Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-24
NO.. "a

ually, and the physicians are much en-
couraged over his prospects for COM
plete recovery. -. Mr.. j. NJ. Robinson,
who had his leg broken several weeks
ago when his motorcycle collided with
an automobile, will undergo an opera
ton tomorrow. AT a special meet
ing Of the city council Monday after
noon, the ordinance reducing the Ii
cense Of fire insurance companies 10
$40 per annum passed second reading.
resolution was adopted requirir" all
insurance agents in the city Of Ches
ter to file with the City Clerk before
six o'clock Saturday afternoon, Nov q
sworn list Of all Of the insurance
companies they represent. Mr.. G. b.
Barron Of Union, who was shot Mon
day by DR." Brooks at the Kell place
in the Rossville neighborhood. Is get
ting along satisfactorily, his wound
beir~ in the shoulder and not Of a Sc
riouS character. Brooks Is in Jail. -.
The court Of common pleas is engaged
today upon the case of the National
Bank of Savannah VS.. the Lancaster
& Chester railway. Messrs. McCul-
Tough, Martin G. Blythe, Of Greenville,
represent the plaintiff, and Messrs.
Glenn & Glenn and Samuel E. McFad-
den are the defendants attorneys. The
case Of NJ. w. Roddey VS.. the Lancas-
ter & Chester railway for damages re-
ceived in the Hoopers Creek wreck,
which was In progress when the Re-
porter went to press Monday, was ter
minated yesterday morning with a yer-
dict Of 81 900 for the plaintiff. In the
case Of o. II. Johnson vs. the Western
Union Telegraph Co., which was tried
yesterday. the plaintiff was given a ver-
dict Of $50. 80. Misses Ivy and Evelyn
Albright were called to Lenoir, N. c.,
yesterday afternoon by a message an
nouncing the critical illness of their
niece. little Evelyn. the four-year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. l.. Mel
son. The little one died last night
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Kings Mountain Herald, Nov. 19:
Rev. E. o. Cole has been appointed by
the Western North Carolina confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, as the successor Of
Rev. NJ. B. Clegg, as pastor Of
the Kings -Elbethel charge.
........ Mr.. Perry Black and Miss
Eugenia Beam were united in mar
riage on Wednesday night, November
18th, at Grover. Mr.. Black is an in
dustrious farmer of Grove. route /.
While the bride Is the attractive
daughter of Mrs. y. E. Beam, Kings
Mountain, route 5....... Mr.. r. 5.
Thornburg Of Oak Grove section,
comes forward with the following cot
ton picking record for himself and his
very own: Wife and 1, 1876 pounds;
Robert Lee Lackey. age Is, So lbs:
Ida E. Thornburg, age 13, 50 lbs;
Wray Thornburg, age IL, SO lbs; Effie
]. Thornbulg, age s. A lbs; Floid E.
Thornburg, age 6, 26 lbs; making a
total Of 523 lbs, in three hours. IL
they had worked full day 90 hours)
they would have picked 1,743 lbs. 80.
That Kings Mountain telephone SER
vice is to be greatly improved, seems
now a certainty. Information comes
from the manager Of the company
that the whole line will soon be re-
built and overhauled; that all day
Sunday service will be inaugurated and
that all of Cleveland county will come
in our free territory" There Is also
a prospect that the line to Linwood
will yet be installed. OF course. all
this expenditure on the part Of the
company will obligate those who en-
joy the improved service and We may
be called upon to pay little more for
it, but what If we do, the extra con-
cessions will be worth more. The
Progressive association did 1t. :. Rev.
M. B. Clegg, for the past four years
pastor of Kings Mountain Elbethel
charge, Methodist Episcopal church,
South, has been appointed to the
Henrietta and Caroleen charge in the
Morganton district Mr.. Clegg and
his family will move Tuesday, Of next
week. ..... "A very beautiful home
wedding was celebrated last Wednes-
day night at the home Of the brides
parents in Kings Mountain, when Mr..
Doris C. Littlejohn and Miss Jennie
V. Hord were united in holy matri-
mony. 1t was a quiet home wedding,
there being present only a few Of the
closes relatives and friends Of the
contracting parties.