Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-20
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News Happenings In NelghbOflng
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.

Gastonia Gazette, April 16: At tht
residence of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs A. B. Elliott, in West Gas.
tonia, Mr.. F. A. Clark and Miss Mary
Elliott were united in marriage at
o'clock last night, the ceremony be.
ing pronounced by Rev. H. H. Jor.
dan, pastor Of Main street Methodist
church, in the presence Of a large
company Of the friends and relatives
Of the contracting parties. Poison
ing following the eating Of an ice
cream cone Is given as the cause OF
the death Of Lois Waugh, the four
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
M. Waugh, No. 322 Poplar street
The child was apparently in the best
Of health all day Wednesday and
played with other children on the
grounds Of the Modena school near
her home. Late in the afternoon she
went home snd ate some cold Irish
potatoes and later purchased and ate
an ice cream cone. She died from
services were held at o'clock yes
terday afternoon at the home, Rev. J.
]. Beach officiating, and the little
body was taken to Dallas for burial
Work on Gastonia's handsome
new postoffice building has begun to
make appreciable progress since the
opening of warm weather, and the
building Is now beginning to give
some idea Of the appearance 1t will
have when completed. We are in
formed by the supervisor in charge,
Mr.. H. E. White, that the brick work
On the building is 95 per cent COM
plete, while about 35 per cent Of tine
entire contract is done. ...... Follow
ing an illness Of six weeks or more
Mr.. Thomas M. Pearson died at his
home on West Airline avenue last
night at 7.30 o'clock. Death was
due to complication Of diseases
following an attack Of grip. For q
week or more he had been on a
steady decline and for several days
his physicians and family for his re-
at the First A. r. P. church, Of which
o'clock, the services being conducted
by his pastor, Rev. DR.. ]. c. Galloway
Interment will be in the family plot
in Oakwood cemetery. Will Mas
sey, a white farmer living near Farrar
Brothers store between Mount Holly
and Mountain Island, was shot and
killed Tuesday afternoon between 2
and 3 o'clock, by Walter King, alias
Walter Cummins, a negro tenant on
his place. The shooting was done
with q single-barrel breech- loading
shotgun, and was witnessed by the
dead mans son, Frank Massey, Geo
Mcdonald, a crippled negro, and per-
haps one or two members Of the
negro's family. King or Cummins Is
in Jail awaiting trial at the May term
Of CASTOR superior court. 49,. AT the
county contest In debating held Mon.
day night at Cherryville, Mr.. Howell
Cobb Of the Mount Holly schools
won the medal as the best debater
Mr.. Foster Kincaid was the debatel
from Gastonia- Other entrants were
Carl Carpenter Of Bessemer City
Bryan Sipe Of Cherryville, Basel Nc.
Kee Of Lowell, and Paul Costner OF
Dallas.
Chester Reporter, April IS: Mr.
Moses B. MUIR died at his home III
this city yesterday afternoon after
an illness Of several weeks, and will
be buried at Evergreen cemetery
this afternoon after funeral services
at the home by Rev. H. A. Bagby, D
d. Mr.. MUIR was in his eightieth
year, and had been resident OF
this city since 1871, plying the trade
Of timer with industry and success
The deceased was a native Of Sails.
bury, n. c., and during the Civil war
saw service with the Confederate
government He was a man Of quiet
and unostentatious habits and attend
ed strictly to his own affairs. He was
a member Of the Baptist church and
had a wide circle Of friends Surviv-
ing Mr.. MUIR are the following chill
dren: Messrs. w. H. and T. H
MUIR and Miss Margaret MUIR.
Mrs. Margaret Hedgpath, wife OF Mr.
w. c. Hedgpath, died at her home on
the corner Of Saluda and Brawley
streets Tuesday about noon, after
having been in declining health for
several weeks. During all her long ILL
ness, Mrs. Hedgpath bore her suffer-
ings with quiet Christian resignation
accepting it all as her masters will
Funeral services were held at the
home yesterday Afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, by Rev. H. A. Bagby, d. D..
assisted by Rev. T. II. Roach, after
which the remains were laid to res,
in Evergreen cemetery. 49,. Mr.. Ed
ward L. Dixon died this morning al
his home in the Dewitt neighborhood
after few days illness from pneu-
monia, and will be buried at Catholic
Presbyterian church tomorrow morn"
ing at II o'clock, the services to be
conducted by Rev. R. Roy Brown
Mr.. Dixon was about thirty-five years
of age and was prominent and sue.
cessful farmer. He was an of1cial
member of Catholic Presbyterian
church, and was a most excellent man
and citizen. He Is survived by his
mother, Mrs Mary Dixon, his widow
and four children, and by the. follow.
ing brother and sisters: Mr.. Howard
Dixon, Mesdames Cattle Harrison
Weldon Dye, l. A. Goodwin OF Co.
lumbia, and Center of Winnsboro
and Miss Ida Dixon. 49,. Mrs. jamie
L. Melton, wife Of Mr.. T. H. Melton
Sr., died at her home in the Lewis
vile neighborhood yesterday evening
after a long period Of gradually fail
Ing health, and will be laid to rest In
Union graveyard this afternoon al
2.30 o'clock, after funeral services al
the home by Rev. r. A. Lummus. Mrs
Melton was fifty-five years Of age and
is survived by her husband and the
following children: Messrs. T. H. Jr.,
Joseph, Arthur, Willie, Lawrence and
Walter Melton. Mrs. r. T. Polk, Mrs
]. L. Mize, and Miss Elizabeth Mel
ton.
Gaffney Ledger, April is: Prof. j
Harvey Witherspoon, superintendent
Of the city schools, has had flower
garden planted at the Central school
building between the two front en-
trance doors. A variety of flowers
will be grown in the graden. Mr..
John +. Jamison, Confederate veteran
and we'll known farmer. died at his
home on route six. about three miles
from Gaffney, Wednesday morning.
He had been i'll for several months.
The funeral services were conducted
at the home yesterday afternoon at l
o'clock by the Rev. r. J.. Keaton. In
terment followed at Oakland ceme-
terry. Mr.. Jamison Is survived by his
wife, who before her marriage, was
Miss Mary Ann Pierson. one daugh-
ter, Miss Matte, and a brother, who
lives IN York county. 80. Mr.. B. b.
Reckncll died yesterday afternoon at
his home near the Irene mill about
l o'clock. He had been i'll for several
months, and his death was not entire
ly unexpected. Mr.. Becknell was 60
years of age. He Is survived by his
wife, who, before marriage, was Miss
Sarah Iaurena Burgess Of Union, and
nine children, five boys and four girls,
as follows: Messrs. E. o., G. s.,
Boyd. Herbert and James. all Of Gaff-
ney: Mrs. ]. F. Ledford Of Gaffney:
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