs. Ellen Meadows two
story house near the school building
at Blackstock, was burned last night
about 11.30 o'clock. The family had
retired for the night, and were awak-
ened by the light from the burning
building, but fortunately no one was
injured. The fire started In the kitch-
en-, but the origin is not definitely
known. 1t is supposed to have caught
from the stove fiue. The parlor furni-
ture and some other things were saw
ed, but much Of the furniture and a
number of valuables were consumed
in the flames. The house was insured
for $1,000 and the furniture for $500.
The building was being used as tran
sient boarding house, and was the only
building in town Kept exclusively for
boarders.
Gastonia Gazette, Nov. 10: At the
hearing before Judge T. j. Shaw in
Charlotte, last Friday relative to the
receivership for the Progress Publish
ing company Of Gastonia, the receiy-
ership was made permanent and Mr
J. w. Timberlake Of the local bar, who
had previously been appointed tenn
porary receiver, was named as perma
nent receiver. -. Friends Of Mrs. j.
S. Terrence will regret to learn that
she has been quite Ill since yesterday
morning at her home on South Column
bia street. .... "A surprise wedding was
solemnized at the parsonage OF Main
Street Methodist church at late hour
last night, when Mr.. R. l. Jenkins and
Miss Bertha Jenkins, Of Mt. Holly,
were united in marriage by Rev. j. Z.
he bridal which
consisted Of the bride and 81 Jom, ac-
companied by Mrs. Mildred Spence
and Messrs. George R. Grice and Clyde
West, motored to Gastonia from Mount
Holly. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Jenkins are
we'll known in this city, having many
friends whose best wishes go out to
them upon the occasion Of their mar
riage. Shelby will be the mecca of
Methodists from all over western
North Carolina, this week. The twen-
ty-fifth annual session Of the Western
North Carolina Conference will be held
in the Central Methodist church there
beginning tomorrow morning at
o'clock, with Bishop R. G. Waterhouse,
of Los Angeles, Cal, presiding. Rev.
William L. Sheriff., Of Statesville, is
secretary of the body, having filled
this position for twenty years. He was
elected at Statesville in 1894, and has
served continuously since. Friends
of Mrs. A. T. Stoudenmire, who un-
derwent a serious operation at the City
hospital, last Friday, will be glad to
learn that she is recovering very sat
sfactorily. Rev. G. H. Harrison,
whose arrival from Jacksonville, Fla,
to enter upon his duties as rector OF
ST. Marks Episcopal church, was
chronicled in the Gazette last week,
began his ministry Sunday, by deliver
ing two excellent sermons to good con-
gregations. Mr. and Mrs. w. +.
Jenkins returned yesterday from Mars
Hill, Buncombe county, where they
spent Friday night and Saturday with
their son, Mr. Oscar jenkins, who is a
student at Mars Hill college. They left
here Friday morning in Mr.. Jenkins
Buick and made the trip in IL hours.
Mars Hill is IS miles west of Asheville
and about 140 to $50 miles from Gas
tonia. They went by way Of the Hick-
ory Nut Gap and Bat Cave road. Mr..
Jenkins says the road is splendid from
Gastonia almost to Hickory Nut Gap,
but is unusually bad for considerable
distance in that section. On account OF
heavy rains the roads were slippery In
many places, Notwithstanding which
ever with his machine.
Lancaster News, Nov. 10: AS Mr.. 7.
E. Clyburn Of the Hanging Rock sec
ton. was coming to town riding one
Of his mules this morning, the animal
took fright at an approaching automo-
bile. and threw it's rider to the ground
DR.. Allen was summoned and attend
ed on Mr.. Clyburn, who, We are glad
to say, was not seriously, though pain
fully hurt. He remained unconscious
for some time. The accident happen
ed on the Camden road, south OF Ell
gin. go. Charley Cook, son Of Mr.. j.
A. Cook, had an attack of appendl-
citis at his home in Cheraw, last week.
He was brought from Cheraw to this
place, Friday morning, by his sister,
Mrs. S. NJ Webb. Mr.. Cook carried
him on to the Fennell infirmary the
same day and he was operated on,
about midday. The operation
was successful and the patient is do
ing nicely. .Pandemonium reign
ed supreme on Midway, just beyond
the corporate limits Of the town, from
night up to about midday
Several arrests were made:
1t is to be hoped the authorities OF
the law will see to it that the matter
is not hushed up, but that all parties
will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. Whisky was
at the bottom of the trouble. From