Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-22
told BY LOCAL EXCHANGES
News Happenings In selghbOring
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee. Cleveland, CASTOR and
Chester Counties.

Gastonia Gazette. February 1S: For
the second time within n week death
has entered the home OF Mr. Is. +.
Turner at Grover. On Sunday. the
10th. Mr.. Turner himself died from
pneumonia. AZ an early hour yester-
day morning his wife. mother OF Mr.
Marvin \. Turner. succumbed to the
same disease after an illness OF about
ten days. Mrs. Turner was about 55
years OF age. Until she became III
with pneumonia she was in the enjoy
mcnt OF good health. Mrs. Turner was
woman OF the highest type OF Chris
tian character and her passing Will
leave Il vacancy in the home and in
the community which cannot be filled.
Funeral services were held at Grover
at IL o'clock this morning and the body
was laid to rest beside the new-made
grave OF her husband in the Grover
cemetery. Surviving are the following
children: Marvin \. Turner OF Gas
tonia, Mrs. W. =. Martin Of Richhurg.
=. c., Mrs. W. V. Toms OF Greer. :. C..
Mrs. Charles Washburn Of Shelby. now
in in Charlotte hospital: Mrs. Frank
Oates of Rutheriordton. and Misses
Bessie. Vera. Ellis. Catherine and
Lucy Marion Turner of Grovcr............
Elsewhere in this issue will he found
a card from Esquire |. Frank Mabry
OF Mc.Adcnville, announcing that he
has reluctantly decided for personal
reasons 10 withdraw from the race FOR
the Democratic nomination for sheriff
of Castor county. This announcement
will doubtless be quite surprise 10
'Su,Iirc Mabry's many friends through
out the county. who were giving him
their active support in the race............
Frank Burris took shot with his re-
volvcr at Will Brown yesterday morn
ing at Union Square. in the negro sec
ton of the town. He missed his mark
hut the bullet went through door
and struck another negro named Hick-
man. who was innocent OF any connec-
tion with the Burris- Brown difficulty.
Brown was nearby. standing in an
entrance TO another store room. arm
cd with shotgun. but did not get q
chance to take Il shot ut his would-be
SLAYER for the very good reason that
Blrris. after firing one shot. lodged
around Il corner and took to the tail
timbers. II is understood that domest-
ic troubles of long standing caused the
difficulty. Burris has not yet been
apprehcndcd but the police department
bclieycs that he will soon bc in the
tolls.
Chester Reporter, February 1s: Col.
L. r. Nichols has been confined
to his home for several days with an
attack of Friends OF Col. }.
n. Marion are urging him to make the
race for the state senate next summer
and we earnestly trust that Coionei
Marion will consent. AS we have ire
uuentlv stated there is no man in the
state who is Col. Marion's superior
when il comes 10 ability. and the
cnrnestncss and interest with which he
always undertakes task. no matter
whether II he great or small. would
assure the county OF a representative
in the upper branch Of the general as
semhly who would make his presence
felt. We trust that all elements Will
rally to Col. Marion and that ne VIII
bc elected to the senate without oppo-
sition The "Chestonian," an ap-
pcllation that will appeal to the public
on account OF its local significance Is
the name selected for Mr. i. NJ. Abeers
nhoto- play theatre by Mr.. J. l.. Sim
mons and Mesdames Sam w. kluttZ
and L. T. Nichols. the committee
chosen by Mr.. Abeel. who met TINS
morning and after carefully going over
the large list of suggestions that were
submitted decided upon the pretty
name. "Chrstonian." Mr. Abcci ana
the committee are Of the opinion that
many of the suggestions were most
excellent, and desire TO thank inc
ladies who submitted suggestions iof
their interest in the matter MIS-
Elizabeth Ehrlich. who submitted the
name that was accepted. will receive a
five. dollar gold piece or a six months
pass to the theatre.........fire al ABOUT
II o'clock Saturday evening complete
ly DESTROYED the store building net
the Eureka mill occupied by Mrs. !. 4.
Hardin and the residence OF Mrs. Ethei
Hutcheson adjoining. Both buildings
were the property OF Dir. X. I. Cloud
who carried insurance, but not SUI
Ncicnt amount to cover his loss. Mrs.
Hardin's stock OF goods and fixtures
inyentoried between $1,000 and 81:
recently. and we understand she car
ried insurance amounting to about $l,-
700. 4 third building. which Is also
the property of Mr.. Cloud. caught nre'
but was extinguished.......,-...T .The foilo"-
ing twelve young white men will re-
mort TO the local board this afternoon
for instructions, and will leave tomor-
row morning over the Southern rail-
way to Camp Jackson: Marshall G'
Boulware, James F.. Bigham, Wesley
White, Clarence A. McElduff. Robert
F.. Young. Judson b. Campbell. James
b. Henson, Willie n. Poss. Jesse
Starnes. Robert d. Wages. Robert y.
Varnadore. Manley +. Meador. the
following registrants will report to-
morrow to the medical advisory board
at Greenville: BY order Of local board
Dalton Hewett. Robert c. McLurkin'
Jerry DeGrafenreid, Abel Thomas
Elton f. Pittman. On appeal OF regis
trant-Matoon Attles. William D. Rod
man, Toy Roof. One hundred regis
trants will undergo physical exami-
nation at the courthouse this week
fifty tomorrow and similar number
Wednesday. Their names were pub
lished in the Reporter last week. Fri
day morning at 10 o'clock seventy COL
ored registrants will report to the To-