Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-16

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girls look as sweet, when get little
bigger, as they do now, I am going over
LANCASTER 7fedger, June 1s
DR.. T. J. Strait has filed his pledge
with the state chairman, and is in the
race for congress from this district.
Mr.. Finley has also filed his pledge.
The doctor and Mr.. Finley are the
only candidates for the nomination
from the Fifth district. .''''''''Mr. Wal
ter Y. Ingram, formerly of this place,
was married last Sunday afternoon to
Miss Annie Mitchell, of Spartanburg.
Immediately after the ceremony the
young couple boarded the train for
Greenville, where they will make their
future home. Mr.. Ingram is now con-
nected with the Gates steam laundry
in Greenville. .......".0n Friday last Mr..
G. F. Tillman, of the Tank section,
had a mule to die supposedly of hy-
drophobia. It would bite at anything
which came in reach. A little son of
Mr.. Tillman's was bitten in the back
by the animal, breaking the skin near
| ly two inches; but as he was bitten
through his clothing it is thought the
posion could not be conveyed to the
child. A maidstone applied the same
day failed to adhere to the wound. 1t
also bit another mule and fairly tore q
chicken to pieces. If the mule was
ever bitten by rabid animal no one
knows of it; but Mr.. Tillman found a
dead dog under his house recently
that he thought might have died of
hydrophobia, and possibly might have
bitten the mule. .'...''..' The initiatory
steps for the building of the million
dollar cotton mill at this place, were
taken last Friday evening when the
directors of the Lancaster Cotton mill
met in the presidents Office, over the
bank, and unanimously passed reso-
luton calling a special meeting of the
stockholders, for the second Monday
| in July, to increase the capital stock
from $15O,00O to 81, 600, 900 -one.half
the capital to be issued in 2. per cent.
preferred stock. 1t goes without say
ing that the action of the stockholders
will be unanimous. The object of the
increase is said to add to the plant and
make it a million dollar mill. The
new building will be erected east of
the present building, will be four stor-
les high, and just four times its size.
But the common and preferred stock
in the increase of the capital has all
been subscribed for, arrangements hay
ing been made with capitalists abroad
to take all that is not subscribed for by
home investors. Work will commence
at an early date and will be pushed to
completion with all rapidity possible.
When completed the mills will have
10000 spindles and 1900 looms. The
additional mill will be operated by
electric power generated at Landsford,
arrangements being completed for the
development of this power. The build
ling of this mill means much for Lam
caster. 1t will give employment to
about 1900 more operatives and will
increase our population by several
thousand. Even while in course of
construction it will be a great benefit,
giving employment to many and put
ting quantities of money in circulation.
GAST0N- -Gastonia Gazette, June
IA: Mr. w. w. Jenkins and wife, of
Yorkville, have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. J. Y. Miller. ''''.''''Rev.
J. G. Galloway will attend commence
ment at Due West, next week but
there will be preaching at Pisgah. ''''''
Miss Mary E. Roberts, the eldest child
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Roberts, of Nc
Adenville, died at the home of her
parents last Saturday, and was buried
at Lowell on Sunday morning. The
funeral was attended by large crowd
of people from McAdenville. We ex-
tend sympathy to the bereaved family.
''""McKinley, Hayney, the S.year.old
son of Isaac Hayney, fell in 40-foot
dry we'll in a field near his home on
Saturday. He and number of other
children were playing around the old
dry we'll, when the Hayney boy acci-
dentally slipped in. The children gave
the alarm at once, and assistance soon
arrived. A rope was let down to him,
and he managed to hold on until he
was drawn up. He was very much
frightened and completely exhausted
when he got to the top. His injuries
while very painful will not likely prove
fatal. His father is an industrious old
darkey and well-known. .''''''''"'The
stockholders of the Gastonia Oil mill
held a meeting in the Office of the
mayor Monday afternoon. The pur-
pose of the meeting was to adopt by
laws of the company which were drawn
up by Judge Lewis. The corporation
papers were granted by the secretary
of state. The officers of the company
were then elected and are as follows
A. A. Mclean, president; W. J. Cliff
ford, of Statesville, secretary and treas.
urer; B. M. Holland, of Chester, gen.
eral manager. Mr.. Clifford and Mr..
Holland will both move to Gastonia in
short time. The deed for the lot
was drawn up Monday. They intend
having it completed by the first of
September. We are glad to welcome
these enterprising gentlememen to our