Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-11

and was plaCeu OH the uaSh " PAS
vent suspicion A brick bat covered
with blood was also found. Jones
and Allison were both arrested
charged with committing the murder
They were given a hearing before
Grover magistrate yesterday and
were sent to Jail to await the coming
term of Cleveland court. Miss
Jane Underwood, an aged maiden
lady who lived alone In the South
Point neighborhood, was found dead
in her bed Sunday morning. For
long time she made her home with
the late Esquire Smith and at his
death she was given a life time right
to the old home. Early Saturday
Miss Underwood was at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pursley with ev-
cry appearance Of good health. Al
ter leaving for her home nothing
more was seen of her until she was
found dead. Very little is known OF
her life, as she lived alone and asso-
ciated with her neighbors very little
The funeral services were conducted
at Union church Sunday by her pas
tor. Rev. G. A. Sparrow. The
first new bale of cotton was brought
in Yesterday by Mr.. Robert Moten OF
Union neighborhood. The bale
weighed 541 pounds and was sold to
the Loray mills for 10 cents. .....
A mass meeting of the towns most
influential business men was held In
the commercial club rooms Monday
night for the purpose of considering
the advisability of having Gastonia
as a location for the c. & NV. rail-
way shops. 1t is understood on good
authority that the shops at Chester
are UNEQUAL to the demand made on
them and that the present location is
very unsatisfactory and inconvenient
Gastonia seems to be the most logical
place for the shops and If the town
will offer the proper inducements, the
company will probably locate the
shops here. A committee composed
OF Messrs. G. A. Gray, ]. K Dixon
]. o. White, B. M. Holland, c. B
T. L. Craig, v. e. Lone
and A. E. Moore were appointed to
confer with the railroad officials to
learn on what terms they can be in
duced to come to Gastonia with the
shops. Everybody seems to want the
shops here, and the business men OF
the town are becoming interested
1t has been rumored that the rail-
road has been considering the plant
of the Gastonia Manufacturing COM
pany as a possible location. but this
has had very little consideration, as
the stockholders are by no means
anxious to sell their plant, on terms
that would be acceptable to the rail-
road.
CLEVELAND.
Kings Mountain Herald, September
6: While working on building for
Lee S. Blalock on Kings creek on
last Monday. j. L. Herndon was
slightly hurt and badly shaken UP
by a fall from a. scaffold, while his
son Pink was painfully cut and
bruised on one side Of his face In
the same wreck. The planks on the
scaffold which were doubled were
being removed to an upper and high
er scaffold and Mr.. Herndon attempt
ed to cross the scaffold on single
layer, which snapped and he dropped
TO the ground quick as a hangs-man
trap. His son, who was on the upper
scoffold hallooed down to know II
his father was hurt, but no answer
came; then in his rush to descend
he ran or fell against a scantling and
badly cut his face. Mr.. Herndon had
been knocked unconscious, but soon
rallied enough to find that his son
was worse hurt than he was Both
managed after some time to get to
the house and receive proper atten-
ton at the hands of those there
This, Tuesday morning, ]. L. is all
right except soreness from his shake
up, but Pink Is laid off for a few days
to allow his cuts and bruises to heal
-. The county commissioners OF
CASTOR county in regular session On
last Monday at Dallas granted new
public road from the Glover road
near the foot of Crowders mountain
to the South Carolina line, distance
of three or three and a half miles
This road will serve a good section
of country down between the York
Vile and Glover roads who have had
no good outlet up this way. The road
will be taken up at the South Caro-
lima line and continued on, but
whether to Glover or some other
point we are not able to state. How
ever, IL Is in the direction Of Glover
and that would appear to be its nat
ural terminal. Kings Mountain will
be benefited by this new road and we
are indebted to those who have been
instrumental in obtaining it. .....-
A rumor has gotten into the press
which appears to be worthy Of some
credit, to the effect that a syndicate
is now negotiating for the purchase
of the Cleveland Springs, the famous
resort near Shelby, and in few days
will purchase the property with a
view to greatly improving 1t. This
syndicate consists of South Carolina
n q nit 70 lists who II thew buy are
able to make such mod
ern improvements as are needed &c
bring the place INTO "a ore prominence
than ii is at present. The medicinal
properties as we'll as the abundance
of water has long been established
and money and push are the only
requisites now needed to make IL faI
more famous. Col. Leroy Springs
and several other prominent men OF
wealth of Rock Hill and Lancaster
are said to be behind the project; and
they have been drawn to this by re-
cent visits and sojourns at the place
Should the. deal materialiZe a COM
modious and up-to-date hotel will be
erected to accommodate the large
throngs that will patroniZe the place
The people of this entire section
would hail with delight, the anticipa-
ted change, so that both the north
and south could enjoy the recreation
which this place could be made to
give. By all means we say let the
property go into able hands, that our
country may be improved and her
great natural resources go out to an
anxious public.
A Strange Story.