Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-05
Mistellausnus Rsading.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.


IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, July 2: Frank M.
Webb, a painter aged about forty
years, committed suicide at his home
at the Loray mill sometime last night
by drinking a heavy dose Of lauda-
mum and carbolic acid. Nothing was
known of his rash deed until this
morning after daylight when Mr..
Horace Jones, an operative at the
Loray, who occupied separate bed in
the same room. made the discovery.
Webb was cold and stiff when found
and had evidently been dead for sew
eral hours. A two-ounce bottle half
full Of carbolic acid and an empty
laudanum bottle lying beside the bed
told the story. No cause for his rash
deed is known except that he had
been drinking heavily since FRI
..... .Gastonia will issue bonds for
municipal improvements in the sum
Of $4,000. This was decided in to-
days election. a sufficient number Of
votes in favor Of it having been cast
by 1.5S this afternoon. Three hun"
dred had registered and Of this num-
ber 152 had voted at the hour named.
1t is probable that the vote in favor
Of bonds will run to 200 or more be-
fore the polls close. This Is :. great
forward step for Gastonia. F. w.
Prim, a member Of the Gastonia base
ball team, is held at Charlotte for
trial today on a charge Of attempted
larceny of money from the booth Of
the Southern Bell Telephone at the
pay station in the depot at Charlotte.
The alleged offense was committed
early Sunday morning. Prim Is out
on a 500 bond. The following
information clipped from last Fri
days Lincoln County News, will be Of
interest to our readers: Capt. Ross
Of the c. & NV railroad, informed
the News man Wednesday that II the
decision of Judge Pritchard in regard
to the railroad rate bill, which is be-
fore him in Asheville. Is favorable to
the railroads an additional passenger
train will be put on Immediately.
This means that the popular extra Of
last summer, known as the Short
Horse" will be put on again II the
injunction is sustained by Judge
Pritchard."
LANCASTER.
News. July q: There was some ex-
element in Lancaster Sunday over a
maddog, which was running amuck.
The animal, a bird dog which belong
ed to Luke Gavin, was finally shot and
killed by Mr.. Henry Sowell, on Elm
street. A number Of other dogs are
said to have been attacked and bit
ten by the maddog. II such be the
case they should either be killed or
confined until the danger period Is
passed. The people Of Lancaster can
not afford to take any chances in a
matter of this kind. One human life
Is worth all the CANNES in Christen-
DOM. :. The first cotton bloom re-
ceived at this office this season was
brought here last Saturday, June 29th.
by DR.. T. J. Strait. 1t came from the
doctors Cedar Creek place. Mr.. d.
L. Adams sent us a cotton bloom
from the Massey Mill place the same
day, June 29th, but 1t failed to reach
this office until Monday morning. Mr..
Roy Cunningham found a bloom the
next day, on 80 30th, on the farm
of his father, Mr.. w. ]. Cunningham,
west of town. Mr.. John Swear
ingen has accepted position with the
Western Union Telegraph company
t Yorkville and is we'll pleased with
his new surroundings. ..... The in
quest held in Flat Creek township a
few days ago by Coroner Caskey, re-
ferred to in the last issue Of the News,
was over the body Of James Gayle, a
young colored man, who was shot and
killed by Willie Seegars. also colored.
The homicide occurred on Wednes-
day at Cross Roads church, on the
line between Lancaster and Kershaw
counties. According to the testimony
taken at the inquest, the shooting
which was done with a pistol, was ac-
cidental and the jury so found. ....
Further improvements are to be made
in Lancaster's postoffice, at the In
stance of a government inspector who
was here few days ago. A metal
screen will be placed on top Of the
box enclosure, extending to the CELL
ing. A suitable sign will be put on the
front of the building and the post
master will be furnished with a new
and better safe. Mrs. c. F. Stoll
and two sons are visiting relatives in
Yorkville.