Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-20
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Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.
Chester Reporter, February IS: We
were in error in our Mondays issue
in stating that the controversy for
possession of the Mitchell hotel was
between Mr.. T. L. Eberhardt and Mr..
S. w. Mitchell, as the property had not
been turned over to Mr.. Eberhardt, and
the misunderstanding, therefore, is
between Mr.. Mitchell and the gentle
men from whom Mr.. Eberhardt pur-
chased the property. We understand
that ejectment proceedings will be
brought, the hearing in the case to
come off before Magistrate Mcclure
either Saturday or Monday :. Mr.. Jer-
ry Mize, aged about 80 years, died last
night at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
William Orr, in the Pleasant Grove
neighborhood- He had a stroke of
paralysis several years ago, and an
other stroke about ten days ago hast
ened his death. Mr.. Mize was a men,
Der of Capt. D. A. Barber's company
in the civil war. and made a splen-
did soldier. :. The fire committee Of
the city council, which left Tuesday
morning for Asheville, N. c., to look
at the fire horses which that city has
to dispose of, with a view to purchas-
ing a team If they found what they
wanted, returned yesterday afternoon,
after having selected splendid pair
of bays. The committee left here with
the intention of visiting Anderson also,
but the team they selected in Ashe-
Vile pleased them so well, that they
decided 1t was unnecessary to visit
Anderson. The new horses are bays,
Z and years old. of good sturdy size,
and fast DR.. ]. e. Cornwell, who ac-
companied the committee to aid in the
selection Of the horses, regards the
team as all right in every particular.
They cost $500, and will be delivered
as soon as Ashevilles auto-truck ar
rives.
Gastonia Gazette, February 16:
The following from today's Atlanta
Journal will be of interest to many
Gastonians: Mr. Walter N. Huddle-
ston, aged 45, died at his residence, %
Ripley street, at S o'clock Thursday
morning. He had been i'll for over a
month. He is survived by his wife,
two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Ray and
Miss Nellie Huddleston; three broth
ers, Preston, Alca and Herbert Hud-
dleston, and four sisters, Mrs. Roger
Little, Mrs. B. Lee Smith, Mrs. Carrie
Claridy and Mrs. Charles Holt. Mr..
Huddleston had been a member of the
fire department for eight years, all
OF which time he was stationed at No.
8 engine house on Carnegie way. He
was popular with his associates, and
made a brave fireman The funeral
will be held at the residence Friday
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock, and the bur-
ial will be in West View. The follow
ing members of the fire department
will act as pallbearers: r. G. Frey, C.
c.. Styron, w. r. Berryhill, w. H.
Chambers, H. P. Fincher and G. D.
Rowe .Gastonia can learn a lesson
from Charlotte. Recently it was put
up to that city to say whether she
wanted the Norfolk & Southern rail-
way The matter was in doubt for
several days, but Charlotte got busy
and landed another railroad which
will mean much for her. Gastonia has
an opportunity to get electric trolley
line connection with Asheville in the
proposed North Carolina Interurban
Railway company's line. A represent
ative of the company is to speak at the
city hall tonight on this important sub
ject. All our citizens should turn out
and give him a hearing. We never
get anything except by going after 1t.
-. Much to the surprise and regret
of some Of the best citizens Of Lincoln
ton, it leaked out yesterday that Mr..
John NJ. Rhodes Of this place was in
dicted at the last term of sperior court
here on the charge Of embezzlement
Mr.. Rhodes has always stood we'll in
this community, but he got into finan-
cial difficulties during the panic and
had to go into bankruptcy. While it
was evident that his bankruptcy was
forced and that he could not avoid 1t,
yet it seems that some people, who are
deeply interested, and. who will lose
money by it. have seen fit to urge
this indictment against this old man,
in hope that he may get out of it by
paying his debts regardless of the
bankruptcy proceedings. If this be
true it's purpose will fail, as the old
man is now so advanced in years that
he can hardly expect to begin life
over, or to ever make enough to pay
his creditors, and it Is practically GER
tain that he has no property with
which to pay them. Several years
ago Mr.. Rhodes was worth considera-
bly, more than 100000. He now has
no money, and even his home is in
danger Of being lost, and his creditors
have brought suit to take that from
him