Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-18
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.
| Lancaster News, Juno f5: Two
deaths occurred at the home Of Mr..
| j. A. Williams, just east Of Heath
Springs last week, one, that Of child
less than two years old. and the
other that Of a mother in Israel, 80
years Of age, showing that the grim
reaper no more respects youth than
old age. Little Ruby, infant daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams of
the Flint Ridge community, died at
her grandfather's home June 8th, aged
one year and eight months, and was
buried the following day at Bethany
church, near Westville, the services
being conducted by Rev. Mr.. F'ulmer,
pastor Of the church. On Thursday,
the 10th, Mrs. Caroline M. Truesdel
passed away after an illness Of several
months, during which she was tender
ly cared for in the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Williams. She was the wild
ow of the late George Truesdel OF
Kershaw county. She was 80 years
| of age and up to the time Of her last
illness seemed to be we'll preserved
physically and mentally. Mr.. D.
p. Bell of the Dry Creek section, died
at his residence at l p. m. Saturday.
He had been in declining health for
some time. Mr. Bell was son Of the
late Nelson Bell and Ellen Adams, and
was born in the Bell Town section or
the county, October, 1886. His wife
was Sarah Jane Ferguson, who sur
wives him, with the following children:
| o. H. Bell, Mrs. Ella McKeown, ]. F.
Bell, Mrs. w. ]. Culp, Mrs. Peter Big
CART, l.. P. Bell, E. G. Bell and Mrs.
Lillian Hough. After suffering
with pellagra for year or more, En-
mie Denton, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Will Denton, succumbed to
that dread disease Monday. She was
lust fourteen years Of age and before
the ravages of sickness laid hold up
on her, seemed to be a very promis-
ing young girl.
Gaffney Ledger, June IS: Joe V.
Whelchel, official cotton weigher'
former supervisor Of Cherokee coun-
ty. and a highly respected farmer,
died at his home on Mill street Fri
day morning about 10 o'clock. He had
been i'll for several weeks before his
death. Only about a month before his
death Mr.. Whelchel underwent an
operation in Spartanburg hospital,
but his conyalescence from this was
as rapid as could be expected. 1t was
thought that he had practically re-
covered and he had resumed his busl-
ness life. In fact, he walked down
town on last Tuesday morning to vote
in the special election that day. Re-
turning from the polls, he suffered q
never recovered from this attack but
gradually grew weaker until his death
came Friday morning. DR.. Chas.
Manly Of Chicago, who Is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. Edward Watson, at
her home in this city, preached at the
First Baptist church Sunday morn
| ing and the Cherokee Avenue Bap-
tist church Sunday night. .... Mr.. A.
l.. Holman, for many years sergeant
Of the local police force, has entered
the real estate business. ..... Mrs.
Dora Lille, Of Coddo, Okla, wife OF the
late Capt. ]. b. Lille. and her daugh-
ter Miss Fannie, left the city yester-
day after spending a few days In the
city. visiting Mr.. and Mrs. W. n.
Smith. In Columbia they will visit
Gaffney the latter part Of this week.
Mrs. Lille Is the daughter OF Margamln
Macarthur, who conducted general
country store at Limestone before the
Civil war. Capt. Lille, her husband, was
prominent man in this section, be-
ing a school teacher. Many Of the
older people Of the city and county re-
member him we'll. Capt. and Mrs.
Lille left this county about A years
ago. Capt Lille died few years ago,
and the present Is Mrs. Lilies hrst
visit to her old home since she went
west.
Chester Reporter, juno IA: We un-
derstand that Mr.. d. H. shannon Is
interested in the establishment or
roller mill in Chester, and we nope
that business men Of the community
support, as seven or eight times as
much wheat has been produced in the
county this year as any other year In
quite a while, and the farmers Will
become discouraged II there Is no
convenient mill for the grinding OF
their crop. Mr.. ]. R. Davis, a ma
tive Of the western section or Chester
county, and a brother-in-law OF
Messrs S. B. and w. c. Hardin OF this
county, passed away Saturday at his
home in Moulbrook, Fla, and was
buried yesterday. go. Deputy Z. I.
Young arrested negro at Flsnlng
Creek Friday, who bore marked re-
semblance to Jim Lowry, the negro
Jones at Shelby, N. c., in 1901, and
for whom there are rewards aggregat-
ing $500; but q more careful reading
of the description Of Lowry as sent
out at the time of the killing con-
vinced the officers that the negro ar
rested by Mr.. Young, while remarkably
like the man sought, was not the
right party. The jewelry store OF
Mr. L. A. Wise was badly damaged
by fire between one and two o'clock
this morning. When discovered, smoke
was pouring out Of the windows on
Main street, and the fire had gained
uSotuWoy' AL VA eiiS JS
elry was locked up in the safe as
usual, but there was large stock or
china ware, clocks, cutlery, ETC., in
the shelves that was badly damaged
by the smoke and water. The loss to
stock and building is covered by in
surance.
Rock Hill Record. June "a: The
Highland Park school won the prize
for keeping the building and grounds
most attractive during the season.
The prize is offered to the Aragon-
Manchester, Arcade-Victoria and al
so to the Highland Park. In ac-
cordance with the result Of meeting
held last Monday night by the con-
gregation Of the Church Of Our Savior,
the old Reid house, owned by j. II.
Witherspoon, which was moved some
time ago from Main to Caldwell street,
has been rented for the use Of the rec
tor, Rev Nathan Matthews and fami-
ly.
Gastonia Gazette, June IS: County
E,o ry, Damon Of RI tiOn Agent B, +.