Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-27
miscellaneous Rsadias.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.

News and Comment Clipped From
Nsishborins Exchanges.
LANCASTER.
News, Sept 25: A lot Of seed cot
ton, about $50 pounds, was picked ant
carried off Saturday night from fielt
on Mr.. E. G. Lazenby's plantation
near town. Judging from the tracks
the theft was committed by three per-
sons. Certain parties are suspected
but no arrests have as yet been made
Mrs. Dorsy Howe McKeown
wife Of DR.. c. B. McKeown Of For
Lawn, died last Saturday, after al
illness of several months. She wa.
about 46 years Of age and is survived
by her husband and one child,
daughter, Miss Maude McKeown, who
ia well known in Lancaster where she
occasionally visits friends. Mrs. Nc
Keown also leaves three sisters anc
two brothers, Mrs. Chas. Dunlap. Mrs
J. M. Jackson and Miss May Howe
of Chester county; Mr.. w. H. Howe
of New York: and Mr.. e. c. HOWE
Of Union. She was a cultured, Chris
tian lady, was a member Of the Pres
byterian church, and was. greatly be-
loved by all who knew her. The bur-
ial was last Sunday, the Rev. j. Fl
Wilson and the Rev. ]. ]. Brown con.
ducting the funeral services. -. Mrs
Lydia Harris Craig, who has been vis-
iting Mrs. George McC. Witherspoor
and her niece, Mrs. Annie Crawford
Lindsay, and nephew, Mr.. Charles
Harris Crawford, left wednesday fol
Clemson College to visit her daughter
Mrs. r. N. Brackett. Mrs. Craig Is
the widow Of the late Rev. ]. N. Craig
d. D., Of Atlanta, who was pastor OF
the Lancaster Presbyterian church fol
twelve years. This is Mrs. Craig's
first visit here after thirty-seven years
and she saw many changes. Hel
friends both old and new. gave her
cordial welcome.
fs GAsToN.
Gastonia Gazette, Sept "a: Mr.. Johr
M. Lane, aged 33 years, died at his
home at the Loray mill early Sunday
morning from typhoid fever The fu.
neral was conducted at the home Sun
day afternoon at $50 o'clock by Rev
w. H. Reddish, pastor Of the First
Baptist church and the remains were
laid to rest in Shiloh cemetery. The
deceased is survived by widow. Mr.
lane came to Gastonia from Cherry
Vile about one year ago and was ir
the employ Of the Loray Manufacture
ing company. He was faithful anc
consistent member Of the Baptist
church. :. Mr. Archie A. Adcock dice
last Wednesday night at his home al
Belmont after a long illness from
dropsy. In the absence Of the pastor
the funeral was conducted at the NC
Adenville Methodist church Thursday
afternoon by Rev. ]. M. Downum o.
Gastonia. The interment took place
at Lowell cemetery. Mr.. Adcock was
about 65 years Of age and was ma
tive Of South Carolina. He Is surviV'
ed by a widow and several children
He was a member Of the Masonic or.
der and Of the M. E. Church, South.
In police court this morning Mr.. d
d. Grier of Pleasant Ridge, was fined
$3.50 and costs in each Of two cases
one for an affray and the other fol
disorderly conduct. Mr.. Butler Thorn
asson was fined $3.50 and the costs fo1
all ARRAY, he being the other party t.
the affair. Mrs. ]. 8. Crumpton wa!
fined a penny and the costs for usint
abusive language against one OF he
|reighbors, Mrs. Katie Hall. .... .Sinc'
our report in Fridays Gazette 80:
bales Of cotton have been sold on TIT
local market, the total up to o'clocl
this afternoon being 555 bales. Th'
best price paid today is 11s cents. To
days receipts, up to ! o'clock this al
ternoon, amounted to 81 bales. .Th'
Kings Mountain Baptist association
composed of the Baptist churches II
Cleveland county and two or three II
CASTOR county, met in annual session
at Bessemer City last Thursday AM
continued through Saturday. The Bes
semer City church is one Of the few
in CASTOR county belonging to this as
sociation. A large number OF dele
gates and visitors were present during
the sessions, which were full Of inter
est. Rev. Hight C. Moore, field secre
tary Of the Sunday school department
of the Southern Baptist Convention
and Rev. Livingston Johnston, secrc
tary of the state board Of missions
were present and delivered very In
structive and interesting addresses ol
the phase Of work represented b!
them. Several Gastonians ATTENDED
| the meeting A very serious
cutting scrape took place at NC
Adenville Sunday morning about 1
o'clock. when Jim Deaton, aged 2
years, was severely slashed by Georg
Stowe, aged IS. The trouble aros
from a grievance which the men hav
had against each other since the las
term Of Dallas court. when Deaton wa
charged with selling whisky ant
Stowe gave testimony to the cour
which damaged the case materially s.
far as Deaton was concerned. Sine
that time there has been bad feeling
on the part Of both men. Sunda!
mounting tho two met near the Nc
Adenville school house and Deatol
struck Stowe with a bottle, knocking
him to the ground. When Stow
arose, he jerked his knife and began t
slash his antagonist. In the scrambl
which followed Deaton was cut abou
the arms and neck, the most sertou
wound being across his arm. The ply
sician's who attended the wounde
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