Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-01
LOCAL lACONlCS
A Good Old Neqro.

LOCAL LAcoNIcs
A Good Old Negro.
Bell Falls, wife Of Jack Falls. OF the
Bethany neighborhood, died last Fri
day. aged IS years. She, with her
husband, who is in his SSth year. have
long been held in high esteem by the
people Of the Bethany neighborhood.
Lost His House.
The residence OF Mr.. Newman Rob-
inson near New Zion, was destroyed
by fire on Thursday Of last week. The
fire started from the stove hue, and
destroyed the building and most Of the
contents. The loss amounted to some
thing like $1,000. with no insurance.
Killing Near Kings Mountain.
Tom Ashley. who lived on NJ. L.
Harmons place about seven miles
west Of Kings Mountain, y. c., shot
and killed William Walker last Mon
day. 1t Is alleged that Ashley had
previously taken Walkers wife unto
himself, and the killing resulted when
Walker took his children to see their
mother. Ashley Is In Jail in Shelby.
New Church Occupied.
The Associate Reformed congrega-
tion of Gastonia occupied it's new
church building last Sunday. with
union services, participated in by the
other congregations OF the town. The
occasion also marked the beginning OF
| the 25th anniversary of.the pastor Rev
DR.. j. c. Galloway. Addresses OF
fraternal nature were made by the
various other pastors OF the town and
I DR.. Galloway made a most happy
| response.
From Local Board No. 1.
The following negroes were sent
down to Camp Jackson last Saturday
from the Jurisdiction Of Local Board
No. /: James Carter Brice Bailey.
Quay Dunlap. Charlie Fewell, Cad Nc
Daniel. Joe Duncan, VIM. Featherstone.
Alonzo Whitlock, Charlie Jennings.
John Edwards, Ernest Jordon, Jim
Owens, Arthur X. Robinson, Robert
| Weeks, William ii. Walker. Arnold
| Harris, John VIM. Murray, Jacob
White, Jr, Arthur Miller, Odell Raw
linson. George Henderson.
Three Deserters Arrested.
| Rock Hill Herald, Tuesday: Con-
stable Allen and Special Officer White
went out to the Indian nation last
night and arrested three Pennsylvania
troopers, charged with desertion. The
men were brought here and locked up
pending the arrival Of the proper mill
tary officials. The three fellows were
husky men and had left their COM
mand at Macon some days ago. They
were resting up at the nation and in
tended getting some civilian clothes
and making their way northward. 1t
is not known whether their command
Is still at the Macon camp, or has
been sent over.
Fire in Rock Hill.
The residence of w. B. Wilson, Jr..
| was destroyed by fire last Tuesday
morning. According to the Herald.
| the fire broke out within about ten
| minutes after Mr.. Wilson returned
| from u trip north, and was discovered
by workmen who were engaged in MAX
| ing repairs, and had just crawled out
on the roof. The firemen were some
what slow in coming, because OF dif-
ficulty in getting In the alarm and the the
| entire upper portion OF the house was
destroyed before the flames were
conquered. There was $500 insur-
ance on the furniture and $4,000 on
the house. The insurance did not
fully cover the loss, II Is stated.
Unique Prayer Service.
| Inere was u unique pEuyeI oSiNiSS
in Chester last Tuesday, participated
in by the South Carolina congrega-
tions of the First Associate Reformed
lPrcsbytery. II was known as
the district prayer service and the
place Of meeting was In the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church OF
Chester. Most of the churches in the
district mentioned were represented,
those in York county as follows: The
Yorkville church by Rev. ]. l. Oates.
Elder ]. B. Plaxco, Deacon John A.
Marion and Mrs. w. NJ. Kennedy. Jr.;
/ Bethany, Clover and Crowders Creek
BY Rev. and Mrs. w. p. Grter; Neely's
Greek by Rev. o. W. Carmichael.
Elder w. 8. Leslie and Mrs. y. b.
Williams; Rock Hill by Rev. DR.. A. s.
Rogers; Sharon and Tirzah by Rev. E.
B. Hunter and Deacon G. w. White
sides Of Sharon. Rev. ]. G. Dale con-
Quoted the service, which consisted OF
topical talks and prayer following
each subject-silent prayer and audi
BILE prayer The immediate object OF
the occasion was to pray for re.
vival in the Associate Reformed
church. There was prayer for i'm.
proved moral conditions In the United
States, for the uplift and safety Of the
soldiers, for the success OF American
armies, for an awakening as to the
necessity of more energetic and ef-
fective church work.