Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-27
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WITH NEIeHsoRINe EXCHANGES
Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.
Lancaster News February 23: Mr..

from cancer OF the stomach, TUESDAY.
The remains were brought home We'd
nesday, and inferred in old Salem
graveyard Thursday. Mr.. Turner mar
ried Miss Mamie Caskey, who sur
wives him. He was the son of the
late Lewis Turner, who, with one OF
his sons, was drowned in the Catawba
river, near Great Falls, several years
ago. Mr.. Robert L. Turner was In
the boat with his father and brother
when it was swamped, but escaped by
clinging to rock.
Gaffney Ledger, February %: Gaff-
ney people will be interested in the
announcement which comes from
Rock Hill to the effect that the Rawls
Plumbing company, which has been
operating in this city, has been ad-
judged bankrupt. There are quite
number of creditors in Gaffney. A no
tice has been issued to the effect that
la meeting of the creditors will be
held in Rock Hill on March 4th to in
vestigate the affairs Of the concern.
80 OF course, II the people of Cher
okee are content with the way things
are going that Is their business. We
understand the county Is $4,000 in
debt and getting in deeper every day,
notwithstanding taxes are higher than
they have ever been. 1t would not be
so bad If we had anything to show for
that 100000, to say nothing of the
other money which has been spent.
When we started out with Cherokee
we were very economical. The taxa
BILE property has increased and the tax
levy has been raised and still we are
getting deeper in debt. What we need
Is some more Of that economy we
practiced at the start. We understand
the salary of every county officer has
almost been doubled and that we are
paying chaingang guards 3S per cent
more than they do in Spartanburg
county. We wonder If this can be
true?. One of the most horrible ac-
cidents recorded in the history Of
Gaffney occurred yesterday morning
about s o'clock at the Gaffney Manu-
ufacturing company's mill, when Pc
ter Kitchens, an engineer in charge Of
one Of the engine rooms. was instant
ly killed by the explosion Of steam
pipe. An investigation Of the engine
room, which is connected with what
is known as "the old mill" revealed
the fact that the catastrophe occurred
exactly at two minutes past 6 yester-
day morning. The pipe which caused
the damage was a six-inch steam pipe,
the main pipe leading from the en-
CINE room to the mill proper. Mr..
Kitchens had just come on duty, pre-
paratory to the starting Of the mill
at $50 o'clock. There was no one
in the room when the pipe bursted.
although the watchman had just step
ped out of the room. The engine room
was almost wrecked by the explosion.
Windows were blown out, supports
were twisted and bent in different por-
tions Of the room. One section Of the
pipe was hurled through a window,
carrying the sash with 1t, and alighted
on a railroad track. A view Of the
body disclosed the fact that, aside
from being horribly burned and Bills
tered, the deceased has sustained two
fearful blows, one across his forehead
and the other in the face. other por-
tions Of his body were also badly
crushed. 1t is probable that either
blow would have been sufficient to
kill him, aside from the terrible burns
sustained. A coroner's jury was en-
paneled yesterday morning and an in
quest was held over the body at the
undertaking parlors Of Shuford & Le-
Master No evidence could be found
that any but natural causes had been
responsible for the death Of the de-
ceased, and a verdict was rendered
accordingly. The deceased had work.
ed in this city on several different oc-
casions, but he had been here the last
time for only about year. He was
81 years of age and is survived by a
wife and seven children. The family
lives at No. 227 East Robinson street.
One sad feature Of the case was that
the family lost a son, Claude Kitch-
ems, less than week ago. His death
came from natural causes.
Chester Lantern, February %: Will
liam Henry Hardin died at his home
on Wylie street at o'clock yesterday
evening. The funeral services will be
conducted at Bethel Methodist church
by Rev J. c. Roper at IL o'clock to-
morrow morning. and interment will
be made in Evergreen cemetery. .....
Two young white men, employed on
construction work Of the Wylie mills,
who were making too much noise on
the streets during the darkness and
confusion of the storm on Wednesday
night, made the mistake Of trying to
run a bluff over Chief Sanders. when
told to quiet down. Failing to keep
their promise to appear at the city
hall yesterday. they were induced to
make good that promise this morning,
when they paid fines Of $3.50 and
s12.50. the court. which was busy.
having charged one of the defendants
an extra ten for taking up official
time with irrelevant comments.
Gastonia Gazette, February %: Ed
and Claude Hanes, who broke Jail at
Kings Mountain several months ago.
were arrested in Salisbury for hobo
ing. and were sent back to Kings
Mountain Wednesday. While serving
time for hoboing i'm Rowan county
they overpowered a guard and escap-
ed, only to be recaptured. They were
being held in Kings Mountain for
store breaking. .~ Marriage licenses
have been issued during the past few
days to the following white couples:
Arthur G. Lee Of Mount Holly, and
Ola Hicks Of McAdenville; Dean Raw
lings and Grace Gray of Gastonia;
Edgar Spencer and BERTHE Lytle of
Gastonia -. AT o'clock Wednesday
morning Mr.. John Wallace died at his
home on North Broad street after
lingering illness of some months, aged
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