Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-19
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News From Within and Without
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Some Items Of Fact, Some Of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea Of
What Our Neighbors Are Saying and
Doing.
j Lancaster News, Aug. IS: Henry F.
y Clyburn, well-known citizen of Ker-
ishaw. and cashier Of the Peoples bank
of that place. ended his own life at his
home about 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Mr. Clyburn had been unwell for
Isome time but went to the bank as
usual yesterday morning. Returning
Ito his home for breakfast he went into
his room and placed a pistol in his
mouth and fired, death resulting in a
flew minutes. Mr.. Clyburn was the
youngest son of Capt. L. /. Clyburn,
of DeKalb, Kershaw, county, and was
prominently connected in both Lam
caster and Kershaw counties. He Is
Survived by his wife, who, before mar
lriage was Miss Rosa Slower, and three
tchildren. He also leaves four brothers
land one sister, all prominent citizens
tof the county..-.-John Slower, a negro,
Twas shot twice in the stomach last
might about eight o'clock by Fred
IWitherspoon, also colored. in what Is
known as negro row at the mill village.
Slower was taken to the Fennell In
Urinary, Rock Hill, and Is expected to
die. Witherspoon came to Lancaster
this morning and surrendered to
Sheriff Hunter. He was placed In jail.
Rock Hill Record, Aug. IL: Ensign
H. s. Fewell, who has just landed
after long voyage from France. Is
here with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
moved into his new homc Cedar Crest.
Mrs. M. E. Rudesill and family moved
into the Ed. Cunningham house, Mrs.
Rudisill having purchased 1t from Mr..
llCunningham and Mr. and Mrs. Jas. P.
lCulp moved in the I. A. Bigger. resi-
ldence on College avenue.---...Mrs. c.
A. Berry and Miss Azilee Huey left
today for Baltimore and Richmond to
take q course in millinery".:"-...News
of the death Of Mrs. Agnes Crawford
Moore was received with profound re-
gret yesterday afternoon. She died
about 6 o'clock from the infirmities Of
old age, at the Fennell Inf1rmary,
where she had been tenderly nursed
for a number Of months. The funeral
services were held at the home of her
niece, Mrs. ]. F. Reid, this afternoon at
o'clock and were conducted by their
pastor, Rev. Alex. Martin, she being a
devoted and consistent member of the
| Oakland Avenue church..............Mrs.
Lindsay McFadden Is in receipt Of a
cabelgram from her husband. Major
Lindsay McFadden. stating that he ex-
poets to arrive In New York Wednes,1
IdpsesesAA AAAaaa,at c. ON. the Ssstsemera
lAmerica.....Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Massey of this city and Mrs. J. c.
Wilborn and daughter, Miss Elizabeth
of York, returned yesterday evening
from a trip to Wrightsville Beach.
Mr.. Massey states that the hotel there
was so crowded they could not secure
rooms and had to get rooms at a hotel
| in Wilmington.
Chester Reporter, August "a: The
remains of Mrs. w. H. Kzer, who died
at her home in Anderson Tuesday
morning, were brought to Chester and
laid to rest yesterday in Union A. r.
r. church graveyard at Richburg, after
funeral services at the home Of Mr..
by Rev. J. E. Jones. Mrs. Kizer was
before her marriage Miss Margaret
ferguson, of this county, and had been
making her home in Anderson about
seven years. She was an earnest
member of the NJ. E. church, and
leaves many friends here and in An
derson to mourn her loss. Mrs. Kiser
| is survived by her husband, Mr.. VIM.
II. Kizer, and a son, Mr.. l. E. Kizer.
Major Lindsay C. McFadden, Of
Rock Hill, who has been with the
American army of occupation on the
Rhine, has sailed for America, and Is
expected home in few days.........Miss
Frances Sylvan, Of Columbia has been
elected instructor Of English in the
| Chester High School, Miss Sylvan is
a graduate of Chicora College and the
University of South Carolina and has
also taken a post st-graduate-work at
Columbia University. Mr.. James w.
Phillips, who recently returned from
France, where he served as a lieuten-
ant in the American forces, has also
| been elected to a place in the High
school. Mr.. Philips Is graduate of
Erskine College and is splendidly quail
flied for the work in every way...-.........
Miss Frances Youngblood. Of Sharon
graduated at the Chester Sanatorium
Training School for Nurses Tuesday,
and is engaged at present as special
nurse with Mr.. ]. w. Cowan. We un-
derstand that Miss Youngblood ex-
poets to locate here---.The housing
problem grows worse. Is Chester go
ing to make no effort to secure new
families who might cast their lot here,
could they secure houses, or attempt to
assist families already here with the
problems that are thrust upon them
when the houses they live in are sold
and they are required to find other
shelter?
Gaffney Ledger, Aug. 16: Miss
Catherine Dickson, Of York, Is visiting
Mrs. f. D. Darwin and family............J.
o. Sparks, a former Gaffney man who
has been general manager Of the
company stores at the Lockhart Mills
for the past five years, has accepted
the position as secretary of the Cash
Mills and will move to Gaffney about
the middle Of September to assume
his duties in this connection. Mr..
Sparks has had long number of
years experience in mill work. He
has many relatives and friends In