Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-24

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indications of small crop. The corn
crop is good. A big lot of hay is
being gathered.
GAST0N-Gastonia Gazette, Sep
tember %: The Democratic execu'
tive committee did the proper thing at
its called meeting Tuesday in nomina'
ting Captain G. A. Patrick as candidate
for commissioner in place of ]. D.
Moore, resigned. Eleven members
were present. Captain Patrick
strength in the county convention in
dicated that he was next choice, and
the committee appropriately accorded
him the nomination. Captain Patrick
is man of uprightness and integrity
sterling Democrat. He has served
his county as commissioner faithfully
for 16 years, and his faithfulness will
no doubt be recognized by a call tc
continued service on next election day
......".A good meeting, conducted by
Revs. G. M. Webb and James Little
the latter of Lancaster, S. c., closed al
McAdenville last week. Mr.. Little
did most CT the preaching. AS a re-
suit of tie meeting there were 80 bap'
tisms in the river there last Sunday
afternoon at 8 o'clock. ..'".A long and
useful career ended when Mr.. 1. w
Garrett passed away at his home ir
Kings Mountain last Tuesday after
noon. He had been declining for 9
year or two, but held on to life with
astonishing tenacity for man of bis
age-63 or 81 years. For many years
Is or 20 perhaps, he had been the
chairman of Cleveland county's board
of commissioners, and his business
sagacity during these years was of nc
little value to his county in the man
agement of public affairs. He was 9
prominent merchant in his town until
failing health compelled his retirement
from business. He leaves a widow
and three children, and circle ol
mourning friends too many to count
.....'.. Mrs. J. C. Galloway is spending
sometime with relatives in Virginia
She will remain week or two longer
.....'..A new iron gray horse smashed
up buggy for Doctor Sloan yesterday
afternoon. A boy was holding him!
when he became frightened and dashed
off. He ran on the sidewalk next to
Morris Brothers on South street, and
hooked the outside front wheel on a
tree. This stopped him, but the front
fxings were considerably mutilated
......:..Our soldier boys are all back
home. They came Tuesday night
Lee and George Jenkins and Sam Shu'
ford and Mart Sample and Porter Ell,
more and Bud Lay and Will Craig and
Jim Ford and John Heath and Frank
Bullwinkle. They are happy at home
for 80 days, after which they return to
Raleigh to be mustered out. ''''''While
the speaking was going on in the court
house last Tuesday afternoon, horse
swapping and other things were in
progress on the Slopes of Bliss north
west of the Jail. Presently there was
a fight, an arrest, some dodging about
in the crowd and a race. People
aocked from every direction to the
scene where q dull time had been
relegated to innocuous desuetude. A
great cheer from the crowded hillside
indicated the satisfaction of the crowd
with the result of chase in which
Jim Barrett was .overtaken by Emmett
Floyd and Sam Pearson, who turned
their man over to Cal Howe, the Dallas
marshal. Barrett and e. E. Penning-
ton were called to account by his
Honor E. L. Wilson, mayor of the
town, who parted company with the
boys after they had left S10.4O as d
slight token of regard for the majesty
of the law. 1t appears that Barrett
and Pennington were on horse trade
with John Milton Howard, of Gastonia.
Their terms didn't suit Howard and
Howard let them know it. Then they
let Howard have it in the face, with
the result that he was hurt little bit
for the time being, but not seriously.
The boys, it is said, were drinking
but Howard, who is middle-aged or
past, was not proven to be at fault in
the affray.