Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-20

shape Of bunch OF six huge Ponde-
rosa tomatoes, all growing on one
stem. The bunch weighed four and
one-half pounds. four Of the tomatoes
being unusually large ones. s...... Fol
lowing long and tedious illness from
tuberculosis, Mrs. Lou Williams, aged
about 35, died Wednesday morning at
4 O'Clock, at the home Of her sister,
Mrs. Josh Lowe, on West Main avenue.
Her death was not unexpected. After
funeral services. interment was In
Hollywood cemetery. The Gastonia
Boy Scouts, who left Monday morning
for a weeks camping trip to Edge
mont, are having most enjoyable out
ing. On Tuesday Scoutmaster G. E.
Marvin and three Of the scouts, Cor
don Kincaid, Robinson LaFar and
Henry Wilson, made the trip on foot
from Edgemont to the top Of Grand
father. Mr.. Marvin returned to the
city Wednesday, Rev. ]. H. Henderlite
will return today, while Mr.. ]. G. Car
penter will remain with the troop un-
til their return tomorrow afternoon. =.
With Mayor Pro Tenn A. B. Elliott
presiding in the absence Of Mayor
Armstrong, and all aldermen present
except Mr.. A. J. Kirby Of ward two,
who was out of the city, the city coun-
Gil held its regular monthly meeting
for July at the city hall Tuesday
night. Perhaps the most important
matters Of business transacted were
the reelection Of DR.. R. M. Reid as
city physician and the election OF Mr..
w. o. Pratt, civil engineer, as city en-
gineer and superintendent Of con-
struction Of streets. Mr. Pratt was
elected to serve by the month as long
as his services are needed at $125 per
month, devoting his entire time to the
Job. When he Is not busy doing civil
engineering for the city he will be
actively engaged in experimenting the
construction Of streets. There were
only two applicants for the position Of
city physician, namely, DR.. Nc. G.
Anders and DR.. C. ]. McCombs. A
ballot was taken and 1t was found
that DR.. R. M. Reid, the incumbent,
was reelected to this position.
Kings Mountain Herald, July IS:
Miss Mary Jane Dixon. who lived with
her mother near the old mill, died
Tuesday morning at 2.30, age 81 years.
Miss Dixon was a member Of the
First Baptist church of Kings Noun
tain. -. Kings Mountain is to have
another cotton mill. c. E. Neisler, one
of the Industrial leaders not only Of
Kings Mountain, but Of western North
Carolina, is the builder and owner. The
Kiser Lumber Co., has closed the con-
tract for a turnkey job on the build
ing and will begin work right away.
Mr.. Neisler hopes to have the mill In
operation by October first. The mill
will be situated right beside Mr. Neis-
lers other mill, the Pauline, and will
do the spinning for the Pauline mill,
which weaves damask exclusively. The
new mill will do spinning only, and will
be equipped with 1000 spindles. The
building will be S0x9O feet and well
constructed and two stories high. 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Lindsay have vacat-
ed their house and begun their extend
ed visit among their children. They
left Monday and went out to Linwood
and will proceed to Tennessee. Rev.
and Mrs. G. L. Kerr are housekeeping
in the Lindsay house. ..... Kings
Mountain people generally and the
graded school children in particular,
will learn with regret that Miss Annie
Sue Camp has resigned her position
with the faculty Of the school here to
accept the principalship Of another
school.
Lancaster News, July 16: Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. K. Connors. who have been
visiting relatives in Pennsylvania, are
now in New York where they will
spend several days, returning to
Pennsylvania for the remainder Of the
summer. They are expected home In
September, accompanied by their
mother, Mrs. C. T. Connors. .... Mrs
Nancy Horton died at her home three
miles north Of Kershaw. Sunday af-
ternoon at o'clock. Of pneumonia, in
her 77th year. She had been in failing
health for several years, but was sick
only a few days. Three negroes at
work on the Main street paving were
overcome for a time by heat yester-
day and today another was Frustrated.
None of these prostrations proved
serious, however. Mr.. L. A. Payne
Of the Midway community, and Miss
Maud Vincent, daughter Of Mr.. Lewis
Vincent, were united in marriage on
July II, Rev. ]. B. Carson performing
the ceremony.