Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-03

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ped and fell, the wheels passing over
his right leg just above the ankle. he
was placed in a box car and brought
TO Gastonia where DR.. ]. M. Sloan, the
railroad surgeon, dressed his wound.
He was taken to the Falls House and
his relatives were notified. Young
Hantz is a son of Mr.. Robert H. Hantz,
who lives at Wares Mill near Kings
Mountain Wednesday about mid
night a one-story frame house belong
ing to Mrs. Alice Mason at Dallas, ana
occupied by Mr.. r. B. Poteet's family
was destroyed by fire. The house was
situated on a hill to the rear OF the
Hoffman. The origin Of the fire Is un-
known. Mr.. Poteet saved portion OF
his household goods. Mr.. w. North
Harmon and Miss Miley Medlin were
married Wednesday at the home OF the
brides father, Mr.. John Medlin, in the
El Bethel neighborhood, the ceremony
being performed in the presence or a
number Of friends and relatives Of the
contracting parties by Rev. Mr.. Blan-
ton. Mr.. Harmon is son of Mr.. X.
s. Harmon and is a well-to-do farmer
If his community while the bride Is a
popular young lady. Rev. j. G. Har-
mon and Mrs. o. w. Davis of Gasto-
MIA. attended the wedding. ....... Mrs.
Polly Fite, aged about 50 years, died
Wednesday at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Margaret Fite at Belmont,
after an illness Of several weeks. The
funeral services were conducted at
the Lowell Baptist church at noon yes
terday by Rev. P. II. Pernell and the
interment took place at Goshen ceme-
terry. Mrs. Fite was survived by one
sister, Mrs. Omie Leeper of Belmont,
and by q son and a daughter, MT.
Rufus l.. Fite Of Gastonia, and Mrs.
Margaret Fite Of Belmont, who have
the sympathy Of many friends In their
sad bereavement. ..... Chief of Police
Wiley Carroll went to Salisbury We'd
nesday and brought back an escaped
negro convict named Tom Brown, who
has been at liberty several months, but
whom the Salisbury officers had ap-
pretended On his return on No. 30
Wednesday night his suspicious were
aroused by two negroes who went out
on the platform carrying what seemed
to be keg Of liquor. Just before the
train reached Lowell he went out on
the platform and found the negroes
but no keg. They had evidently
thrown it off the train. After making
some investigation, when the train
came within the Gastonia city limits
the chief arrested one Of the negroes,
Dan Long. On searching him pistol
was found on his person and he was
locked up on double charge. Chief
Carroll and Capt Eddleman drove
back to Lowell and found the keg OF
liquor about a mile below the depot
where it had been thrown off. Long
was brought before the mayor and
bound over to court under a bond OF
5000. Failing to give bond, he was sent
to jail. 49,. Henry Jackson, a well-to-
llldll VI HdolOiiiRb uiSu N.Y.
day morning after an illness Of several
months from dropsy, complicated with
other diseases incident to old age. He
was 70-odd years old and had lived
in Gastonia for the past four years or
more. He was a stone cutter by trade
and was we'll thought Of by both his
own people and the white people. His
body was taken to Yorkville, S. c., his
old home for burial Tuesday night, be-
ing taken to the train by the colored
Pythians. The funeral was held In the
Yorkville Methodist church, the SER
vices being conducted by his pastor
here, Rev. Paris. The burial was con-
Quoted by the Odd Fellows Of York
Vile A number Of his Gastonia friends
and relatives accompanied the body
Jackson is survived by widow who
is we'll known as Ellen Besear Jack
son was twice married and leaves four
children: Oscar Jackson Of Gastonia;
John Jackson of Salisbury, and two
daughters, one living at Yorkville and
one in New Jersey.