Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-01

and lodged in jail by the SherlH. BOtf
the parties are negroes. ..... Mr.. Ern-
est Robinson of Rock Hill. and Miss
| Louise Wilson of Florence, were mar.
ried at the home of the bride in Flor
ence on Sunday evening. The Rev
Richmond Gillespie, officiating. Mr.
Eugene Mills of Rock Hill, attended the
wedding, as did Mr.. ]. NJ. Robinson
of this city, a brother of the groom
1 Mr. Robinson is travelling salesman
I, for the Corticelli Silk Co.. of Cincin-
natl, and his many friends here are
congratulating him upon winning such
winsome partner for life. so
Varnadore, white, was arrested on Sat-
urday and lodged in Jail, charged with
the burning of the barn of Mr.. A
Ross Durham, in the Halsellville Sec
ton. The arrest was made by Sheriff
Colvin with the assistance of two CO.
lumbia detectives, who have been al
work on the case for several days. Var
nadore was formerly in the employ OF
Mr.. Durham and it is claimed that he
was suspected of the burning at the
time Of the fire. It is claimed that the
evidence against him, while largely
circumstantial, is pretty strong. It was
reported that the blood hounds, which
were put on the trail the moring after
the fire followed footsteps which led tc
the house occupied by Mr.. Varnadore
However, Mr.. Varnadore claims his in
nocence and protests that he had
nothing at all to do with it. 1t will
be recalled that the barn Of Mr.. Dur
ham was burned about two weeks age
one night at midnight. A valuable
horse and mule, 200 bushels of corn
| besides roughness, perished in the
flames. The loss Is estimated at about
$1,500. .... DR.. D. M. Cox. who had
been i'll for several days, died at his
home in the Landsford section yester-
day morning and interment was made
at FL Bethel church today. DR.. Cox
was originally from Orangeburg coun-
ty and had reached the advanced age
of 81 years. He came to this county in
1856 for the practice of medicine, sue
ceeding to the practice of DR.. McFad-
den, the father Of Mr.. ]. c. McFadden
He enlisted in the Calhoun Guards al
the beginning Of the war and in 1862
became a member of the Fifth regi-
ment At the close Of the war DR.
Cox resumed the practice Of medicine
and built up an extensive practice in
the eastern part Of the county, where
he was greatly beloved. His life was
spent in ministering to the sick, and he
responded to the calls Of the poor and
needy as readily as the rich and pros
porous. He was generous and liberal
and held in high esteem by his friends
and neighbors. DR.. Cox is survived by
his wife, who was Miss Matte Brown
of North Carolina, and one son, DR.. B.
w. Cox, the we'll known physician OF
this city, and one daughter, Mrs. R.
H. Fudge of Fort Lawn.
Gastonia Gazette, August 29: Mr.
and Mrs. ]. Lee Robinson have the
sympathy of the entire town in the
bereavement which came to them this
morning when their youngest child
Eleanor Montgomery, aged eight
months and a few days, died at the
CASTOR hospital. -. Mrs Jane Dilling
No 1908 Ozark street, wife of Mr.. A. L.
Dilling and mother of Mr.. Marshall
Dilling, superintendent of the Avon
Mills, is critically i'll at the city hospi-
tai and her physicians hold out no hope
for her recovery. Her death is expect
ed at any time. Mrs. Dilling has been
under treatment at the hospital for
several weeks and her condition has
been precarious from the first. The
many friends of the family will regret
to hear this news. ..... There are 33l
cases on the criminal and civil dockets
for the September term of CASTOR
county superior court which convenes
here next Monday week, the 18th. OF
| this number 113 are criminal cases
and 224 civil cases. 1t is probable
| that during the time yet remaining a
number of criminal cases will be add
ed to the docket as such is usually
the case. Judge w. ]. Adams will pre-
side at this term, this being his first
visit to Gastonia. This docket is one
of the largest the CASTOR court has
ever had and as a result it is probable
that there will be a large attendance
at this term. 80. .Gastonia now has
camp of American Boy Scouts. 1t was
recently organized with MIR. Fred
Barnes as drill master and has about
thirty-five members. The camp meets
weekly on Saturday afternoons, using
the armory of company B. They eX-
pect soon to have uniforms. Within
the next few weeks the camp will take
hike" to some nearby point. The
Boy Scouts is nation wide organiZa-
ton which has only come into prom
| inence within the past year or so
1t is composed of boys from II to II
years of age. The object is to give
| them somewhat of a military training
teach them clear -headedness in times
of peril and accident. and in short tc
make good all-round citizens of them
| The Gastonia camp should accom-
plsh great things.