Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-15

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brand Of weather will prevail through
out the entire week. Under these ia
vorable circumstances the fair man.
agement expects thousands Of people
from all over CASTOR and adjoining
counties to visit the fair between now
and Saturday night. ...... Beginning
November 1, Rev. ]. c. Dietz, pastor OF
the Gastonia Lutheran church, will al
80 take the pastorate of the Bessemer
City Lutheran church. Mr. Dietz will
preach at Gastonia every Sunday
morning and at Bessemer City every
Sunday night. Rev. L. M. Huffman,
pastor Of the Chapel Lutheran church.
who has been serving the Bessemer
City pastorate, has been called to
the pastorate Of the Stanley church,
succeeding Rev. r. H. Cline, resigned.
......Dr. R NJ. Reid. city physician,
assisted by DR.. L. N. Patrick and DR..
T. c. Quickle, on yesterday morning
examined about 400 pupils Of the pri-
mary grades Of the Graded schools.
These are the grades which were dis
missed last Monday out Of an abun-
dance Of .precaution against the pos
sible spread Of diphtheria- All the
grades were resumed yesterday as the
danger is considered entirely past.
Some five or six children whose throats
were slightly inf1amed were excused
from attendance this week so that they
might be absolutely safe from any pos
sible infection. There have been no
new cases among the pupils Of the city
schools and all cases previously report
ed are recovering nicely. Notice was
given yesterday to the principals Of all
the graded schools In the county that
there Is no epidemic in Gastonia and
that all danger Of any possible con-
tagion Is declared to be over. -. Fol-
lowing a long illness with tuberculos-
is, Mrs. Fannie Long. wife Of Mr.. c.
o. Long, passed away Sunday after
noon at her home on Modena street.
Mrs. Long was before her marriage
Miss Fannie Baker, and was q years
Of age.
Chester Reporter, Oct. II: Mrs. Mary
Cross Edwards, wife of Mr.. w. H. Ed
wards, Jr., and daughter Of Mrs. Mar
garet Cross and the late R M. Cross,
died at her home two miles northeast
Of the city at $50 yesterday even
ing, and will be buried at Evergreen
cemetery tomorrow morning. after
funeral services at the house by Rev.
H. A. Bagby, D. D. Mrs. Cross has
been an invalid for many years, but
bore her sufferings with sweet Chris
tian fortitude.. .....A wedding Of un-
usual interest and beauty was that of
Miss Louise Hicklin and Mr.. Charles
w. Boyd, which was solemnized on
Tuesday evening at the home Of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. M.
Hicklin, in West End. Mr. A. A.
Boone, one Of the telegraph operators
at the Southern passenger station, died
this morning between eight and nine
o'clock. after an illness Of five weeks
and his remains, accompanied by his
brothers, Messrs. Colvin and Dewitt
Boone, who had been here during the
latter part Of his illness, and friends,
will be taken to Greensboro this even
ing for interment.. The annual
banquet Of the Brotherhood of Purity
Presbyterian church, was held at the
Commercial club Friday evening and
was an unusually delightful and in
teresting affair. The supper was serv-
ed by the Ladies' Aid society Of the
church. The crowd present numbered
130, and during the evening seventeen
new names were added to the roll OF
membership.