Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-27
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- County officials expect to move
their offices into the new courthouse
this week.
Mr.. John w. Miller Of Yorkvtlle,
displayed a tomato Of his W raising
Saturday, which weighed q ounces.
- Work on the cement sidewalk
along East Liberty street, from the
Southern depot to the main square
was begun this morning.
The peas recently sowed in the
courthouse yard, have grown to a con-
siderable height, and attract the In
terested attention Of passers by.
There were quite a number Of
folks in town late Saturday afternoon,
but little money was put in circulation
by them. The merchants report a
very poor days business.
The Presbyterian congregation
has granted its pastor, Rev. DR.. e. E.
Gillespie, a vacation until September
/. Rev. Henry Stokes, pastor Of Trim
lily m~elnpulSl CIuiShb iNho oC6uh W"
cation Of two weeks.
Quite a large number Of delegates
are expected to attend the Sunday
school convention of the A. r P.
church, to be held in the A. h.. P.
church tomorrow. A committee OF
ladies has already made provision for
the entertainment Of all delegates.
The Cannon mill is shut down for
a week or ten days for the purpose Of
putting in a lot Of new machinery,
which will include new cards, slubbers,
slashers, etc. When the additional
machinery is in place, practically all
Of the available floor space will be
utilized.
A marriage which came as a sur
prise to the friends Of the young cou-
pie was that Of Mr.. Craig Wilkerson
and Miss Sadie Bennett, which oc-
Cured at the Methodist parsonage
Friday evening, Rev. Henry Stokes Of
floating. Mr.. Wilkerson is the son Of
Mrs. M. E. Wilkerson. His bride Is
the daughter Of Mr.. John Bennett.
After the ceremony MI. and Mrs. Will
kerson left for Greenville, where they
will reside.
A large number Of little folks and
others connected with the Sunday
school Of Trinity Methodist church,
attended the annual Sunday school
picnic at Sutton's spring Friday.
Fourteen automobiles were on hand
to convey the picnickers to and from
the grounds. The young folks spent
the day in playing in the water and
in other forms Of amusement. AT
noon a b%ounteous dinner was served,
the supply Of good things to eat being
so large that much was brought home
in the evening for want Of folks to
consume it.
Following a period Of i'll het IN ex-
tending over several years, Miss
Florence Latta died at her home in
Yorkville Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock and vas buried in Rose Hill
cemetery yesterday morning after
funeral services conducted by the Rev.
Thomas Tracy Walsh. Miss Florence
Catherine Latta was the daughter Of
the late William A. and Camilla Tor
renee Latta, and was born in this town
on September 81, 1S49. She is survived
by two sisters, Mrs. E. NJ. Law of Bar
tow, Fla, and Miss Maggie Latta, who
resides here, one brother, MI. R ].
Latta and a half brother, Mr.. John A.
Latta, both Of Yorkville.
The Nicely mill defeated Bethany
by the overwhelming score Of IL to 0
in a loosely played contest on the
Nicely mill diamond Saturday after
noon. It was an easy win for the local
mill team from the beginning, Lock-
ridge, the local twirler, proving en-
tirely too much for the opposing bats
men. Not a single hit did the Beth
any boys secure off his delivery, while
the Nicely batters pounded the oppos-
ing pitchers all over the field. Lock-
ridge has not yielded a single hit in
the last three games he has pitched.
The batteries in the game Saturday
we're: Bethany-Grayson, Grayson n
FerpuSon. Neely-Lockridge n