Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-30

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at Rock Hill and served a term in the
penitentiary for the offense. He is also
said to have been in other trouble.
Lancaster News, September %: The
relatives and friends of Mr.. Joe Huey
and wife assembled at his home in
Lancaster on Saturday, the 24th of
Sept, to celebrate the double birthday
of himself and wife. They were born
on the same day of the month, but
not the same year, as he is now sew
enty-Seven, while she is only sixty
years of age. Mr.. Tracy Beckham,
| youngest son of the late G. w. Beck
, ham. died sunday at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Mary BeCkham, in the
pleasant Hill section. He was about
| 20 years Of age. He was operated on
some time ago for appendicitis. For
while he seemed to improve, but
deClineda gain assesses forming which
resulted in his death. He is survived
by his mother and the following broth
erS and sisters, all of this county:
Messrs. Walter, Philip and Harold
Beckham, Mrs. James Watson, Mrs.
w. c. Vanlandingham. Mrs. l.. Il. Cole
and Mrs. James Watson, Jr. .." a
row between white men and negroes
in which several shots were fired and
small negro boy wounded resulted
lIOlll dll dllelllpl ny llS5io " cSSeiuil
white married woman here last
Saturday night and the subsequent
effort to arrest negro man suspected
of the crime. The suspected negro
and his wife gave battle and their son
was shot presumably by the mother,
though unintentionally. Later the
negro, his wife and a young white man
were all arrested. The woman in
question, whose home is in the SUI
burbs of town, was returning from a
visit to a nearby neighbOr, when a ne
gro man sprang out from behind
some tall weeds and seized her. She
screamed with fright and broke loose
from his clutches and ran, but the
brute soon overlook her and caught
hold of her again. For the second
from him and finally reached her
home in safety. Failing in his pur-
pose the negro quickly disappeared in
the darkness. At the time Of the oc-
currence the lady's husband was up
town, but he soon returned home and
upon being informed by his wife of
what had happened started out. ac-
companied by some three or four
friends, i'm search of the negro, first
obtaining from his wife a description
of her would-be assailant. his dress,
etc, and the direction in which he dis
appeared. The party went to the
house of John Mackey, a negro ten
ant on one of Chief Justice Jones
farms east of town, and, pretending
to want to buy some whisky, engaged
MacKey in conversation. after calling
him outside the building. While talk
ing to him one of the party seized
Mackey, at the same time remarking,
You are the niger we want" Mack
ey jerked loose and ran back into his
house, where, it is said. he got his pis
tol and his wife a shotgun. A row
was soon in progress, number of
shots being fired, but no one was hurt
except Mackey's son, a boy about ten
years old, who was shot in the hand,
presumably by his mother, as the
wound was inflicted by shotgun, and
she is said to have been the only per-
son present armed with such a wea-
pom. Later in the night Policeman
Bell and Constable Hunter went out
and arrested Mackey and his wife; also
a young white man, Bob Hunter, who
is said to have been a member of the
party that went to Mackey's home.
The parties arrested were brought to
town and lodged in Jail. Shortly af-
terward, however, young Hunter was
released, as no warrant had been
sworn out against him. AS matter
of precaution, the Jail is being we'll
guarded. Sheriff Hunter himself stay
ing there nights.
Gastonia Gazette, September 27: Mr..
Frank Loftin, of High Shoals, and Miss
Anna Allen, Of the Modena Mill here,
were married Saturday evening at
o'clock by Magistrate T. H. White at
the latter's residence on East Main
~ ,ft nt y A'n
Magistrate White married Mr.. Clyde
d. Lowe of Belmont, and Miss Perry
Lee Noles, daughter of Mr.. ]. F. Noles,
at the home of the brides father on
East Airline avenue. Quite a number
OF The friends of the contracting par
ties We're present to witness the latter
ceremony. ;. JudSon, the 1S-monthS-
old son Of Mrs. Jessie Carpenter, who
lives on Mr.. Love Davis'S farm south
Of town, is undergoing treatment at
the city hospital for a severe wound
which he sustained about two weeks
ago when kicked by a mule. The child,
in company with another, slightly old
er wandered off from the house into
the horse lot and before any of the
family could reach them the younger
one was kicked and seriously injured
by q mule The child'S skull was frac-
tured and for time its life was de-
SPARED of but at present it is respond
ing well to treatment and there is
strong hope of it's recovery. What
came near being a fatal accident oc-
Cured early Saturday morning at the
plant of the GaStOnia Ice q Coal Co.,
near the Old Mill, when the glass in
diCator tubes connected with four
large tanks of ammonia burst. liberat-
ing the contents of the tanks. Fortu-
nately the wagons had been loaded and
had just gotten out Of the yard before
the accident occurred. Several en-
ployeS of the company were in the
building at the time and had narrow
escapes from Suffocation. The am
mOnia fumes We're plainly detected for
many blocks by persons who came up
town early in the day. The plant was
idle all day Saturday and up till noon
Sunday. a carload of ice was obtain
ed Saturday evening from Charlotte
which tiGed over the consumers till
the company could resume operations.
The loss was about $500. ..... PRO
vide Things Honest in the Sight of All
Men" was the subject from which Rev.
G.. D. Herman preached a powerful
and telling sermon at Main Street
Methodist church sunday morning to
a good congregation. Instead of read
ing a lesson from the Scriptures as
usual Mr.. Herman read a paper in
which he stated clearly his position
on a number of matters of local in
tereSt such as worldly amusements
neaf-beer etc, and in which he made
u severe rap At those persons who have
seen fit to criliciSe him for his course
of action. 1t was perhaps the most
and unequivOcal dOcu-
ment ever read from Il GastOnia pull
pit and the sermon which followed,
which dealt mainly with debt pay
ing" was perhaps the plainest in point
of statement of great but cutting
truths ever delivered by a Gastonia
pastor His discourse was logical
throughout and was listened to with
almost breathleSS interest by the con-
gregatiOn 1t is impossible to give a
synopsis of the sermon in brief
and we shall not attempt
it here but hope to be able TO present
a pretty full synopsis in Fridays is
sue Mr.. Herman is fearless in his
of evils and the series
of sermons which he is now preaching
promises to result in great good To
our town. His sermon on "debt-pay-
ing" was most timely. If there is one
criticism heard of GaStonia oftener
than any other ii is that this town has
more than its quota of deadbcatS. men