Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-05
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Some Items of Fact, Some OF cemnent
and All Helping to Give an Idea OF
What Our Neiyhbors Are Saying and
Doing. 49,
Lancaster News, May 2: ]. II. Nc
Murray Of Fort Mil, has ANNOUNCED the
enlargement OF his daughter, Esther;
to Edward Js. Ahern, of Greensboro
MIC, the wedding to take place some
time during the. summer Mr.. and
Mrs A. c. RoWell announce the en-
gaeenent of their daughter, ~ Annie
Mildred, to Furman Clyde Fun''er-
biirk of Lancaster, the wedding to
tak5 place May s0.@~.-..-.. Mrs. : Mary
williams, of this city, has announced
the engagement OF her daughter, Miss
Helen, to Z. Lee McDow also of Ian
caster, the marriage to take place In
June. Miss Hannah Ivoy and
James C. Sistare were married Sat
uday afternoon at the Presbyterian
mansc in this city, Rev. r. w. Joplins
officiating. .4-. On Monday the Dem
ocratlc county convention met in the
ceurt house. r. S. Stewart was elect
ed county chairman, w. T. Williams
secretary, Max G. Britain treasurer;
r. S. Stewart member of credentials
committee. and r. Y Williams men,
bcr of state executive committee. The
following were elected as delegates to
the state convention: By acclamation,
Mrs.. Leroy Springs ard Mrs. George
w. Williams, with power. to appoint
alternates, and by ballot the follow
ing: r. S. Stewart, f. c. Cobb, Jpo. t.
Stevens, r. ". Faile.J with ;llternates
c. L. Williams, ii, CT Steele and Max
G. Britain. ,.SMrs w. s. Patter-
son and. son, w. s. sJr., have returned
from York. where they have been
visiting Mrs. Patterson's, parents, Mr.
aud Mrs. Stroup.. w. S. Pat
terson has just returned from Hickory
Grove and has been assisting Rev. b.
G. Presley in conducting four-days
meeting at Smyrna. There were
number of aecessions to the church
and a growing movement for the es-
tabl:shment of family worship in the
congregation.
Chester Reporter, May 1: The Car
roll-Foote Grocery Co., bought the
stock of the Chester Wholesale Gro
Gerry Co. at auction Saturday, and
will have an important announcement
concerning the sale of the same with
in a., few days Mr.. ]. W"Cowan
bought the fiXtures.........-.-Rey. James
Paur 3diller, whose parents were Josiah
and Margaret Miller, died Friday at
the old family homestead near Pleas
ant Grove church six miles south east
of Chester, s. C.........-.~Mr. james r.
Duke, of Charlotte and New York,
whose enterprise, genius and capital
have aided so much in the transforma-
ton Of Piedmont North and South
Carolina, was the guest of honor Fri
day evening of the Chester Chamber
of Commerce at a delightful banquet
at Hardin's Hall. The various speak
ers In their words of welcome or in
their remarks referring to Mr.. Duke
were not fulsome; but they conveyed
to Mr.. Duke in q very affecting and
sincere way the deep appreciation of
the people of this section for what
Mr.. Duke has done and is doing to-
wards the development of this part OF
the two Carolinas.......--.Maj Jno. f.
Jones, of Blacksburg, and daughter
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Freeman, of Claremont, n.
H., are spending the day with DR.. and
Mrs. w. E. Anderson. on....-.,.---The Sun
day School rally for Baton Rouge and
Halsellville townships, which was, held
at New Hope NJ e. church yesterday,
was well attended, Mr.. w. j. irwin,
President of the County Sunday School
Association, presided, and most excel
lent talks were make by Capt. j. l..
Glenn, Jr., and Mr.. Oscar A. Lee. New
Hope Sunday School had the most
delegates present, but magnarimously
turned the attendance banner over to
Armenia Sunday School, which came
second with a very fine attendance of
fifty The Chester County
Democratic Convention met at the
courthouse at eleven o'clock today, and
was called to order by County Chair
man Jno NJ. Wise. On motion Mr..
Wise was elected temporary chairman,
and Messrs. W. j. Irwin and w. w.
Pesram were elected secretaries. On
motion the organization was made per-
manent by the election Of J. p. West
brook as chairman, and Messrs. irwin
and Pegram as secretaries. Chairman
Westbrook, upon taking his seat, made
q few brief and pertinent remarks in
regard to the taxation problem, the
prevalence of bootlegger liquor and
other evils, and said the most effective
way to do away with these evils is by
the election of the right kind of men
to public Office. He was pleased to
note the advent of woman as voter
and believed that many OF the prob
lens that he mentioned would be less
troublesome, now that woman has
heen given the ballot, and is ready
and prepared to do her duty at the bal