Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-19
LOCAL lACONICS
CAUGHT in Gastonia,

LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Caught in Gastonia.
Jim Nicholson, colored, was lodged
in the county Jail yesterday, on the
charge of larceny, 1t being alleged thai
he stole a sum Of money from Greer
Garrison, a negro who lives lear Tir-
zah. Nicholson was arrested in Gas.
tonia, N. c.
Had Hydrophobia.
A shoat, the property Of Mr.. I. P,
Boyd, superintendent Of the county
home went mad last Thursday and
could not be killed until after 1t had
bitten its mate sc badly that both
hogs were lost. According to those
who saw 1t, the animal gave every in.
dication Of having h~ydrophobia.
To Assist in Road Work.
John Gordon, colored, plead guilt.
to larceny when brought to trial be.
fore Magistrate Conner, Wednesday
He stole some clothes from Began Cash
and a pistol from Alfred Faris, ne.
groes. He was sentenced to serve
sixty days on the York county chain.
gang. Gordon Is also wanted in King
Mountain, N. c., for disposing Of
mortgaged property and other things.
Collections Improving.
Only twelve more days remain In
which to pay taxes without a penalty
Of 5 per cent added. According to H
E. Neil, county treasurer. collections
have been good during the past few
days and the treasurer has been work.
ing early and late issuing receipts
etc. The time for the payment Of taxes
without penalty by persons in the hal
storm district expired last Monday
There are comparatively few people
upon whom the penalty will fall.
York Legislator Married.
Mr.. Thomas F. Leslie was married.
in Charlotte Tuesday afternoon tt
Miss Lille Boyce Of that city, the
ceremony being performed by Rev
w. w. Orr Of Charlotte. The wedding
was a quiet affair, being witnessed
only by Miss Sallie Boyce, sister Of
the bride and Mr.. j. K. Williford,
friend Of the groom. Mr.. Leslie Il
well known throughout York county
being a member Of the York dege'
cation in the legislature. Mr.. and Mrs
Leslie will reside at Leslie where
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Death Of Mr.. r. e. Meswajn.
Mr.. Frederick E. McSwain died a
his home at Cannon & Company's mil
last night following a long period o.
suffering with paralysis. The deceased
was the son Of Mr.. J.. J. McSwain o
Yorkville, and was born in this count!
March 10, 1887. For the past year o.
more he had been working as q weaver
at the Cannon Mill. He Is survived b!
his widow and parents. He also leaves
two small children. The interment wa!
In Rose Hill cemetery this afternoon
following funeral services conducted b!
Rev. ]. H. Machen.
Death Of Mrs. Nettie Rawlinson.
Mrs. Nettie Moore Rawlinson. re
lict Of the late Major Frank Rawlin
son Of Rock Hill, died at the HON,
Of her niece Miss jamie Moore, II
Lancaster last Saturday, aged 8.
years. Mrs. Rawlinson was a daughtel
Of the late Alfred Moore and was borr
and reared in York county. She wa.
the last survivor Of the previous
generation Of her family. The funera
and interment was in Westside ceme'
terry, Lancaster, following funeral ser
vices conducted by Rev. H. r. Murchi'
son.
kerr- WoodIey.
Married, at the home of the bride,
uncle Mr.. j. H. Witherspoon in Ian
caster, yesterday evening, Miss Emma
Kerr and Mr.. M. M. Woodley, Rev
H. r. Murchison officiating. Mrs
Woodley is the daughter Of Mr. w. B
Kerr Of Yorkville No. 3 and has many
friends and acquaintance In York
county. Mr. Woodley Is a resident Of
Lancaster, where he Is connected witt
the Pepsi-Cola Bottling works. Aftel
a short bridal trip, Mr.. and Mrs
Woodley will return to Lancaster
where they will reside.
Policeman for Hickory Grove.
In view Of the recent robberies ir
Hickory Grove and the burning o.
Messers. Kirby Bros store the towr
council Of Hickory, Grove has deemed
1t advisable to employ a policeman
and Mr.. Carson baltimore Of thai
town has been selected for the posi-
tioin. The policeman entered upon hi!
duties last Monday. He remains OF
duty each day from Q p. m. until thu
following morning. The salary OF the
officer ($40 per month) is being raised
ny pllNdIC ouDoSi iPtiOh oiu W opPho
priation Of the town council.
Mrs. Sarah Selma chiIders.
Following a weeks illness will
pneumonia, Mrs, Sarah Selma Child
ers, relict Of the late James Child
ers died at her home e Blacksburg
February %, aged nearly IS years
The deceased Is survived by the fol
lowing children: Mesdames Blantor
Moore, Cherokee county and F. M
Stewart Of York County; Misses Ella
and Canada Childers and Mr.. Johr
r. Childers, Cherokee county. The
funeral was held at Hopewell Baptis'
church Of which the deceased was
member, services being conducted by
Rev. MI. Felmont. The interment wa:
in Hopewell cemetery.
Taxes Refunded Hail Sufferers.
UP to yesterday, the sum Of s6,3O1.5;
had been refunded to victims OF thu
hailstorm Of July 6, in Bethel, Beth.
esda, Ebenezer, Catawba, York ant
Kings Mountain townships. AS a re-
suit Of this refund the following
amounts will be deducted from the va
rious departments Of the government
Ordinary state funds, s2,412.09; ordi.
nary county purposes, $2,412.09; town.
ship road funds, $S04.03; railroad
bonds, 1882; county home, .$201.02;
court house fund, $201.02. The tax re.
fund in the hailstorm district will
total about $1,000, since quite a number
Of people paid their taxes on Monday
the last day Of exemption and which is
not included in the above figures.
May Begin Business Again.
Mr.. ]. B. Kirby Of the firm Of Kirby
Bros, of Hickory Grove, whose store
was destroyed by fire several days
ago, said yesterday the firm had not
yet decided whether they would be-
gin business again. The origin Of the
fire has never been satisfactorily. as
certained and the proprietors have
some grounds for thinking that 1t was
of incendiary origin. Mr.. Kirby said
yesterday hat II 1t developed the fire
really was the work of incendiaries,
the store would not be re-opened for
the reason that the same thing would
very likely happen again. The stock
lost in the recent fire was valued at
$4,000 and was insured for $4,000.
York Lady Dies in Columbia.
Mrs. Mary Ann Thomas, widow of
the late John A. Thomas Of the Beth
any section Of York county, died at
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