Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-17
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News Happenings In aelghbOflng
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Lam
caster and Chester.
Chester Reporter, Sept. 13: A
negro who Is regular Goliath in size,
created considerable attention on the
! streets this morning as he walked
about handing out literature about a
certain well known brand Of starch.
The negro Is seven feet eleven inches
in height, and weighs $50 pounds. He
wears a. No. % shoe, and as dusky
by-stander remarked, Is "sho' some
Niger" George Washington Bell Is
his name. 80. AT the meeting Of the
directors Of the Chester County Farm
ers' Warehouse Co., Saturday, at the
office of J. w. Wise, Esq, attorney for
the company, a dividend Of II per cent
was declared and will be paid the
stockholders. Earnings for the year
amounted to sixteen per cent, but five
per cent will be set aside for repairs
and other expenses that may arise.
..... Married at the parsonage Of the
First Baptist church Of this city
Thursday evening, September 8, Mrs.
Lille Smith and Mr.. Floyd A. Beaver,
both Of Chester, Rev. H. A. Bagby, D.
D., officiating. -. Mr.. Leonard Weir
Of the Halsellville section, caused the
public to sit up and take notice Sat-
urday afternoon when he rolled into
the city with bale Of cotton loaded
on his Ford automobile. .... Friday
afternoon as Mr.. Andrew Young Of r.
F. D. 2, was on his way home in his
buggy, accompanied by his little boy
and a friend, Mr.. Rogers, the horse
took fright at some clothes hanging
on a line and dashed into the ditch,
overturning the vehicle. Messrs.
Young and Rogers escaped without
injury, but the little boy was painfully
hurt.
Gastonia Gazette, Sept. IA: The
first bale Of 1915 cotton raised in Cas-
ton county, and brought to the Gas
tonia market, was sold to D. M. Jones
& Co., this morning by Mr.. ]. L. Jen-
10 1-8 cents pound. Mr.. Jenkins also
marketed Gaston's first bale last year
on August 20, at the same price. .....
Mr.. 1. w. Speake, who has been with
the Avon mills for the past ten years,
holding the position Of overseer Of
weaving, left Saturday for Bamberg,
s. c., where he takes a similar posi-
ton with the Bamberg Manufacturing
company. The Avon recently discon-
tinued it's weaving department. Mr..
Spake's family will remain here for a
while and will join him at Bamberg in
the fall. 80. Mr.. A. R Stafford, who
recently came to Gastonia to make his
home and who held a position as su-
perintendent Of the lumber yard Of the
Atkinson box factory, died rather sud
denly Saturday morning at TAO
o'clock at the residence Of Mr.. c. w.
Spencer, where he and his wife made
their home. Mr.. Stafford suffered a
severe attack of acute. indigestion
about a week previous and had not
entirely recovered from that attack
when he was stricken late Friday with
an attack Of heart trouble. He grew
rapidly worse until the end Saturday
morning. .Supt. Joe S. Wray Of the
city public schools, spent Friday in
Rock Hill, 8. c., inspecting the work
of the domestic science department
Of the Rock Hill schools.
Lancaster News, Sept. ID: The
night school opened most auspiciously
last night with an attendance Of 90.
This was most gratifying and is, we
believe, an index to the interest Of the
pupils in the opportunity offered. For
the ensuing two months the school
will be held Monday and Thursday
evenings, beginning at o'clock. Su-
perintendent Lingle reports that
another teacher Is necessary and he
hopes soon to have another volunteer.
The teachers who opened the school
last night are Mrs. w. E. Taylor, Miss
Eta Skipper, Miss Virginia Taylor
and Miss Sadie Blackmon. Mar
ried, Sunday, the 18th inst, at p.
m, Mr.. Charles Potts to Miss Cora
Harris, both Of the mill community,
c. B. Jordan, notary public, ofticiat-
ing. :. . The Lancaster Graded schools
opened yesterday with record d-break-
ing attendance. Formal opening ex-
ercises were dispensed with, thus en-
abling the several grades to assemble
at once in their respective rooms and
the sooner become acquainted with
their teachers. Many had already
procured their books and lessons were
assigned for today, when classes met
and recited. National Councillor
C. B. Webb Of Statesville, made an
excellent address on the principles Of
the Junior Order to a representative
gathering Of citizens on the court
house square Friday night.
Gaffney Ledger, Sept. IA: Corinth
church has called the Rev. w. L.
Thompson Of Gaffney to the pastorate
and he has accepted. Mr.. Thompson
has been supplying this church for
several months, during which time he
conducted a most successful revival
meeting. The regular preaching day
is the second Sunday in each month
..... Prof. E. A. Montgomery, super
intendent Of the Blacksburg city
schools, has been appointed a member
of the county board of education, sue
ceeding Prof. F. E. Shuford, who re-
signed when he went to Union county.
..... Mr.. w. S. Gaffney died at his
home near Gaffney Sunday evening,
following a long illness If he had
lived until next Christmas eve, he
would have been SO years old. He is