Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-28
LOCAL LACONICS.


From this date to January 1st, 1909,
for $1.36.
Petition Dismissed.
The supreme court has dismissed
the petition for rehearing in the case
Of Isaiah Gadsden. respondent VS.. the
Catawba Power company, appellant.
Fire at Gastonia.
The Southern railroads freight
warehouse at Gastonia, n. c., was de-
stroyed by fire at about l o'clock last
Sunday morning. The flames origi-
mated in the wareroom and had made
considerable headway before they We're
discovered. At one time it looked as
If the entire business section Of the
town might be wiped out: but the
loss was confined to the freight ware
house and few loaded cars on the
sidetracks. The loss is placed at $l5.-
900.
Destructive Windstorm.
A heavy windstorm passed over the
northea stern portion Of the country last
Saturday morning through parts OF
Bethel, Kings Mountain and Broad
River townships, leaving lots Of damage
in its wake. The postoffice and school
house at Fiibert were thrown off their
foundations, and badly shaken up.
There was damage to outbuildings on
che farms Of Messrs. A. j. Parrott
Jesse Parrott, j. C. Lilly and others,
and numerous fruit trees were broken
and twisted. Many forest trees were
also uproOted The storm partook OF
some of the characteristics Of the hur-
ricane and Of some Of the Characters
tics Of the cyclone. Nobody appears
to have been hurt.
York Republicans.
Yorkville special Of April "a, to
Columbia State: The Republican con-
vention of York county met here today
George A. Watts Of Rock Hill, chair
man. and C. P. T. White, secretary.
The meeting was held for the purpose
Of electing delegates to the state and
congressional district conventions. The
meeting was entirely harmonious and
the following delegates were elected:
State Convention-I. H. Norris, York
vile; G. A. Watts, Rock Hill; A. w.
Lee, Hickory Grove, and A. D. Jamison,
Bullock's Creek. Alternates, c. P. T.
White, Rock Hill; Allen White, Sr.
Yorkville District Convention-I. H.
Norris, Yorkville; Allen White, Sr.,
Yorkville; G. A. Watts, Rock Hill; j.
E. Hall, Rock Hill: E. A. Byers. Sha-
ron: A. D. Jamison. Bullock's Creek,
and A. w. Lee, Hickory Grove. AL
ternates. S. NJ. Kennedy, Bullocks
Creek: o. L. Brown, Sharon; w. T.
Mcknight, Yorkville, and Sam Barron,
Rock Hill.
The Late j. A. Bell.
Mr.. ]. A. Bell. we'll known citizen
of the Glover neighborhood, died in the
state hospital in Columbia on April 22,
aged 70 years, months and "a days,
and was buried in the cemetery at
Glover last Friday. He had been in
Tie IOSplldl lilN pooh ~"
months, having been taken there on
account of a mental arrangement that
had developed a short time before and
which could not be treated to the best
advantage at home. Mr.. Bell was born
in CASTOR county, n. c., December %,
1887. His mother died when he was
six months old. He was raised by his
grandmother Mrs. Sarah Floyd. He
volunteered at the commencement Of
the war and enlisted in company F,
Fifth S. c. y. He was twice wounded
once in the thigh at Seven Pines and
once in the arm in one Of the skir-
mishes around Richmond, October Z,
1864. His arm was amputated. He
was married to Miss Minerva j.
Glenn June II, 1868. They had only
one child, Mrs. G. w. Knox of Glover.
Both these survive. He leaves three
half sisters, Misses Lenora and Maggie
Bell of Gastonia, n. c., and Mrs. Katie
Morrow of CASTOR county, n. c., and
one half brother. Mr.. r. NJ. Bell of Ok
lahoma City, Okla.
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