Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.
Gastonia Gazette, Dec. 20: Prof
Robert l.. Keesler, who has for the
past year held the position Of organ
ist at the First Presbyterian church,
has, much to the regret Of that con
gregation, rendered his resignation to
take effect January 1st. Mr.. Keesler
relinquished his position here to accept
similar one with st. Peters Episco-
pal church in Charlotte. Mrs. I. M.
Beatty died yesterday morning at
1920 o'clock at her home, S17 East
Second avenue, Of Brght's disease
following an illness of some time. She
was the wife Of Mr.. Raymond Beatty,
who survives together with two chill
dren. She was daughter Of Mr.. NJ.
c. Crouch Of Gastonia, and was rs
years old. Funeral services will be
conducted at the Avon Wesleyan
Methodist church this afternoon at 2
o'clock, the services being conducted
by the pastor, Rev. E. N. Black. In
terment will be In Hollywood ceme-
terry. .....A number Of Gastonia mer-
chants report business as up to the
standard Of last year and few re-
port even a better business than In
1918. This is perhaps not true in ev-
cry line Of business. The local mer-
chants as whole appear to be well
pleased with the holiday trade. They
had to contend with about the worst
weather we ever experienced In this
section and there was practically no
let-up in 1t throughout the entire holi-
day shopping season. Morris Bros.
will, within the next few days, move
their business from the corner OF
Main avenue and South street to No
1875 West Main avenue, the building
occupied for several years past by the
Gastonia Furniture company Messrs
Morris have occupied the corner from
which they move for nearly 27 years
having established their business
there in February, 1889. The present
building was erected by them In 1888
1t was purchased few months ago by
Long Brothers and, after being re-
modelled, will be occupied by j. H
Kennedy & Co., druggists. 49,. .Attor-
neys A. L Bulwinkle and r. G. Cher
ry, of the local bar, have formed d
partnership for the practice OF law
effective January l. The firm name
will be Bulwinkle & Cherry. The firm
will have offices in the Realty build
ing. Captain Bulwinkle Is city prose-
cutting attorney and has been prac-
ticing his profession here for several
years past Mr.. Cherry began his
practice here several months ago. He
is q young Gastonian and was edu-
Gated at Trinity college. where he also
studied law. ...... Mr.. Harley Clonin-
81 r1nnin0Qr WhC
lives near Dallas. was married on De-
cember 29th to Miss Nellie Abernathy
The ceremony was performed by Rev
A. r. Beck, pastor Of the Dallas Luth-
eran church, at his residence In Dal-
las The marriage was surprise to
the friends Of the young people.....
During the ten days Of the Christmas
holiday season beginning Saturday
December 10, and ending Monday, De-
cember %, Register Of Deeds A. j
Smith issued total Of 81 marriage H.
censes 81 to white couples and six tc
colored couples.
Gaffney Ledger, Dec. 29' Mr.. p. c
pRre- n. .fsrrrersvs3f6 1ivcsS ahrnt eight
miles from Gaffney in the Macedonia
section Of the county, came to Gaffney
yesterday morning suffering with q
broken jawbone, received In a hghi
with Flake Allison, a young man who
wished to marry Mr.. Prices daughter
The injured man received medical at
tention at the hands Of local physl-
clans. and unless complications set In
he will recover within a short time
An account Of the affair which termi-
mated so disastrously for him, as given
by Mr.. Price, was as follows: Sunday
afternoon Allison brought his daugh-
ter to Gaffney with the intention OF
getting married. Mr.. Price objected
to the proposed marriage. and so tele-
phoned to Probate Judge w. d. kirby
asking him not to issue license to
the couple Upon their arrival the
Judge explained the situation, and the
young couple went to the home OF a
friend to await Mr.. Prices coming
When he arrived Mr. Price placed MS
daughter in a buggy and carried her
home. Yesterday morning the dlsap-
pointed swain went to the home Of his
intended and began to reason the mat
ter with her father. Young Allison
was accompanied by his brother. Mr.
Price, became exasperated and order
ed his visitors to leave. The would :
be groom accepted the invitation and
started to leave, but his brother was
more obdurate, whereupon the aggra-
waited father seized an axe. Flake
thereupon picked up a stone and cast
it at Mr.. Price, striking him upon the
Jaw with such force that the Jaw was
fractured. The young men retired
from the scene while Mr.. Price came
to Gaffney for medical attention.
Golden Smith. a negro, was arrested
Saturday charged with stealing a
horse. 1t Is alleged that he rode a
saddle horse belonging to Mr.. A. g.
Susong Of the Star Farm section or
the county, from Gaffney to Blacks
burg. without asking the permission OF
any one. The negro was arrested at
Blacksburg, brought back to Carney
and lodged in the county jail. At
tending physicians yesterday held out
no hope for the recovery Of Mr.. Mac
Norman, who was shot In the chest
late Saturday afternoon with a 32-
calibre revolver, by Jim Norman, his
son. The shooting. according to both
Mr.. Norman and his son, was entirely
accidental. The tragedy occurred near
the Kings Mountain battle-ground, in
Cherokee county. Jim Norman was
out in the yard practicing shooting ar
toy balloons in the air, using Smith
& Wesson revolver. His father came
out Of the house, unknown to the
young man who continued his target
practice. One Of the bullets which he
fired at a balloon struck his father In
the chest, just above the liver and
penetrated to the spinal cord, paralyz-
ed him from the waist down. The in
iured man was carried to his home
and given medical attention. Sunday
morning he was placed on a handcar
and brought to Blacksburg, at which
place he was put on train and
brought to Gaffney In the afternoon.
He was carried to the City Hospital,
where every effort has been made to
save his life, but physicians entertain
no hope. Mr.. Norman is probably
fifty-five years old. while his son ap-
pears to be about twenty-one. The
young man is prostrated with grief
over the accident. He and his mother
are both at the hospital. .....A change
in rural route number Z which be-
comes effective next Friday, January
l, shortens the route slightly and
makes it a much better road, while at
the same time a greater number OF
patrons will be served. The change
occurs about five miles out from the
city where a new road has recently
been constructed. Mr. Pinckney s.
Webber died at his home in the Will
kinsville section Of the county Sunday
night following a long illness. He was
about seventy years Of age. Mr.. Web
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