Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18

this kind here.
Lancaster News, Doc. IS: Mr.. M. J.
Funderburg Of Rum Creek, killed a
shoat last Friday that weighed 40
pounds net. Mr.. Funderburg says that
the hog didn't eat over five bushels Of
corn. go. Miss Effie Hunter Of Lam
caster and Mr.. Harry Gwin Of Cork
Vile, were married at the A. R. p.
parsonage on Sabbath evening. ......
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Hays have the
sympathy Of the entire community In
the death Of their three weeks-old
son, which sad event occurred at their
home Friday last at 9.45 p. m. The
remains were inferred in Westside
cemetery Saturday, the Rev. E. T.
Hodges conducting the funeral SER
vice. Saturday night, John Davis,
colored, who lives In a house in rear
Of Mr.. r. 8. Harpers machine shops,
just after violent quarrel engaged in
with his wife, Sallie Brown, walked
into an adjoining room and fell over
dead into the fire place. Sunday morn
Ing there was some suspicion Of foul
play on the part Of his wife. in view
Of the fact that she had quarreled
with her husband and threatened Ho-
lence to him. SO Magistrate John L
Caskey, acting as coroner, summoned
a jury and held an inquest over the
negro. Several witnesses were exam
ined, but there was no evidence that
the woman had offered any violence
to the man. DR.. r. c. Brown, who was
examined as a witness, among other
things, testified that in his opinion the
man died Of heart disease brought on
by undue excitement and that his
neck was dislocated by the fall" The
verdict Of the jury Of inquest was
therefore, that John Davis came to
his death from heart failure. caused
from undue excitement" Last We'd
nesday morning a man giving his
name as Albert Parker, hired horse
and buggy from the livery stable Of
Mr.. B. c. Hinson at Monroe, promising
1t turned out he did not expect to re-
turn the horse and buggy, but instead
to confiscate the same to his own use
The man drove into Lancaster Mon
day night, distributing liquor adver-
tisements, put up the horse and buggy
at the stables Of the Jones-Elliott Mule
company. Chief Bell was instructed
to look out for the man, but he skip
ped before he could be arrested but he
got the horse and buggy, also SO paid
by the owner as g. reward for the re-
turn Of the property. .... Magistrate
John L. Caskey's little boy, Pink,
came very near being seriously In
jured or burned to death, Sunday. The
little fellow was standing too near the
fire place when his clothes caught
from the flames. Mrs. Caskey hap
pened to be in the room and reached
the little fellow in time to put out the
fire before he was burned.
Gastonia Gazette, December is: The
friends Of Mr.. w. M. Wilson, head
bookkeeper in the Offices Of Craig Il
Wilson, will regret to learn that he Is
quite seriously Ill at his home on West
Airline avenue as the result OF q
stroke Of paralysis which he suffered
Wilson's right side Is peralyzed and
he is unable to speak, although con-
scious. There has been very little II
any change in his condition since
Sunday, although he was able to swal-
low q few sips of water and seemed
slightly better. His many friends will
hope earnestly that he may recover.
There came near being q serious acci-
dent at the new postoffice building on
Main avenue, now In course Of con-
struction, yesterday afternoon when a
derrick used in hoisting the heavy
stone, fell. A negro workman had a
narrow escape and the base Of one Of
the large front columns. two sections
Of which had been put up, was dam
aged 80 1t had to be removed, necessi-
tating the taking down Of the column.
..... Mr.. Doss Queen and Miss Addie
Long were united in marriage at 10
o'clock Sunday morning, by Rev. ]. j.
Beach, at his residence on East Air
line avenue. The bride Is q daughter
Of Mr.. E. D. Long. Most II not all
the mills In Gastonia will give their
operatives two weeks for Christmas
this year instead Of one as Is usually
the case. This Is due In some meas
ure at least, to the fact that the weave
mills in the north which consume the
yarns made here are going to close for
two weeks during the holiday season.
...... AT / o'clock Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. John B. Glenn and Miss Ada AL
len were united in marriage at the
parsonage Of the East Baptist church,
by the pastor Rev. J. ]. Beach. They
were accompanied by Messrs. Joe Hill
and Scott Quinn, and Misses Maud
Goble and Zoe Robinson. The groom
is a son Of Mr.. o. E. Glenn and the
bride Is a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. s.
P. Allen, both families living on route
three.