Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-16
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ian.
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, March r.: Mrs. T.
B. Ramsey Of Cowpens, Is receiving
treatment at the hospital. Mrs. Ram
i sey Is q daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
s. Smith Of the Macedonia section OF
Cherokee county. Miss Maud Get
tvs Of Blacksburg, Is recovering nicely
from an operation at the city hospital.
:. Laying the tracks Of the new side
lines Of the Southern Railway COM
pany just north Of Gaffney, was COM
pleted yesterday, and the new inter-
locking tower and interlocking switch
system will be put into operation with
in q very short time. The telegraph
office will be moved to the new tower
either tomorrow or the first part Of
next week, and ticket agents will oc-
cupy the office at the local depot.
There will be two ticket agents, one
day and one night man. County
Supervisor John NJ. Jenkins, accom-
panied by the board Of county COM
missioners, Tuesday, inspected the
proposed change in the road between
Blacksburg and Gaffney. The new
route begins about two and one-half
miles northeast of Gaffney and con-
river. Upon the return Of the party
from the tour Of inspection, the COM
missioners held q meeting In the SUI
pervisor's Office, but the question Of
making the change was not decided.
800. Although this Is the last week Of
the schedule for the spring term Of
L. Smith, who is presiding, yesterday
L. Smith, wo Is presiding, yesterday,
announced that II necessary to COM
plete the business, the present session
will be carried over into next week.
The business Of the court Is being
handled with as much dispatch as pos
sible, but those in attendance yester-
day, thought 1t quite probable that the
next Monday morning If all the busi-
ness Is to be transacted. .....W. b.
Hamrick and Ambrose Willis were each
sentenced to pay fine Of $25 or to
serve thirty days upon the public
works Of the county in police court,
Tuesday morning. They were convict
ed upon charges Of carrying conceal
ed weapons. Both are young white
men who have been living in the
Maud section Of the county. They
were arrested here Monday morning
by local policemen, charged with steal
ing cothtonseed from Mr.. l. D. Nc
Craw, Of Cleveland county, N. c., and
upon being searched, q pistol was
found on Hamrick and slung-shot
on Willis. 1t Is probable that they will
10 tx,to oi,, h,r 10 oil OF 70 O m
Phillips, who issued the warrants for
ing and Of carrying concealed wea-
pons. Local officers are Of the opinion
that the two men can then be taken to
North Carolina and be tried again up
on the same charges.
Kings Mountain Herald, March IL:
Mrs. Wright Harmon returned from
the city hospital at Gastonia last week,
where she had been for an operation.
800. Mr.. E. Westmoreland Of Bel
mont, died on March 7th, at the age
Of 65 yeans. The burial was at Grover,
Tuesday The funeral was conducted
by Rev. ]. D. Miller, at the home of
John Westmoreland, son of the de-
ceased. .... .Tillman Clark, who re-
Gently left his home near Grover, to
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pany at Columbus, Ohio, was brought
home dead last week. We haven't
learned the particulars Of his death.
He was q nephew Of L. F. Neal Of
Kings Mountain. james D. NC
Gill has resigned his position at the
Cora mill store, and has become ticket
agent at the Southern depot. Mr.. N.
F. Watterson and daughter, Miss
Lille, have taken the place made va
cant at the Cora store. ..... That
Kings Mountain Is to have another
Baptist church, known as the Second
Baptist church, was decided upon In a
conference at the Baptist church here
Wednesday night Of last week. The
near the Cora Mill, and the present
church will hereafter be known as the
First Baptist church Of Kings Noun
tain.
Chester Reporter, March II: Mr.. G..
R Ball made new record locally,
when he put up a building yesterday,
or rather had it done, and moved with
his entire force and working outfit the
same day. The shoe shop Is in full
swing today, just as II 1t had been In
the present location all the time.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Anderson, wife Of w.
H. Anderson, Of Halsellville, after q
few days Of serious illness, died at her
home Sunday night in the sixty-ninth
year Of her age. Interment was at
Antioch Methodist church Tuesday
morning, the services being conducted
by Rev. E. D. Wells. Besides her
husband, she leaves one son and four
daughters. Mrs: Nancy Shannon
Ross, wife Of Mr.. John Ross, died at
her home at Cornwell, Monday, from
the effects Of stroke Of paralysis
about three weeks ago, and was buried
Tuesday morning at Woodward Bap-
tist church graveyard, after funeral
services at the home by Rev. ]. E.
Freeman Of Blackstock. Mrs. Ross
was 81 years Of age, and Is survived
by her husband and the following chill
dren: Capt. H. s. Ross, Mr.. B. j.
Ross, Mrs. w. T. Castles, Mrs. ]. Edw.
Cornwell, and Misses Ollie, Monte and
Rebecca Ross. -. .Messrs. w. A. Lee,
w. c. Hardin, S. A. Brakefield, j. L.
Brown and I. N. Grant, officers Of the
w. o. w. camp at Armenia, assisted
by Messrs. Claude Stevenson, captain,
John Brown, Sr., Arthur Bailey, Stew
art Brakefield, Ira Grant, Will Hudson,
Sam Hudson, Lyles Grant and Curtis
Bailey, the camps degree team, were
the guests Of Cedar camp, No. s, w.
o. W., Of this city, Monday evening,
and conferred the degrees Of Wood
craft on two candidates in a most
approved style. About 100 were pres
ent, and the degree work was follow
ed by an enjoyable little luncheon,
the evening being one that was great
ly enjoyed by all present. .... .Lemuel
Jackson, Jr., little 12-year-old negro,
was arrested Monday, in connection
with the burning Of the barn on DR..
F. M. Durham's plantation, spoken Of
in Mondays Reporter, and has since
made a confession to Sheriff Colvin.
Rock Hill Record, March II: At the
regular monthly meeting Of the board
Of directors Of the Community Y. M.
C. A, held on Tuesday afternoon, the
old officers were reelected for the
year beginning March l, as follows:
President, D. B. Johnson; vice presi-
dent, R. C. Burts; recording secretary,
]. A. Barber; treasurer, George A.
Beach. The terms Of three directors
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