Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-28

federal government steps in and sends
sugar here, as orders cannot be ftiled
by the ref1ners...........A handsome new
plate glass front is being installed in
the Masonic store rooms occupied by
Hcyle and Fanning's up-to-date dry
goods department. The work is now
progressing rapidly and when COM
pleted this will be one of the hand
soonest store rooms in town.
Cleveland Star. (Shelby), Oct. "a:
lCept. #. fI.,M McAllister in charge of the
local post of American Rescue Work
ers, returned this week from Phil
adclphia where he attended the 25th
Jubilee council meeting of the Ameri-.
can Rescue Workers.-......-.Mrs,, Mary
Ann Blanton died Tuesday afternoon
at the home Of her son Mr.. Jacob
Blanton near Beaver Dam church.
Mrs Elanton was. 81 years old. She
was the daughter Of the late David G.
Webb. Her husband, F. A. Blanton
was killed while serving valiantly in
the Confederate army during the Civ.
il ,war........M Miss Annie Lou Hicks and
Mrs. John A. Martin, were married at
the home of the bride near Lawndale,
Tuesday afternoon at four O'Clock. Rev.
Dwight w. Brown otficiating..-..---.-.In
the report of the presiding elders at
the Methodist conference In session at
Greensboro this week j. F.. Kirk, Shell
by district, reported 1882 added to the
church. Busy with church building
in all parts of, the district. A most
prosperous year. Rev. ]. +. Mcser, one
of the pastors who lay seriously i'll for
10 weeks in Columbus. Ohio, whereihe
went to the centenary exposition, is
at home but not yet able to attend con-
ference Miss Mayme Roberts has
accepted the position as home service
secretary of the American Red Cross.
She will be glad to assist the returned
soldiers in any way possible. See her
or call phone No. a56.-.-...--.,. Charles A.
Burrus, SON Of Rev. A. ]. Burrus Of
CIffside, who formerly resided here,
has located in Shelby for the practice
of law. He is located in, the office Of
Hon. o. Max Gardner.
Gastonia Gazette, Oct. "a: Sgt. Fred
Smith. of Augusta. Ga. brother Of Mrs
j. A. Anderson. of this city. died Tues
day at Camp Merritt. N. j., of mas
toiditis. for which. disease he had un-
dergone two operations. He had served
in the regular army for four years and
spent one year overseas. having only
recently returned...-,...Mr Robert Fer
guson, Of the cleii ical force at the
Standard Hardware Company's under
went on operation for appepdicitis last
night at the Gastonia Sapatorium. He
is reported this morning as getting
along nicely.--...-.Editor II. A, Query
of The Gazette received a phone n1cs-
sage last night calling him to ,Mecklen-
burg county to be at the bedside of his
uncle, Mr.. Joseph H. Adams, who was
injured late yesterday afternoon in a
fall he! sustained at his farm near
Pinevillc. The extent of his injuries
was not known last night though it
was stated that he was suffering
severe pain. His many friends in Gas
tonia, where Mr.. Adams lived for many
years, hopc that he is not seriously in
jured and that he will rapidly recover.
Rev. Frank B. Rankin, formerly
pastor Of the Mt. Holly, Presbyterian
church, and who. served as Y. M. c..
A. secretary during tho war, will be
/ installed next Sunday as pastor OF
Urity and castania Presbyterian
churches in Lincoln county. Rev. A. s..
Wilson of Lincolnton, and Rev. George
"A, Sparrow. pastor of Union and Olney,
will have charge of the installation
services. --.On Friday evening Of
last week at $3.50 o'clock Miss Emma
Little and Mr. Walter Grigg were mar
ried at the home Of the brides fatheE,
Mr.. A. C. Little on North Ioray street.
The parlor ia which the ceremony was
said was attractively decorated with
roses and ferns.