Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-29
GASTON.

GAS YIN.
Gastonia Gazette, November 26: Mr..
John c. Robinson, a prominent ana
well-to-do citizen of the county, died
at his home between Hoyle's bridge
and Spencer Mountain yesterday after
an illness of several months with drop
sy. Mr.. Robinson is survived by his
wife and by one sister, Miss Johnnie
Robinson, who made her home with
him. Mr.. Robinson had reached the
age of 70 years or more and his passing
takes away one of the useful and int1u-
entail citizens of the county. .... .Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Shannon have the sym
pathy of many friends in the death Of
their little daughter, Vivian Elmina,
which occurred Sunday at their home
in West GaStonia. Death resulted from
whooping cough complicated with kid
ney disease. Funeral services were
held at the home yesterday morning
at IL o'clock. conducted by Rev. A. S.
Anderson and the little body was ten
derly laid to rest in Oakwood ceme-
terry. The little one would have been
three years old the 9th Of January. -.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Lindsay, who has been su-
perintendent of carding at the Gray
Manufacturing company's mill since it
was first put in operation, leaves today
for Cliffside. where he has accepted a
similar position with the Cliffside
mills His family will join him in a
week or two. Mr.. Lindsay has been a
resident of GaStonia for the past six
years and likes the town so well that
he expects to return here at some fu-
ture time TO live. AS noted in the
Gazette last week the city authorities
began two weeks ago to keep a record
of all the prescriptions written and hll-
ed in Gastonia each week. The record
for the week ending Monday NoVem-
Der 25th, is as follows: Total number
filled 80 as follows-Adams drug store,
II: Torrence's drug store, 81; Williams
drug store, 81: of the total number fill
ed, 16 amounting TO 80 gallons, were
written by out-of- town physicians and
So. amounting to 81 gallons, by Gasto-
MIA physicians as follows: H. +. Glenn,
l; r. NJ Reid, |; Meg. Anders, 5; F.
G. Wilson, 8; J. NJ. Sloan, 13; G. E.
Mclean, 13: H. NJ. Eddleman, 41....
Mrs. Sarah f. Abernethy died Satur-
day morning at Z o'clock at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. ]. L. Armstrong.
at Belmont, aged 73 years. Death re-
suited from pneumonia after brief
illness. Funeral services were held at
the Belmont Baptist church Sunday
morning at II o'clock by Rev. Mr.. Pur-
nell and interment followed in Goshen
cemetery Prior to her marriage many
years ago deceased was Miss Sallie
Smith. She is survived by one daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. L. Armstrong, with whom
she had lived for a number of years.
and one sister. Mrs. Sallie Roper of
Belmont. Mrs. Abernethy was loyal
and consistent member of the Baptist
church and was held in high esteem
BY all who knew her. Saturday |
night the police department unearthed |
what was apparently a wholesale lar
ceny scheme AS Il result j. A. Hon |
eycutt and l.. Plair. two white men
who came to GaStOnia about three
weeks ago from CooleCmee. We're ar
rested and the former is now in Jail
at Dallas in default Of bonds aggre- |
eating $500 while the case against
Plair was mol pressed. They were tried
Yesterday before Squire T. H. White.
They were arrested at Plair'S house at
the Loray by Chief of Police Wiley |
Carroll and Policeman r. \. Williams.
who were accompanied by Mr.. w. j.
Stewart. from whom a large portion of
the goods were stolen. Honeycutt had |
been clerking for Stewart in the lat
terS store in the Davis block for the
last two weeks. Saturday he was sent
out to do some collecting and, in his |
absence. Mr.. Stewart discovered that
Honeycutt had sold some articles and
received the money therefor but had
failed to turn same in. When Honey
cutt did not turn up Saturday night,
Mr. Stewart notified the police and
search was instituted with the result
as above stated. When the officers ar
rived at Plairs house at the LOray
they found HOneycutt and placed him
under arrest. A search was made of
the house and a large quantity of
goods. including a good supply of gro
cerieS was found in two trunks. In
HOneycutt'S trunk was also found
S59.31 in money. this probably being
money the man had collected for Stew
art and had failed to turn in. Two
were preferred against Honey
cutt. one for the embeZzlement of S59.3l
and the other for the larceny of S45
worth Of dry goods and groceries. Plair
was indicted for receiving stolen goods
but the case was mol pressed