Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-20

via. White & Jenkins mill to Besse-
mer. One route from Kings Mountain
will be carried by c. P. Goforth. II
will go toward Shelby to Ira Dovers
near Buffalo creek, down Buffalo to the
old Quinn & Harrell mill and back to
Kings Mountain via Bethlehem church.
The other route from Kings Mountain
will be carried by Mr.. I. B. Goforth. 1t
will 20 via Old Furnace, Boyce NC
Gills, Perry and Fancy in Cleveland,
and back to Kings Mountain on the
Waco road. The Gastonia Tele-
phone Co., has put in more phones In
at Glover. w. B. Stroup, ]. F. Pursley
and q. NJ. Neill, all stores. The phone
system is growing and Gastonia con-
tinues to grow into a center.
CLEVELAND.
Kings Mountain Democrat, Novem-
ber IA: Four Negroes were gambling
Sunday, on the old Tracy homestead,
where a fight ensued and one was shot
in the back. The fellow who did the
shooting Is still running. ...On the
first Of January next the postoffice at
this place will become a presidential
Office and then our postmaster Will be
appointed by the president. We knew
our mail matter at this place was fast
increasing and we had been looking
for this change. The postmasters pay
here will now be not less than $1,000;
but Just how much 1t will be we can
not yet One day last week.
while hunting in the mountain neal
here, Mr.. F. M. Parish captured q
strange bird and brought 1t back that
he might find out from some one what
to call It; but at last accounts his bird
had been named by no one. The bird
is about as large as a crow; has par
TALLY web feet; a round, thick, white
bill, can dive like duck; but cannot
fly much, has very red eyes; appears
very tame; black and heavily feath-
cred. 1t has been shown to old men
and men from the seashore and none
know him. AS described by Webster
| 1t is nearer a plover or sultana than
anything We can find. Mrs. Martha
Parker, wife Of the late Sam Parker
died at her home in this place last
Thursday night, and was buried at the
old family graveyard near w. L. Co.
forth's. Mrs. Parker was, as we learn
over 80 years old, and was doubtless
the oldest resident Of our town. She
was worn out by age......J. S. Fosket,
was bound over in a $100 bond Tuesday
before Esquire Allison to keep the
peace for the next six months......
Last week Mr.. F. P. Bonshee, special
agent, and Mr.. Brown, his assistant
were here to look after the two free
rural delivery mail routes that had
been petitioned for by Messrs. H. j
Allison and I. Ben Goforth; and also
the route asked for at Bessemer by Mr.
Royster. All three of these routes
were approved by the agent and
Messrs. Goforth and Royster recon-
mended as carriers for their respective
routes: but on account Of his age the
agent claimed that Mr.. Allison could
not be recommended to his route. This
created considerable dissatisfaction and
there is now fight on as to who should
get this appointment. 1t Is well-known
that Mr.. Allison has been the prime
mover in this convenience for this Sec
ton and the public will greatly regret
to see him knocked out, or his wishes
disregarded, as positive promise was
made to him by Mr.. Bonshee.
CHESTER.
Lantern, November Is: At their
November meeting which was held on
last Monday, November 18th, the Ches-
ter Chapter D. Of C. elected officers fol-
the ensuing year as follows. Presi-
dent. Miss Annie c. Hardin; 1st vice.
president, Mrs. E. c. Stain; I'd vice
president. Mrs. Julia Campbell: secre-
tary, Miss Berta Heath; treasurer
Miss Marion Leckie; historian. Mrs. j
G.. Moffatt. The special work in which
this chapter is now interested Is the
building Of a Confederate monument
in Chester. The nucleus Of fund fol
this purpose has already been raised
and a committee, with Mrs. Campbell
as chairman. was appointed to stir uI
and keep up interest in this subject
The chapter appointed Misses Annie
Hardin and May Davidson to represent
1t at the annual State Convention OF
the Daughters, which convention meets
this year with the Dick Anderson chap
ter, in Sumter, November 2Sth and 29th
...... Wednesday, about o'clock, Mr.
Spence Cook was found dead on the
floor of an outhouse at the rear OF
Frazer's livery stable. He had beer
seen about the stable short time be-
fore, and was on the street about Il
o'clock. He had been afflicted fol
months with something like dropsy
involving the heart, and had not been
able to do anything. Formerly he was
employed about the meat markets
The remains were buried yesterday af-
ternoon, the Rev. ]. S. Moffatt conduct.
ing funeral services.