Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
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Cherokee, Cleveland. CASTOR. ches.
ter and Lancaster.
Chester Reporter, Jan. ": The
Chester company Of the new Third
Regiment was organized at the
armory Monday evening by the cleo
ton Of the following officers: J. B.
Westbrook. captain: W. \. Latimer.
first lieutenant; J. 4. Riley. second
lieutenant. Mr. S. E. Lowrance was
appointed first sergeant by Captain
Wcstbrook. Adjutant General Moore
was not present to muster in the COM
pany. but will come later-..-.-...Cora
Lee the five year old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Mangum. Of the Spring
stein village. died Monday evening
from the effects of burns received sew
eral days before, and was buried Tues
day afternoon at Evergreen cemetery.
the funeral services being held at the
home by Rev. s. Il. White. Of Black
stock. and Mrs. James Fl.
Glenn and DR.. and Mrs. Robt. E. Abel
expect to leave for Washington this
evening TO spend a few days with DIR.
and Mrs. f. r. Hardin and family.
Fort Mill Times, Jan. II: Mr.. w.
Frank Lewis left Monday afternoon
for Charleston where he will take the
examination preparatory to service In
the aviation service..-.---A pretty
home wedding occurred in Fort Mil
Saturday morning when Miss Maude
Goodwin became the bride OF S. A. AL
ford. the ceremony taking place at the
parsonage, the home Of the brides
parents. the Rev. and Mrs. w. 5. Good
win, and was performed in the pre-
sence OF only the family and a few
friends by the Rev. J. r. T. Major. pre-
siding elder Of the Rock Hill district.
......A meeting OF the board Of trustees
of the Fort Mill school district was
held last Wednesday morning when
the newly elected members, ]. b. Mills,
Osmond Barber and II. =. HALLS were
duly installed. J. B. Mills was elected
chairman Of the board and DR.. ]. Lee
Spratt secretary treasurer. The board
elected Miss Callie Squires. OF Provid-
ence, y. c.. to take charge of the high
school department to succeed Prof. X.
l.. Coe who resigned some weeks ago to
accept service in the army.
Rock Hill Record, Jan. II: Charley
Douglas. q well-known negro who
runs transfer car. last night met
No. 80 and got some passengers for
the Aragon Mill village. and as he
passed over the overhead bridge re-
marked to one Of them to watch him
beat 81 to he-Aragon." Blu: on the
way, having no lights burning. he ran
into n wagon belonging to Samuel
Friedheim tearing 1t to pieces and
leaving the mules and driver with the
front wheels on one side of the road
while the remainder was on the other.
A remarkable fact is that no one was
seriously hurt. After the accident the
injured were taken to the Fennell In
Urinary where they were given medi-
cal attention. 1t is said that when
Charlcy's car hit the wagon he was
running even with No. 32. and that as
soon as he got his car stopped he
Jumped out and lighted his lamps,
took bird leave" and has not been
seen since.....Owing to the severe
cold weather and shortage OF coal the
Daughters Of the Confederacy have
POSTPONED their annual dinner to the
veterans until later in the spring..--.---
Announcements reading as follows
have been received: Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Johnson announce the marriage
of their daughter Elizabeth to Mr.
William Pressly Wallace Of Bethesda
on the evening Of January l5' nine-
teen hundred and eighteen. Mrs. wal
lace has a large circle OF friends
here. who will be interested In
the announcement of her marriage
The groom Is a successful farmer ol
the Bethesda section--..-..--.Rev. M. ~
Lee, a well known negro preacher, who
claims d residence here but teaches In
negro school at Lancaster, and
preaches at a church near Van Wyck
and who was taken in BY federal or
fcers at Columbia recently on his re-
turn from Jacksonville, Fla, and wat
found with two quarts Of whisky, 9
3S calibre pistol and a Bible in his
grin, and drunk at the time. pleaded
guilty at Columbia yesterday to the
charges before Judge Smith In the
United States court and was given MS
choice of paying 800 or serving 81
days in jail....-...--The condition OF "
Webster Smith, who Is critically III
with pneumonia, is reported slighti,
improved this afternoon.