Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-22

bered 4,551, making a total enrolment
of 6,S91 for the entire year. The at
tendance of the white children was di-
vided as follows: Town, 1,040; coun-
try, 1900, the average attendance be-
ing 1850: while the attendance Of the
colored children was: Town. 1850;
country, 3,470; the average being g.
959. The school property for the
county is valued at $79,430, divided as
follows: Whites, $72.125, colored, ST.
3O5. The number of white teachers
in the county is 50, and the total num-
ber of colored teachers Is 62.
Gastonia Gazette, September 19: On
Saturday, October 7th, the people of
Kings Mountain will have the privi-
lege of witnessing a sham battle fought
by company B. of Gastonia, which will
be divided into two squads for that
occasion. Capt. Bulwinkle takes his
company to Kings Mountain on the
invitation of Capt. F. Dilling and other
prominent citizens. The battle will
be fought at some convenient point
within the town. .... Saturday, Octo-
Der 7th, is the 131st anniversary of the
famous battle of Kings Mountain. In
commemoration Of that great event in
American history the people Of the
progressive town of Kings Mountain,
twelve miles west of Gastonia, will
hold a celebration. AS yet the full
details for the day have not been
worked out though an interesting oc-
casion is promised to all who come.
district, will deliver an address on
Good Citizenship" and Senator Sim
mons will speak on some non-political
subject. The speaking will take place
on the grounds of the high school
building. AS noted elsewhere compa-
ny B, Of Gastonia, has been invited to
participate in the festivities by fight
ing a sham battle and has accepted.
1t is understood that the Shelby COM
pany of the state guards. o. Max
Gardner captain, has also been invited
and will very likely be present. A
regular gala day is expected and ev-
erybody in the county is invited. 49,.
A dastardly but unsuccessful attempt
to wreck the northbound Carolina and
North Western passenger train No. 10,
due to arrive in Gastonia at $50 a. m,
was made this morning by an un-
known person or persons. Had the
plans of the would-be train .wrecker
not miscarried, the entire train with
scores of passengers would have
plunged down fifty feet to the bed of
Crowder's creek and many perhaps
would have been instantly killed and
many more doubtless severely injured.
AS it was no one was injured and the
would-be criminals plan were foiled.
The trains escape from being hurled
from the trestle was almost miracu-
lous. About forty-five feet out from
the southern end of the trcstle, which
is about 800 feet long and perhaps fifty
feet high at the highest point, the
criminal drew eight spikes thus loos-
ening one rail. He then took a crow
bar and priced the rails loose at the
place of joining and fastened the
crowbar in the opening thus made.
He had every reason to believe that
this would undoubtedly throw the
train from the trestle and it is really
a most wonderful fact that it didn't
turn out just as he had planned. AS
soon as the engine struck the loose rail
the engineer discovered that some
thing was wrong and stopped the train
as quickly as possible. An investi-
CATION was instituted by the trainmen
with the result that the facts as above
set forth were discovered. The train
came on to Gastonia and the local po-
lice department was at once notified
of the attempted work. Chief of Po-
lice ]. w. Carroll, Policemen Hord,
Craig and Conard, together with
Messrs. J. w. Fletcher and Hyde Ross
of the c. &. NV, Mr.. ]. Leon Adams.
Mr.. ]. w. Holland, Mr.. l.. c. Pegram
and others left at once for Crowder's
creek, taking with them a bloodhound.
The posse which went to the scene of
the attempted wreck this morning re-
turned to Gastonia about 2 o'clock this
afternoon without having obtained any
clue to the perpetrators of the deed.
There was found plenty of evidence
that the attempt had been made, but
the guilty party or parties doubtless
had several hours to get away as no
train had crossed the trestle since
some time last night.