Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-02
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Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, Castor. Ian.
caster and Chester.
Rock Hill Record, March 20: Mr..
and Mrs. William Joseph Roddey an
] nounce the engagement Of their
/ daughter, Catherine Wylie to Mr.. Har.
ry Tudor Jones. The wedding will
take place in june. President y.
B. Johnson Of Winthrop and Misses
Withers, Frayser, and Profs. Thomson
and Coker Of the Winthrop faculty, and
Profs. Burts, Hall, Paul, and MISSES
Hutchinson and Poag from the city hign
and graded school, have returned from
the meeting Of the State Teachers as
ISOLATION at Florence......Mr. w. w.
White who lives near Harmony, was
in the city today. He has recently re-
ceived news Of the death OF his orotn-
er, Robert P. White Of Council, aho
He was born and reared In the Har.
mony section, a son Of the late Henry
F. and Elizabeth White, and left there
in 1868, first settling in Arkansas n
later moving to Idaho. He was w
years of age and leaves a wife and
two children. ....... Company II, ca
tawba Rifles, was inspected Thursday
evening by Lieutenant Hunt, U. s. A,
and Assistant Adjutant General J.
Shapter Caldwell. The boys presented
q splendid appearance and were hlgnly
complimented by Lieutenant Hunt Tor
their good work. After the inspection,
which was held in the city hall, which
Is used as an armory Tor
a banquet was served in the Chamber
Of Commerce hall, n in addition to
the military company there were a
number of invited guests who particl-
pated in the eatables Of the evening,
which were very much en1oyed.......
The board Of trustees Of winthrop col
lege will meet tonight. Senator TILL
man and Governor Manning will be
among those present. Nv. M. Shaw,
manager Of the Davidson baseball
team, spent the day in the city ar
ranging for the Wofford-C College game
to be played here next Monday after
noon at the fair grounds. IAN engage
ment Of interest that has been an
nounced Is that of Miss Alice Moncure,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Mon
cure Of Fredericksburg, Va, to MI.
Robert c. Moore Of Rock Hill, 8. c.,
the wedding to take place the latter
part Of April.
Gaffney Ledger, March %: After
having completed the erection Of a
steel bridge over Browns Branch, be-
tween Spartanburg and Cherokee coun-
/ ties, the Cherokee county ~cha1ngang
will begin this week the erection OF
another steel bridge at Wright's mill,
over Little Thickety creek. The coun.
ty has two more bridges to be erected
after the one over Little Thickety Is
completed, and Supervisor John M.
Jenkins will have the work done as
deacons were installed at Providence
| Baptist church Sunday, the installa-
ton services being conducted by the
pastor, Rev. ]. @. Adams Of Charlotte.
assisted by DR.. G.. w. Gardner OF
| Greenwood. The new deacons are:
Messrs. w. T. Duncan, T. D. Daniel, ].
| NJ. HUMPHREYS, w. A. Haas and w. II.
Petit. .... The friends Of Mrs. Delma
| B. Tucker will be glad to learn thai
she has recently been appointed post
master al Lowndesville, her home
| town, she having taken the civil SER
vice examination last August. Fun
II cid Sol NlSCo WI AK q W
| Benjamin Franklin Bonner were con-
/ Quoted at Goucher Creek Baptist
church Friday at IL o'clock, by the
Rev. H. J. Snyder Of Pacolet, assisted
| by Rev. A. l. Vaughn Of Cowpens. In
terment took place in the cemetery at
/ o'clock. Mr.. Bonners sons acted as
| p~allbearers. Mr.. Bonner died at the
home Of his son, Calvin, in Pacolet
Thursday. He had been desperately
i'll for several weeks, and reports OF
| his death were circulated several days
| before its occurrence He was II years
| Of age, and is survived by his widow,
who before marriage was Miss Carrie
| Lipscomb, and eleven children. Fol
lowing a quarrel over thirty cents
| worth Of milk Lewis Spears, a negro,
| shot Tom Hames, another negro, four
| times with a 80 calibre pistol Satur-
| day night. The affair occurred shortly
after 10 o'clock at Zion Methodist
| church in the eastern part Of the city,
| where a church festival vas in pro-
gress. Hames was shot twice in the
| right arm, once In the right side and
once in the left jaw
Chester Reporter, March 20: Mrs.
| Lou Williams, widow Of the late New
ton williams, died at her home on
East Hinton street at 4 o'clock Friday
morning after a brief illness from
pneumonia and was inferred Saturday
morning at Capers Chapel after fu-
neral services by Rev. j. c. Roper,
pastor Of Bethel NJ. E. church. 49,. Be-
ginning with this week the Southern
Manufacturing Co.. Chester's big over
all plant, which has been running only
four days a week since last fall, will
run on full time. This plant employs
a umb Of young women, n us
payroll is quite an item in the business
channels of the community. Mrs.
Mamie Snipes Of the Wylie Mill viii
lage, died Saturday afternoon, after a
long period Of gradually declining
health, and was buried yesterday at
ternoon. Hall Lowry, a ~12-year-old
boy living at the %Springstein mill, was
run over about three o'clock this af-
ternoon by Mr.. John w. Wix's auto
mobile and died later at the Magda-
lene hospital. 1t seems that Hall Lowry
was at Eastside Chapel this afternoon
for an exercise, and in running down
the road attempted to jump on a
wagon and take a ride, but missed the
wagon and stepped in front Of Mr..
Wix's automobile. The latter, who
was running at a leisurely gait, seeing
the little fellow, made every effort to
sup, uul was ulldulc W w oO uiiliL hC
boy had been run over. Persons who
saw the accident declare that Mr.. Wix
was absolutely without fault, the boy
stepping to the side suddenly and get
ting in the path Of the machine before
the driver was aware of what he in
tended to do......At a meeting OF the
members Of Walker-Gaston Camp No.
S21, U. c. W., held this morning in the
office Of Judge of Probate A. W. Wise,
the following delegates were elected to
represent the camp at the approaching
reunions: State reunion, Columbia,
April 90 and 23-W. H. Edwards and
]. E. Craig; alternates, ]. w. Bigham,
]. w. Wilks; general reunion, Rich
mond, Va, June l, 2 and 3-W. H. Ed
wards, w. d. Knox; ~alternates, A.. w
Wise, ]. w. Bigham. Mrs. Mamie
Lee Young, wife Of Mr.. j. l.. Young,
died at her home on the Ashford road
last night, and was buried at Wood
ward Baptist church graveyard this
afternoon at l o'clock. The deceased
who was a member of the Baptist
church is survived by her husband and
six children, one sister and eight
brothers. 49,. Three young Chester ne
prOeS linn WeStbrOOk Otto smith and