Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-26

WITH NEIGHRoRING EXCHANGES.
Notes and Comments About Matters of
ocal interest

Local Interest.
Gaffney Ledger, March 22: News
reached Gaffney yesterday, just be-
fore the Ledger went to press that Mr..
Robert Davis, a prominent citizen of
Blacksburg, was dead. The deceased
had been sick for some time and al
though there had been no hope Of his
recovery, still his friends and the COM
jmunity were unprepared for the shock
which came with the intelligence OF
his death. The end came at his home
ON Carolina street about 1890 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Davis was
devout member of the Baptist church
Of Blacksburg and had been prom
inent in the church work Of the COM
munity. He is survived by wife and
two small children. No arrangements
had been made yesterday afternoon
for the funeral services. While
standing in the jockey yard In this
city Monday afternoon, Mr.. P. w.
Smith was so unfortunate as to be
kicked by horse. The blow struck
Mr.. Smith in the chin, injuring him
quite severely. He was taken to the
city hospital where he was examined
and medical assistance rendered by
DIR. S. B. Sherard, while his teeth were
given attention by DR.. w. K. Gunter.
The injury was quite painful. four
| teeth being knocked out, his chin and
lip badly lacerated.
Gastoria Gazette, March 22: At the
height of the high waters in the year
1886, twenty-six years ago, Mr.. n. d.
Glenn, who lives in the Bethel neigh
borhood just across the York county
lime, on Crowder's creek, marked some
trees along the course of this stream
showing how high the water rose. Last
Friday when the creek was at its high
est he made marks again showing the
point this years flood reached. After
the waters had subsided and he was
able to compare the two he found
that last Friday this stream was SIX
feet higher at the same point than 1t
was twenty-six years ago. The peo-
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say that Crowder's creek was higher
last week than it has been within the
memory of living men,. ..-The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Moore,
of Spencer Mountain, sympathize with
them very deeply over the great be-
lreavement which befell them this morn
ing in the death Of their little one
year. old daughter, Mary, which occur
red at seven o'clock this morning af-
ter a serious illness of only one day
with meningitis. The little one was
slightly i'll on Wednesday and a ply
sician was summoned, but the nature
of the trouble was not known until
yesterday morning when the fatal
illness developed. Funeral services
will be conducted at st. Marks Epis-
copal church here tomorrow by the
rector, Rev. Minor ]. Peters. "A
young white man named Ed Padgett
was arrested in Shelby yesterday, be-
ing wanted in a number Of places on
the charge Of passing worthless
checks. Under the name Of Fred
Blanton, young Padgett came to Gas
tonia a few weeks ago and deposited
| ten dollars in a local bank. He began
issuing checks in various amounts
and one or two local merchants, as
we'll as parties at Shelby, Bessemer
City and Mooresville, were the VIC
Tins. He will be held for trial at Shell
by.
Chester Reporter, March 22: Mrs.
Victoria K. Mayfield, wife Of Mr.. w.
M. Mayfield, died yesterday evening
at eleven o'clock at her home in this
city and will be buried tomorrow at
eleven o'clock at New Hope church.
Mrs. Mayfield was in her sixty eighth
year and was a native of Chester
county. In addition to her husband
she leaves the following children: Mr..
A. w. Mayfield, Of Texas, Mrs. NJ. l..
Miller, of Statesville, N. c.; Mrs. Z.
B. Lpford, Of the Baton Rouge sec
ton; Mrs. C. A. Shirley and Miss Ger
trude Mayfield, Of Chester. A team
belonging to Messrs. M. R. Walsh &
Sons ran off yesterday afternoon,
broke and allowed some lumber to be
thrown against the horses. The team
made their dash Immediately in front
Of the postoffice, and the driver, Sad
ler Bailey, was thrown against the
ground with some force. The horses
wheeled in Valley street, and into
Gadsden but Mr.. H. c. Boney made a
neat grab at the reins, and succeeded
in stopping them. Mr.. Boney's team
was just ahead, and If he had not
stopped the runaways it is probable
that the Farthing Steam Laundry
wagon would have been demolished.
The negro boy, Sadler Bailey, was
painfully hurt, but is able to be at
work today. A blaze that shot
far up into the skies and lighted up
the entire western horizon was the
cause Of much alarm yesterday even
ing about nine o'clock, many persons
concluding at once that the Wiley
mill was on fire. The blaze, however,
was confined to an old cow barn near
the mill. and while the building was
entirely destroyed the loss will amount
to only a few hundred dollars. 4
quantity of hay and about one hun
dred bushels of corn We're in the build
ing. and were included in the loss. 80.
Mr.. Clayton C. Carpenter, who holds
the position OF head clerk in the :.
A. l.. freight depot in this city, was
married yesterday afternoon at Shell
by. y. c.. to Miss Christine Shull. the
ceremony being solemnized at the res
idence of the brides father, and be-
ing reformed by Rev. E. E. William
son, pastor of the Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon, and for the
present will have rooms at the Kirk
patrick hotel. w DR.. A. M. Wylie
and little son, Ambrose. were thrown
out of their buggy early Tuesday even
ing on York street, when a negro
boy riding a horse dashed into their