Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-24

Yesterday afternoon. The jury was
still out at q. m. on this case. .....
Married, by Rev. Thos. Blackmon, on
Sunday, March 10, Mr.. Heck Eubanks
and Miss Ellen Dunn, daughter Of Mr..
Charles Dunn, all Of Flat Creek town
ship. -. Married, at Unity, Sunday,
March 10, by Rev. ]. M. White, Mr..
Martin G. Remington and Miss Lizzie
Catoe. AT the residence Of c. A.
Plyler, the officiating notary public, on
Sunday, 9Th instant, Mr.. j. L. Outen
and Miss Mary Moser were married.
Mr.. Henry Plyler with Miss Lula ou-
ten and Mr.. Raymond Moser with Miss
Maud Plyler, were the attendants. All
the parties were from Union county,
NJ A distressing accident hap
pened in the Belair section Of this
county last Saturday, resulting In the
death Of little Sam Rogers, aged about
II years. Mr.. Nase Rogers and his
brother, accompanied by little Sam,
the only son of the former, were out
squirrel hunting when Mr.. Nase Rog-
ers after shooting at a squirrel un-
breeched his gun and hurriedly re-
loading 1t quickly breeched it again
causing the accidental explosion Of
one of the shells, the shot from which
took effect In little Sans side, infiict-
ing a wound from which he died that
night. The little fellow was standing
about twenty-five or thirty feet In
front of his father at the time.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, March 21: At
High Shoals Mr.. Abel Abernethy is
recovering from a severe attack OF
smallpox. Several other mild cases
there have been dismissed by the
county physician. . His many friends
will hear with sorrow Of the death of
Mr.. Fred Parham. He died at ten
o'clock yesterday morning at his home
near Pleasant Ridge after weeks
illness with a stomach trouble. He
will be buried at II o'clock this morn
ing at Olney by the side Of HE wife,
who preceded him twelve or fifteen
conduct the funeral exercises. Five or
six orphaned sons and daughters are
left. Mr.. Parham was the Oldest OF
eight brothers, Of whom two are now
dead. The living brothers are Messrs.
Thurlow, John, Rufus, Sam, c. w. and
C. H. Parham. Mrs. John L. Wood is
the only sister,. "A phone message
from Hardin last night stated that
there was no perceptible change In the
condition Of Mr.. Earl Carpenter who
was shot last Wednesday by Mr.. Kale,
whom he killed. He Is not yet out
of danger. His fever has been pretty
high for a day or two, but at times
he rests very we'll. DR.. PRESLEY OF
Charlotte, was at his bedside yester-
day.. Mrs. w. T. Hoffman Is visit
ing friends at High Shoals and Long
Shoals, while her two daughters are
visiting their grandfather, Mr.. A. E.
Bolin, at Hickory Grove, s. Co.. Mr.
III. E. Shore Of Yadkin county, and
Miss Ella Bost Of Gastonia, were mar
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at his residence ons east Main street
Mrs. Myrtle Weaver wife Of Mr.
Dock Weaver, died at $50 o'clock
Sunday morning at their home at the
Loray mill, where Mr.. Weaver Is an
operative. The body was taken yes
terday to Bethel Baptist church near
Lawndale, in Cleveland county, for
burial. Deceased was 2S years old and
leaves a husband and five children
They had resided in Gastonia for
about ten months. Mr.. Weaver Is
cousin of Mrs. Charles Grigg.. Mr.
Joe Costner, who lives on the town
farm, and Mrs. John Costner, who
lives south Of town, near the pump
ing station, drove to South Carolina
Saturday night and were married
The groom is about 60 years old and
the bride about 40 years. Martha
the five-months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Parks Hand, died at their
home in Lowell early Friday morning
Of whooping cough. The funeral was
held from the Presbyterian church a,
IL a. m. Saturday, the services being
conducted by Rev. r. A. Miller and
Rev. J. H. Bennett. Lucille, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Sholar, died
last week, aged six months. The
body was taken to Norcross. Ga, fol
burial. Mr.. Sholar is depot agent al
Lowell On Friday. the 10th inst, g
four months child Of Mr.. and Mrs
M. A. league Of Lowell, died. The In
terment was in the Lowell cemetery
Mr.. Walter Sherrer of Sharon, is q
welcome addition to Gastonia's citi-
zenship. He moved here last week.
Mrs. D. T. Woods and family returned
Saturday to their home in Yorkville
after a weeks visit to the families OF
Mrs. Fannie Morrow and Mr.. Pelham
Morrow.
Curious Freaks of Lightning.
One Of the fantastic tricks which
lightning plays upon its unfortunate
victims Is a kind of fiashlight photog-
raphy. There are numerous instances
of this, but they seem almost too Won
derful to be believed. One Of these Is
that of young man in New Jersey who
was struck by lightning and was taker
in an ambulance to the hospital al
once There seemed to be no wound