Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-23

Life Insurance CO., now has a posi-
ton here with the Singer Sewing
Machine Co.. 80. Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.
Oates and children have moved to
Baldwin, Ga, where they will reside
in the future. The Rev. Nathan
Matthews, who is rector Of mission
church near Chattanooga, preached
yesterday morning at the Church Of
Our Savior and last night at Win
the Episcopal church have extended
a call to Mr.. Matthews, but he has
not yet made known whether he will
accept.
Gastonia Gazette, April 20: Fol-
lowing are the vital statistics for the
city Of Gastonia and Gastonia town.
ship for the month Of March as
shown by the records In the office OF
Vital Statistics officer w. M. Adams:
Births in the city, white, 20; colored.
6; births in the township, white, 8;
colored, 1; deaths in the city, white.
II; colored 1; deaths in the township,
white, 1; colored. s. Total white
births, "a; white deaths, IL; colored
births, Z; colored deaths, 6..... Rev.
]. B. Pearson and family, who are
spending some time with Mrs Pear
sons mother, Mrs. M. E. Crawford,
on route three, will leave Friday for
Newells, in Mecklenburg county,
where they will reside in the future.
Rev. Mr.. Pearson has accepted the
pastorate Of the Back Creek and
Prosperity A. r. P. churches, two
substantial congregations Of that de-
nomination located near Newells. -.
Gray Manufacturing Co., attended the
meeting Of the American Cotton
Manufacturing association in Men,
phis, Tenn, last week. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Iepark and Misses
Blanche and Myrtle Gray. After the
convention they went to New Orleans
where they spent three days.
Notwithstanding the fact that Satur-
day was an unusually splendid day
for ploughing and the further fact
that the farmers were weeks behind
with their ploughing and other farm
work, quite number Of the MEM
bers Of the CASTOR County Boys Corn
club were present Saturday morning
at a meeting held in the county court
house for the purpose Of discussing
the work Of the club for the coming
season. Those who attended the
meeting were immensely interested
as indicated by the fact that some OF
them in order not to stop q team
ploughing in the fields, walked three
miles to Gastonia. Every boy present
agreed to make a termination test OF
his seed corn.
Lancaster News, April 20: Hon.
George w. Jones died from an at
tack Of pneumonia at his home at
Jones' Cross Roads early Saturday
morning. .... On his first regular
A.. ii, III
D. E. Penny, the popular conductor
on the Lancaster & Chester railway,
had an experience with some pas
sengers last night which might have
proved serious. Four negro men
went over to Fort Lawn yesterday
presumably to find work at the
new dam near Great Falls, and tried
to beat their way back to Lancaster.
When they refused to pay their fare,
Capt. Penny had the train stopped
and put them of at Miller's crossing,
whereupon they began to shoot at
the train. Fortunately nobody was
hurt. The negroes were strangers In
these parts. Perry Bailey, the
seven-year-old son Of Mr.. Doc Bailey
Of the cotton mill village, while
standing on the trestle looking at the
airship flight last Friday at noon,
became frightened at an approaching
train and jumped from the trestle
to the ground below, sustaining PAIN
full injuries.Dr. Rssc. Brown made
the little fellow as comfortable as
possible and though badly bruised,
he expects him to be out again In
few days. -. Mr.. ]. T. Hunter, who
had been i'll from pneumonia for
about two weeks, died Saturday
morning at 6 o'clock, aged 64 years.
..... Married, Sunday night, April
IS, by A. T. Carnes, notary public,
Mr.. Lester Crenshaw and Miss Thel-
ma Bailey, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Bailey of this county.