Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-14
aNisee,laneous Rsadina.
WITH NEIeHBoRlNe EXCHANGES.
Notes and Comments About Matters OF
Local Interest.

Lancaster News, May 10: Mrs. Mary
Jane Brasington, widow of the late
VIM. F.. Brasington of this county, died
at the home of her son, Mr.. VIM. Bras
ington, at Wadesboro, N. c., where
she had gone on visit, at LIS a. m,
Saturday last. in the 95th year of her
age. She made her home at Rich Hill,
this county. with her son, Benjamin
F. Brasington. The remains were
brought to Lancaster Saturday last
and carried to Union church, the fam
ily burying ground, where they were
inferred beside those Of her husband,
the funeral services being conducted
by her pastor, Rev. B. F. Carson.
CASTOR PROGRESS, May 10: Marriage
licenses have been issued recently to
the following couples: Geo. Armstrong
and Miss Wincie Weaver of Gastonia;
Charley Hunt and Miss Bertha Ran
kin of Stanley. The fire alarm was
turned in Tuesday afternoon and the
department rushed to the scene or
confiagration, which was telephone
pole on South Broad street, which was
set on fire by the electric wires. Mr..
Mccoy Cornwell of the Telephone
company, went up the pole to cut the
wires and was shocked by the electric
wires and fell, but fortunately lodged
in the top of small tree, which prob
ably saved his life. He received some
burns and bruises, but was not seri-
ously hurt.
Chester Lantern, May 10: The burn
ing of the trestle on the Southern rail-
way between Ridgeway and Blythe
wood about 5 o'clock this morning
caused the cancellation of all South
ern trains through Chester this morn
ing, except 35, the passengers of which
were transferred at the scene of the
trouble No northtound train has
come through, and as No. 35, which Is
the New York and Florida limited.
carries no mail, Chester citizens have
not received their morning papers
from Charlotte or Columbia. Atlanta
apers have been furnished by some
of the lanterns friends, but they are
so full of politics that all of the news
has been crowded out. If the trestle
is not repaired in time to permit the
passage of trains Nos. 81 and 2S, pas
sengers on them will be transferred,
and the trains probably run pretty
close to schedule this afternoon.
Gastonia Gazette, May 10: Mrs.
Faith Rollins, wife of Mr.. Joseph
Rollins, died Wednesday night at
her home at the Avon mills from
pellagra aftesan illness of some time.
She was 25 years of age. Funeral SER
vices will be held at the residence this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. conducted by
Rev. c. A. Hendricks and interment
will follow at Hollywood cemetery.
Ed Jenkins and Frank Bulls, two con-
victs of camp No. l, situated on the
New Hope road, made their escape
Wednesday They had not been at
work for several days on the pretext
that they were sick. On the day be-
fore their escape they had sent by
some one passing for some medicine.
The medicine. no doubt, was in the
shape of some tools by which they
could make their escape. They were
not found to be missing from the camp
until about 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
Dogs were Immediately put on their
trail with the result that one of them,
Ed Jenkins, who was serving only
short term Of three months, was ap-
pretended, while Frank Bulls, who
had a term of three and one-half years,
is still at large. Several members of
the Gastonia police force were on the
trail Wednesday night and until noon
Jenkins was caught in
tree near the home of Mr.. w. II. Rhyme
on Wednesday evening about O'Clock.