Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-01
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Some Items of Fact, Some of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea Of
What Our Neishbors Are Saying and
Hotb1-

and All Helping to Give an Idea O
What Our Neishbors Are Saying ant
Doing.
Chester Reporter, March g.: Chester
High school baseball team was defeat
ed in the initial game of the season on
the College street grounds Friday aft
ernoon by Monroe. n. c., the score be-
ing l2 to 3......M Mr.. John G. Brown, for
many years a resident of Chester. died
in Columbia Friday, and was buried at
Evergreen cemetery Saturday morning
the service being conducted by DR.
Flournoy Shepperson. Mr.. Brown was
a brother Of Mr.. w. c. Brown. He
went out at the beginning of the Civil
war in a Fairfield county company, and
served throughout the struggle.....---.........
With Chester Commandery. No. Z, *.
r., approximately one hundred. strong,
as guests OF honor, and an additional
congregation which packed Purity
Presbyterian church last evening to ca :
pacity, the pastor, Dr.. Flournoy Shep-
person, delivered an unusually brilliant
and eloquent discourse, taking as his
theme: 1.-The Garments Of the Redeem
ed Soul, or the Wardrobe of the Re-
. deemed Spirit. The spring term OF
court of general sessions convened TINS
morning, with Judge John S. Wilson, of
Manning, presiding. His honors charge
to the grand jury was along the usua!
lines, and as customary at the spring
term went into more or less minute de-
tail regarding the grand jurors duties
Solicitor j. K, Henry, Of Chester
is one Of three speakers to discuss the
life and achievements of the late Judge
George W. Gage at the memorial eNer-
cises for the late Justices Hydrick and
Gage that are to be held in the supreme
court chamber in Columbia on Satur-
day, April 16th.----"..The baseoail dla-
mond at the fair grounds will be put In
shape this week for the game next
Monday, April 4th, between the Phila :
.delphia Nationals and Rochester Inter-
nationals. The regular lineup OF both
) teams will take part In this game. Ihey
promise a fine exhibition of baseball.
The game will be called at p. m.
Chester was recommended to the Roch-
ester Internationals as the place TO
train this season. but conditions pre-
vented the necessary guarantee, ana
Darlington was finally selected. George
r. Stallings, the miracle man OF pase-
ball, and Walter Hapgood, two OF the
best known men in big league baseball
viii be here for the garne.-..--......Who IS
going to be Chester's next mayor! II
seems to have been generally under
stood or expected that Mayor ]. b.
Westbrook would offer for reelection
but this now seems to be very doubt
full; and with the election only nVe
weeks from tomorrow it is high time
that some good man (or woman now
was being placed in nomination.
Lancaster News, March 29: Mrs
Phillip Taylor died at her home IN the
Tabernacle section Friday night after
an illness of several weeks, aged A
wears. After funeral services, conduct
ed by her pastor, Rev. J. A. Bledsoe, the
body was inferred in the Tabernacle
cemetery Saturday at o'clock....---.--..
e. H. Phillips. formerly supervisor OF
the Lancaster and Chester railway, mas
been appointed superintendent or ROAD
maintenance in Fort Mill township. Ihe
first work to be done by the commls-
sioners Of that township will be on the
road through the Gold Hill section 10
the North Carolina line. This IS the
road which is used in travelling from
Chester to Charlotte..--....-... There were
five accessions 10 the First Baptls'
church at the morning service Sunday
and this was followed by baptismal SER
vices at the evening servIce.-.--......-.ben
II. Bagley of Richburg, section master
on the L. & c. railway, was stricken
with apoplexy while at work TUESDAY
afternoon, and died instantly. The tram
had just passed, and Mr.. Bagley was
engaged in reading letter that mac
been tossed TO him when he was seen
TO stagger and fall backward. Death
was almost instantaneous. MI. Bagles
who was most highly esteemed, leaves
a wife and several children. He was
about SO years OF age. Funeral services
were conducted at the home Wecres-
day afternoon by Revs. Roy Brown anc
4. O. Rice. Interment was at Union
Ora veyard ....R. A. Williams return
ed Saturday from Rock HILL where ne
had been 10 see Mrs. Williams, who Is
under treatment and doing well at the
Fennell inflrmary.
Gastonia Gazette, March 29: The eX-
ecutive committee Of the State FIRE
mems Association met in Gastonl'
Monday for the purpose of arranging
the program for the annual meeting ol
the N. C. State Firemens Association
which will meet in Gastonia August 20
%. and 25. Members OF the committee
present were Jas. II. Wood, president
Ashevllie; vice president, John L. Fols-
Ter, Chapel Hill; secretary. John l.. Mil
ler, Concord; treasurer. Chas. Schrip'
oh, WILMINGTON. and statiStician, r. r.