Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-11
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
We viii Send The ENQUIRER

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st
1907, for 81 cents,
Magistrate for York Township.
In the second race for magistrate for
York township Mr.. ]. c, Conner de-
feated Mr.. R. L. deLosch 2sS to aSo.
Killed by lightning.
Mrs. M. F. Pursley Of Clover was
killed by flash OF lightning this az
ternoon at about $50 o'clock, The
tragedy occurred at the home OF Mrs.
c.. T. Thomas, where Mrs, Pursiey
was visiting. The information is that
Mrs. Pursley stepped out Of the house
to go home and she was struck Just
as she left the door. Death was In
stantaneous,
Death of Mr.. Moore Jones.
Mr.. Moore Jones, highly esteemed
citizen Of the Hebron neighborhood,
o'clock. He had been In bad health for
many years, suffering principally from
a disorder of the liver, which was the
cause of his death. He was buried at
Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Jones was about forty eight years
of age. He leaves a widow and five
daughters, the eldest about eight years
old.
PresbyteriaI High School.
Prof. W. H. Hand Of the South Car
olina university, who Is charged with
a general supervision Of the high
schools of the state, went up to Beth
any last Friday, In company with Su-
perintendent of Education Jenkins to
visit the Presbyterial High school.
He went over the situation thoroughly
and expressed himself as being well
pleased with what he saw and with the
prospects. The school opened with
quite a satisfactory attendance; but is
not yet down to the business Of the
session.
Stokes Carter.
Miss Grace Walters, third daugh-
ter Of DR.. and Mrs. ]. Lemacks Stokes,
was married this evening to DR.. John
P. Carter of Bowman, s. c. The GER
emony took place at the brides home,
at $50 o'clock. DR.. Stokes officiated.
Only a few close friends Of the bride
were present among them the follow
ing: Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Sifford Of
Gastonia: Misses Elizabeth Hunter,
Marion Logan, Anna Span. Bessie
Gilbert and Alma Walker Of York.
willie. DR.. and Mrs. Carter left on the
10 o'clock train for Bowman, their
future home.
Army Worm Pest.
Mr.. George S. Williams advised the
reporter this morning that the army
worm has made its appearance in large
numbers in the Fflbert neighborhood.
He saw II on the lands of ]. A. Walk
er, colored, and was advised that 1t
was also to be seen on the lands Of
Messrs. D. NJ. Hall and Felix Quinn
The worm Is about an inch long,
marked with stripes and looks like a
them, and they are cleaning the
ground of grass until 1t looks as If
nothing had ever grown there. Mr.
williams doesn't think that any of the
growing crops are In danger.
Murdered by His Companions.
The dead body of white man named
Evartus Spurlin was found on the track
of the Southern railroad a short dis
tance east Of Grover, NJ c., one day
last week. The body had been run over
by the train and had been badly man
gled. Investigation developed that
SpuTlin, accompanied Dy dnOtneT Wnlte
man named Joe Humphries, had gone to
a blockade still near Kings Mountain
after liquor. On the way
back there developed a difficulty as
the result of which Spurlin was killed
and robbed by Humphries and two ne
groes. The body of Spurlin was placed
on the track to cover up the crime. All
three of the men implicated in the
crime, Humphries, John Allison and
Bill Jones are in jail at Gaffney. The
motive Of the murder seems to have
been robbery, as everything had been
taken from Spurlin's pockets.