Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-21
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In COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
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CHEROKEE-The Gaffney Ledger,
April II: On last Saturday, Mr.. Dan
lei Ruppe died at his home, near Maud,
in his 95th year, and was buried in the
family burying ground on his place.
.........The young man who broke out
with smallpox in Gaffney last week is
improving rapidly, and is so much i'm,
proved that he is able to be up about
the house. He says he is feeling well
and wants to eat much more than he
| is allowed to. No new cases have oc-
CURED, and every precaution has been
taken to prevent the spread CT the
disease, and we do not anticipate much
more trouble from is. People general
ly submit to vaccination without op-
position but when objection is made,
he or she is vaccinated just the same.
One Negro woman had to be put in
the calaboose but few hours salts
fed her and her arm is now in regula-
ton uniform.
GASTON- Gastonia News, April
liz: The old building of the Metho-
dist church was cried at auction yes
terday by Mr.. S. P. Mears, and was
bought by Mr.. R. L. Davis tor sZoo.
....:...Rey. R. P. Smith left Saturday
to ioin his family at Asheville, where
they will live in the future. The fam
| ily has many friends here who regret
to lose them. Good wishes follow
them. Mr.. Bernard Smith remains IN
the Gastonia Bank. .'''.'''''Thursday
afternoon, Mr.. Pink Limeberger, who
lives a mile or so southeast of town,
brought US sample of some of the
finest wool we have ever seen in this
part of the country, which he clipped
from two of his fine sheep. The wool
that was clipped from the male sheep
measured full AZ inches in leng tn, and
that which was clipped from the eve
measured II inches. From the male
sheep he clipped 1O3 pounds and from
the eve 81 pounds. The sheep are
only one year old, and are the Cotes-
void stock. Mr.. Lineberger says he
has been raising sheep all his life; but
never before has he had such yield
of wool from only two head. He also
has IA head of common sheep that
only averaged pounds of wool to the
head. After clipping the male sheep
he weighed him, ard be tipped the
scales al 120 pounds. ..''''''''The people
of Gastonia are interested in the ex-
pansion of the mario ow gauge, which IS
on foot. The first shipment of heavy
steel rails for use in converting it into
a standard gauge has been shipped,
saws the Lincoln Journal. We give
the following from the Lenoir News:
We have reliable information that not
only will the Carolina and North
Western be made standard gauge ;
but that plans are now on foot to ex-
tend the line across the Blue Ridge
to a connection with the roads pene-
trating the coal fields of Tennessee
and Virginia. In fact, we learn that
an engineering corps has already been
formed, and that it will soon take the
field to determine the best line through
the mountains from Lenoir westward.
This is indeed a great undertaking,
and will develop the very richest and
most attractive region in all the Blue
Ridge system. 1t is a fact generally
conceded that a railroad will cross the
Blue Ridge at some point between
Gillespie Gap, in Mcdowell county,
and the Deep Gap, in Wilkes, and it is
equally certain that only one line will
be built across the Blue Ridge for many
years to come. The towns along that
| line will be fortunate in that they will
he brought nearest to the coal fields
and all the Piedmont Carolina towns,
and that the great timber wealth OF
the mountains will be rendered acces-
sible to their factories.
CHESTER-The Lantern, April II:
Mrs. w. A. Barber and little daughter
Mary, arrived yesterday from New
York to spend while with her father,
who has been quite sick for the past
few days with the grip. .''''''''''The fol-
lowing ladies left yesterday morning
for Charleston, to attend the meeting
of the State Federation of Woman's
Clubs: Mrs. L. T. Nichols and Mrs.
A. w. Klutz, representing the Pal
metto club Mrs. ]. G. White and Mrs.
J. ]. Stringfellow, from the Up-to. Date
club; Mrs. D. N. MCLAUGHLIN and Miss
Hannah Heyman, from the Park asso-
citation Miss Rhea Wachtel and Miss
Ellie Brandt, from the Art club; Miss
Kate Castor, from the Sin Nombre
club. Miss Nettie Melton, who has
been at Summerville, will also be a
delegate from this club. Mrs. J. M.
.Brawley and Miss Louise McFadden
were on the programme to read pa
pers but did not find it convenient to
attend. .'........ Mrs. Margaret Lewis,
mother of Mrs. J. A. White, of Black
stock, died last Sabbath night, at the
age of 81 years. She has been in bad
health for some time. Mrs. Lewis was
native of Mecklenburg county, n.
IC and her maiden name was Grier.