Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-13

We cOs
by the taxpayers who had put OF the
payment Of their state and county
taxes until the last moment, the local
banks being county repositories.
Information was received Tuesday
afternoon by Mrs. ]. B. Elliott OF the
death at Morganton, N. c., Of her aunt,
Mrs. Pattie Hague, who was wen
known in this city. Mrs. Hague was
a sister Of the late DR.. ]. H. Thorn
well, and is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Anderson, Of Morganton. .... Mrs. w.
week at her home on East Booth
street. Her condition this morning
was reported as slightly improved.
With q view to experimenting
with the growing Of Georgia ribbon
cane, Mr.. w. M. Carothers several
days ago received shipment Of the
cane seed which he will sow on his
plantation west Of Fort Mill. Mr..
Carothers IS Of the opinion that there
Is money in other crops than all cot
ton and will give the ribbon cane
try out. The many friends OF Mrs.
Thos. B. Spratt will be pleased to
her home in this city Monday from
Charlotte hospital, where she had
been under treatment for several
weeks.
Gastonia Gazette, April 8; Mrs.
Nancy Hunter Craig, widow OF the
late Robert ]. Craig, died suddenly
between the hours Of and o'clock
Wednesday morning at the residence
Of her son, Mr.. ]. Henry Craig, at
the county Jail, death being caused
by stroke Of apoplexy. Mrs. Craig
was, before her marriage, Miss Nancy
Erwin Hunter, and was born In the
Bethel section of York county. 8. C.,
on August %, 1912, being in her
seventy-third year at the time OF her
death. She was married to Mr.
Robert ]. Craig on December ~,
1854. Her husband died on Novem-
ber 10, 1910. Mrs. Craig was the
mother Of seven children, all Of whom
are living and are residents OF Gas
tonia. They are: Messrs. w. Dorie
Craig, ]. Henry Craig, Ben w. Craig,
B. Hunter Craig, Oscar 0. Craig
Chas. B. Craig, and Mrs. Walter l.
Head. She Is also survived by one
sister, Mrs. Caroline Stowe OF Gas
tonia, widow Of the late Capt w. l.
Stowe, and one brother. Mr.. Sam
Hunter, who lives in Texas. .....
EugenIa, the 9-year-old daughter OF
Sheriff and Mrs. w. N. Davis, had
the misfortune to fall while playing
Tuesday afternoon, and break both
bones Of her right arm at the wrist.
The injury was painful but not seri-
Gus. DR.. R. NJ. Reid was called and
set the fracture and the patient re-
turned to her classes IN school the
following day. Mr.. A. +. warts
and Miss Ethel Moore were united In
marriage Tuesday night at o'clock,
by Rev. ]. ]. Beach, pastor Of the
residence on East Airline avenue. Mr..
Watts formerly lived In Stanley, but
now holds a position with the firm of
D. H. Campbell & Co., at the Flint
mill. The bride is a daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. e. Moore, who live on
Ozark street. On Easter Sunday,
Rev. G. p. Abernethy, pastor Of the
Dallas and High Shoals Baptist
churches, oficiated at three we'd
dings. At 8 o'clock Sunday morning.
he pronounced the ceremony uniting
Mr.. Ed Propst and Miss vertie
Thornburg in marriage at the home
Of the brides parents at Worth. AT
$50 o'clock, Mr.. Charles Sain and
Miss Vira Rumfelt were married by
him at the brides home in Worth.
Sunday afternoon, at his residence in
Dallas. he officiated at the marriage
of Mr.. Thomas Robinson and Miss
Cary Robinson, the bride being
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Robinson of Dallas. -. Postmaster
John r. Rankin states that the re-
cords Of the local postofflce show q
slight increase for the quarter end
ing March 81, over the previous
quarter. The actual increase Is $118.-
%. While not large, 1t indicates an
increasing business. The month OF
receipts over March, 1914, Of $69.47.
.... Work on the Armington hotel.
opposite the Southern passenger de-
pot. which was discontinued last fall.
was resumed this week and will be
continued steadily until the building
and its furnishings are complete and
ready for occupancy. It Is now con-
fidently expected that the hotel will
be ready for guests by the middle OF
August, or not later than the first OF
September. 80. The annual meeting
Of the Commercial club was held
Tuesday night in the club rooms over
the First National bank, DR.. ID. A.
Garrison, president, presiding. Om-
cd as follows: w. T. Rankin, presi-
dent; J.. F. Groves, first vice presi-
dent; DR.. r. M. Reid, second vice
president; ]. w. Timberlake, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Lancaster News, April 8: At the
attractive new bungalow built recent
ly by her mother, Mrs. ]. F. Latham,
Miss Jessie Latham was married, yes
terday afternoon to Mr.. Beatty
Thompson, formerly Of this county,
but now a resident Of Alabama. 49,.
Yesterday, promptly at 6 p. m, the
hospitable home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
T. Gregory on Main street. was the
scene Of an interesting ceremony, by
which their daughter, Miss Carrie
Gregory, became the bride Of Mr.. ].
Franklin Smith Of Mooresville, N. c.
No cards were issued and only few
neighbors and close friends Of the
family were present.