Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-11-25
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News and Comments About Things In
and Around the Country.


Chester Lantern, November %: Mr..
S. H. Dorsey died yesterday morning
at 9 o'clock at his home in the Armenia
neighborhood in the 10th year of his
age He had been an invalid for sew
eral years and this, together with COM
plications, brought on by age caused
his death. The remains were buried at
Armenia Methodist church this morn
ing after services by Rev. Dove Tiller.
100 bales of cotton have been
weighed by Public Weigher w. u.
Johnson this season here. In reply to
a request this morning he gave this in
formation to a reporter for the Lam
tern. He stated that he did not nave
the figures for last year available.
However, this is about an average up
to this season of the year. All OF the
cotton brought in here by farmers IS
weighed at the public platform at the
Farmers Warehouse, Mr.. w. G. john
son being the public weigher. In view
of the shortness of the crop over the
country at large, the Lantern thought
it would be of interest to the people
of the county to know the number OF
bales which had been weighed here
this season and the above is present.
ed as the result.
Gastonia Gazette, November %: Mrs.
Hilda McCraw died Sunday afternoon
in the Loray settlement from pellagra,
from which dread disease she had suf-
fered for nine months or more. De-
ceased was about 23 years old and lived
with her mother. The funeral was held
Monday afternoon and the body was
inferred in the Loray cemetery. Be-
fore she became i'll Mrs. McCraw
weighed 315 pounds and at death
weighed about 200, being an unusually
large woman. The Lowell Cotton
Mills of Lowell, this county, Saturday
increased it's capital, through char
ter amendment filed with the secretary
of state on that day, to $45O,OOO. This
is one of Gaston's most prosperous
mills. Mr.. John c. Rankin is presl-
dent Mrs. Mary Campbell, whose
critical illness was noted in Friday
Gazette, died at her home in Lowell
Saturday morning at o'clock, aged
rs years. The body was taken Sun
day to Bethel, York county, s. c., where
the funeral and burial took place at
1880 o'clock, Rev. DR.. Adams, the pas
tor, officiating. Deceased was hlghly
esteemed lady and a loyal member OF
the Presbyterian church. Her husband
died several years ago. She is surVlV-
ed by a sister, Miss Kate Miller, VINO
lived with her. The latter is herself
quite i'll. 49,. Mr.. John Moss, who lives
at the Loray mill, killed a hog yester-
day which weighed 532 pounds net. 1t
was II months old. Mr.. Moss fatten-
ed the hog on bran and shorts. He got
So pounds of pure pork sausage from
it. His neighbor, a Mr.. Burgin, killed
a hog the same day which weighed
442 pounds. Theodore Short, aged
10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. @. Snort,
died at their home at the Loray mill
Sunday morning at o'clock as the re-
suit of injuries he sustained on the
Tuesday previous in fall from pole
on which he was doing the act COM
monty called "skinning the cat" While
in the attitude of turning the unfor-
tunate boy fell on his back. He was
apparently not seriously injured and
did not complain much until Friday.
He grew rapidly worse until death re-
suited at the time stated above. The
body was taken Monday morning TO
Henrietta, the former home OF the
family, for burial. Mr.. and Mrs. Short
have the sympathy of many friends in
the bereavement which has come to
them in this tragic death of their son.