Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-18

vile Friday afternoon. The woman's
throat had been cut and the decompos-
ed condition Of the body indicated that
1t had been buried several days. There
seems to be little doubt that she was
murdered and that the body was thus
disposed Of by the murderers in an
effort to conceal the crime. Pat Hunt
ley, husband Of the woman, and sever
al other Pineville negroes are In the
Mecklenburg county Jail charged with
the crime.
M. Frank Happerfield Dead.
Mr.. r. L. Devinney, of Yorkville
was summoned to Gastonia this morn
ing by news Of the death of his cousin
Mr.. Frank Happerfield, which occurred
suddenly in Union yesterday. Mr. Hap
perfield was born and reared near
Yorkville; but moved to Gastonia
where he married Miss Florence Brad
ley. He was one of the organizers OF
the Yorkville Monument Works and
was in the employ Of that company
for several years. Later he worked fol
the Piedmont Marble and Granite com.
pany until about year ago, when he
moved to Union, where he continued
up to the time of his death yesterday
He is survived by Mrs Happerfield ant
five children, who have been at theil
old home in Gastonia during his stay
in Union. Mr.. Happerfield was about
As years Of age.
Depot for FiIbert.
railroad Is to build depot at Filber
soon, about April. The Information
came from Mr.. L. T. Nichols, the gen.
eral manager Wednesday. In conver.
sation with a representative of The
Enquirer, he remembered that he hat
recently received from the Filbert peo
pie, the most complete and satisfactory
petition that has come under his OBJ.
servation for quite a while. The peti.
tion set forth the needs Of the depot II
a clear and comprehensive way, gave
the amount of business done at the
station, and also a conservative state.
ment as to future prospects. "Wher
people come at us like this" said Mr.
Nichols, they will never find any neet
of going to the railroad commission
We would be glad to comply with tht
needs Of the Filbert people at once
but it will not suit us to do so at once.
Mr.. Nichols said that the road would
hardly establish a regular agency al
Filbert at this time; but he felt salts.
llCu tiilo SOluC idICis
Mr.. J. 3. Duke in the South.
Mr.. James B. Duke, president Of the
Southern Power company, accompani.
ed by his brother, Mr.. B. N. Duke. ant
Mr.. r. B. Arlington Of New York anG
Messrs. c. l. BurkhoIder, manager OF
the Southern Power company and E
Thomasson, general manager of the
Piedmont & Northern Railway com.
pany, are spending day or two al
Great Falls, s. c., inspecting the mon.
ster hydro electric developments there
They are also looking over the plant
of the Southern Electro Chemica.
company and the other interests allied
with the great power corporation. II
is expected that they will come on tc
Charlotte today or tomorrow for briei
stay. Mr. Duke was formerly presi.
dent of the American Tobacco com.
pany and Is now in charge of the Brit
ish-American Tobacco company with
headquarters in London. He Is in this
country on visit and has been here
for the past six weeks. His visit south
is by reason Of his large holdings in the
hydro electric field in Piedmont Caro-
lima. This Is Mr.. Dukes first trip south
in over a year.-Charlotte Observer
Wednesday.