Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-01
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News From Within and Without
the County.
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What Our Nei9HpoTs Sro SaS"S e"
Some Items of Fact, Some Of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea OF
Doing.
Lancaster News, Aug. 29: Yesterday
morning about 10 o'clock goat pe-
longing to G. NJ. Plyler, living on Elm
street, while meddling about the yard
caught on fire from the blaze under a
washpot and ran into small building
in which was a quantity Of hay, settins
fire to the hay, which with the build
ing was practically destroyed tihe
city fire department responded prompt
ly. but the goat was about all that was
left when it arrived. The animal was
singed from head to foot, but was I'M
mediately given an application o. nm
seed oil and. it is thought will soon be
himself .again.......-.-M Miss Annie Wither-
spoon, who is an enthusiastic supporter
Of the movement to erect suitapie
memorial at the birth place OF Andrew
Jackson on the Crawford place IN
Lancaster county, has received letter
from Congressman Stevenson heartily
endorsing the movement and requests
the privilege of being one of the charter
members. In this connection we quote
the following from The Yorkville En-
ouirer: Here's $500 for a $1,000
marker for the birth place of Andre"
Jackson in Lancaster county. Wholl
help to contributor" The News will be
proud to help. Who next?.------.A negro
named Williams, driving Chandler
car in which were several negro
women, and claiming to be from Char-
lotte, was arrested Sunday in this city
by police officials and lodged in jail
charged with the theft Of the machine
After a vigorous gruelling by Sherih
Hunter the negro admitted ne haa
stolen the car and will be held pend
ing trial at the next session of. crlml-
nal court.-...Miss Mary Youngblood'
of Tirzah, York county, is visiting MISS
Iallage Cauthen on Chesterfield ave-
nue. Mr.. w. c. Moore and dauga-
ters, of Fort Mill, were in the city yes
terday shopping--..-------Mr. and Mrs. r.
r. Patterson and children, Of Fort Mill,
were guests Sunday OF Mr.. and Mrs.
]. E. Patterson on Arch st:ee..
Chester Reporter Aug. %: Mr.. Ernest
L. Barton, manufacturer OF Leopard
Brand shirts, made an assignment FIJI
day to Major NJ. L. Marion as assignee
A meeting of creditors has. been called
at Major Marion's office Saturday,
September End. The Barton shirt fac
tory was one of Chester's most prom
ising industries, and up until the de-
preston set in provided profitable en-
ployment for from forty to fifty young
women..........Large crowds heard Dr.
Robert G. Lee yesterday for the last
time as pastor of the First Baptist
church, the crowd last night taxing
the capacity Of the tent which was
used at both services, Yesterday
morning DIR. Lee preached from the
text, "God is our refuge" while last
night he used the Wo' 'ds, II must work
the works of Him that sent me while
it is yet day, for the night cometh when
no man can work." Both sermons
were delivered with characteristic force
and earnestnesS, and were eloquent,
powerful, and compelling messages.
DR.. Lee and family plan to leave today
or tomorrow for Greenville, where they
will spend a week with Mrs. Lees
mother, and then go to the mountains
of North Carolina for few days stay.
On Sunday, September 18th, DIR. Lee
becomes pastor of the First Baptist
career will be watched with deep in
terest by friends here and elsewhere
over the stateDr. c. Frank Pitt
man rendered his resignation yester-
day as pastor of Harmony Baptist
church. We understand that d.. Pitt
man may return to Texas.-..~......--To. Mr..
w. C. White goes the honor Of market
ing Chester countys first 1922 bale of
cotton. The bale, which weighed 495
pounds. was ginned today by the
Southern Cotton Oil Co., weighed by
the public weigher and was sold to Mr..
T. H. White, Jr., for "a cents..----------
Miss Marion Kennedy died at her home
at the old =. L. Hardin place near
Bascomville Saturday morning, after
an illness of about a month, and was
buried yesterday afternoon at Mount
Prospect church graveyard. Funeral
services were conducted by Revs. X.
Roy Brown and A. Q. Rice. The
deceased, who was about twenty seven
years of age, leaves two brothers,
Messrs. James Il. Kennedy, of Great
Falls, and c. d. Kennedy, of Bascom
vile, and one sister, Mrs. A. +. Clev"
land, of Richburg. She was an earnest
and devoted member of the PrcSby
terian church........-anMr. Robert i. Lee
died Saturday afternoon at his home
on : iZabeth street, after an illness of
about two weeks. Funeral services
were conducted at the home yesterday
afternoon by Rcvs. Henry Stokes and
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