Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-28
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What Our Neishbors Are, Saying and
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Rock, Hill. Record, Oct. 2s-one OF
the leading social events Of the season
vas the wedding last evening Of Miss
Frances May Milling and Frank
barnes, which took place at the First
Presbyterian church ati $3.50 o'clock
!. Mrs. Alexander Long had as her
euest-on Tuesday, Miss Jane B. Evans,
chairman of the South Carolina branch
OF The National League, for Womans
service. She. was returning from New
York where she went to attend con-
7 vention. 1T. v. Hardin, of Spar
tanburE, has accepted a position as
agent at the, Southern freight office
here succeeding R. B. Russell, resign
Cd. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Barron re-
S turned Tuesday morning from their
bridal trip. g1 *
Fort Mill Times, Oct. %: The ladies
Of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church
secured funds during the last week
for the purchase of a pipe organ
which was secured from the Firs'
4 Presbyterian church of Lumberton, NJ
kCS The value OF the organ and its IN
stallation here will be about $4,000
The friends Of M. J.NN.B. Erwin
win be pleased to, know that after con-
hneff,ent in his bed for several months
past he is able to leave his bed and Is
slowly improving in health..-...,,Mr. A.
u. Parks has purchased motor hearse
for use IN connection with his under
taking establishment and has erected
o garage adjoining his place on White
street to store it.-...-The Home" Econ
omics department has been opened In
the Fort Mill graded school with Miss
Mamie Jack Massey in charge. De-
nlonstrations and instruction will be
given to q large class in this most I'M
portant department.
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Chester Reporter, Oct. 23-Time was
and that not so many years ago. when
the total deposits of all Of the Chester
banks were. considerably less than one
million dollars. This week the de-
posits Of one institution-the National
Exchange Bank-passed that figure,
With total assets of more than $780,
900, which serves to show how Chester
has grown. both numerically and n
Rev. T. T. Walsh will
lconduct his last services at st. Marks
| Episcopal church Sunday, October
2sth, at II a. m. and s p. M. having
|ressgned his local charge to give his
entire time to his church. at York and
10 travel for the orpharage. Rev. Mr.
, Walsh has been rector Of st. Marks
church for>>nearly eleven years, and
has greatly endeared himself to his
members and to the Chester public
whv part from him with deepest re-
gret. The public is most Cordially in
vited9 to attend Sundays services.
| one of the biggest real estate deals
ever consummated in Chester county
was the purchase TUESDAY by Mr. j
IA. Mcconnell of Mr.. T. L. Bass plan
tation of 5S5 acres, mules, farming
ItcoIs, etc, for $4,000. The deal was
made through Messrs. Sims & Carter
land r. r. Hafner.
4 lancaster News, Oct. "a: DR.. r
Blake Robertson died at his home near
Heath Springs, some time during
Saturday night. He lived with his
!parents, Mr.. and Mrs. z. l.. Robertson,
land while he had been ill for some
dtime, it was not thought that his con-
|dition was more serious than usual
land it was shock to his parents and
2friends when it, was found Sunday
morning that he had passed away
Uduring the night..........Miss Bernlce
.Graham, daughter of j. P. Graham, OF
this city, and Waddell Mackey, son OF
the late jackson Mackey of Kershaw,
wore married at Heath, Springs, yes
terday afternoon. Rev. Sam Long Of
|iciating. Mr.. and Mrs. Mackey will
reside at Kershaw.......----Mrs. WA w.
Ratchford, wife of Rev. w. w. Ratch-
ford, veteran minister, died at her
home in the Tirzah community Tues
bay from paralysis. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. +. w.
Eregg. of Rock Hill, and Rev. Hugh
r. Murchison, of this city. Burial
WAS at Tirzah cemetery. One baie
pf cotton, including the seed, sold on
The local market yesterday for SSO1.45.
Nv. T. Robinson was the seller and the
Lancaster Mercantile company the
buyer. The bale weighed G76' pounds
Ind brought 3S Sic cents the pound.
rhe seed sold for s42.5o, nearly the
price of an average bale Of cotton ten
br twelve years ago....~.M Mis-" Lessie
Bills, of the Oakhurst section Of the
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