Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-30

LII. v. n. LlpSCOIIlD, LIT. u. ~. NtSpl
and Mr.. T. H. Westrope, respectively
AS yet no contract has been let, bu
plans are being considered, and one
Of the men interested states that work
will begin within the next six weeks
or two months. ..-. Mr.. George II
Edwards Of Yorkville, was among the
Mr.. o. E. wilkins Of Yorkville, spent
a few hours in the city Wednesday.
Wilbur Jefferies, a negro. was tried ir
the office Of Magistrate William Phil
lips at the courthouse Tuesday, by
Magistrate J. M. Gardener, Of the But
lers section Of the county, on a charge
Of stealing chickens from Mr.. ]. "
Price, near Macedonia The negro
plead guilty and was sentenced to pay
a fine Of $40 or to serve thirty days
on the county changing. He accept
ed the days. The theft Of the chick
ems occurred several days ago, and
finding that he had been detected JEFF
ferries went to Union, where he was
arrested and held for Cherokee coun-
ty officers. Deputy Sheriff ]. e. Wat
kins brought him back from Union.
It Is said that considerable chicken
thievery has been worrying the people
of the Macedonia section Of the coun-
ty, and they have become aroused
over the frequency Of the depreda-
tions. ..... A verdict for the defend
ant was rendered by Magistrate T. c.
Bridges Tuesday, in the case Of R. L.
Elmore versus the town Of Gaffney.
The prosecution was represented by
Captain ]. B. Bell and Hon. W. s.
Hall, while City Attorney G. w. Speer
represented the city. Gilmore was
Ill -
which had been forfeited to the town.
A summary Of the facts in the case
follows: Elmore was convicted on a
certain charge and appealed to the
circuit court; he put up bond Of
500. Later Gilmore signed a 5000
bond for a negro named Douglas Os-
borne. It Is alleged that before the
trial Elmore took Osborne into North
Carolina and told him to stay there.
Before Elmore's appeal to the circuit
court could be heard, he was pardon
ed by the governor Of the state. The
city authorities retained his 800 for
the bond he had signed for the ne
gro. Elmore brought suit to recover
his own bond, but the city took no
steps to collect the bond he signed
for Osborne. Magistrate Bridges de-
cided against the plaintiff.
Gastonia Gazette, March 26: Mrs
M. I. Darlington, mother Of Mr.. R. B.
general manager Of the
Piedmont Telephone and Telegraph
is quite Ill at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Herbert B. Hunter,
In Charlotte. ...... Mr.. R. A. Denny,
a brother Of Mrs. ]. @. Hall and Mrs.
Annie Hall, Of Belmont, died yester-
day at his home in Wannette, Okla
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. @. Hall and Mrs. An
ME Hall left yesterday for Plymouth,
ILL.,, by way Of Chicago, to attend the
funeral and burial Of their brother.
A telegram received by Mr.. A. F.
conveyed the sad intelli-
gence of the death in Athens, Texas,
yesterday morning Of little Ada Ag-
nes, the six-year-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Whitesides. She had
been i'll for eight weeks with catarrhal
fever, which later developed into
The following from the
Charlottesville, Va, Progress Of Mon
day afternoon, March %, will be OF
only because Of the unusual circum-
stances therein related, but because
Of the fact that the principals Of the
adventures narrated, formerly lived in
Gastonia. The Progress says: Frank
Stockton Of Gastonia, N. c., and Miss
Sallie Sparks Of Orange, were married
by the Rev. DIR. Staples at the home
Of the bride in Orange, last Thursday
March 18th, and came to
on the train which ar
rives here at 11.45 a. m. They regis
tered at the Hotel Gleason and decid-
ed to continue their wedding trip to
Gastonia, N. c., and pay a visit to the
mother of the happy bridegroom.
However, Frank Stockton must have
changed his mind between Thursday
noon and the evening Of the next day
as he disappeared Friday night and,
It Is thought, deserted his bride Of a
day as he has not been heard Of since.
AS soon as the anxious wife realized
her position she notified her family in
Orange and sent an inquiry to her
husbands mother, asking II she knew
Of the whereabouts Of the recalcitrant
groom. DR.. Geo. H. Sparks Of Mitch
ell, Va, came at once to Charlottes-
Vile, but he could do nothing and re-
turned to his practice after consoling
his sister as best he could. Mrs.
Stockton, Senior, the groom's mother,
In response to her newly acquired
inquiry as to her
husbands whereabouts, telegraphed
at Gastonia and that she, the groom's
band. Mrs. Frank Stockton decided
ton and left on No. 8, on the South
ern railway on Saturday. No news has
yet been had from the missing groom.
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plying for the marriage license in
Orange as 81, but 1t is said that he is
still attending school and that he Is
only 1S years old. Mrs. Stockton Is
28. These newlyweds first met last
year when Miss sallie Sparks, as she
was then, went to Gastonia to teach
Frank Stockton was one Of her pupils.
Kings Mountain Herald, March IS:
Rev. c. L. Bragaw Is having a serious
time with pneumonia. His condition
doesn't seem to improve. His father
Is here from Washington. D. C......-
J. M. Patterson has been elected Sec
retary Of the Kings Mountain Pro-
yressive association. This action was
taken by the executive committee last
week.. D.. An attempt was made Sun
day night to burglarize the Mauney
drug store. An effort was made to
gain entrance by the back door. This
falling the man went on top Of the
building and was working at the sky
light when discovered by DR.. Hood.
There Is no clue. :. Miss Sallie Coop
er, aged 65, a maiden lady who made
her home at Long Shoals, died last
Tuesday. The remains were buried on
afternoon at the Harrill
burying ground near Long Shoals.
On March 7th Mrs. ]. H. Green pass
ed into the great beyond. This good
woman was a native of Cleveland
county and always lived in this coun-
ty. She was a devout Christian, and
a member Of Trinity Baptist church,
where her body was laid to rest. -.
Mrs. George Brooks and children left
for their home at Marion, Ca, at the
first Of the week after spending two
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. McLaughen, here.
Tho Road to Mexico.-President Will
son has made genuine move Of ef-