Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-11

| to take advantage OF them In specula-
tions. The inspections are made twice
each month.
| Gastonia Gazette, Sept. 8: CASTOR
county will be well represented this
year at Due West College for Women
and Erskine college, Due West. The
| following young people left for that
place this morning: Misses Maggie
and Annie Pearson and Miss Aline
Crawford to the Woman's college and
Mr. John Gamble to Erskine. All OF
these are from the Pisgah neighbor-
hood. Others will probably follow them
within the next few days. go. .Messrs.
Ernest Warren, ]. Fred Pearson and
|, Craig and Earl Groves left this morn
| ing for Chapel Hill where they go to
Robert Rankin and Fred Dunn, Of Mt.
Holly; Leslie Reid Of Lowell; Ray
Armstrong of Belmont, and Foster
Huffstetler and E. r. Rankin, Of Cas-
tonia, left yesterday for the university.
CASTOR county will have 81 young men
on "The Hill' this year pursuing
courses in higher education. This num-
Der Is a credit to the county for 1t be-
speaks the desire among her boys for
better and more complete training.
Calvin Brooks and Jim Johnson, col
u,
morning, when they were rescued from
we'll near Mr.. D. H. Campbells store
at the Flint Mill The darkies were
digging the we'll for Mr.. R W. War
rem when they were all but suffocated
by gas. Since their rescue they are
getting along nicely and will soon be at
work again. ..... Miss Rebecca Adams
who has been at the bedside OF her
brother, MIR. Harry Adams in Suffolk,
Va, for two weeks, returned home
Sunday night Miss Adams brings the
good news to the friends Of Mr.. Adams
that he Is getting along nicely and in
dications are good for his recovery.
Quite a number Of young ladies from
CASTOR county left this morning for
Lenoir where they will enter Daven-
port college. Among those who went
today were Misses Pearl Curry and
Ella Armstrong Of Belmont; Elva and
Mary CASTOR Of Lowell, and Mary
Dunn, Of Gastonia. ... More than lou
roadway men Of the Carolina & North
western Railway Co., together with
their families and few close friends,
enjoyed an outing at Edgmont, Sunday,
compliment to them from the man
agement Of the road. A special train
bearing them left Chester, S. c., Sun
day morning at $50 a. m, and arrived
at Edgmont at 1.50 p. m. 1t took on
members Of the party at Gastonia and
all along the line. At Edgemont they
enjoyed dinner and left on the return
| trip at 3.15, reaching Chester shortly
after nightfall. Accompanying the par
ty were General Superintendent c. E.
Crosby, Chief Clerk w. S. Barfield and
Roadmaster j. A. Poteat. The day was
a most delightful one for all who made
the trip. .Gastonia did not bestir
herself actively during the month OF
August in erecting new buildings. Ac-
cording to the permits only three ad-
ditions have been asked for. These
are: A two-room addition to Mr.. Law
renee Beals home on North Marietta
street; Rufus Kennedy, three room
cottage on North Marietta street, and
Mr.. w. Otis Pratt's one-room seed
meal warehouse on East Franklin
avenue. -. Miss M. Ella Armstrong,
who has been spending part Of the
summer here as the guest Of her sis
| ter, Mrs. A. ]. Smith, left Sunday night
for Tuscaloosa, Ala, where she has
position as a member Of the faculty OF
the University Of Alabama. 80. Miss
Minnie Sparrow leaves today for Raj
eigh to resume her duties as teacher
in the Raleigh public schools Miss
bia university doing special work in
English.
Shelby HiqhIander, Sept. 8: Married
| AT the home of the brides mother,
Mrs Ida McBraver, near Shelby on
Saturday by Rev. w. E. Abernathy,
Miss Plymina McBrayer and Mr.. Err
nest White. -. Among those who left
last week for college were the follow
ing: Miss Blanche Gold Of baltimore,
route /, daughter Of DR.. G. M. Gold,
left for Washington college, Tenn; MI.
Ben Gold, brother Of Miss Blanche, lett
the 4th for the state university; Mr..
Durham Moore for Wake Forest; Mr..
Marion Ross left Tuesday for the uni
versity.. Shelby people are greatly
interested in the announcement Of the
engagement Of Mr.. r. T. Howerton, su-
perintendent Of the city graded schools,
and Miss Mamie Royster Of Oxford, the
wedding to take place in November.
Miss Royster formerly taught in Smell
bys city schools and is very popular.
..... Mr.. William w. Lee, Of Shelby,
died August 80, 1914, and was buried
at Sharon, August 81. Burial services
were conducted by his pastor, Rev.
Brothers, and L. L. Smith, In the pres
ence Of a goodly number. He had been
member of Sharon church a long
time and had lived Christian life. A
good man has fallen and gone to his
reward. . . Mrs. L. v. Harrill Of Blacks
burg, wife Of Mr.. E. N. Harrill, was
born August 19, 1912, was married to
E. n. Harrill, June "a, 1858, and died
Sept. 3, 1914, aged 72 years and IA
days. She leaves a husband, three
sons and one daughter, 16 grandchil-
dren and Is great grandchildren to
mourn their loss. She had been MEM
Der of the Methodist church since a
small girl and lived consistent Chris
tian life till death. The burial SER
vices were conducted at Sharon, Sep
tember 4.
Lancaster News, Sept. 8: The Lam
caster County Cotton Congress, made
up Of farmers, merchants, bankers,
lawyers and other callings, met in the
court house. Saturday. Farmers from
all parts Of the county were at the
meeting and much interest was mani
tested. Mr.. Lewis R. Rollings, presi-
dent Of the congress, presided. The
meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev. Hugh R. Murchison. Reports
were called for from the several town
ships. The following reported: Wax
haw-T. R. Thompson, president; x.
NJ. Yoder, secretary Cane Creek-W.
H. Draffin, president; Lee Craig, secre-
tary. Gills Creek-W. c. Hough, pres
ident: r. S. Stewart, secretary. Butord
j. D. Hinson, president; B. F. Car
son, secretary; Pleasant Hill. M.
Mobley, president; w. B. Twitty, sec
retary. Cedar Creek-No formal or
ganization. Flat Creek-J. T. L. Stow
er, president; L. A. Baker, secretary.
There was no report from Indian Land
township. President Rollings j. Roy
Cunningham, chairman Of committee on
warehouses; John T. Stevens and c. d.
Jones, who attended the meeting in
Columbia, made reports Of their i'm
pressions derived by the meeting in
Columbia. Appropriate and instructive
addresses were made by Rev. Hugh r.
Murchison, Judge Ira B. Jones, Col w.
C. Hough, r. E. Wylie E. B. Lingle and
others. go. Mr.. H. c. Woodley, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ Woodley, who has
been spending his vacation with his
parents was operated on yesterday
morning at the Fennell infirmary, for
appendicitis. The operation was a Sc
rious one and it cannot be determined
for several days what the outcome will
be-. .. The new church at EbeneZer, Of
which Rev. S. R. Brock is pastor, Is
now framed and weatherboarding Is
being placed on same. All those who
are interested in this building and have
SnhScrihad arc nrpra6 m SanH in their