Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-15
miscellaneous Readins.
WITH NsleHeoRINe EXCHANGES
Notes and Comments About Matters
of 1 ocal Interest

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| Gastonia Gazette, March II: Mr.. j.
lE. Page received a message Saturday
bearing the sad intelligence Of the
death at his home in Marietta, Ga, on
that day Of his brother-in-law. Mr..
James Warren, a prominent real es-
tate deal of that city. No particulars
lwere given. Deceased was about 40
Years Of age and Is survived by MS
wife, Mr.. Pages sister. Judge Lyon,
lin response to the pleading OF attor-
lneys and friends and public senti-
ment, Friday evening changed the
sentence imposed Monday on Mr.. c.
s. Hagar of Bessemer City, convicted
of manslaughter for the killing Of
Earl Lockman, from six months at
work on the roads and payment OF the
costs to four months on the roads
with privilege to hire him out to re-
cover the amount Of the costs In the
case. This means, Of course, that Ha-
gar will not serve a prison or road
sentence. Public sentiment has been
Overwhelmingly in Hagar's favor IN
this case and the change of sentence
meets with general approval.
Castor Progress, March II: Messrs.
Hamp Johnston and Grady Ferris will
be the names Of two young men who
are going to be try-outs for the Char-
Hottie team of the Carolina. association.
Both of these boys have good reputa-
tions as pitchers, Johnston having
been with the Richmond team Of the
Virginia league and several teams In
and around Gastonia. Ferris also has
an enviable record, having been the
star pitcher of the Loray team Of this
city, and has had good record with
the High Shoals team, who held the
best record of any team in this coun-
ty last season. If these boys make
good, Charlotte gets not only good
pitchers, but hitters Of good reputa-
tion.. .GMr. Robert H. Brison of Clo-
yer, S. c., and Miss Jane Neagle of
this city, were quietly married Tues
day morning at the home Of Mr.. John
Lytton on East Airline street, Rev. j.
]. Beach officiating in his usual grace
full manner. Mr.. Brison lives about
three miles from Glover and came to
Gastonia Tuesday morning. The hap
| py couple left on train No. 81 for
Glover, where they will reside.
Register of Deeds A. ]. Smith Satur-
day granted marriage licenses to the
following persons: Thomas Hastings
and Emma Rudisill of Grouse; Clar-
ence Hare of Mayesworth and Bessie
Ramsey Of Gastonia.
Chester Lantern, March II: Mr.. s.
Duncan Cross, a we'll known farmer
and stock raiser Of Chester, living at
105 Saluda street, was yesterday after
noon severely injured in a fight with
| L. Mobley and AL Newman, the diff
Guilty occurring on Mr.. Cross Triplett
farm, which he had leased on shares
to Mobley, who did the cutting. New
man being a friend Of Mobley and
having no interest in the matter In
dispute. Mr.. Cross leased the farm to
IMobley about the first Of the year, and
owing to the latter's alleged failure to
carry out the terms Of the contract and
work the farm properly was desirous
of terminating the lease and OF eject
ing Mobley from the farm, and had
served notice to that effect. Mobley
had declined to give up the premises
and Mr.. Cross went out yesterday al
ternoon to endeavor to settle the mat
ter In the argument which followed,
it is reported that both Mobley and
Newman became very abusive, and
that Mobley went inside the house
and getting a repeating shot gun came
to the door and snapped it at Mr..
Cross, when the latter fired at him
with a revolver. A few minutes later
Mobley told Mr.. Cross that If he would
lay down his revolver and fight fairly
that he (Mobley) would thrash him.
This proposition was Immediately ac-
cepted by Mr.. Cross, who without any
hesitation whatever, and suspecting no
treachery in the proposition, handed
his revolver to young boy, by the
name Of Lemmond, who was witness
to the affair, by whom the revolver
was taken into the house. No sooner
did Mr.. Cross thus disarm himself,
than Mobley and Newman at once at
tackled him, Newman endeavoring to
hold Mr.. Cross while Mobley slashed
savagely at his face and neck with
knife, which fortunately was rather
dull, this fact alone, in all probability,
saving Mr.. Cross life, as one or two
of the cuts on the neck, which were
Iwarded off to some extent by a stiff
collar, would If the knife had been
sharp, have proved fatal. AS it was.
Mr.. Cross suffered a bad cash across
the face and a still more serious one
lacross the back of his neck, besides
lmany smaller knife wounds about the
head and neck and a number of bruises
and scratches, the latter presumably
the work Of Newman. Mr.. Cross, who
lis a man of powerful physique and Of
absolutely unshakeable nerve, sue
ceeded in beating off both of his as
sailants, at one time having them both
down on the ground, Out ol coufse
could not maintain this advantage.
After the difficulty was ended. Mr..
Cross mounted his horse and rode to
his home in Chester. where medical
aid was hurriedly secured, a number
of stitches being necessary in the face
and neck. :. Clerk of Court Cornwell,
who in addition to being an extreme
Ily efficient county official, is also
well known veterinary surgeon, made
a trip to Great Falls, Wednesday. to
doctor up a couple Of the Southern
Power company's mules that were suf-
fering from ptomaine poisoning, re-
sulting from the eating of mouldy
grain and hay. Mr.. Cornwell, who re-
turned to Chester yesterday, stated
that one of the mules has already died
and he thought that the other would
very probably follow suit.
Gaffney Ledger, March II: Gaffney
was aeop Saturday over a report COM