Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-13
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LANCASTER.
News, July IL: AS published In a
previous issue of the News, Senator
Tillman will speak in Lancaster on the
goth instant. The candidates for con-
gress from this district will also speak
here the same day. A large crowd will
no doubt greet the distinguished
speakers. Mrs. Alice f. Beckham
widow of Ed Beckham, who was killed
on the L. & C. road, in Chester, some
time ago, has brought suit for forty
thousand dollars damages against the
railroad company. Mr.. J. Harry Fos-
ter is attorney for the plaintiff.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, July 10: Mr.. K
B. Babington. general manager of the
Piedmont Telephone and Telegraph
Company returned Saturday from
Gaffney. where a deal was made In
which Piedmont acquired the property
of the Gaffney Telephone Company
The Gaffney Company has from 25O
to 800 phones. The Piedmont will take
charge August 1st, and will go to work
to fit out the Gaffney Exchange with
the latest and best equipments. Here
tofore the people Of Gaffney were COM
PEELED to go to the central Office in or
der to use the long-distance lines
which has been a great inconvenience
to all parties concerned. After the
change is made the long distance lines
will be made to extend into the homes
and offices of the Gaffney subscribers
and Gastonia people can then talk to
Gaffney without having the person they
want called to a central booth. Gas
tonia will now be headquarters for the
Gaffney Telephone company. ...... .Mr
James L. Kendrick and Miss Maggie
Spencer were united In marriage last
Thursday night by Rev. r. c. Anderson
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Caleb Spencer, south of the Lo-
ray. The wedding was quiet home
affair, but still there were large num-
Der of the young couples friends pres
ent. The happy couple left Monday for
Charlotte where they will be at home
for the summer. MT. w. Meeh
Adams started west on train No 80
Yesterday morning. He is on a visit
to his sons. Thomas and Leslie, in Col
orado ani will take pains to have the
best sort of time while he is on the
trip-and the best sort of time Is what
all his friends wish him. ... Married
on July 4th at Bowling Green, Mr.. j.
L. Huffstetler and Miss Blanche Cox,
both of Gastonia. The ceremony was
performed by Mr.. r. M. Dulin, the
notary public, at his residence. ......
Mr. r. NJ. McSwain has a horned
toad that is a curiosity. 1t seems TO
be a cross between a lizard and an
ordinary toad. Mr.. John McSwain
brought it from Oklahoma few weeks
ago and gave it to his brothers son,
Mr.. A. c. McSwain. There is another
in the community somewhere that was
turned loose two or three years ago.
..... 1t was 49 years ago when Mr..
]. L. Carpenter left the Beaver Dam
section and sought his fortune in Ala
bama and Texas. Thirty-five years ago
he visited the old home and then re-
turned to Texas. Now he is at home
again to spend the summer-the first
time he has set foot on his native soil
in 35 years. Mr.. Carpenter and his
daughter, Miss Minnie, came from
Travis county, Texas, about two
weeks ago. They have been visiting
Mrs. Henry Kiser, beyond McAden-
Vile. She is a sister of Mr.. Carpen-
ter, and Mr.. Mark Carpenter is a
brother. They went to Long Shoals
yesterday to visit relatives in that
section. Mr.. Carpenter will be 6S
years old the 18th of next October.
He is looking hale and hearty and
seems good for spending many more
happy years on his 1900 acre ranch
in Texas. For raising an order
Dallas Jail. He was sent up Friday
from Gastonia. Mr.. .Jno. F. Joy gave
him an order for $50 for work at
his saw-mill. When the order was
presented TO Mr. T. A. Joy in Mt.
Holly it read $21.9O. He was offered
$1.90, but wouldn't take it. "I'I
have to go to the bank then to get
the change" said Mr.. Joy. The negro
started out, saying he would be back
in a few minutes. Mr.. Joy went out
TOO, but instead of going to the bank
he went to Deputy Sheriff Lentz
That officer kept up his search for
three weeks until on notice by phone
the GastOnia police nabbed Michael
here Thursday night where he
expected to take train 35 for South
Carolina. He was at the depot sitting
on a truck when arrested.
CHESTER.
Lantern, July 10: Mrs. F. w. Culp
of Washington, D. c., arriver in
the city Saturday and spent yester-
day at the home Of her father-in-law
Col. ]. r. Culp, and left for Mt
Prospect yesterday to spend several
weeks with her mother, Mrs Eliza
beth Backstrom. -. Miss Mary Glib
son, who is attending the summer
school at Rock Hill, came down Sat.
urday and spent until yesterday with
her sisters. Her cousins, little Misses
Lois and Ethel Black, of Rock Hill
accompanied her. .... The date OF
Senator Tillman's speech has beer
changed from Saturday, the 21st, tC
Thursday. the 18th instant. Commit
tees will be named i'm our next issue
| The congressional candidates have
been invited to speak, as they have
no place i'm the state campaign meet
| ing. All other candidates are invi.
ted to attend, but they will hardly
have an opportunity to speak. The
meeting will be in Whites Grove
near old Purity. .... Capt w. w
Adams. the ranking officer Of the
pcnitentiary guard and for % year:
| a member of that command, dieC