Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-14
told BY LOCAL EXCHANGES
News Happenings In NelghbOfing
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs Of
Cherokee, Cleveland, Castor, Lam
caster and Chester.

Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, December 10: Two
school improvement associations, one
at Antioch and the other at Wilkins
I vile, nave recently been organized.
-. Mrs. K. Alkaline Ruppe died at
the home Of Mr.. y. D. horton in the
Maud section sunday morning about
! 1880 o'clock. She was taken serious
ly i'll with pneumonia on Wednesday
night and grew worse until the end
came. Mrs. Ruppe was Mrs. Horizons
grandmother. ....... Eleven Cherokee
county schools will receive q total OF
$1,OSS.00 for term extensions this
year. The schools and amount for
each follow: Kings Creek, $4,000;
Rock Springs, $4,000; Grassy Pond,
$4,000; Sarratts, $4,000; Cowpens,
$4,000; Draytonville, $4,000; star
Farm, $4,000; Beaverdam, $4,000;
Ross Grove, $4,000; Robbs, $500,
and Buffers, 10000. Work on
the Brown building on the corner Of
Limestone and Robinson streets Is
being pushed forward rapidly and the
prospects are now that the structure
will be completed early In next year.
1t will have frontage Of A feet and
will be occupied by II. M. Browns
general merchandise store; the second
moor will be devoted to offices. and
the third will be the Elk's home
Kings Mountain Herald, Dec. Q; The
]. B. Rhyme Mercantile company, In
corporated, went into the hands OF
a receiver Saturday. ]. p. Weaver
was appointed receiver. This was done
at the instruction Of ]. Bunyan Rhy-
ne, creditor. .... The southern
Venture company Of Kings Mountain,
with head otrice at Charlotte Is In pro-
cess of dissolution. The company was
organized several months ago, for
the purpose OF working the old Cat
awba Gold Mine near Kings Mount
ain. The promoters were unable to
sell sufficient stock to make the effort
success. Rev. ]. r. Miller has
resigned as pasIor Of the First Bap-
list church Of Kings Mountain, to take
effect at the pleasure or the church.
The church has deferred action on
the resignation until next conference,
which comes Wednesday after the
fourth Sunday in this month.
Mr.. Ira Dixon and Miss Matte Black
burn of Bethlehem section came over
to town Sunday November 28th, and
were married, Esquire G. w. Kend-
rick performing the ceremony. .....
Mr.. Sam Bell and Miss Virginia
Wright both Of Oak Grove section
were married Sunday November 2Sth.
at the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs II. Thompson Wright,
Rev. Mr.. Blanton officiating.
Rock Hill Record, Dec. 8: Rock
I'D,
elected the following officers for the
year: B. j. White, w. M; 8. Reid
spencer, s. W.; John e. Gettys, ]. W.;
v. B. McFadden, Treasurer; Hiram
H. White, Secretary; Brice T. Dick
son, 8. D.; D. L. Mcdonald, j. D.; J.
H. McMurray, Jr., Steward; D. b.
McFadden, Steward; ]. w. Wester-
lund, tiler. ...... Captain II. Greene,
who has been In the Fennell Infirmary
for some time past for treatment, has
improved enough to be taken to the
home of his son, G. II. Greene, this
morning.
Chester Reporter, Dec. 8: Capt. w.
F. Sahms and family, who came here
recently from Florence, to establish
post of the Volunteers, Of America,
say they are much pleased with Ches-
Ter anu are buCCcculh6 WAN
their work. Lieutenant James Shark
accompanied them, and Is assisting
with the work. .....A marriage IL
cense was issued to Mr.. Ernest Mont
gomery Gwin, Of Blacksrock, and Miss
Bessie May Henson, Of Rossville, yes
terday by Judge Of Probate A. w.
Wise 80. .As the result Of q fire that
occurred about 10:30 o'clock Tuesday
morning and burned brtskly anu
caused great excitement while 1t last
ed the small wooden warehouse Of
the Chester Drug Co., located back
Of the store, was badly damaged, and
much Of the contents, including Ice
cream making outfits, heavy drugs
oils, ETC., destroyed. The loss VIII
amount to about $1,000. "A mar
riage Of much interest to their many
friends was that Of Miss Helen Wtx
and Mr.. R. Audrey Alexander, which
was quietly solemnized Monday at
the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Wix, In winston
Salem, N. G.
Fort Mill Times, Dec. 9: The Rev.
w. H. Hafner, Of the Fort Mill Presby-
terian church, announced from his
pulpit Sunday morning that he had
not up to that time reached a de-
cision as to whether he would accept
the call given him recently to the
church at Gaffney. Mr.. Hafner stated
that this call was the third he had had
from the Gaffney church since en-
tering the ministry. Community
Day was observed by patrons and
friends Of the Fort Mill graded school
Friday. A large crowd Of both men
and women gathered at the school
l., aor1xr q, hn
labored untiringly throughout the day
in renovating the building and i'm
proving the school grounds. 1900.
A serious accident occurred Mon
day which almost resulted In some
fatalities when an automobile collid-
ed with a wagon driven by Messrs. Ed
Bales and s. P. Wilson. It appears
that the car was running In "low"
when the mishap took place but the
warning signal, by the driver, was
not given therefore allowing the above
gentlemen no time to pull to one side.
Neither party saw the other, due to q
large embankment and q steep hill,
until the automobile was driven under
one mule throwing 1t to the ground;
Beside q few bruises to this animal
no other damage was done. ...- The
many friends Of Hon. s. H. Epps Sr.,
are glad to learn that he Is consider
ably better. Mr.. Epps has been sick
for nearly year.
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Gsstonia Gazette, Dec. 10: Mrs
Eugenia Spurrier, only sister Of Mrs.
w. E. Jenkins, Of Gastonia, died at
her home in Mayworth, Wednesday
morning, following a long illness from
complication Of diseases. Funeral
services were conducted at the home
yesterday morning at o'clock, by Rev.
]. D. Moose, and the body was taken
to Paw Creek for interment. Surviv-
ing her husband, Mr.. JEFF Spurrier,
and three children. The youngest
child, aged six months, died three
weeks ago.. ..... Mr.. ]. M. Smith, the
genial and efficient rural letter carrier
on route one from Clover, was in
town Wednesday for the first time
since he was injured in runaway &C
cident eleven weeks ago. He Is going
on crutches but his condition Is i'm
proving so rapidly that he expects to
be back on his job in a very short
time Mr.. Smith says there Is quite a
difference in the appearance Of things
at Glover since Judge Rice stopped
the North Carolinians from going
there for their mail order liquor. The
new condition Of things is highly
pleasing to the Cloverites.. AT the