Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-22

Ia Carter, New Hope; H. E. Mayfeld,
Baton Rouge. Rossville-No. 6.-Miss-
es N. M. Boulware, Heath Chapel; Lii
la Russell, Catawba; Marie Simonton,
Bethel; E. W. Kennedy, Mt. Prospect.
Blackstock-No. 7.-Misses Rebekah
Craig, Purity; Georgia Coleman, Ar
chie's Hill; Carrie Blain, Oak Hill; VI
ola Lewis, Bethlehem; ]. T. Gettys.
and Miss Kate Douglass, Blackstock;
r. L. Patrick, Cornwell; John A. Wal
ker, Terry. Wise-No. 8.-Miss Mary
Osborne, Sunshine. Lowryville-No. 9.
Jas. r. Dye, Lowryville; Mrs. Jas.
r. Dye, Lowrysville; Misses Ida II.
Guy, Cedar Grove; Miss Virginia Trip
lett, High Point. Sandy River-No. 10.
Miss Eulalia Boyd, Sandy River.
Edgmoor-No. u.-Miss Millie Lynn,
Edgmoor. Broad River, No. 12.-Miss
Hattie Sitgreaves, Cabal; Mrs. Matte
O. Carter, Mt. Pleasant. Harmony
No. 13.-John E. Nunnery, Wylie's Mill;
A. E. Thomas, Harmony. Wilksburg
No. 4.-Miss Evelyn Hall, Wilks-
burg; Mrs. Eunice Robbs, Chalkville.
Leeds-No. 15.-Mrs. F. M. McCollum,
Leeds. Halsellville-No. 16.-Miss Ag-
nes r. Douglas, Halsellville.
GAsToN.
Gastonia News, January 18: Mrs. DR..
J. c. Galloway returned from Lexing-
ton, Va, Friday night, accompanied
by her sisters, Misses Bruce and Will
lie McKemy.. .Gastonia was on the
verge Of a coal famine Saturday. The
Loray and Old mill ran out Of coal
Saturday. The Avon and Power house
were running close yesterday. So were
all the other mills in town. Plenty OF
coal came in Thursday; but Saturday
the shifting engine began to leak and
had to be sent to Spencer for repair
and it was not till yesterday about 4
o'clock that an engine could be OBJ
tained from Spartanburg. Coal was at
once supplied to the mills. Ten car
loads were on the siding yesterday.
That won't last Gastonia long. While
the Loray and Old mills were shut
down the operatives had a good time.
The boys and girls engaging in amuse-
ment and snow balling. E. w.
Prisoark, known as Roscoe, a colored
barber who has been here with R. s.
Alexander for the past two years, Is in
Jail. Friday he went to Smyre's hard
ware store and bought pistol. The
clerks were called out a moment and
when Roscoe had left Fred Smyre
missed two pistols instead Of one. He
went to hunt Roscoe, who at first de-
MED having but one pistol; but on be-
ing assured that he was to be searched
he pulled out pistol from each shirt
sleeve. They were small pistols and
they were so completely concealed In
the shirt waist that although he had
on no coat the pistols did not show.
He was placed In Jail to await court.
He has had charge Of the shop for the
past few weeks in the absence Of San
dy Alexander, who has a position as
porter on the Southern. Mrs. Jane
Meek Barnett died Saturday morning
at 9.15 o'clock. She was "a years old
on the 18th of last October. She was
in exceedingly good health until three
weeks before the day Of her death. She
took grip, which was too much for her
old age. She was conscious almost un-
til the last. The funeral exercises were
conducted Saturday afternoon at
o'clock by Rev. M. MEG. Shields, at
the home. The remains were carried
to Bethel on Sunday morning and in
tered in the old Bethel cemetery about
l o'clock. The deceased was bern near
Bowling Green and was a daughter of
the late VIM. Adams. She has large
list Of relatives in Gastonia and all
through the Bethel section. She spent
part Of her early years in what Is now
Cherokee county, on Broad river, went
to school in Yorkville and afterwards
made her home in Bethel until October
1899, she moved to Gastonia. Her hus-
band, Hamilton Barnett, died Decem-
ber 29th, 1893. Her mother died when
she was a child. She had eleven chill
dren, 13 grand children, and one great
grand child. She priced photograph
In which were the pictures Of four gen.
erations. Her living children are Mrs.
R. E. Nichols, Of York county; ]. w.
Barnett, Of the old home place; Miss
E. ]. Barnett, who lived with her moth
er; A. M. Barnett and r. M. Barnett.
of Bethel; and Miss Maggie Barnett,
who lived with her mother. The devo-
ton Of these two daughters to their
aged mother was most tender. Mrs.
Barnett was a most lovable charac-
ter and devoted member Of the Pres
byterian church. She belonged for
many years at Bethel and moved her
membership to Gastonia when she
moved here two years ago. She was a
devoted mother and faithful friend,
and those who knew her best, loved her
most. One Of her sons, John Nelson
Barnett, died about the close Of the
war as result Of the amputation OF
leg.