Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-05
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News Happenings In NelghbOring
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs Of
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, January :: County
Treasurer w w. Gaffney received 9
check Tuesday, for the sum Of $685.
!, from S. T. Carter, state treasurer, ir
payment Of the claims of Cherokee
county rural schools for state aid tc
be used in extending the terms OF
their sessions. The money will be ap.
piled to the general school funds OF
the districts to which 1t Is apportion-
ed. The schools that will benefit by
this aid are as follows: Rock Springs
$50; Sarratts, 800; Midway. 800;
Macedonia, 800; Star Farm, 500;
Beaverdam, 500; Ross Grove. 500;
Ashworth, $98 and Buffers, 500.
An amusing illustration Of the bad
condition in which Cherokee roads
now are was furnished in the office OF
Probate Judge w. D. Kirby Wednes-
day, when a negro living in the Will
kinsville section Of the county applied
for a marriage license. He came to
the office by himself, and when told
that he must bring his bride to sign
the license the negro exclaimed:
Good Lord, the roads are 80 bad now
that amt gwyne to git married" -.
Kinard, the small son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Abbott, while playing with an
air gun on Robertson street Monday
| afternoon in some unexplained man
| ner shot himself in the mouth. He had
his mouth open at the time and a
| painful internal injury was inflicted.
He was given medical attention and
the wound Is now healing rapidly.
Beautiful and interesting was the
Watch Night" service held at the
Limestone Methodist church of which
Rev. J. w. Shell Is pastor, last night.
| The service began at 1870 o'clock and
continued until IL with q view Of
watching the old year go out and the
new year come In. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. G. c. Leonard, pas
tor Of the Buford street Methodist
church; Mr.. ]. s. Robertson. Profess
sor F. E. Shuford, Mr.. w. J. Weathers-
by and others. The congregation
Joined In songs and prayers, and
tempting refreshments added to the
pleasure Of the occasion. =. Mr.. w. s.
Suparks has purchased the Taylor
Petty place near Corinth church and
has moved his family there. Mr.. Pet
ty has moved to the Phillips house on
East Frederick street in this city, and
| will engage in business here. John
Brown. the negro who was arrested
last Monday charged with the theft OF
cow, was given preliminary hear
ing before Magistrate William Phil
| lips Tuesday morning. After hearing
the evidence In the case the magis-
trate bound John over to the circuit
court under bond Of 5000. John took a
cow belonging to Buddy Brown, a rel
ative Of his, and sold the animal In
Cowpens for the sum Of SIS. Mack
Norman, who was shot at Kings Creek
last Saturday afternoon, died at the
City Hospital, Tuesday afternoon
about 1 o'clock. The body was pre-
pared for burial by the Gaffney Furni-
ture company and shipped to his
home Jim Norman, the twenty-three
year. old son Of Mack Norman, Is now
being held at the county jail, pending
the result Of the coroners investiga-
ton Of the death Of his father.
Miss Gather Turner, the attractive
young daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B.
Turner. formerly Of this place. was
tain. N. c., R. F. D. 8, to Mr.. Walter
Phoeabarger, a prosperous young far
mer Of that section. The wedding was
very quiet affair with only q few
relatives and friends present. Those
from Gaffney were: Mrs. ]. E. Byers,
sister Of the BRIDE and daughter, Miss
Lille Byars and Mrs c. c. Byars.
Rock Hill Record, Dec. 81: Mr. A.
D. Furr, who with his sons has been
engaged in the transfer business for a
number of years, died very suddenly
last evening about o'clock. He and
one Of his sons were in hack on their
way home when he was stricken with
apoplexy. The young man drove i'm
mediately to the Rock Hill Drug Co.,
for medical attention, but his father
was dead by the time he reached
there. The remains were taken to the
undertaking establishment Of Hardin
sent to the home. The funeral and
burial will take place tomorrow morn.
ing. To illustrate what work, real
energetic get-up and hustle and good
common-s sense management will do,
we learn with a good deal Of pride Of
what Mr. Jesse Greenwood, who lives
near Smiths Turnout and has farm
containing 101 acres, has done this
year. On this farm he has raised 900
bushels Of corn, "a bales Of cotton and
in addition to other things grown on
the farm, he has sold $S7 worth Of
hogs and $476 worth Of eggs and but
ter and has not bought bushel Of
corn in eight years. We have not seen
Mr.. Greenwood to find out how much
oats, peas, hay, etc., he has raised,
but feel sure he has raised enough to
be interesting. 80. Yesterday, just af-
ter the fire bell tapped for IL o'clock,
an alarm Of fire was given by tele-
phone, which proved to be from the
residence Of Mr.. T. Fred Bell on Mari
on street The fire company respond
ed promptly and eXtinguished the
flames. 80. Miss Aston Wrotan left
this morning for Clinton, where she
accepted a position as stenographer
at Jacobs and Co.
Chester Reporter, Dec. 81: The
Chester County Boys Corn club met
at the court house in this city, Tues
day, December cath, but awards
were not made as intended, as all of
the reports were not handed In. A
time It Is hoped to have all Of the
prize winners will be made then. The
club was re-organized for the year
1915, with the following officers: w.
Swami Robbins, president; ]. H.
Marlborough. vice president; T. Q.
Cockrell, secretary; ]. ]. Mcdowell,
treasurer. 80. Magnolia Camp. No.
130, w. o. W., at Rodman, has elect
ed the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: ]. P. Hollis, P. c. c.; w.
S. Gill, C.. c.. F. L. Sanders. A. L.;
G. F. Simpson. banker; ]. M. Simp-
son, clerk: w. c. Kee, escort; w. G.
Proctor, w; ]. G. Locke, S.."....
Tillman Cunningham. colored, died
at Fort Lawn, Monday morning, from
the effects Of a gunshot wound re-
ceived at the hands Of Mancel Young.
Saturday evening. Young eluded the
officers for a day or two, but sur
rendered to the authorities at Fort
Lawn on Tuesday, and was brought
to Jail. OF much interest to the
many friends Of the popular young
couple was the marriage Of Miss Min
ME Cassels and Mr.. John A. Elliott,
which was solemnized at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. A. Castles, on r. F. D. 2, Tues
day afternoon, in the presence Of a
number Of friends and relatives. 49,.
The following registrars Of vital sta
tistics have been named for Chester
county: James Hamilton, H. o. Ten
nant. A. G. Westbrook and R. T. Var
nadore. Appointments are still to be
made in four townships. -. .Coro-
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