Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-14
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News Happenings In NelghbOrlng
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.

Chester Reporter, May 10: The new
steam bakery, concerning which ref
-! erence has been made in the Reporter
several times, will be opened here,
the gentleman who will operate the
plant being in the city today and Civ
ing out this information. The bakery
will be located in the Eberhardt build
ing on the Wylie street side. and will
be ready for business by June 10th.
Mrs. T. N. Grant died at nine o'clock
this morning at her home on the York
road, just beyond the city limits, aft
er an illness of few days from ty-
phoid pneumonia. Mrs. Grant was SO
years of age. She was an active men,
ber of the Methodist church and had
| wide circle Of friends and kindred.
She is survived by three daughters,
Mrs. s. D. Banks, Miss Virgie Grant,
and Miss Eunice Grant and four sons,
Messrs. Lindsay Grant and Holmes
| Grant of Chester; John Grant Of
Knox's, and Austin Grant Of New
York. Interment will be at Ever
green cemetery, time to be determin-
ed by arrival of son from New York.
..... .Messrs. James H. Glenn, ]. B.
Westbrook and Alex Frazer, the spe-
cial committee appointed from the
city council several weeks ago to pre-
pare estimates on permanent work on
the various streets Of the city and to
compile data as to the amount Of
money that will be required, ask the
citizens Of Chester to meet at the
opera house next Monday morning,
May 18th, at II o'clock, at which time
1t Is hoped to have a representative
outpouring, at which all shall feel free
to express themselves on the matter in
there Is no satisfactory method Of
providing for Improvements on a gen.
eral scale except by voting bonds for
the purpose and this meeting is called
for the purpose Of finding out the SEN
timent of the people after the neces-
sary data has been submitted to them
for consideration. -. The trustees Of
the city graded schools have re-elect-
ed all Of the teachers for next session,
with the exception Of Miss Lucille
Melton, who declined reelection. Miss
Lille Brown was granted leave Of alb
sence for one year. ..... One Of the
most artistically beautiful weddings
ever witnessed in Chester was that Of
Miss Mildred Patterson to DR.. R. F.
Mason, which occurred at the home
Of the brides mother, Mrs. M. v. Pat
terson, on York street at 9 o'clock on
Saturday evening.
Gaffney Ledger, May 10: Mr.. Tom
Huskey, the Cherokee county farmer
who attempted unsuccessfully to COM
NIT suicide few weeks ago by slash
ing his throat with a razor, died at
his home in the Macedonia section
Saturday night. Death was due to
pellagra, although the self-inf1icted
| injuries were in a measure RESPONSE
BILE. He is survived by his wife and
several children. The remains were
buried yesterday at the old Clary GEM
eterY... Mrs S. L. Settlemyer, who
has been recuperating from an opera
ton performed at Spartanburg hos
pital, has recovered sufficiently to re-
turn to her home in this city. This
will be good news to her many friends.
... AT a special meeting Of the board
Of trustees of school district No. 10,
held at the Carnegie library Friday
evening, four teachers were elected to
complete the staff Of the Cherokee
Avenue graded school for next year.
These were: Misses Lois Twitty and
Iva Brown Of Lancaster; Miss Essie
Koester Of Kings Mountain, n. c.,
and Miss Hattie Lou Littlejohn Of this
city, All Of the teachers, including
Superintendent ]. Harvey Witherspoon
and Prof F. E. Shuford, principal OF
the Cherokee Avenue school, have ac-
cepted. 49,. Limestone college COM
mencement will take place June 1st,
End and 3rd. The baccalaureate ser
mon will be preached Sunday, May
3Oth, by Edward S. Alderman, D. D.,
pastor Of the First Baptist church Of
Spartanburg. The commencement ad-
dress will be delivered Wednesday
night, July 3rd, by Robert Latham, Of
Charleston, editor Of the News and
Courier. Mr.. Sam Kirby, son Of
Mr.. Robert H. Kirby Of this city, and
prosperous farmer, was found dead
in a field about half mile from his
home, four and one-half miles south
Of Gaffney, about o'clock yesterday
morning. 1t is supposed his death
was due to heart-failure. Coroner r.
F. Spencer was notified and went to
Mr.. Kirby's home yesterday afternoon
to hold an inquest. Among the
students at the Atlanta Dental college,
Atlanta, Ga, who have returned to
their homes in this city to spend the
summer vacation are Messrs Edward
Dobson, Charles Jones, James Nesbitt
and Lawrence Fort. The graduating
class of the college will not be dis
missed until May 9th.
Gastonia Gazette, May II: Rev. W..
S. Lacy, pastor Of the Presbyterian
church at Belmont, has rendered his
resignation, subject to the action Of
presbytery, in order to accept the po-
sition Of financial agent Of Peace in
stitute, Raleigh. Mr.. Lacy wishes to
enter upon his new work June 1st. He
will represent Peace institute before
the synod and the presbyteries Of the
state. Sheriff w. n. Davis has
mans felt hat for which he would like
to find an owner. Sunday, Sheriff
Davis and Policeman ]. D. Lindsay
took a spin into the country in the
sheriff's automobile. Near the old
covered bridge on the road to Dallas,
they flushed a covey Of six gamblers,
white men. Two Of the crowd, young
men, named Moose, were captured, but
the other four made good their escape.
The sheriff got hat belonging to one
Of the four and says that II the party
will present himself at the officers
place Of business in the courthouse his