Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-11-24


unmanageable on Frederick street
Saturday afternoon and ran away,
throwing the young man off and in
juring him quite severely. The inju-
ries sustained were quite painful, his
left arm being broken and his right
hand being badly lacerated, while his
face was more or less injured by his
contact with a cement pavement.
Medical assistance was at once sum-
moned and the injured members at
tended to-. .....M Mr.. G. L. Bryant, who
lives on Mill street in this city, has
some truly remarkable canned peach
es. These peaches were put up thir-
ty-five years ago by Mr.. Bryant's
mother. She has been dead for four
teen years but the peaches are still
good. Several jars Of them were eat
en- a few weeks ago and now only one
jar is left. Mr.. Bryant says that he
does not intend for this jar to be open
ed until after his death. 1t Is really
quite interesting to know that jars Of
peaches can be preserved this long,.
Mrs. James Sherer, a well known and
lovable woman of this city, died at her
home on North Limestone street, yes
terday morning at o'clock. Bron-
chial pneumonia is given at the cause
of death. She had been in failing
health for the past two years, but her
condition grew critical only within the
loet Mrc S,,con Nor
gan, wife of Leander Morgan, died at
her home, No. 80 Hamrick Mill, on
Friday morning, after an illness eX
tending over a period of three years
tuberculosis is given as the cause of
death. The deceased was 63 years Of
age. She Is survived by a husband
and four children. $50. Mrs. Elizabeth
Foster, a we'll known and beloved wo-
man who has been making her home
in Gaffney with her daughter, Mrs. ].
N. Lipscomb, for the past few months,
died yesterday morning at o'clock,
after an illness of over two years. A
complication Of diseases is given as
the cause of her death. She was 79
years of age and although her condi-
tion had been critical for some time,
the announcement of her death will
come as a sad blow to her hundreds Of
friends in this city,. The many
friends of Mrs. Fox, nee Miss Lou
nette Townsend, will be panied to
learn of her death, which occurred on
SUNDAY afternoon at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. Rainey, at Blacks
burg. Her husband, Mr.. Fox, and
mother Mrs. McCubbins. have been
constantly at her bedside for several
weeks. The body was taken to Union
Monday for burial.
Gastonia Gazette, November Fl: Mr.
]. T. Spencer, whose critical illness
was mentioned in Fridays Gazette, is
in a very precarious condition still
and the physicians hold out no hope
for his recovery. AT o'clock to-
morrow afternoon the dredge boat re-
Gently built by the Crowder's Creek
Drainage commission will be launch
ed at point on Crowder's creek about
Bakers mill pond and near Mr.. John
CANDLES place, on the late ]. B. Car
son estate. This Is an important event
in the history Of the county, for it
marks the beginning of the dredging
Of this important stream. The men at
the head of this work have been
working industriously for months to
get the boat constructed and every
thing in readiness for active work.
This work will be watched with no
little interest by the entire county,.
Following an illness Of only q few
weeks Mr.. H. l.. Long, father Of
Messrs. v. E., L. H. and r. e. Long Of
Gastonia, and one of Kings Noun
tain's oldest and most highly esteem
ed citizens, died at his home in that
town Sunday evening at $50 o'clock.
He had been confined to his room for
five weeks, but was able to be up and
down and sat up some Saturday night.
He became unconscious Sunday morn
ing at o'clock and never rallied,
growing rapidly weaker until the end
that afternoon. Mr. Long was until
recently stricken with paralysis, a Wig
orous man. He was for nearly forty
years prominently identified with the
growth Of his town and had a wide
circle of friends over the county.
Last Thursday morning between and
3 o'clock, the home Of Mr. Noah Line
berger, who lives near Iron Station,
was destroyed by fire. The flames
were first discovered by Mr.. Lineber-
gers oldest son. When he awoke the
bed in which he and brother were
sleeping, had caught fire and they
both narrowly escaped with their
| lives. Running down stairs they
awakened their parents and just as
the family reached the door going out,
the ceiling fell in. Only few articles
of household goods were saved. ......
William Paul, the 1S-months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Nance, of
the Loray, died at two o'clock this
| morning after a short illness with
congestion Of the lungs. The funeral
will be conducted at the home at 4
o'clock this afternoon by Rev. C. M.
Robinson and Rev. ]. A. Peeler, fol-
lowed by interment at Oakwood cem-
etery. ... AS the result Of a bullet
wound which he sustained Sunday af-
ternoon at the hands of Chief of Po-
lice Christy S. Hager, of Bessemer
City, Earl E. Lockman, weave room
boss at the Marlborough Manufacture
ing company's mill at that place. died
last night about o'clock in the Char
lotte sanatorium, to which institution
he was taken on No. IL Sunday after
noon shortly after the shooting. Lock-
mans death was due to the fact that
he was drunk. When the shooting oc-
CURED the unfortunate man was at
tempting to prevent the officer from
arresting a man named Whitaker,
who was wanted for being drunk and
disorderly. AS nearly as can be learn