Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-13

money. They got in by prizing open a
window. Rev. Joe Munday, who
lectured here sometime ago and took a
collection to build a home so that he
could devote his time to the ministry,
was placed in the lookup at Statesville
Saturday for being drunk and bolster
Gus. He braced his reputation here
with his own tongue and didn't enjoy
the heartiest confidence of the people.
..... Miss Annie Barnett, Of Bethel,
died Friday and was buried Saturday.
She was an estimable maiden lady.
She lived with her sisters, Misses Mary
Jane and Cynthia Barnett. She leaves
relatives both in Gastonia and the
Bethel section. .......John Carpenter, a
highly respected young cotton mill op-
erative, who was hit in the head with
a rock, at Dallas, last fall, died We'd
nesday at Spencer Mountain. The
Negro was a stranger, and was EVIL
IDENTIFY a bad character, as he was In
several scrapes about Dallas. He made
ter, who resented it in a way that was
becoming, and when Mr.. Carpenter
went out of Jarrett's store, in which
he was, the Negro hit him in the head
with a rock and made his escape, and
has not been caught. Mr.. Carpenter
fingered as a result of the blow, and
finally died. ..... Mr.. Walter Mears, a
brother of our townsman, S. P. Mears,
had a stroke Of paralysis at Asheville,
Thursday, and grew worse until Sum
day morning, when he died. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mears left on the morning train
to attend the funeral. Mr.. Mears was
a young man, just entering the twen-
ties, and his prospects for success In life
were bright. He spent sometime with
his brother here a year ago, and Is re-
membered by many Of our people. Mr.
and Mrs. Mears expect to return to-
morrow. -. Gastonia Is very much In
terested in municipal politics, though
the election is still three weeks Off.
There are two tickets out. The one
which proposes to carry out the work
projected by the present board is as
follows: Mayor w. T. Love; aldermen,
Albert Rankin, V. E. Long, G. A.
Gray, ]. F. Love and T. L. Craig. They
favor a bond issue Of $4,000 to COM
plete and extend the waterworks and
light plant, and $4,000 for a graded
school. The other ticket is as follows:
Mayor, M. H. Shuford; aldermen, A. c.
Williamson, ]. D. Moore, ]. O. White,
J. L. Robinson and G. w. Reagan.
They have not formulated a policy.
Both the candidates for mayor are ex-
sheriffs of CASTOR county. The sewer
age suit, which has been the cause of
a considerable loss and expense to the
town as we'll as inconvenience to many
Of the citizens has been compromised.
The town agrees to pay 500 damages
and carry the sewer pipe through the
Dixon land to the creek. The work of
putting in waterworks in dwellings
will now no doubt be vigorously prose-
cuted. Friday night Mrs. George
Stegall, of the Loray, went to bed as
usual. About II o'clock she got up and
struck a match and returned to bed.
Mr.. Steagall asked her what was the
matter and she replied that one side
of her face was all drawn and then
said she was going to die. She lived
only about two hours. Her remains
were carried to Marshville Saturday
afternoon, where she was buried in
the old family graveyard. She was AZ
years old, and member Of the Bap-
tist church. She leaves a husband
and three children, eight having gone
before her. The children are Walter,
BENJAMIN, Floyd and Jesse, and Miss
Addie, Ora, May and Nellie, who are
yet at home and Mrs. Willie Miller, of
Gaffney.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, April 9: DR.. and
Mrs. Fort entertained, from Tuesday
until Thursday of last week, Misses
Lyles and Massey, and Messrs. ]. w.
Dunovant and T. ]. Martin, all Of
Chester. Wednesday evening an i'm
promptu dance was given at Parish's
hotel, complimentary to the popular
visitors, in which many of the young
people Of the city took part. The affair
was a very pleasant one and highly en-
joyed by the merry makers. The visit
ing ladies and gentlemen have returned
to their homes. ....B. L. Jones, of York.
Vile, was among the visitors In the
city Friday....... The B. Y. P. U. con-
vention is now in session in Charles
ton. Those who are in attendance as
delegates from the First church Of this
city are: Misses Bessie Kendrick, An
ME Johnson, Blanche Peeler, Mrs. Vir-
gle Copeland, Birdie Crawley and H.
K. Osborne Esq. Kyle Davenport and
Ernest Peeler were appointed dele
gates but did not go. DR.. Lodge, of
Limestone college, delivered an ad-
dress before the convention Sunday.
The board of county commissioners
met yesterday at Blacks ferry for the
purpose Of locating a site for the new
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