Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
told BY LOCAL EXCHANGES
News Happenings In NelghbOring
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.

L
caster and Chester.
Gastonia Gazette, Nov. 5; With the
opening Of moonlight school at
! the Modena mill in Gastonia Monday
night under the auspices Of the Mo-
dena Woman's Betterment association,
the campaign for the eradication OF
illiteracy in CASTOR was commenced
The formal launching OF the campaign
will not take place. however, until
Monday, November Is, when quite a
number Of these schools will be thrown
open to all those who are willing to
emerge from their condition Of ignor-
ance. That event will be preceded by
big educational rally to be held in
Gastonia on November 13, when final
plans will be made for this work and
when all who are willing to lend. their
assistance will be given an opportunity
to volunteer. Mr.. L. A. States Is
attending the Textile exposition at
Greenville, s. c., this week, and is
showing his patent furnace CRATE,
which is attracting much favorable at
tention among cotton mill men. A de-
scription Of this CRATE will appear in
the Gazette at an early date.
Postal receipts at the Gastonia post
Office for the month Of October, 1915,
were $364.07 in excess Of the receipts
for the corresponding month last year.
This Is a splendid showing for the To-
cal Office. 1t is perhaps the largest
increase ever shown in any one month.
...... Between 1000 and 1000 people
attended the annual floral fair held
Wednesday night and yesterday In the
Long building, under the auspices Of
the Gastonia Woman's Betterment as
sociation. The exact number cannot
be given. The admission receipts at
the door amounted to $S2. Adults were
charged 10 cents, school children s
cents and those under five years were
admitted free. It 10 estimated by
those in charge Of the door that at
admit the possibility that the number
might have reached 1000. This Is con-
siderably larger than any previous at
tendance, Notwithstanding the fact
that the fair was shorter by one day
this year than 1t has been heretofore.
Visitors were In attendance from
Asheville. Charlotte. Concord, Monroe,
Shelby, Yorkville, Clover, Mt. Holly,
Cherryville. Bessemer City, Lowell,
Dallas, McAdenville, Gaffney, Kings
Mountain and perhaps other towns.
Mr.. ]. C. Carpenter, who left
Gastonia about four years ago for
Chadbourn. in the eastern part Of the
state where he has been engaged in
truck farming, has returned to Gas
tonia and has position as outside man
with the Ozark mills. Mr.. Carpenters
family will remain at Chadbourn until
the first Of the year when they will
join him here.
Chester Reporter, Nov. a: The city
council held a short meeting Tuesday
evening, those present being Mayor
Davidson and Aldermen Westbrook.
Gage Frazer, Dye and Nichols. Chief
Of Police Grants report for the
month of October read as follows:
Arrests. 81; sent TO the street, /; con-
tinued, 8; appealed, 1; discharged, z;
fines remitted, g.; fines $199.50.
At the state fair in Columbia Last
week the Duroc Jersey hogs Of Mr.. e.
L. Stroud Of Bascomville, won the fol-
lowing premiums: Boar, under 1 year
and over months, first; best pair pigs
under six months, first. Among
the delegates named by Governor Man
ming to represent South Carolina at
the meeting Of the Atlantic Deep Wat
erways' association in Savannah, Nov.
9-12 are the following from Chester
county: 8. c. Carter, w. J. Simpson,
Alex Frazer, Alex Macdonald and
r. B. Shannon. The city Graded
schools will resume operations next
Monday after a suspension Of two
weeks on account Of several cases Of
scarlet fever in the community. One
new case of the disease has been re-
ported this week, but Is Of very mild
type, and the authorities feel that 1t
will be perfectly safe to resume work.
..... Mr.. R ]. Craig, one Of Black
stocks best known citizens, died Mon
day afternoon at his home in that
town, after an illness Of about one
week, and was buried on Tuesday
morning at Concord Presbyterian
church after funeral services by Rev.
w. s. Hamiter.
Kings Mountain Herald, Now 4:
A party composed of Misses Mildred
McLain, Alma Bostic and Maud Will
kins Of Gastonia, and Messrs. s. j.
Matthews, John Matthews and M. T.
Williams Of Glover, visited Miss Bar
bara Rudisill Sunday......Th Grover
precinct road force has built the road
up to either side Of the site for the
bridge across Dixon pond and they
have the promise Of the county COM
missioners that work will begin on the
bridge some time in December.
The infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
w. Altman died Monday and was
buried Tuesday in Mountain Rest
cemetery. 80. .Messrs. A. G. Myers and
T. M. Love Of Gastonia, were appoint
ed as permanent receivers for the
Dilling cotton mills Of this place on
Tuesday. This action was taken be-
fore Judge ]. L. Webb in superior
court Twelve days ago the mill was
placed in the hands Of temporary re-
ceivers, Capt. F. Dilling of Kings
Mountain, and A. G. Mayes Of Gas
tonia- The hearing was held on the
question as to whether or not the re-
ceivership should be made permanent.
BY agreement and mutual consent, Mr..
Myers and Mr.. Love Of Gastonia were
named permanent receivers. On ac-
count Of the health of Mr.. Dilling and
by his consent, Mr.. Love was substi-
tuted for him. The court empowered
the receivers to begin at once the OPP
Grafton Of the mill until further no
tice, and authorized them to borrow
s15 900 with which to do this. They