Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-09
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News Happenings In NelghbOflng
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, Castor, Ian.
caster and Chester.


caster and Chester.
| Rock Hill Record, Feb. q: Rock Hill
Lodge No. 27, /. o. o. F., held meet
ing Monday night, installed their OF
ficers and afterwards enjoyed an oys
ter supper at the Crystal cafe. Thes
officers were installed: w. ]. Tally
warden; P. ]. Cason, junior warden
Geo. st. ]. Laudey, treasurer, C.. P
Black, high priest. .... The new fur
mace for Neely's Creek A. r. P. church
has arrived and Is being Installed
Henceforth during the cold days, tn,
building will be comfortably heated
Contractor \. F. Hester put
force Of men to work Tuesday on the
erection Of a $4,000 residence or
Academy street for DR.. Louis Fried
helm. -. This morning ~ 1926 al
alarm Of fire was sent from box 16
East Main and Academy, caused by
the Overland touring car Of Mr.. V. B
McFadden catching fire and burning
in front Of Mr.. Pride Ratterree's resi-
dence. The car was insured with the
| insurance department Of the Firs,
Trust and Savings bank. ..... Miss
Ella Rankin Of Paw Creek, n. c., wht
Is to be the assistant nurse at the
infirmary at Winthrop college, arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon.
| On Tuesday the Beach-Ihrie Jewelry
| Co. moved to their new store in the
Hutchison building, next door to the
Standard Drug Co.
Gaffney Ledger, Feb. 5: Sheriff w
w. Thomas has twenty-one boarder!
at his hotel awaiting the coming tern
Of court, which convenes here Febru.
ary %. Four Of his guests are white
and the remainder colored. Twenty
one Is an unusually large number o.
prisoners, but 1t Is not the record, as
Sheriff Thomas has housed larger ag
gregations in times past. .... Mr.. VII
liam R. Lipscomb, Sr, has offered
prize to the boys and girls under
seventeen years Of age in Cherokee
county, who give the largest correc
list of foods, cereals, berries, etc, tha
grow in this county,. Little Miss
Mary Byers, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
G. G. Byers, who suffered a broker
arm several days ago while playing
with a little wagon, has recovered
sufficiently to be out again. Her right
arm was broken between the wrts
and elbow when she fell from tht
wagon. 90. Work on the new home Of
Mrs. Lula Galloway, being erected or
East Frederick street, Is progressing
rapidly, and the building will be com
pleted within a short time. 49,. ..Upor
the petition Of one Of the stockholder.
the Cooper Hobbs company OF this
city, has been placed in the hands Of
IT. s. Sease Of Spartanburg. Mr.
Jones closed the doors Of the estab.
lishment yesterday. 80. Supervisor ]
NJ Jenkins yesterday, had the chain.
gang engaged in hauling the pieces Of
| q steel bridge from the court house tc
Browns branch, where 1t Is to bt
erected. The county has three other
steel bridges that are to be erected ir
| different parts Of the county as soor
as the work can be done. The erec'
ton Of the bridge over Browns branch
will be pushed to completion as quick
| ly as possible. go. Mrs. j. G. Pridmor'
and family were much alarmed Wed
| nesday evening about s o'clock by q
| noise on the rear porch of their home
which sounded like a robber attempt
| ing to force an entrance. Mrs. Prid-
| more telephoned to Mr.. Pridmore, who
| happened to be down town at the
time. Mr.. Pridmore remembered that
he had left an opossum Gagged In
box on the rear porch, and after In
| vestigating without finding any clue
Of a robber, concluded that the sus.
| picious noise had been the result Of
the 'possum's attempt to escape. 900.
Showing a determination to take uI
the proposition in a business-like
manner, more than forty young men
met at the court house Tuesday even
ing to organize a military company
/ The meeting was presided over by
Captain ]. B. Bell. After thorough
| discussion of the possibilities OF be-
ing commissioned, and the duties con-
| nected with the organization, the fol-
| lowing officers were chosen: Captain
]. B. Bell: first sergeant, s. c. Little
john; drill master, H. M. Gaines.
| Chester Reporter, Feb. q: At a
meeting Of the county board Monday
afternoon, the legislative delegation
| was present, and II was agreed that
the tax levy this year shall remain the
same as last. The board was author
| and carried that the fifteen-horse
power engine be turned over to the
| poor farm committee to sell or rent
at one dollar per day. Bids were re-
| ceived from five parties for the worl;
on the proposed bridge over Sandy
river at the Carlisle place, but all OF
| the bids were rejected, and the matter
was left with the supervisor for action
| .... Mayor w. ]. Simpson, in CONVEX
sation with a representative Of the Re-
porter this morning, stated that he
| will not be candidate for second
term at the municipal election In
May. Mayor Simpson has been asked
| by scores Of voters to stand for re-
| tenders Of support, finds that the
| l,tfi nf ha
too much with his business interests,
| and asks us to state that he positive
| ly will not be a candidate under any
circumstances whatever. The smoke
house at the late Josiah Miller's place
in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood,
was broken into and robbed last
night Deputy c. Y. Young went
down this morning to endeavor to
round up the thief. .... Judge OF Pro-
| bate A. w. Wise received a request
| this week from Mrs. j. T. Doneghey
of Macon, Mo-. for a copy Of the will
Of John Pinchback. which was pro-
bated in 1911. The Pinchback family
was prominent in the affairs of Ches-
| family Is now extinct so far as resi-
dence in this county is concerned.
| Kings Mountain Herald, Feb. a:
The Southern Venture Co. has been
organized for the purpose Of mining
| gold from the Catawba river near
| Kings Mountain. The new company
Is capitalized at 100000. 80. Mr.. A
| Frank Weir has resigned his position
at the postoffice and will move to his
farm in the Bethlehem community. -.
Mr.. Jake Dixon, who lives near the
old mill, is suffering with broken
leg. sustained Monday night when he
jumped from a freight train. The
| four months old child Of Mr. and Mrs.
]. w. Wilker died at their home OH
CASTOR street. and was buried Monday.
Rev. f. o. Cole conducted the funeral,
Fort Mill Times, Feb. q: Mrs. V. B.
Casey and niece, Miss Ethel Arm
strong, are visiting relatives in Shelby,
N. Co... DIR. S. E. Massey Of Bram-
we'll, w. Va. arrived Monday morn
ing for a visit to his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Henry Massey, in this city.
... OF interest throughout this sec
ton. is the approaching marriage OF
F.. Murray Mack and Miss Elizabeth
Minis, announcement Of which was
made early this week. The marriage
Is to take place the evening Of We'd
nesday February II. Miss Minis is
the second daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
E'raderick Minis Of lower Fort Mill and