Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-13
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News Happenings In NelghbOfing
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.

Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs O
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Ian
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, July g: Col. T. B
Butler Is reporleu to De improving a!
fast as could be expected, following
the operation which ne underwent q
the city hospital for appendicitis re
Gently. only Ole vote was cas-
against the proposition in the election
held Tuesday, the people Of Sunnysid,
district No. 25 decided by an over
whelming vote to levy an additiona
tax of tour mills for school purposes
1t is said that the one man VINO votet
NO is a bachelor. The four mill!
added by the election Tuesday bring!
.ue total levy ut TINS district up u
eight mills for school purposes, which
is the limit allowed by law. Only two
other districts, Gaffney and Blacks
burg, carry the full tax. AT 6
meeting OF the board Of directors o.
the city hospital, held recently, Mr.
w. f. Brown was elected secretary
and treasurer of the institution, sue
ceeding DR.. r. T. Ferguson, resigned
All of the directors were reelected by
the stockholders. The directors are:
A. N. Wood, ]. A. Carroll, ]. c. Creech
b. H. DeCamp, b. G. Clary, r. T. Fer.
guson, ]. T. Darwin, S. B. Sherart
and j. N. Nesbitt. 49,. Mr.. w. II. Ross
who submitted the lowest bid anC
was given the job Of drawing a maj
Of Cherokee county, by the commits
sioners at their last meeting, began his
work Wednesday by visiting Spartan.
burg and Union, where he gathered
data relative to the county and town.
ship lines. According to the specifi.
cations, this map is to show the
boundaries of the county, townships
school districts, towns, roads, schoo
houses, churches, etc.; in fact, 1t Is tC
be q complete symposium or intol ma
ton about the county. 1t Is estimated
that the task Of gathering the neces-
sary data will consume several months
but MIR. Ross is already in possession
of much valuable information gained
during his work as a civil engineer.
Chester Reporter, July 8: Luke
Rollings, white, and George Kennedy
colored, were arrested Tuesday on the
charge Of breaking into r. Fl. West
brooks store between Edgemoor anC
Lando and committed to Jail. Rol-
lings was admitted to bond yesterday
in the sum of 500. The store was
robbed Saturday night, and severa
pairs Of shoes, about $3.50 worth ol
jewelry and various other articles
were st )len. .....It was scene Of
surprising solemness late yesterday
afternoon when Meek and Tom Griffin
John Crosby and Nelse Brice for the
third time stood in the dock and heard
the judge pronounce the death sen.
tence. Friday, September 3, between
the hours Of 10 a m. and p. m, was
the date fixed by Judge Wilson for the
four negroes to die in the electric
chair. .... VIM. H. Pratt, well known
negro, shot and seriously wounded
John Hughes, colored, Tuesday even.
ing, the shooting occurring on Pratt's
premises. The wounded man was
given prompt medical attention ant
his wounds will not prove serious
though he will probably lose the use
Of his right arm. Arthur Cole
man, the negro who was badly sho1
by Mr.. Frank Varnadore at Nitrolee
last Saturday, remains in critica
condition at the Chester sanatorium
He has developed pneumonia, but Is
resting well, the physicians declare
and if he can live for three or foul
days longer, will probably recover.
Gastonia Gazette, July g: EleveI
young ladies-no young men, minc
you constituted the graduating class
Of the city High school, who received
their diplomas and certificates at the
closing exercises Tuesday night in the
First Presbyterian church. They
were: Misses Mary Hope Bradley
Madge Craig, Mamie Dickson, Madge
Hanna, Emma Glenn, Emma Hoffman
Sparkle Johnson, Pauline McFadden
Macie Parham, Ella Ratchford ant
Aline Reid. Mr.. w. M. Boyd Of
route l, is in town today on business
Mr.. Boyd says that the cotton croI
in his section-Crowders' Creeks
unusually late this year, having beer
says also that the early corn has beer
greatly damaged by worms, though
late corn is doing splendidly.... En-
gineer E. l.. Hanks will have to com,
again. In last Tuesdays Gazette
mention was made of the fact that hi
had n stalk Of vetch in his garder
which measured seven feet 1-2 inche.
in height. Yesterday, the Gazette re.
ceived from Mr.. Cloan Springs o
Lowell route 2, a stalk Of vetch meas.
uring IL feet and one inch. Mr.
Springs wrote: please tell FRIEND
Hanks that he will have to come
again.. Mr. c. L. Clemmer o.
West Gastonia, and Miss Attic Blacl
of Bessemer City, were united in mar
riage at the home Of the brides par
ents, M" and Mrs. James Black, OF
Thursday evening, July 1.
Rock Hill Record, July g.: Manage
Stone Of the Carolina hotel, is making
some improvements in the rooms Of hi!
hotel by having lavatories with run
ming water installed in each. 49,. Ton
Lineberger gave Policeman Strait anC
Deputy Frank Allen quite a chase
Wednesday afternoon. He was wantet
on a warrant from Chester for desert
bad circumstances. He was finall!
run down when he entered one Of tn,
mills in the western part Of the city
ran upstairs and jumped into a yarI
box, where he was arrested an(
brought to the lookup, being after
wards turned over to the Chester au
thorities. Rev. ]. E. Ellison o
Gaffney, and Mrs. A. Della Stack o
Chester were married by Rev. w. F
Gregg, at the Kimball house Mon
day morning. July 5, at 11.30 a. m.
Lancaster News, July g.: Georg
Massey. colored, who lives on Mr.
Mack Courtney's place, twelve miles
northeast Of Lancaster, was brough
to town yesterday and lodged in Jail
charged with taking the life Of hi
own child, a female infant about on,
year old. The child was found in tn,
house dead on the floor Tuesday night
Coroner Johnson held an inquest yes
terday and the verdict of the jur.
was that the child came to it's deatf
at the hands Of it's father. The moth
ers evidence was to the effect tina
she left the child in the middle of tn,
bed, where 1t could not turn over ant
when she returned it was lying on tn,
floor dead with it's neck broken. Mas
sey had treated the child in an in
human manner before. 80. Mrs. Boyt
Craig and a little daughter Of Mr. N
B. Coursart, who have been i'll fo
some time, were taken to. the Fennel
infirmary for treatment yesterday.
The first load Of hOme-raised water
melons appearing on this market wer,
hauled in yesterday by Mr.. G.. L
Phillips, who raised them on his farm
on the John S. CroXton place abou
a mile northeast Of Pleasant Hill.