Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-11
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.
Lancaster News, June 8: Mr.. c. s.
Starnes of the Zion section Of the
county, died at his home after. short
illness, yesterday morning at 1890
o'clock, in the SSth year Of his age.
He will be missed in his community,
for he was a man Of sterling qualities,
upright, honest and generous to a
fault. He was one of the founders Of
Zion church. He united with the
Methodist church in his early manhood
and had been a steward for the past
forty years. He celebrated his last
birthday on the 18th Of the past April.
He was a son Of the late Joseph
Starnes Of Union county, N. c., where
he was born, but had lived the greater
! part Of his life in Lancaster county,.
The home Of Capt. and Mrs. w. B.
Plyler was the scene Of quiet but
interesting wedding last Wednesday
evening, when their youngest daugh-
ter. Miss Pearl Plyler, was married to
Mr.. j. Wesley Evans. r.. g. Stew
art, Esq, appeared before Judge Ern-
est Moore under habeas corpus and
made application for bail for Jake
Gregory, colored, who shot and killed
Stanley Collins, also colored, on Mr..
M. A. Blackmon's place, Monday, May
81, ultimo. Bail was granted in the
sum Of $1,500.. Mr.. r. B. Mackey,
, y no has been undergoing treatment OF
the Johns Hopskins hospital for sew
eral months past, has returned to Ian
| caster.
Gastonia Gazette, juno 8: Mrs. Ola
Victoria Taylor died at the home Of
her brother, Mr.. Henry Childers, on
Columbia street, yesterday after lin
gering illness of nearly a year, aged
36 years. She is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. Henry Hellman Of Gastonia,
and three brothers, Mr.. Henry Chill
ders of Gastonia, Messrs. Luther and
Will Childers of Kannapolis. Funeral
services were held at the home this
morning at II o'clock by Rev. w. c.
Barrett, pastor Of the First Baptist
church, Of which deceased had been y
member since childhood, and the body
was taken through the country to
Mountain Island for burial. ..- Gas
tonia is getting what few towns in this
section can boast of-the daily scores
Of the big ball games in the National,
American and Federal leagues by
wireless every evening from the Ar
lington station at Washington. Mr..
Kenneth Darlington and his wireless
outfit are responsible for this up-to-
date convenience enjoyed by Gastonia
sport lovers. Jasper Ratchford Of
Dallas. and Miss Ida Clemmer Of Gas
riage by Rev. ]. H. Henderlite at his
residence in Gastonia on Wednesday,
June 2. at $50 p. m...... Mrs. Nam
cy z. Rudicill, wife Of Mr.. A. P. Rudi-
sill, died last Friday afternoon in
Charlotte at the Presbyterian hospital,
following an operation for appended
tbs performed on the Wednesday pre-
ceding. .... Rev. John L. Ray, who
recently accepted the pastorate Of a
group of Presbyterian churches in the
northern part Of CASTOR county, in
Guiding Unity, Castanea and Macpelah
congregations, was visitor in the city
Saturday and paid the Gazette office
pleasant call. Mr.. Rays family Is liv-
ing at Spartanburg, 8. c., at the pres
ent, but he expects to move to his new
work in the near future.
Gaffney Ledger, une g.: Mr.. D.
Smyth of Anniston, Ala, spent Satur-
day in the city visiting his brother,
Mr.. Maynard Smith. He was en- route
to his home from Richmond, Va,
where he had attended the reunion Of
Confederate veterans. The coun-
ty chaingang Is now camped on Prov
idence creek, a short distance north Of
the city near Providence church.
where it will be engaged this month in
erecting a steel bridge over the
stream. This has been a very uncom-
Portable crossing for automobiles and
other vehicles and bridge will be
material improvement. When this is
finished it will make a total Of five
bridges erected within the past few
months in Cherokee county. 80. Mr..
Smith Lipscomb Of Bonham, Texas,
has been spending a few days in the
city visiting relatives and friends. He
was en- route to his home from Rich
mond, Va, where he attended the re-
union of Confederate veterans last
week. Mr.. Lipscomb was born and
reared in Cherokee county, moving to
Texas some twenty-five or thirty years
ago. He was given a warm welcome
here by his many friends and relatives
:. The six-months- old baby girl Of
Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Turner died Fri
day as q result Of whooping cough.
The remains were buried Saturday
afternoon at Oakland cemetery.
After lingering illness Of several
months, Mrs. r. NJ. Crocker died at
her home in this city Saturday. She
was 75 years Of age and Is survived
by the following children: Rev. w. E.,
]. E. and w. w. Crocker, Mrs. F. E.
Snu1OrQ, MrS. II. L. f1uInpHrieS anu
Miss Ida Crocker.. Virginia, the
10-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Waters, Of this city, died
Friday after several weeks illness. Dia.
betes was the cause Of her death. The
funeral services were conducted at the
Limestone Street Methodist church on
Saturday afternoon by Rev. ]. w.
Shell.
Chester Reporter, Juno z: Mrs. Su-
san Crosby Estes, widow Of the late L.
A. C. Estes, died at her home at Hal
sellville Thursday night, in the seth
year Of her age. She was born August
8, 1929. Reared in a Christian home,
character and intelligence matured
into a womanhood that all delighted
to honor. .... Mr.. Harvey Refo, who
has been a student at Clemson college
during the past session, will leave In
a few days for Kansas City, Mo-, to
work in the western wheat fields.
Mrs. NJ E. w. McAfee, Of r. F. ID. 2,
left this morning for Columbia to join
a party from that city who will visit
the California expositions and other
points of interest in the west. .....
Thirty negroes were arrested by the
police Saturday and yesterday on the