Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-07

| management or the Armstrong HOIe
as soon as 1t is completed. Mr.. viii.
the management Of hotels In the west
..... During the year ending May /
| 835 cases were disposed Of in Cas-
tonia's municipal court, Of which
Judge A. c. Jones is presiding officer
and Mr.. A. L. Bulwinkle prosecuting
attorney. A goodly percentage OF
these cases were drunks and, as Cas-
tonia and the county now have alb
solute prohibition, 1t Is probable that
the coming year will see reduction In
the number Of cases docketed. ......
In yesterdays biennial municipal
election. Col c. B. Armstrong was re-
elected mayor Of Gastonia for the next
two years by majority Of 46 votes,
over Mr.. B. H. Parker, who entered
the race Saturday morning. The final
vote stood, Armstrong 604, Parker
55S. The Armstrong ticket, which was
mary with the exception Of one candi-
date nominated, was taken Off and
another substituted, was elected in its
entirety with varying majorities. The
change made in the straight ticket
was in the candidate for school COM
missioner from ward 3. Mr.. Marvin
Boyd was nominated in the primary,
but was taken off and Mr.. 8. Settle
myer substituted. This was done, 1t
Is stated, because Mr.. Boyd was a can
diate for alderman on another ticket
which came out Saturday, with the
endorsement of the Republicans. Mr..
Boyd Is a member Of the present board
Of city school commissioners and Is
understood to be a Republican In
politics There has probably never
been as much interest manifested In
a municipal election in Gastonia as
was evidenced yesterday. There were
1885 voters registered and out OF
that number 1,1S0, or all but SO, voted
for somebody. This was due to two
tration was q new one and had only
been closed week previous, and also
to the fact on Saturday, with the an
nouncement by Mr.. B. H. Parker that
he was a candidate for mayor, an un-
usual interest developed in the con-
test for that Office. At the opening
of the polls at Z o'clock, voting be-
gan with a rush and there was not a
minute till nearly noon when there
was not someone standing at the
boxes ready to vote. At 10 o'clock
only 320 votes had been cast, the delay
being due largely to the fact that the
poll holders had new registration
book to contend with.
Lancaster News, May 4: The coun-
ty board Of registration sits now the
first three days In every month for the
purpose Of registering all qualified
electors. Heretofore they were in
session only one day in each month,
but this being the year for the special
election on statewide prohibition, the
last legislature made the change In
the law SO as to allow ample time
for all qualified electors to register.
on Midway in the cotton mill COM
munity Saturday afternoon. Gus
Knight shot and instantly killed
Johnson Gregory. The weapon used
was a pistol and the entire contents,
five Shots were fired into the body Of
Gregory. Magistrate l. T. Hunter held
the inquest and the jury found that
the deceased came to his death from
a gunshot wound, inflicted by Knight.
Four witnesses, including DR.. R. C.
Brown, who held the post mortem,
testified at the inquest. From the tes-
timony 1t appears that the difficulty
took place in pool room, managed
by Mr.. w. r. Maree, near door con-
Meeting 1t with room used as press
ing club. It appears that Knight and
one or two others were in the press
ing club room, the door connecting
the two rooms being locked. Greg
ory came to the door, from the pool
room side, and tried to force his way
into the pressing club room. Maree
unlocked the door and shortly after
ward the difficulty commenced. Greg
ory had an open knife In his hand and
cut at Knight before Knight fired, ac-
cording to two Of the witnesses before
the coroner, but these same witnesses
state that Knight struck Gregory be-
fore the latter cut at him. 1t Is said
that there are other eyewitnesses to
the killing. Shortly after the shoot
ing, Knight surrendered and will
shortly apply for bail. Both men are
married. Gregory leaves wife and
several children. He was a son Of
Owen Gregory. His remains were car
ried to Kershaw for interment Sun
day on the mid day train. It is thought
that liquor was the cause OF the
trouble.