Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-18
attiseellaneous &saaing.
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Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

NOTES ana comments Hpoeh "e>>S'
Of Local Interest.
Chester Reporter, juno IA: A case OF
what is supposed to be smallpox was
reported to the board Of health this
afternoon, and an investigation will be
made Immediately. The person who is
supposed to have the disease Is col
ored and lives in Brookland. 80. Mr.
Joseph Feemster, Of the Bullocks
Creek neighborhood, died Monday and
was laid to rest Tuesday in old Bull
locks Creek graveyard after funeral
services by the Rev. ]. B. Swami. Mr..
Feemster was about n years of age.
He was a man of indefatigable energy,
and was at work in the field when
stricken, dying a few hours later. He
served throughout the war in the Con-
federate army, and as soldier en-
posed himself fearlessly to every dam
ger He leaves three daughters and
one son to mourn his loss. Joe Mil
ler, who shot and killed Willie Hughes
Sunday evening, Is still at large,
though Sheriff Colvin and force have
been making vigorous efforts to ap-
prehend him. Addie Wylie, who was
arrested in connection with the affair,
was released on bond yesterday.
Gastonia Gazette, June II: Mr.. w.
R. Thomas, one of the best known
and most highly esteemed citizens OF
the county, living near Bessemer City,
died suddenly early last Friday MORN
ing at his home. He had gone into
the kitchen to build a fire and drop
ped dead, life being extinct when the
members of the family reached his
side. He had been In his usual health
and there had been no premonition OF
the approaching end. Mr.. Thomas was
a native of CASTOR county and was
past 20 years Of age. He had lived
all his life near Bessemer City and
been a. member of Pisgah Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church all his
life At the outbreak Of the civil war
he Joined the first company that went
out from this county and it Is stated
that he saw the first member Of Cas-
ton company killed in the war; 1t Is
also stated he was present when the
last shot by a CASTOR soldier was fired
in battle before the surrender. He was
a loyal soldier of the south and gave
valuable service to his country during
the strife. Since June the first
Register of Deeds A. ]. Smith has
issued marriage licenses to the follow
ing white couples: william Kennedy
and Ila George, of Gastonia: Marmon
Meadows and Miller Mcknight, of
Gastonia; ]. L. Mckinney, of Spen-
Ger, and Ethel Byers, Of Gastonia; j.
w. Pettus, of Paw Creek; and Iva
Mcintosh, of Mount Holly; D. B. Ram
sey and Lille Strickland, Of Cherry
Vile; H. P. Stowe, Of Gastonia, and
Sue Stowe, Of Belmont; James Staf-
ford of High Shoals, and Florence
Lineberger, of Dallas; George M.
Suther and Minnie May Allen, Of Bes-
semer City; ]. M. R Smith and Mary
Rebecca McReady, Of Gastonia; E. j.
Sitton, of Gaffney, S. c., and Lizzie
Lee Petty, Of Bowling Green, S. C.,
]. Lawson Waters, Of Gastonia, and
E. Pearl Capps, Of Lowell. ..... What
might have been a horrible tragedy
but for the staying hand of Providence
was almost miraculously averted last
Tuesday afternoon on the Union road
south of town when the five-passen-
ger automobile Of Mr.. ]. Lean Adams,
driven by Miss Jennie Pegram went
over a steep embankment ditching the
occupants and seriously injuring Miss
Pegram who had the large bone just
above her ankle fractured. The other
occupants of the car were Misses
Johnsie Adams, Annie Mclean, little
Annie Erwin Nichols, daughter of Mrs
Watt Nichols, Of Chester, Robert Gill
liam, three-year- -old son Of Mrs. E. W.
Gillian, and Masters Henry Rankin
and Lacy Adams. Earlier in the al
ternoon, the party had procured the
automobile from the garage of Mr.. j.
Lean Adams and had gone for a ride
Master Henry Rankin acting as chat
feur. When out of town, Miss Pegram
took the wheel and with the car go
ing at a lively clip she lost control
with the results as above stated. Mr.
A. G. Myers was out automobiling
over the same road and came along
ahout the time of the accident. He
brought Miss Pegram to the CASTOR
hospital where her injuries were at
tended to. None of the other occu-
pants of the car suffered injury save
few scratches, bruises and considera-
BILE fright. The tenders, windshield,
lamps and doors Of the automobile to-
gether with several other minor parts
were smashed.