Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-03
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free delivery carriers going out from
the Gastonia postoffice, four in num-
Der, will don the regular carriers uni
form of gray tomorrow, Wednesday.
This is not required by the depart
ment, but is a voluntary move on the
part Of the carriers. Already some OF
the carriers of the county have these
uniforms, though their use has not as
yet become general. .... AS result OF
an accident which occurred at the
crossing Of the Southern and c. &
NV. railroad tracks near the Old
Mill shortly before Z o'clock this
morning, Mr. Fred Nolen, the young
son Of Depot Agent c. M. Nolen, sus-
tanned injuries which are very pain
full though not very serious. He was
going out on his regular morning trip
to bring in the switch light from the
several switches east Of the depot and
was riding on the railroad three-wheel
car used for this purpose. He was
going at a pretty rapid rate, as that
section of the track is on a pretty
heavy grade He did not see the ap-
preaching c. g. NV. freight train
until it was too late. The car ran in
| to the engine, throwing Nolen some
distance and tearing up the car con-
Isiderably. go. AT the home Of his only
daughter, Mrs. Henry W. Underwood,
near Mountain Island, Mr.. Samuel
Jenkins, an aged and highly respected
citizen of that section Of the county,
died Sunday from paralysis. This was
the third stroke he had suffered, the
| first dating back about three years,
since which time he has been confin-
ed to his home. Mr.. Jenkins was
eighty years of age. His wife died
about six years ago. Deceased was an
uncle Of Messrs. Ed and John Jenkins
of Gastonia.. 80. A telephone message
from the Presbyterian hospital, Char
lotte, to the Gazette at 2.15 o'clock this
afternoon conveyed the intelligence
that Mr.. ]. Laban Wilson, who was
taken there for treatment some days
was no hope of his recovery. Doubt
was expressed that he would live
through the day. In response to a
message to the effect that his condi-
tion was very critical, several rela-
Itives and friends went to Charlotte
this morning to be near him when the
end should come. The physicians hold
out absolutely no hope for him. La
ter-Mr. Wilson died about 2.3O
Io'clock this afternoon. County Ply
sician L. N. Glenn received a tele-
phone message yesterday morning in
forming him that there were five cases
Of smallpox at Lander's Chapel in the
northern part Of the county, all five
cases being in the family of Mr.. Noah
Carpenter, who is himself a victim OF
the disease. DR.. Glenn got in COM
munication by phone with DR.. Lee
Beam of Grouse. who took the cases
in charge and has the situation in
hand temporarily, pending the arriva
there of Dr. Glenn who will probably
go up this afternoon or tomorrow
The message stated that only one OF
the cases was of a serious nature the
others being of a mild type. The fam
lily willingly submitted to quarantine
regulations and it is hoped that the
disease may be prevented from spread
ing further. Mr.. Carpenter is we'll
to- do citizen of that section of the
county and he and his entire family
have the sympathy of many friends In
their affliction. Further information
obtained by DR.. Glenn yesterday was
to the effect that just across the line
in Lincoln county in the neighborhood
of Grouse, there are twenty-five cases
The Gazette told, in it's issue of Fri
day. of several cases at Grouse; since
then, it seems quite a number Of 9TH
er cases have developed though
whether they are of a serious nature
is not known. These cases are under
the supervision Of DR.. Petree, county