Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-24
Miseellaneous R@dina.
WITH NEIeHRoRINe EXCHANGES.
Notes and Comments About Matters of
Local interest.


venson. colored, employed on the farm
OF Mr.. E. A. Cassels, on Route 2
while making some purchases II
Kluttz Department Store, Saturday
morning, fell, in some unaccountablt
manner, and sustained bad fracture
of the right leg, above the knee. He
was removed to the Magdalene hos
pital.
Gastonia Gazette, May Fl: Between
the hours of II and l o'clock las
Friday night fire which originated ir
some unknown way in the barber shoI
OF Mr.. D. B. Cloninger at Belmon
burned four frame buildings on the
main street of the town and seriously
threatened several of the more i'm
portant brick structures. The store:
which were burned were the building:
owned by Mr.. r. B. Suggs and occu'
pied by Mr.. D. B. Cloninger as bar
Der shop and pressing club, the poo
room owned by Mr.. Cloninger, res
taurant owned by w. B. Craig an6
others and a meat market owned by
Mr.. G. B. Stowe. The fire was frs
discovered shortly after IL o'clock by
Mr.. Stafford, the liveryman, who was
on duty at his stable. The alarm wa:
quickly given and the entire male pop
ulation of the town was soon on the
scene fighting the flames. But for ar
unlocked for auxiliary in the shape o.
a long stretch Of hose from the I'm
perial mills which effectually quench
ed the flames the brick building II
which are located the Chronicle, Ma
jestic and Imperial mill offices, the
bank Of Belmont and the hotel woult
have been consumed by flames. BY
the use of a small garden hose the
Belmont Drug company's building
was kept sufficiently wet to keep the
flames from spreading further in tina
direction. -. Following serious
illness Of a little over three weeks Mr.
Robert Boyce Morrow died at O'CLOCK
Sunday morning at the home Of hi!
daughter, Mrs. B. ]. Caldwell, on Co
lumbia street. Mr.. Morrow was borr
in Mecklenburg county near David
son on January 5th, 1927, and was II
his seth year. He had been in feeble
health since last December, but wa!
only taken seriously i'll at the time Of
his coming to Gastonia several weeks
ago to make his home with his young
est daughter, Mrs. B. ]. Caldwell
Mr. Morrow's remains were taken or
train No. SO yesterday morning tt
Charlotte, accompanied by member!
of the family, and conveyed to Bethe
church, near Beattie's Ford, where the
funeral service was conducted at
o'clock yesterday afternoon by the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Wool, and interment
took place in the Bethel church ceme'
terry.
Lancaster News, May Fl: Friday af-
ternoon Sheriff Hunter received 6
message from Elgin that posse was
securing the woods for a negro in that
locality who had been shot but had
made his escape. He procured ar
automobile and was soon with the
pursuing party after the fellow. II
seems that the negro Jim Gill had
stolen a COW from Peter McDow and
had carried it to Heath Springs and
sold it to Mr.. o. Banks Williams fol
$40. After the sale Peter McDow
owner Of the cow came to Heath
Springs and got a warrant for the
thief. Constable M. L. Beckham
overlook him at Elgin and arrested
him, but he resisted and pulled his
knife on Mr.. Beckham, who shot al
him twice. The second shot brought
him to the ground, but he quickly re-
sumed an erect attitude and went or
with the speed of the wind. Con-
stable Beckham, with Joe Hagins
and others took his track, following
him easily by drops Of blood along the
route, but Mart and Joe not being as
long winded as the Ethiopian he sue
ceeded in getting away. The negro left
his hat, which was regular Sunday
go-to-meeting affair, ventilated by 9
bullet hole in the rim, and the rope he
had on the cow. The next day Rural
Policeman Williams and Sheriff
Hunter found him on Mr.. Will Culp's
place in Cedar Creek township and
now have him safely lodged in Jail
One of Mr.. Beckham's shots went ir
behind the ear and came out in his
cheek. The other went into his les
and is still there. The negro's wound:
are not serious. Mrs. Lucinda
Roberts, wife of Mr.. Lee R. Robert:
of the Creek section, died Monday
after a prolonged illness. Mrs. Ro'
berts was a daughter Of the late Dav'
id Montgomery, was about 81 years Of
age. and besides her husband ant
seven small children she left surviv,
ing. the following sisters and broth
ers: Mrs. W. R. Roberts. Mrs. r. L. L
R. ]. Blackmon, Rev. D. P. Montgom-
cry and Mr.. L. N. Montgomery. Mrs
Roberts was a member Of the upper
Camp Creek Baptist church, and hei
remains were inferred there yesterday
morning, the funeral services being
conducted by Rev. J. H. Boldridge
d. D. ..... Fire entirely destroyed 6
dwelling in the cotton mill settlement
occupied by Mr.. Minor Snipes, Satur'
day. A stiff wind was blowing at the
time which endangered nearby build
ings, but the timely arrival of the fire
extinguisher used by the cotton mil
arrested the progress of the flames
before other buildings caught. The
loss of the dwelling is covered by in
Surance.
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