Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-26

for which they have had for some
time. The town Of Tryon some time
ago, issued bonds in the sum Of $25.-
600 for this purpose. 49,. .Messrs M.
A. Grigg, Will Grigg and Albert Smith
returned Wednesday night from City
Point, Va, where they went two weeks
ago to work on the big plant which the
Dupont Powder company Is erecting
at that place On account Of the exceed
ingly inclement weather. they decided
to return this week, although they
were we'll satisfied with the work and
The wages paid. Mr. Smith brought
back with him MIME" ball which
l.e picked up on the old James river
battlefield. which is near City Point.
here where more than 900 soldiers
are buried. He noticed the grave of j.
T. Ferguson of North Carolina. .....
On last Sunday afternoon January
18th. at o'clock. Mr.. Herbert L.
Bean Of Cherryville, and Miss Callie
B. Allen of Bessemer City, were united
in marriage by Rev. ]. c. Dietz, pastor
Of the Lutheran church, at his home
on South Chester street. 49,. Mrs. j.
NJ Ford and children Of Greenville.
S. c.. are spending some time with
the formers father. Mr.. w. S. Girls
son. at Pleasant Ridge. Mr.. Ford
who has until recently been engaged
in the mercantile busiess in Green
Vile, will join them in few days
They expect to make their home In
Castor county. The fire depart
ment was called out about 4.30 o'clock
this morning to extinguish blaze at
a barn on Mr.. H. NJ. Linebergers
place on West Airline avenue. The
barn was practically destroyed togeth-
er with the contents.
Chester Reporter, Jan. Fl: County
Supervisor u. G. Anderson. who as
sumed office this month, will endeavor
to make use Of the split-log drag more
generally in Chester county, and to
make the work more effective, will or
ganize the county more thoroughly,
giving shorter stretches Of road to the
man. In this way, and by insisting on
prompt work after every rain. he be-
lieves that the roads can be kept in
first class condition. -. 1t Is re
ported here that Mr.. H. F. Jones, late
Superintendent of the Eureka mill,
who recently went to Meridian, Miss.
to accept the superintendency OF big
mill, is in an extremely serious condi-
ton from the effects of several cuts In
the head that he received In a difficulty.
The wounds were not regarded as Sc
rious at the time, and Mr.. Jones was
riding in his automobile a day or two
later. when the machine met with an
accident Mr.. Jones was thrown out on
his head. and his wounds were re-
opened Blood poisoning Is said to
have set In, and from advices receiv-
ed here, 1t would seem that Mr.. Jones
recovery is very doubtful. ... Mr.. ].
Frazer Hardin, who pitched for Capt.
Bob Hafner's Fats" last summer
when that baseball aggregation beat
the "Leans" so numerically, and who
steamed the ball across the plate like
rifle shot. killed a large hawk at
Moore's stable yesterday afternoon
when the hawk darted into the stable
in pursuit Of a flock Of frightened
sparrows. Mr. Hardin threw one rock,
and then getting the range, laid his
quarry out on the next throw. .......
Kings Mountain Herald, Jan. IL:
Keep the record straight. The news
has been heralded forth all over the
state that Kings Mountain Is to have
a new cotton mill; that a charter has
been granted for the Kings Mountain
Mfg. Co., etc., ETC., and so on. NOW,
mislead the public. or else did not
know what he was talking about. The
fact is, the Kings Mountain Mfg. Co.
has renewed its charter which ex-
pired a few months ago, after an ex-
istance of a quarter Of century. -.
Mr.. Nick Abdelnour Of New York
city is opening up big stock Of dry
goods and ready-to-wear in the Baker
building between Kiser & Mauney's
dry goods store and D. M. Baker &
Co.'S hardware store. Rev. D. e.
Vipperman was here last week ana
shipped his household goods to his
new home, Kenly. N. c. Mrs Wiper,
man has been very sick in hospital
in High Point :. Esq. D. H. Nc
MILAN and family moved to Gastonia
yesterday. Attorney N. F. Mcmillan
will continue his law practice here.
Rock Hill Record, Jan. a.: News
was received here Tuesday. Of the
death at Farmville. Va, Of Mrs. Chas.
Blanton after a long illness. She was
the mother of A. H. Blanton Of this
died, having left here last Saturday.
..... The Rock Hill Gas Co., have had
their office on Hampton street re-
modled. re-arranged, repaired and
calsomined throughout, which adds
very much to the convenience and at
tractiveness of the same. 80. Miss
Louise Siddall Of the Winthrop facul-
ty was called to Sumter Monday
night, by the death Of her stepmother,
Mrs. Henry A. Siddall. The body was
taken to Winston-Salem for inter-
ment. . :. Mail boxes at the passenger
station to receive mail for the north
and southbound trains which Is too
late to get in the postoffice before the
mail bags are closed have been erect
ed.