Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-12


original surface. so that the cotton is
left standing erect with the roots un-
exposed. Every farmer knows some
thing about the trouble in dirting cot
ton when the roots are all bare and
the stalks are lying on their sides, and
in every direction at that. This 9TH
er plan promotes the early growth Of
the cotton, gives more time for hoeing
and makes it easier. We hope some of
our farmers besides Mr.. Conrad will
try it and report the result.
GASTON.
Gastonia News, June Il A pretty
home wedding was celebrated at Nc
Adenville, Wednesday night, at the
home of Mrs. VIM. Wright, when
Charles Forest Stowe, of Kings Noun
tain, was married to Mrs. Wright's
pretty daughter, Miss Matte Wright.
Rev. J. L. Vipperman performed the
ceremony. The new town council
met last night. The most important
action was the reelection Of the police
force: I. N. Alexander, chief; T. N.
Williams, day policeman; Wylie Carroll
and c. E. Russell, night policemen.
Captain J. D. Moore went to Lenoir,
today to take charge Of the force work.
ing on the mill so that Jacob Jenkins,
the foreman, can come home tomorrow
and arrange to move his family to Le-
noir, next week. They will probably
move about Tuesday, and will spend
the summer there. The little week
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Laugh
ridge died at their home at the Old
mill yesterday morning early. Mr..
Laughridge, accompanied by his broth
er-in-law, J. D. Lindsay, carried the
remains to Sharon, today where they
will be buried. Mrs. Luther
Keatchie died at the Avon mill We'd
nesday afternoon. She was a daugh-
ter of VIM. Harvell, Of Mooreville,
She leaves husband and two children,
one only few days old. Mrs. Harvell,
Mrs. Keatchies mother, was here and
took the children to her home at
Mooresville, where she will keep them.
The remains were carried to Moores-
vile yesterday for burial. The ap-
pearance of smallpox in the county
again has called for precaution. The
county board of health, Tuesday, decid-
ed to buy the pest house belonging to
Gastonia. 1t was understood that the
town would sell. Chairman Pegram
was instructed to buy, but the town
prefer not to have the smallpox
so near us. The Cherryville pa
tient is in the pest house. We
have no smallpox in and around
burg, moved his family into the
Falls House Wednesday, and took
charge of that excellent hostelry. Mr..
Brown is also proprietor of the Chero-
kee Inn at Blacksburg. and will con-
duct both hotels. spending most Of his
time here. Mr.. Brown has spent his
life as a hotelist and has had charge Of
some of the best in the country, and
Messrs. Simmons and Wilson. the pop
ular clerks are still here, and also the
same dining room force. Mr.. Keen,
who was recently a clerk in the hotel,
will probably spend part of his time
here. He is a brother-in-law Of Mr..
Brown. Mr.. Stewart left Wednesday
for Augusta, where he has a position
in the Albion hotel.. The board Of
county commissioners, Tuesday, order
ed an election in Gastonia and South
Point townships on the issue Of $4,000
in road bonds in each township. To
carry this appropriation will require
majority of the registered voters. vot-
ing in favor of the issue. They will be
80 year bonds bearing per cent inter-
est. In Gastonia township, one fourth
of the proceeds will be used on the
roads in the town of Gastonia. Con-
victs from the town can. on agreement,
be worked on township roads. In
Gastonia the township roads commits
sioners are, If the bond issue Is carried,
Jno. w. Love- S. N. Boyce and T. w.
Wilson. The bonds cannot be sold for
less than par. 1t is claimed that at the
present rate of taxation a sinking fund
can be created which will pay the
bonds when due.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger. June 7: A little
child of Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Edwards
Of this city, died Wednesday afternoon
at the home Of its parents, No. 1921
Limestone street. It has only been
sick short while: but it was in the
clutches of diphtheria, and that disease
is not long in working it's fatal will.....
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Whisnant, Of
Blacksburg. are just now mourning
the result Of carelessness in a compan-
ion. AS we learned the facts, young
Clarence Whisnant was at work in
Columbus. Ga, at the time of his
death. On Sunday morning last he
was in his room in company with a
friend, who. probably was his ROOM
mate. This friend got out a pistol and
began playing" with it, and in some
manner accidentally discharged it, (as
is generally the case.) the ball entered
the body Of young Whisnant. The un-
fortunate young man lived until Mon
day. when he breathed his last. His re-
mains were brought home to Blacks
burg and inferred in the cemetery at
of age; he was bright, energetic and
industrious young man, and his tragic
death was a heavy blow to his family
as we'll as source of deep sorrow to
his numerous friends in Blacksburg.