Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-10
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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.

caster and Chester.
Kings Mountain Herald, Aug. 5
Mr.. r. w. McCollouh Of the Dillinl
mill, died last Saturday at the age o
65 years, after long illness with pei
llagra. The remains were taken t.
the cemetery at Bethlehem church ant
buried Saturday, in the presence Of
great host Of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Floyd Mauney and Mrs. ]. P
Kiser went to Chicago last week t.
visit. Rev. William Kiser, brother ant
son, respectively. .....J. s. Baltimore
son Of w. H. Gallimore, was married
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, t.
Miss Pearl Byers, daughter Of Mr.. w
IT. Byers. Both are Of Elbethel Sec
ton. go. Mrs. Boyce McGill, who lives
out on the Cherryville road a few
miles from town, is suffering from
very ugly wound in the lower part OF
her abdomen, caused by a cow hook
ing her last Friday.
Chester Reporter, Aug. 5: Fire yes
terday afternoon destroyed the houses
of Mary Washington and Luther Bel
on Cemetery street. This property
we understand, is Just outside the
city limits, and the Stonewall Fire
Co.'s line Of hose lacked about 300 feet
Of being long enough to reach the
flames, as the nearest hydrant Is or
Loomis street, some distance away
The home Of Sam Archie, just beyond
the Eureka mill on the Lewis road
was also destroyed, the fire occurring
early this morning. 80. Mr.. and Mrs
B. D. Refo, Jr, have gone to Manning
to visit the latter's relatives. Mr.
Refo has accepted the principalship OF
the Johnsonville schools for the next
year. The w. o. w. picnic at Rod
man last Friday was a delightful sue
cess large crowd being present and
the best Of order prevailing. Appro-
pirate talks were made by Messrs. w
H. Newbold and M. L. Marion Of the
Chester bar, and w. F. Stevenson Of
Cheraw.
Rock Hill Record, Aug. 5: Mrs. Pau
Workman will leave in a day or two
for Nashville, Tenn, where she will
join a party for trip through the
west, visiting all points Of interest
the Grand Canyon Of Arizona, the two
expositions in California and all th'
large cities. :. Mr. 8. w. Draffin, one
Of the good farmers Of the Harmon!
section, brought to this office on Tues
day, some branches Of peach tre'
having on them four different crops o
peaches. They were in stages o
growth from the size Of small marble
to the ripe. You had only to glanc
at them to note the four different ant
distinct crops. go. Mrs. r. L. Hol
royd and sons have bought a lot OF
Hampton street from Mrs. Kat
Hutchinson and will build a residence
on the same, plans for which are nov
being drawn. Capt. Ross Tompkins
of the United States army, Is the CUES
of his mother, Mrs. HR. e. Tompkins
on East Main street. Capt. Tompkini
has been stationed in Texas for some
time past, but will go from here th'
latter part Of August to Omaha tt
be depot quartermaster, which Is
promotion from his former. duties.
Lancaster News, Aug. 6: Mr.. H M
Williams and family Of Sanford, N. c.
who motored from their home thi!
week on their way to Lancaster
where they are expected for visit tc
relatives, became very Ill and had te
stop Wednesday afternoon with Mr.
Williams kinsman, Mr.. r. H. Nelson
at Pageland. Mr.. Williams and two
children, Master James and Miss An
ME Belle, were stricken with ptomaint
poisoning, caused probably from pot
ted ham which together with devilee
eggs and watermelon. made them yer.
I'LL. The lunch, Of which this foot
was a part, was eaten about moor
Wednesday near Southern Pines. Tw'
members Of the party. Mrs. Alli'
Nesbit and Mr.. David williams, es
capped the effects Of the poisoning
After an illness Of only two days
little Mary Franklin, daughter OF MI
and Mrs. ]. B. Wylie Of this place
died early Thursday morning. .....
Miss Connie Porter left last night TO
Detroit, in which city she has &C
cepted an excellent position as teach
er Of domestic science. Miss Porter
who Is a particularly talented younl
woman, Is a graduate Of Winthrop
college and taught in the Woman
college of Due West the past session
She will stop in New York city, Cor
nell and other places en- route to De
troit.
Gaffney Ledger, Aug. 6: Acting up
on the authority given them by an ac
passed by the last session OF the gen
eral assembly, the board OF count
commissioners recently appointed MI
IL. @. Sarratt cotton weigher for nj
town Of Gaffney,. to serve until his sue
cessor shall have been elected an
qualified. Clerk Of Court T.
Caldwell on yesterday received the re
mittitur for H. L. Smith, who wa
under three year sentence for bigam!
when he committed suicide in the coun
ty Jail last Monday, while being hell
on a charge Of arson. His body wa
buried Tuesday at the Smith grave
yard in the Macedonia section Of tn
county. The remittitur will be filed IL
A. .Io,,,,, oHoa Horace Sanders