Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-16

| as ABOUT the same. .1OWHSnlp gu
pervisor Blankenship on Monday, in
formed the Times that five teams with
drags were working the roads OF the
township, and parties who have since
| travelled the roads say that a great
improvement has been made. The
| towns streets were also given Dress
| ing with dTags and are in much better
| shape. 80. The Fort Mill Mfg. Co.'s
cotton mill No. l, began full-time ope-
| ration Monday morning, giving en-
ployment to several hundred persons,
| after a suspension Of work since early
last October. Mr.. ]. E. William
son arrived in Fort Mill Monday morn
ing, and at once assumed his duties as
general manager Of the Fort Mill Mfg.
company's two mills. Mr.. Williamson
was some years ago superintendent
Of the company's mill No. /, and Is
well known in Fort Mill and vicinity.
.... Information has reached Fort
Mill Of the extreme illness Of Mr. Robt.
Y. Williamson Of Lower Steel creek, as
the result Of a paralytic stroke which
he suffered on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Williamson's condition Is such
that his family and friends fear he
survive but short time.
80
Lancaster News, Feb. 12: Mr.. w. F.
Sulp dHu MISS AhHlc WCEC
married on last Sunday morning at
10 o'clock at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. Culp is prosperous
young farmer Of the Bethel section
and Miss Taylor Is the charming and
popular daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
F. Taylor Of the Charlesboro commu-
nifty. The ceremony was performed
by the brides pastor, Rev. ]. B. Cas-
ton. -. Sheriff John p. Hunter has
received a letter announcing the death
Of Mr.. Isaac w. Tillman at Bazette,
Texas, on the 5th instant. His sis
ter, Mrs. James Blake wrote the very
health for a month or more before
the end came. The interment took
place in the cemetery at Dusdey, Tex,
on the 7th instant. Mr.. Tillman was
born and reared in the Tank section
Of this county. He was 70 years old
on the Goth Of December, last He
was a son Of the late Isaac Tillman
and Charlotte Dixon. He was mar
ried in early manhood to Miss Char
lotte Cureton, who preceded him
about fifteen years ago. He is sur
vived by several children, all Of
whom are now grown and are living
in the Lone Star State. He has many
relatives in this and adjoining coun-
ties. He removed to Texas with his
family about twenty-five years ago.
volunteered with the Catawba Ran
gers, commanded by the late Capt. ].
c. Foster and served during the entire
war. He was desperately wounded at
Rockingham, N. c., In the closing
days Of the war;. Sheriff Hunter
received intelligence, late this morn
ing that the store Of Mr.. 8. D. Nc
Manus below Antioch on the Rock
River road, had been broken into
last night and some Of the goods
carried away. The sheriff left i'm
mediately for the scene Of the rob
berry. ..... AN infant negro child,
eight or nine months old, was found
dead this morning on the plantation
Of Mr.. John E. Porter in the Dixie
Section The mother Of the child Is
Patsey Stratford, who is said to be
mentally unsound, and there Is be-
lief that she caused the infants death
by q blow on the head. Coroner NJ. N.
Johnson will hold an inquest today to
inquire into the fact Miss Eula
May Caskey left this week for At
lanta, where she has accepted re-
sponsible position with an insurance
company. 80. Mrs. 8. l. Allen has
returned from Charleston, where she
accompanied nnTe. y. 1. Whhtoiilc os.e
Ilittfe Miss Sarah williams Of Heath
Springs for the latter to receive treat
ment at hospital.
Gastonia Gazette, Feb. II: Mr. Wal
ter Warren, who has been with X.
Garmeise, the clothing merchant,
has resigned his position and return
ed to his home in the country
Miss Mary A. Mccoy, a former res
ident Of Gastonia and an aged and
highly esteemed lady Of Mooresville,
died suddenly at her home there Mon
day night. aged 81 years. She was an
aunt Of Mrs. M. L. Douglass OF this
city. Mrs. Douglass and son, Mr.. Ben
Douglass, went to Mooresville Tues
day to attend the funeral. Deceased
made her home with her nephew,
Mr.. William Miller. When she lived
here she made her home with MRS.
Douglass. ..... Mr.. and Mrs. John
o. Rankin returned yesterday morn
ing from Richmond, Va, where they
have been for a week at the bedside
of their son, Mr.. Chester Rankin.
Young Mr.. Rankin has now sufh-
ciently recovered to warrant their be-
lief that he has passed the danger
point. although he will have to re-
main in the hospital several weeks
before entirely recovering from the
very serious operation which he un-
derwent last week.. Rev. X. II.
Caldwell, pastor Of the Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian church at Bes-
semer City, was a business visitor In
Gastonia Wednesday. He brought with
him to have repaired the individual
silver communion service set OF his
church which went through the fire
which destroyed Mr.. c. w. Fuller's
residence at Bessemer City last Mon
day morning. Though the service was
in a closet which, together with the
remainder of the house was totally
DESTROYED, 1t was only slightly dis
colored and not single one OF the
glasses was even cracked. -. On
Tuesday night, the regular time for
the monthly meeting Of the city
council, only a brief session was held
on account Of the mass meeting
scheduled for the same hour at the
court house. A permit was granted
to the Texas Oil Company, of which
Mr.. ]. Elem Johnson Is local agent,
to erect storage tanks, warehouse and
stables on the property Of the P. &
y. line in the rear Of the Peoples
Bonded Warehouse, with the pro-
vision that the company shall sign
an iron-clad contract to save the city
from any damages in case Of fire, ex-
nlosiop ~ from any other cause,