Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-06

about six miles south OF Kings Noun
tain. He had been in the employ of
the Southern Power company for sew
eral years and lived in Shelby.
Mr.. Carl Plonk, a tenth grade pupil
in the Kings Mountain graded school,
won laurels at Hickory last week in
: the fourth annual inter-high school
defamation contest Mr.. Plonk came
second number on q programme Of
nine contestants and took the gold
medal over the heads of all others. :.
Attorney E. L. Campbell announces
himself as a candidate for the office Of
mayor in this issue Of the Herald. We
understand that there are other can
didates in the field, but no other pub
1 lie announcement has been made thus
far.
Lancaster News, April 2: DR.. Rob-
ert P. Pell, president Of Converse col
lege, was q visitor in Lancaster yes
terday. He spent the morning hours
at the Lancaster high school and was
an interested observer during several
recitations.. g.. 4. -. William McManus, 2
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
McManus Of the mill village, while
playing near a fireplace one day this
week, fell into the fire and was pain
fully, II not fatally, burned. DR.. AL
len was summoned and has done ev-
erything possible to relieve the little
ones suffering, but there are still
doubts as to its recovery. Mr.. w.
P. Bennett met with a painful acci-
the milking Of his COW, he got into
an alteration with the calf which
had become impatient at the delay In
receiving its share Of the milk. In the
mix-up, Mr.. Bennett slipped and fell,
breaking one Of the small bones In
his left foot. His physician was call
ed in and set the broken bone. Mr..
Bennett will be laid up for several
days. &. Mrs. Halle Cauthen Of the
mill village, died early yesterday
morning. She had been member Of
the Baptist church since girlhood.
Mrs. Cauthen was born and reared In
York county She was 36 years and
months old. The funeral service
was held at 8 o'clock this afternoon,
Rev. 8. r. Brock officiating, after
Westside cemetery. Mrs. Cauthen is
survived by her husband and four
children, 1. W., Estell, Irene and
Pearlie Mae Cauthen.. Married,
Wednesday afternoon, by Rev. e. T.
Hodges, at the Methodist parsonage,
Miss Della Small Of this place and
Mr.. Harvey A. Marlett Of Spartan
burg.
Gastonia Gazette, April 2: Mr.. J.
White Ware was on yesterday ap-
pointed by the corporation commits
sion as county tax assessor for CASTOR
county. Under the recent revenue act
l4
bly,, each county has an assessor,
whose duty is to have general over
sight Of the tax listers Of the various
townships in the reassessment Of real
estate to be made this year. The
county assessor also acts with the
county commissioners when sitting as
a board of equalization. DOC
tor" T. E. Leroy, who has been To-
Gated at the Loray for the past sever
al months answered to a number of
indictments in municipal court Tues
day, each indictment charging him with
practicing medicine without license.
On March 18th he was tried in the
same court on similar charges and
was found guilty on one count and not
guilty on another. There were three
separate indictments against him on
Tuesday and In each count he was
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$25 and the costs and in another $50
and the costs. In the third case the
entry was prayer for judgment con-
tinued and defendant to give bond In
the sum Of $50 to appear on the last
Monday in May, July and September
and show to the court that he had
not practiced medicine. Mr.. w.
s. Grissom Of the Pleasant Ridge Sec
tion, was in town yesterday to attend
the funeral Of the late Mr.. ]. ]. Kim
caid. Mr.. Grissom reports that dog
in his community went mad two
weeks ago today and bit two Of his
hogs. One Of the hogs became rabid
Wednesday and was killed. The 9TH
ing watched for symptoms Of rabies.
The dog, it Is reported, bit some other
dogs in the community, going as far
away as the Bethel section. ..- Mr..
and Mrs. John ]. Henry entertained at
their home near Bowling Green yes
terday in celebration Of the 81st an
niversary of the birthday Of Mr.. Hen
ry's mother, Mrs. C. A. Henry, who is
now making her home with her son.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. T. A. Henry, Mrs. M. B. Henry,
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Brawley Of
Gastonia. The day was greatly enjoy
ed by all present, and Mrs. Henry,
who is quite well and strong for one
congratulations. ..... His numerous
friends in Gastonia and over the
county, heard with sincere regret OF
the death at his home here on We'd
nesday night about 10 o'clock Of Mr..
John Joseph Kincaid. Death was due
to grip from which he had suffered
for some days. He was recuperating
from another illness Of several weeks
duration when he fell a victim to grip
and grew rapidly worse until the end.
John Joseph Kincaid was born April
Z, 1850, near Gastonia. He was son
of the late ]. r. Kincaid and Susan
Kincaid He was twice married. His
first wife, whom he married Novem-
ber "a, 1874, was Miss Sallie E. Bell,
Of this county To them were born
five children, namely: Joseph Demp-
ster, who died in infancy; Mrs. I. n.
Alexander and Miss Ethel Kincaid Of
Gastonia; Mr. Ira u. Kincaid Of Lau-
leigh. His first wife died March IA,
1885. 80. .Gastonia and CASTOR coun-
ty are now experiencing, for the first
time in their history, genuine dry
SPELL" Prohibition, absolute, "horse-
high and pig tight" is in effect. There
is a dearth of the where-withal to wet
dry whistles and should one accident
ally get snake bitten he would be In a
dire condition indeed. Since mid
night Wednesday night the prohibit
tion law for this county, passed by the
recent general assembly. has been In
effect. 1t does not allow the shipping
in Of even the quart every fifteen
days" which the remainder Of the
state is entitled to under the new
general liquor law. One other coun-
ty, Cleveland, Is In the same boat
with us. 80. In a note to Mr.. w. Y.
Warren Mr.. Harry Adams, who Is
undergoing treatment in the Union
Protestant inflrmary at Baltimore.
says that he expects to get out next
week and will come to Gastonia. Mr..
Adams was injured in railroad ac-
cident last August, since which time
he has been in the hospital.
If You Would Enjoy Life.
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