Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-19
alistellaneous &eadias.
with NEleHBoRlNe EXCHANGES
Totes and Comments About Matters of
Local Interest.

w. D. Crenshaw, better known a:
Dick" Crenshaw, died on the mil
hill Wednesday, after an illness OF
several months with pellagra- He
was a son of the late Wilson Cren-
shaw, was about 43 years Of age, and
leaves a wife and five children.
Rock Hill Record, December IS:
Considerable excitement was caused
Tuesday afternoon in Oakland wher
1t was learned that Witherspoon
the young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert M. Dunlap, had gotten hold Of q
bottle Of chill tonic and drank good
part Of its contents. Physicians were
'phoned for Immediately and they re-
sponded promptly, and in a short
while the little boy seemed to be all
right and to have had no especially
bad effect from his experience.
Gaffney Ledger, December IS: Duff
Phillips, a young white man Of this
county, convicted at the October term
of court for receiving stolen cotton
seed, has been granted a pardon by
Governor Blease and is back at his
home Phillips was sentenced to
three years on the chaingang for his
offense. . The congregation Of Cor
inth Baptist church presented their
retiring pastor Rev. A. d. Davidson,
with a handsome overcoat at their
services last Sunday The garment
was given as a slight token Of the es-
TEEN in which Mr.. Davidson is held
by all the members Of the church.
He has been pastor 'of this church
for sixteen years, but has been forced
to resign on account Of age. Mr..
Henry Ross, well-known citizen of
this city, and assistant clerk of court,
has made a find on his land near the
Broad river bridge which may turn
out to be immensely rich for him.
The find is no less than the discovery
of a large quantity of what appears
to assay as first-class moulding sand.
Mr.. Ross discovered this sand some
time ago, and had it tested by Mr..
L. Y. Randall at the Cherokee foun-
dry The result was so satisfactory
that the foundry has been using the
sand since that time for moulding
purposes, and Mr.. Randall states that
it is fully as good as any he ever used.
The sand from other places sells for
$3.50 per barrel, and it is said to be
rather scarce at that. Mr.. Ross sent
quantity of the sand to Clemson
college for analysis and this proved
to be very satisfactory, indeed.
Gastonia Gazette, December IS: The
most serious and practically the first
accident that has occurred in the his
tory of the Majestic Manufacturing
company, of Belmont, happened this
morning at II o'clock, when Mr..
Walter Neagle, an employe of the
mill, came in contact with a live wire
and received the whole force of $500
volts of electricity. At o'clock this
afternoon he had just begun to regain
and some hope, though
slight, Is held out for his recovery.
Mr.. Neagle, in company with several
other men, was engaged in the install
lation of motor, which was up on
platform or scaffolding, IL feet above
the floor. In some way several wires
just at the point of contact with the
motor had been left uninsulated. Mr..
Neagle and a Mr.. Hurley were testing
the motor, preparatory to the final
placing into position when the for
mer, leaning over the motor to tight
en- a bolt, touched one of the live
wires with his shoulder. The entire
current of $500 volts knocked his
body against the motor and he was
severely burned about the neck and
ears. Several employees standing
near rushed to the switchboard close
at hand and cut off the current. His
distance of IL feet. His head struck
some of the mill machinery, a severe
cash being cut in his head and his
skull probably fractured. A tele-
phone message to the Gazette at
noon today from its Belmont corre-
spondent, states that Mr.. Neagle
died at o'clock this morning. with
out ever having regained conscious
ness. That he lived as long as he
did after being subjected to a current
of $500 volts of. electricity is a mat
ter which causes much wonder.
During the month of December, to
date, Register of Deeds ]. A. Smith
has issued marriage licenses to the
following white couples: H. w. Counts
and Clara F. Lewis of Gastonia; ]. B.
Hovis of Stanley, and Matte Crumpton
of Gastonia; Clinton Hngerfelt and
Sallie Hoffman of Gastonia; VIM. Nor
ris and Bessie Spargo, of Stanley;
]. F. Philmon and Mrs. Dora Riddle,
of Gastonia; John Ramsey and
Sparkle Ann Hayes, of Bessemer City;
Robert A. Spargo and Nancy E.
Beauchamp, of Gastonia; Erskine
Huffstetler and Minnie Reynolds. of
Kings Mountain.
Chester Reporter, December IS: Mr..
Will McCandless was accidentally shot
by Mr.. Ardis Atkinson yesterday
while the two were out hunting on
the old Whitlock place. west of the
city, but, fortunately, was not severe
ly injured. Mr.. McCandless was at
some distance from Mr.. Atkinson
when the latter fired at rabbit. and
the shot apparently struck a rock or
some other obstacle and glanced.
Several shot struck Mr.. McCandless,
ranging from the feet to the face, but
merely penetrated the skin. -. Mr..
Daniel Bigham, another one of the
fast vanishing band of grey-clad
heroes who made the fame of the
south's armies known around the