Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-21
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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.

Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs Of
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.
Gaffney LEDGER Dec. II: Cherry
camp, No. "A, W. o. W., elected the
following officers at q meeting Tues
day evening, to serve during the next
year: N. 8. Burgess, consul COM
mander; l. C. Warmoth, adviser lieu
tenant; ]. B. Martin, banker; L. T.
Vinsett, clerk; w. Baker, escort; r.
L. Byers, watchman; T. F. Northey,
sentry, and T. Davenport, manager.
..... Fred Carter, alias Fred Buck
ner. alias Will Hawkins, of Union, was
arrested here late Wednesday after
noon by Sheriff w. w. Thomas and
Deputy Sheriff H. H. Lockhart, on a
charge Of stealing a horse and bug
gy from Gus Brannon, q Union livery
man. He is also charged with having
traded the stolen horse with Claude
Burgess Of the Ravenna section Of the
county. Mr.. Brannon came to Gaff-
nsy yesterday from Union to identify
the prisoner and secure his property.
......R. C. Cotner, one Of the South
ern railways most congenial at
tachees, was coming up from Colum-
bia to Spartanburg at the close Of the
state fair, and feeling the need Of q
clean collar, telegraphed to a friend
in Union to have two at the station
when the train arrived. When the
train pulled in q Union, Cotner went
out to meet the porter and received
the collars, but instead Of handing
him two collars he handed him two
quarts Of -Four Roses" Cotner swears
he ordered collars but those who
know him best are satisfied that he
was not insulted at the result Of his
efforts to get q clean collar. -. .Su-
pervisor ]. M. Jenkins, who has been
confined to his home for the past
month by illness, Is now rapidly re-
covering and expects to be able to at
tend to his duties within the next
few days.. :. Ordination services for
the new deacons will be held at Dray-
tonville Baptist church next Sunday
morning at II o'clock. The new off,
cials to be installed are: G. D. Paris,
J. w. Barnhill, G. w. Sparks. R e.
Paris and Jim Parker. .... .Gaffney
citizens may now enjoy almost the
full benefit Of the free city mail de-
livery since nine letter collection
boxes have been placed in different
sections Of the city this week. There
are ten more letter boxes and five
combination boxes to be erected, but
the necessary supplies for putting
them up have not yet been received.
Gastonia Gazette, Dec. II: Mr.. L.
Thompson, senior member Of the firm
Of L. Thompson & Son, shoemakers,
was quite badly injured Wednesday
evening when he suffered fall which
resulted in his breaking his right
thigh near the hip joint. Mr.. Thomp-
son was riding in a buggy with Mr..
j. r. Fayssoux, who had stopped to
take him home from his shop. when
the horse baked on South Oakland
street. Mr.. Thompson had gotten out
Of the buggy and just as he did 80
the horse backed the buggy against
him, throwing him to the ground. Mr..
Thompson was taken at once to his
home on South Broad street, and in
spite Of the seriousness Of his injury
is resting WELL. Mr.. Thompson,
who has had charge Of the paving
recently done at Lincolnton by the
Noll Construction Co. Of Chattanooga,
Tenn, notified Mr.. R M. Johnston,
chairman Of the street committee Of
the city council, yesterday that he
would move with his force to Gastonia
within the next three or four days and
begin preparations for the paving work
his company is to do here. .... AT the
regular monthly meeting Of the city
council held at the city hall Tuesday
night the only matter Of Importance
taken up was the opening Of sealed
bids on the issue Of 100000 in bonds
for the erection Of new school build
ings, and for the funding Of indebted
ness already incurred in the erection
Of the new Central school building.
The successful bidder was H. T. Holz
& Co., Of Chicago, ILL.,, who offered
$104,201 for the entire issue. The
next highest bid was that Of the First
National bank Of Gastonia, who offer
ed $1O3,S63. 800. Otto Rupp, who has
been operating the Sanitary Meat and
Sausage Market on North Marietta
street for the past year, has been
adjudged bankrupt, the petition hav-
ing been filed by his attorneys, Bull
winkle & Cherry, before the Federal
court in Greensboro this week.
Rock Hill Herald, Dec. II: A. L.
Wallace, one Of the oldest citizens Of
this city, passed away Friday morning
at S o'clock at the residence Of his son,
E. S. Wallace, West Main street. The
news Of his death will be learned
with regret by friends all over the
county. The funeral will be held from
the late residence Saturday morning
at II o'clock, conducted by Rev. w.
]. Nelson, pastor Of the First Baptist
church, Of which the deceased was a
member. The interment will follow
in Laurelwood cemetery. Mr.. Wallace
was IA years Of age. He had been in
falling health for couple Of years or
more, but his condition was not re-
garded as serious. He was able to be
around and was on the streets only
a few days ago. He contracted cold