Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-08
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee. Cleveland. CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.
Gastonia Gazette, June d: Mr.. I. R.
McFadden, who has been in the gro
Gerry business in Gastonia for the past
19 years, has closed out his business.
He has not yet decided what work he
will take up. 1t was reported on
the streets Of Gastonia this week that
Mr.. ]. Bun Bridges, formerly resi-
dent Of this place. had been killed
in an auto accident at Conover. The
report was a mistake, however, for the
man killed was E. c.. Bridges, and was
reported as being a young unmarried
man. He was in school last year at
Boiling Springs. ]. w. Bridges Of
Lumberton, was also killed. The two
were travelling through the country
selling a soap compound. .... CASTOR
county Is to have a county fair this
agricultural committee Of the chamber
Of commerce at a meeting Of the COM
mittee held Wednesday evening and
II the plans Of the committee mature
the fair this fall will be the beginning
Of an annual display Of stock and ag-
riculture Of the county combined with
a pleasure event for the people Of this
and the surrounding counties. ......
At a special meeting Of the city coun-
Gil held Tuesday night in the city hall
bids were opened for the issue Of
$780, 900 city Of Gastonia 30-year five
per cent bonds bearing date Of May
Il, 1914. go. Mr.. F. P. Anderson Of
Greenville, s. c., arrived in town this
summer Of assistant to Rev. ]. H.
Henderlite, pastor Of the First Pres
byterian church. Mr.. Anderson Is a
student at Union Theological semi
nary.
Lancaster News, June q: Miss ALA
Orene Swancey, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. r. Swancey Of Columbia, and
Mr.. Fred Ferguson. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Ferguson Of this place,
were quietly married Wednesday, at
the Green Street Methodist parson-
age by Rev. D. w. Keller. The
Lancaster Graded school closed the
1914-15 session Tuesday evening with
very creditable graduating exercises,
participated in by every member of
the tenth grade. :. Mr.. Joe McIlwaine
is at a hospital in Richmond, where
he underwent successful operation
this week. 80. Maj. j. M. Riddle,
Capt. ]. M. Hough, Messrs. w. J.
Cunningham. E. c.. Secrest, ]. M.
Madra, R. E. Wylie, Claud N. Sapp,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Lazenby, Miss
Emmie Reid, Miss Pearl Miller, Mrs.
Mollie J. Perry, the Misses Duren,
Miss McRee Horton. Mrs. r. P. Hor-
ton, Messrs. Lewis Evans, F. W. Hunt
er, w. A. Marshall, ]. ]. Adkins, J. s.
Riddle, T. B. Clyburn and G. w. Will
liams, were among those from this
town and county who attended the
reunion in Richmond.
Chester Reporter, juno 8: Mr.. ]. w.
Phillips Of this city, who graduated
from Erskine college this week, Is a
member of party Of young men that
will leave on June 7th for Kingman,
Kansas, to work in the wheat fields.
The young men expect to be gone
eight weelis. ......A marriage was
most beautifully solemnized at the
residence Of Mrs. Sarah Sanders OF
Richburg R F. D. 2, Thursday even
ing, May q, at o'clock, when her
daughter Miss Margaret Lillian, be-
came the bride Of Mr.. Dolphus Preston
Poole Of Perry, Aiken county. The
quisitely decorated for the occasion.
80. Friends Of Mr.. T. B. Spencer,
superintendent of the Wylie mill, are
sorry that he will leave Chester. Mr..
Spencer has been offered his choice Of
the superintendency Of the Apalache
mill at Greer, and a position in the
head offices Of the Parker Co., at
Greenville, both Of which are in the
way Of a promotion, and will decide
in the next few days and leave for
his new work next week. Mr.. V. B.
Jones, superintendent Of the Apalache
mill at Greer will succeed Mr.. Spencer
as SUPERINTENDENT of the Wylie mill
The many friends Of Miss Mary
Thomson Of Rock Hill, who taught in
the local graded schools for several
terms, will be interested in the an
lnouncement Of her approaching mar
riage to Mr.. S. r. Spencer Of Rock
Hill, the wedding to be solemnized on
the 22nd instant. Senator Thos.
IP. Gore Of Oklahoma, who was invited
to visit Chester this week and address
the people, was unable to accept the
invitation, his trip to Union and other
points in this section being prevented
by the illness Of his wife. Mr.. J..
L. Glenn received a card yesterday
morning from Mr.. Gilchrist Stockton
at Bergen op Zoom dated May 18th,
stating that he dined with Mr.. ]. L.
Glenn, Jr., the previous Sunday in
Namur and that the latter was well
and busy"
Rock Hill Record, June 8: The
Record hears that So harvesters and
nine threshing machines have been
sold in this community already, and
the number is possibly greater than
this. .....J. D. McCants Of the Ogden
section, came very near losing his
ing. Mr.. McCants and family had left
home in the afternoon to spend the
night, and later in the evening COL
ored woman who lives on the place,
came to the lot to milk the cow and
saw fire dropping through the floor.
She hurriedly called her husband, who
raised an alarm and with the assist
ance of some Of the neighbors, broke
open the door and found a blaze in the
closet and large hole burned through
the floor. They gathered buckets and
began throwing water and soon had
the fire put out. There Is no idea how
the fire originated. The city council
met in regular session Monday night.
A great deal Of the time was taken
up in the discussion Of an abattoir and
incinerator but no definite action was
taken. Parties interested in the sale
Of machinery for such plants were
present and made talks TO the council.
DR.. ]. R. Miller was reelected health
commissioner. The board Of health
recommended to the council that all
parties within a reasonable distance
Of a sewer line be required to connect
up with it, There is already an ordi-