Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-27
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Lam
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, Nov. "a: Mr.. Forest
Byars on yesterday, killed two cranes
on Mr.. G. NJ. Gardner's fish pond. The
larger one measured seven feet anc
nine inches from tip of bill to tip oi
toe and six feet two inches from tiI
Of wing to tip Of wing. The other was
evidently younger, as 1t was mucr
smaller. Mr. Byars killed the cranes
with a single barrel gun, re-loading
after the first shot and killing the 9TH
er as it was about to fly away. ...:
Mr.. S. E. Kennedy Of the Macedonia
section of the county, exhibited in the
city, Saturday, a bottle Of worms tax
en- from the entrails Of a hog which
he killed the day before. The hog had
appeared to be suffering from cough
for about two weeks before 1t was
killed. Mr.. Kennedy said that some ol
the worms, of which ten were found
were at least twelve inches In length
The worms had their heads buried In
the hogs intestines with a tenacious
hold, 1t being very difficult to separate
them, according to Mr.. Kennedy. Some
suppose this to be the cause of the dis
ease that was recently reported as hog
cholera. .... Miss Mae Hamlin died
yesterday afternoon at 100 o'clock
after having been i'll with typhoid fever
for only a few weeks. She was the
daughter of the late Mr.. E. Berry
Hamilton. who died about four months
ago. Miss Hamlin would have been
twenty years old next January. she
Is survived by her mother, Mrs. r. b.
Hamlin. one brother, John, and a
Younger sister, LaNelle. ..... The first
meeting for this year Of the Cherokee
County Teachers association Will be
held on Saturday, December 5th, IN
the auditorium Of the Central graded
school building. This organization was
formed last year for the mutual bene,,
fit Of the teachers and the general
good Of the county schools. The month
ly meetings will be resumed within a
short time. 49,. Edgar, the twenty year
old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Allison
of the Providence section Of the county,
died Saturday morning, as result OF
an attack Of typhoid fever. He was
buried Sunday, at Providence church
of which he was member. Rev. e.
w. Payseur conducted the funeral ser
vices. The high esteem in which the
Young man was held was shown by the
large number Of friends and relatives
who were present at the last rites. ....
Mrs. ]. w. Grubb died at her home
on North Limestone street in this city,
Friday. The remains were buried al
Providence church, Sunday, Rev. Z. w
Payseur, pastor Of the Cherokee ave
nue. Baptist church, conducting the
funeral ceremony. Mrs. Grubb is sur
yived by her husband and three chii-
dren Miss Gladys Whdchel and
Mr.. John Mott were happily married az
the home Of the bride, Saturday even
ing at s o'clock, Rev. c. W. Payseur
performing the ceremony. Many
friends give them warmest congratu-
lationS
Gastonia Gazette, Nov. "a: Rev. H
H. Jordan, the new pastor OF Main
street Methodist church, and his
family. are expected to arrive in the
city, Thursday afternoon, from Nor
canton, where Mr. Jordan has been foi
four years years pastor OF the Flrs'
Methodist church. ....... Kew. .. %
Stephens, pastor Of the Gastonia cir
cult, Methodist Episcopal church, re-
turned on yesterday, from AsheVliie
where he attended the meeting OF tne
Blue Ridge-Atlantic annual conference
which was in session last week. MT
Stephens many friends are glad &c
know that he was returned TO the Gas
tonia circuit for another year. DR.. w
A. Graham was also re-appolnted diS
trict superintendent of the Statesvllle
district, in which the Gastonla charse
is Included Following an illness OF
Nf,- uleC
ON Saturday, at his home, No. 4O5
East Main avenue. Recently Mr.. No
bIett suffered a stroke Of paralysis
and this, together with a complication
of diseases, caused his death. He was
in his 18th year. Funeral services
were held at the home Sunday morn
ing, and the body was shipped on NO
II. Sunday, to his former home. Can.
new. S. c., for interment. Deceased
lived in Gastonia for number OF years
and until recently held position as
watchman in the tower at the Soutn
ern and c.. & NV. crossing. He is
survived by a widow and several chll-
dren. Two daughters, Mrs. H. ]. Floyo
and Mrs Ed Burns, live IN GastoUla
Mr. Noblett was quiet uilassuiilHS
man Of sterling worth and MS death IL
the occasion of much sorrow to large
number of friends. ...... Mr. John -
Lindsay, cemetery policeman, enter
tanned the other members Of the city
police force and the city clerk at a
sumptuous dinner at his home on East
Franklin avenue last Friday. HIS
guests were Chief Of Police j. w. Car
roll. Policemen A. B. Hord, 0. f. Ad-
derholdt, W. T. Rankin, r. b. Terrell
left Elliott, S. B. Brimer, B. w. Craig
and Carl Wright and City Clerk L. a
Ratchford. The repast was served 1T
courses and Mr. Lindsay, in his role as
host, laid the entire force under many
obligations to him for most en1oyaple
occa sion George Rhyme, who was
convicted of larceny at the September
term of Castor superior court ana sen
fenced to four years In the state prs
on. made his escape last FRIDAY hlsn'
along with two or three other conVlCts
from the convict camp at Tillery. Inc Inc
governor has offered a reward OF SZJ
for his capture. Rhyme was conVlctEu
of breaking into stores at McAdenVllle
and taking goods. His reputation Is an
unsavory one. Officers in the county
are on the lookout for him.
Rock Hill Record, Nov. %: The three
year-old son Of Mr.. w. c. Tlgg' OF
Wilson street, died yesterday alteI nooi
of pellagra, and was buried this after
noon in Laurelwood. We understand
that Mr.. Tigg has another child SICK IN
bed with the same disease. Mr. w.
Y. Ingram of Columbia, has accepted a
position with the Carolina Life lnsur-
ance Co., and will move his family
here shortly. He will work in connec-
ton with Mr.. Driver, the local super
intendent. Miss Amy Ward of the
music department of Winthrop college
who recently resigned on account or III
health. has been SUCCEEDED by Miss Kit
tie Kirkpatrick Of Fort Mill, former
graduate Of Winthrop and also form J.
er Winthrop teacher. President
Johnson will extend an invitation To
the next legislature to visit winthrop
He had expected to have them here on
Lees birthday, but as Governor Man :
ming will be inaugurated on that day II
is likely he will have them here the day
following The Methodist ministers
of the city will leave tomorrow Tor
Sumter, where the annual conference
of this state meets this week. Rev. r.
l.. Holroyd, presiding elder, left today
The ministers of this city and the CIR
cults here are DR.. p. b. Wells. Rev. D.
I. Spinks. Rev. J. A. White and Rev
B. r. Timer. The lay members VINO
will attend the conference are Mcssrs'
T. NJ. WhisOnant. ]. A. Barber. ): Is.