Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-03
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News Happenings In NelghbOring
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam.
caster and Chester.


caster and Chester.
Rock Hill Record, July 20: Tuesday
evening at Mrs. Camps boarding house
on West Main street, John H. Roper
and Mrs. Jennie Mcclellan were mar
rcd by Rev. w. H. Polk, pastor Of the
West Main street Methodist church. -.
Among the visitors in the city We'd
nesday were Drs. Munro, Crowell and
Strong Of Charlotte, three prominent
physicians Of Charlotte, who came here
to witness a clinic Of DR.. w. w. Fennell
at the Fcnncll infirmary.. The To-
cal fire department had their annual
picnic yesterday at McElwee's mill
pond. The mayor, city manager and
other city officials were invited and
some Of them participated. They re-
port q good time.
Gastonia Gazette, July 80: Tom Nor
ris, a negro, was arrested about s
o'clock this morning in the neighbor-
hood Of Hollywood cemetery, on COM
plant from the Gastonia dairy that he
had stolen a cow some time last night
from the barn on the dairy farm near
Dallas. Tom had the cow with him
when arrested by Policeman Elliott Of
the local force. A hearing was had this
morning before Esquire Morris and the
negro was held under heavy bond for
trial at the next term Of court. In de-
fault of bond he was sent to Jail. Nor
ris has been up before for stealing BIZ
cycles. %. Rev. J. H. Henderlite, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church,
has returned from Grover, where he
conducted very successful revival
meeting. Friends Of Miss Lillian
Watson, who underwent an operation
for appendicitis at the Charlotte sana-
torium yesterday, will be glad to learn
that she stood the operation we'll and
is recovering quite satisfactorily. Miss
Watson was accompanied to Charlotte
by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l. Craig and
DR.. ]. M. Sloan.
Fort Mill Times, July 20: Fred Kim
brell Of Columbia, was a visitor at the
home Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W..
J. Kimbrell, the last week. Friends
Of Capt. w. ]. Ardrey will be pleased to
know that he is able by the use Of a
rolling chair to be out again. Mr.. Ar
drey, it will be remembered, suffered
a broken leg several months ago at
his home and has since been confined
to his room. -. Miss Mamie Lee Ar
drey, daughter Of the late w. M. Ar
drey Of Provincetown section, and a
kinswoman Of the Ardrey families OF
Fort Mill, died Sunday afternoon at
the home of her mother in Charlotte.
"A petition, soliciting signatures
Of men who are in favor Of statewide
prohibition and who pledge themselves
to support the issue in the election next
September, has been circulated in Fort
Mill this week. 1t Is stated that a
large majority Of those to whom the
petition was presented willingly at
TAG ID their names to the paper.
Mrs. Bulow Hutchinson and children,
Of Charlotte, are guests in the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Massey in Fort Mill.
Lancaster News, July 80: Mr.. Thur
low A. Barr and wife Of Savannah, Ga,
have been visiting Mr.. Bars nephew,
Mr.. Henry Barr, Of this place. They
left for Charlotte Thursday morning to
visit brother Of Mr.. Barrs. Mr. Barr
says that he has never been locked up
in his life, although he was born In
the Lancaster county Jail 81 years ago,
when his father, Mr.. James Barr, was
jailer. This Is his first visit to Lam
caster since he left twenty years ago.
..... Mr.. Albert Tinsley and fourteen
Boy Scouts of the older troop, Of which
he is scoutmaster, will leave tomorrow
night for a camping trip near Little
Switzerland. The younger troop, which
has been camping on the Monroe road,
accompanied by Scoutmaster John H.
Poag, returned last night, after spend
ing ten days very pleasantly In the
open. The death in Kershaw last
week Of Mr.. John Boyd Magill is deeply
regretted in Lancaster, where he has
many friends and relatives. He was
stricken with apoplexy and died with
in an hours time. Mr.. Magill was So
years Of age and had lived in Kershaw
for more than twenty years.
Kings Mountain Herald, July 20:
Ex- Sheriff Joseph Grafton Byers died
Sunday morning at 11.30 at the home
Of his daughtey Mrs. Marshall A. Now
en- in Shelby, at the age Of 50 years
H, had been in declining health fol
several years, but ten days ago he was
seized with q malady from which he
never recovered. The end was peace
full and quiet and a prominent and es-
teemed figure took it's flight to the
great beyond. Mr.. Byers served hero
icly and nobly in the Confederate
army; leaving Rutherford county as
lieutenant Of Co. 3, "a North Carolina
regiment. Because Of his soldierly de-
meanor he was advanced to captain
and loved his men who in turn loved
and respected him. He was the first
sheriff Cleveland county ever had and
filled this office with distinction and
honor "A photograph on a tomb
stone is something new to the editor
or was up till Monday, when G. H.
Logan took him out to Ell Bethel ceme-
terry and showed him the stone he (Mr
Logan) had just erected to the grave
Of the late K. N. Hambright. Mr.
Hambright's photograph is there as
pronounced as can be. 1t is burnt into
porcelain and sunk into a relief OF
about a quarter Of an inch on the front
of the stone. The Coggins Marble
works, who made the stone, believe that
the photograph will last forever. r......
Clarence Carpenter son Of Bob Car
penter of Bessemer City, was severely
hurt Sunday night in a railroad acci-
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