Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-29

mair1 were laid to rest in Oliney
cemetery. With the close Of the
years work next Friday, July 2, the
Gastonia public schools will enter up
on their commencement programme,
beginning with the annual sermon
before the graduates by Rev. H. H.
Jordan, pastor Of the Methodist
church. The sermon will be preached
in the First Presbyterian church. 900.
Gastonia and CASTOR county will be
represented at the 18th annual meeting
Of the Anti-Saloon League Of America
which meets at Atlantic City, July
60, by Mr.. A. o. Lloyd, secretary
of the chamber Of commerce and Hon.
S. ]. Durham, who goes as a dele
gate from the churches Of Gastonia-
Mr.. Durham Is on the programme for
an address before the convention. ....
At his home near Stanley, this county,
Tuesday afternoon, Mr.. Francis w.
Thompson, a well-to-do farmer and
ex- Confederate soldier, died at the ad-
vanced age Of SO years, following a
brief illness. Old age was a contri-
buting cause Of death.
Lancaster News, June 27: A beau
tiful home wedding at high noon at
the residence Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Lindsey in West
End, Wednesday, June 23, was the
marriage Of their daughter, Mildred
K. Lindsey, to Mr.. Willis A. Strange,
a rising young business man Of Co
lumbia. AT 9 o'clock on last We'd
nesday evening. there was a beautiful
marriage at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gregory in the Charlesboro
community, when their daughter, Miss
Sallie, was united in marriage to Mr..
Walter Clyde Lowry Of Jefferson.
Little ]. B. Carson, Jr., infant son OF
Rev. and Mrs. ]. B. Carson, passed
away and was buried on Wednesday
at Charlesboro. Rev. T. w. N. Faile
conducted the funeral service. The
little boy was only five months Of age
and had been Ill for the past month.
The two first cotton blooms we
have seen this year have come to us
from near Heath Springs. One was
found by Jack Hilton, a colored farm
er on Mr.. ]. A. Bridges place. The
other was sent to the News by Mr..
A. P. Horton, mail carrier for Heath
Springs, route 8, and was found Tues
day by John Elder, colored, on the
land which he works for the Springs
Banking G. Mercantile Co., Of Heath
Springs. Mr.. ]. F. Bell of the Dry
Creek section, who lives on LANCASTER
route 3, also sent us cotton blossom
Thursday, which he found on his
place on Tuesday last. The sum-
mer term Of court Of general sessions
convened this week, quite number OF
cases coming up for trial. The great
est interest centered in the trial OF
o. A. Gregory, charged with killing
Gus Knight in Lancaster, May l.
Gregory was convicted Of manslaugh-
ter and sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment. He gave notice of ap-
peal and was released ona bond OF
$4,000
Gaffney Ledger, June IS: The con-
tracts for the erection Of five new
business buildings at Blacksburg have
been let and the work will begin at
an early date. On Shelby street, be-
tween Cherokee and the railway, Mr.
Allie Osborne will erect 39x70 build :
ing to be occupied by himself; next
to Mr.. Osborne's, Messrs William
Whisonant and S. o. Turner Will
jointly erect a building, 41x7O feet;
across the street next to the Bank OF
Blacksburg, Mr.. Charles Baber VIII
erect a 33xS0 feet building Mrs:
Martha Davis, seventy-eight years or
age, died at the home Of her daugh--
ter, Miss Talula Davis, on Granard
street, Wednesday afternoon, after q
months illness. Before her marriage
she was Miss Martha Champion. Mrs
Davis is survived by three children:
Mrs. Sam Turner of Shelby. N. C.;
Mrs. r. G. Byers and Miss Talula
Davis of Gaffney She had been a