Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-17
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News Happenings In NelghbOflng
Communities.

NOHo luPPOhihyo lii NOi9hDoiihss
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs oi
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.
Shelby Highlander, Nov. IL: The
: Western n. c., Methodist conference
has captured attention and the whole
hearted hospitality of Shelby. The town
Is entertainir the more than 400 min
listers and delegates without a bobble
or a hitch. There were over 300 here
for the opening day-Wednesday. Bus
mess sessions, committee meetings and
the like hold the boards all day and
there is usually an inspiring sermon
each afternoon. Hon. Champ Clark
speaker Of the National House Of rep
resentatives and a man of world repu
tation as a statesman and orator, will
deliver his famous address on "Ameri-
ca" at the Shelby auditorium on Sat-
urday night, November 81. That Cleve-
land county with the cooperation and
assistance of nearby towns, will give
Mr. Clark a notable reception. goes
without saying. He will be introduced
by his colleague in congress, Hon. Ed
win Yates Webb.
| Kings Mountain Herald, Nov. 12:
Rev. NJ. B. Clegg held his final service
as pastor of the Methodist church here
Sunday night, and left yesterday for
| Shelby where he is attending the annu-
al session of the Western North Caro-
lima conference and from which, ac-
cording to the laws Of the Methodist
:hurch, he will be sent to another field.
| Brother Clegg has served his fullp four
| years as pastor Of Kings Mountain and
Elbethel charges and in the meantime
has established himself in the hearts
of all denominations. His ministr has
been on a high plane, his service eff
cient and effective and his general de-
meanor an example worthy of imita-
ton. He has worked himself into the
hearts Of all men. Christians love him
and non Christians like him. The peo-
pie of his charge are loathe to gice him
up and the town feels distinct loss.
Mr.. Clegg's family is one Of the most
popular here and to see them go means
a loss. Sam Parker, Jr., son Of Mr..
Thomas Parker, fell from a thirty foot
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arm twice and bruised up his left arm
badly, besides being severely shocked.
He was painting residence in the
Cora Mill village when the accident oc-
Cured. Rev d. E. Vipperman has
| been unanimously called to the pastor
ate Of Patterson Grove Baptist church.
-. Mr.. John Hamrick of Patterson
| Grove section, was nearly killed Sat
urday about noon when his motorcycle
jumped the abutment Of Nebo BRIDE, a
mile northwest Of town on the Waco
road.
Fort Mill Times, Nov IL: Mrs. A. c.
| Wallace has been seriously i'll for
some days Of typhoid at her home on
| Booth street, this city. DR.. T. S.
Kirkpatrick, who has been i'll for some
weeks, underwent an operation at one
Of the Charlotte hospitals, Wednesday.
His condition on yesterday was report
ed as favorable. Miss Ethel Hughes,
eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l..
| Hughes, was attacked, Saturday by
diphtheria, but the disease yielded to
| timely treatment and the young lady's
condition now promises an early re-
coyery The Pineville Drug COM
pany, a new corporation for the pro-
gressive village Of Pineville, has been
| granted a charter by the secretary OF
| state, copy Of it having been filed on
Tuesday, in the office Of the clerk of
the court at Charlotte. The authorized
| $25, 900, and the incorporators are
Messrs. E. H. Hand, C. r. Adams and
| Ernest Porter, all Of Pineville. .... The
| only fatality Of Tuesday nights fire
| was the brindle. office cat of the
| Mills & Young company. Tom" was
| found beneath the stove, where he
evidently died of suffocation. Only
two streams were available from the
| new water system, Tuesday night.
| Had there been twice as many the fire
| would have died a bornin'.". ........
Probably the first shipment Of home
grown corn from this place was that
made on Fri lay, by Mr.. Boyce Ben
net Of lower Fort Mill, to a grain deal
er a Charlotte. There were 100 BUSH
els in the shipment and Mr.. Bennett
| received 95 cents per bushel for the
corn.
Chester News, Nov. 13: Miss Emma
Dickey, daughter Of Mr.. Nelse Dickey,
was married to Mr. William r. Tongue,
Friday, at Bethel NJ. E. church parson-
age, by the pastor Rev. j. c. Roper.
Mrs. Tongue is young lady of many
charms and has a host Of friends that
wish both much happiness. The
groom is one of Chester county's pro-
gressve farmers. .... Miss 10 Anna
Marlborough, Chester County's Can
ming and Poultry club agent, will Off
cially begin work for the new year in
| January. December is supposed to
| be rest month with her, but she eX-
poets to start the ball rolling even
| then, so that by January, her work
will be in full swing. She is immense
Iy encouraged over the capital work
| that the Canning clubs did last year,
which was the initial year Miss
Yarborough's exhibit at the state fair
came second and she said that next
year that nothing less than first will
satisfy her. Sheriff Colvin arrested
]. w. Pennington of North Carolina,
yesterday, charged with soliciting or
ders for a whisky concern. He was
given a trial before Judge j. j. Nc
Lure and was fined $500, which he paid.
Judge Mcclure also fined some gamb-
lers $55, yesterday. .... Mr.. w. A.
Jamison, representing the American
Telegraph and Telephone Co, was
visitor in the city few days ago. He
came here to look over the Chester
Telephone system. He complimented
Manager Bell on the excellent system
of this city. He made a careful survey
of the entire system and rendered quite
number of suggestions that Manager
Bell thought were timely. from time to
time, these changes will be made and
noticeable improvements will be seen
in the present fine service.
Chester Reporter, Nov IL: Mr..
Claude Turner Of the Landsford Sec
ton, had the misfortune to have his
automobile practically destroyed by
fire, Monday, near Rowelrs. The car
skidded into a ditch and in a moment
was a mass of flame, Mr.. Turner bare
ly escaping without injury. The car
was insured. 800. Mr. and Mrs. w. j.
Reid of Richburg, announce the en-
gagement of their sister, Miss Florrie
Belts. to Rev Leonard Porter Ander-
son of Songdo, Korea, the marriage to
be in December. The big barn on
the farm of Mr.. n. M. Tongue, about
one and one-half miles from Fort
Lawn, was totally destroyed by fire,
Monday, evening, considerable guam
tity of feed also being destroyed. The
loss is practically covered by insur-
ance ... Mr.. w. w. Blair has been