Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-25
Friday afternoon

Ed Durham rented a bicycle to q ne
gro giving his name as John Smith,
and neither the wheel nor John has
been seen since. The wheel was
Columbia chainless and was worth
about fifteen or twenty dollars. Mr.
Durham notified the police Saturday
and 'phoned a description Of the ne
gro and wheel to all nearby towns, but
so far he has had no Information con-
cerning either.
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Gastonia Gazette, Nov. %: Accord
ing to reports received yesterday from
the Presbyterian hospital, Charlotte
the condition Of Mr.. Mellon Craig, who
was shot last week, is improving and
strong hopes for his recovery are en-
tertained.. Miss Annie Galloway
left yesterday for Crowders Creek
where she Is to teach the Crowders
Creek school which began yesterday
She Is boarding at the home Of Mr.. j.
NJ. Adams. "A most enjoyable So
cial literary meeting Of the Epworth
League was held at the Methodist
church Friday evening. A half hour
was pleasantly spent in answering
twenty questions on American litera-
ture. Prof. ]. H. Separk was master
Of ceremonies Ice cream and cake
were served and the occasion was al
together a most pleasant one. MT.
and Mrs. w. H. Long have the sympa-
thy of the community in the death OF
their little five-months-old daughter,
Willie Cordelia, which occurred at l.SO
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Death
was due to whooping cough. following
a long illness. The body, accompanied
by the sorrowing parents, will be taxi
en- this morning through the country
to Shady Grove Baptist church IN Ire
dell county for burial. .....Mr. Lee
Falls has moved from Kings Noun
tain to the Andy Moss place out on
Gastonia r. F. D. route No. 2. He
bought it last August from Mr.. w. l..
Motion, who will occupy the place he
bought from Mr.. P. M. Rhyme near
Dallas. Mr.. Falls will try farming
and trucking, to which his place is
we'll adapted. He will give special at
tention to fruits. Mrs. Rosa Holt
Prichard received telegram yester-
day from her brother. DR.. r. D. Holt
Of Cherokee, N. c., conveying the sad
intelligence that his wife had died
yesterday morning in the Memorial
hospital, Richmond, Va, whittier she
had gone for treatment. The many
friends in Gastonia Of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Lenhardt sympathize deeply
with them in the death Of their little
ree-year-old son, Craft, which oc-
Cured at their home In Lowell yes
terday morning at 9 o'clock. The lit
tie one had been sick for about a week
with muscular rheumatism. The body
will be brought to Gastonia this morn
ing and will be inferred in the city
cemetery at II o'clock. With the
same officers and jury as last court,
Judge W. r. Allen and Solicitor Heriot
Clarkson have been making good prog
ress with the criminal docket. II the
same progress Is made today that was
made yesterday. there will be very lit
tie Of the criminal docket left tonight.
Following are the principal cases dis
posed Of yesterday: In case on appeal
by Mr.. C. D. Holland the charge was
changed to disorderly conduct and
Judgment suspended on payment OF
costs. I. w. Killian for carrying con-
cealed weapons was fined $40 and
costs. Susannah Patterson, a mulat-
to girl, was found guilty Of assault
and battery for shooting her step
father, Erwin Lindsay, who had threat
ened her with a chair. She will prob
ably get off with fine and costs. Tom
Caldwell was given six months on the
roads for larceny. Tom White, for
striking Lula Miller with frying PAN
will go to the roads for four months
Lula, for shooting at Tom four times
Immediately thereafter, was acquitted
of the charge Of ARRAY by the jury
Dolph Millers wife was convicted OF
retailing upon evidence which seemed
to show that she was the agent OF the
seller, Julia Sims. When Julia went to
trial she came clear-didn't sell the
liquor, just gave it to the boy. Now
how guilty was the Miller woman6
Labe Hoffman was convicted Of retail
ing, but the court was not through
with him when these notes closed.
DR.. L. N. Glenn returned to McAden-
VILE Sunday from New York, where
he has been taking a postgraduate
course at the New York Polytechnic
giving special attention to surgery
He was accompanied by Mrs. Glenn
and Mrs. r. R. Ray, who had been
spending a week in New York. Fri
day and Saturday they spent in Wash
iOpf0n