Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-22
WITH NEIeHsoRlNe EXCHANGES
N Totes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

Totes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.
Lancaster News, March 19: Bethel
Presbytery will convene for its spring
meeting in the Presbyterian church
at this place on the 18th Of April.
Messrs. =. C. Secrest, John T. Green
and T. McIver Hughes are the COM
mittee on entertainment appointed by
the local church.
Gaffney Ledger, March 19: News
reached Gaffney Friday that a negro
boy named Claude Smith. whose home
was in this city, had been killed in
Blacksburg Tuesday evening, pre-
sumably by a train. The boy
was the son Of Paul Smith, an in
dustrious and we'll thought Of colored
man Of the town. The boy was only
fifteen years Of age, and becoming dis
satisfied with home, had run away
Thursday. He got as far as Blacks
burg on a freight train and had stop
ped there. During the day he told a
negro boy that he intended going on
to Charlotte. Nothing more was heard
Of him, nor was he seen again until
Friday morning, when his body was
found about 100 yards from the
Southern station. The limbs had been
torn and crushed, the body being al
most across the track. AS soon as the
officials were notified Of the case they
took the matter up and ascertained
that the boy lived in this city. His
father was then notified. Coroner
Vinesett was also notified of the hap
pening and it was requested that he
come to Blacksburg and hold an in
quest The coroner prepared to make
the journey but owing to the cloud
burst, travel between this city and
Blacksburg was we'll nigh impossible.
The coroner therefore got into COM
munication with magistrate II. A.
Ligon in Blacksburg and the inquest
was held by Mr.. Ligon Friday. The
jury returned a verdict to the effect
that the deceased came to his death
by mischance while trying to steal a
ride. A strange happening occur
red near Mr. R. C. Howard's residence
during the terrific rain last week. Mr..
Howard states that he heard a very
strange sound coming from nearby
and he and Mrs Howard waded out
TO investigate. With the rain falling
In sheets, he found quite a number OF
toad frogs banded together, all stand
ing on their hind legs, with their faces
raised to heaven, giving vent to most
unearthly sounds. This was quite
queer as very few people have ever
heard a toad frog make noise of any
kind.
Gastonia Gazette, March 19: Mar
riage licenses were issued by the regis
ter of deeds Saturday to two couples,
Marion Jackson, of Kings Mountain,
and Miss Minnie Sisk, Of Cherryville;
John s. Cloninger, and Miss Ethel
Goldsmythe. Of Lowell. ..Gastonia
will have the honor and pleasure Of
again having here for three days,
either the last week in May or the first
week in June, the rifle teams of the
twelve companies Of the First Regi-
ment and five companies Of the Coast
Artillery, North Carolina National
Guard. These teams will bring 200 or
more men here and they will spend
three days at Camp Holland, the tar
get practice and all shooting contests
taking place on Leinster Range. Last
year was the first year the shoot was
held in Gastonia. 1t was the first OF
May and unluckily came in a cool wet
season which caused some discomfort
among the soldiers. 1t was probably
year the last of May or the first of
June. Capt. Bulwinkle, of Company
B. has not as yet been informed Of the
exact date. Among the teams here
will probably be one from the cavalry
company recently organized and mus
tered in at Lincolnton.. Between 2
and o'clock Saturday morning fire
of unknown origin destroyed the two
store houses and a warehouse belong
ing to Mr.. H. S. (Van) Sellers on
Kings Mountain, route one. Only a |
very small amount of goods was saved |
and the buildings were totally destroy |
ed. Mr.. Sellers residence nearby was
not injured. The stock Of goods des-
troyed was valued at $1,000 or $1,30OI