Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-11
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News Happenings In selghbOflng
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ches'
ter and Lancaster.

Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Ches'
ter and Lancaster.
Gastonia Gazette, Jan. Z: CASTOR
ians WILL be interested TO know that
QUO Rupp and his wife. Germans.
are held in the Norfolk. Va, jail
without bail pending further investi-
CATION as 10 the origin Of the des-
tructive fire Of last Tuesday when
did property damage to the extent OF
s2.O0O,00O or more. Rupp, 1t will be
recalled. formerly operated 4 meat
market here. About year ago he
left, going to Richmond. He was here
year or more. or very belliScr-
ent disposition. Rupp and his wife
were both involved in numerous small
difficulties while here. They were
strong Germans and talked bitterly,
while here. against the United States
government for supplying the Allies
with munitions and foodstuffs. Gas
tonians will watch with interest the
progress Of the cases against Rupp
and his wife........All the cotton
mills which closed last Friday at noon
because the electric power was cut
off resumed operations this morning.
The rain yesterday together with the
melting SHOWS will no doubt increase
the water supply to such an extent
that the Southern Power Company
will not be forced to close down
again soon.
Chester Reporter, Jan. 7: Eddie
Patterson. colored boy about four
teen years Of age. was shot and in
stantly killed Friday morning. the
tragedy occurring on lands owned by
Mr.. S. a. Rodman near Rodman. sam
Caldwell, cousin of the dead boy, who
was along, claims that Patterson was
shot 10y white or yellow man. who
met the two boys. as they were on
their way to their rabbit gum. Cald-
we'll says that this man. who was a
stranger to him, cursed the dead boy,
who replied in kind, whereupon the
stranger killed him. The theory of
great many is that the boys. who lived
together, had slipped out the gun.
that an accident occurred, and that
the survivor frightened by what oc-
Cured, slipped the gun back in its
place at home and put out the story
OF the shooting related abore............Of
much interest to a large circle Of
friends was the wedding of Miss
Sarah Ella Henry and MIR. Albert NJ.
Simpson, which was solemnizcd Fri
day afternoon at the home Of the
brides parents. Hon. and Mrs. j. K.
Henry, on Hinton street. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. D. G..
pt illips II e:-af- -lls>.s-R>~lsl
relatives and a number of the close
friends of the contracting couple.
Robert Halsey, colored. was arrested
here Saturday by order of the Local
ter. Halsey claims to have regis
tered in Richmond. Married
Thursday. January 3rd. 1918. Miss
Ada McKeown. of Blackstock. and
Mr.. William Matthews. Of York conn
t.. at the NJ. L. parsonage in Black
stock. Rev. S. b. White officiating.
Rock Hill Record, Jan. Z: The local
public schools opened again this
morning after the holiday. extended
few days to save fuel............Rcv. II. E.
Griffin of Spartanburg has been ap-
pointed to the pastorate Of the Park
and Manchester Methodist churches,
in place of Rev Elzie Myers, who left
Saturday to take the pastorate at
Hickory Grove............Miss Mary Frew,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Frew
OF this city, was married to Lieut..
Ernest Samson Of the Three Hun
dred and Seventy-first infantry, U. S.
A.. Saturday at p. m, the Rev. l. p.
McGhee. pastor Of the St. Johns
Methodist church officiating. Rela-
tires and few close friends witness
ed the ceremony..............Mi Miss Clara
Cherry, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
r. Cherry Of this city. was married in
Charlotte last Thursday afternoon by
Rev. H. NJ. Pressly to John D.
Kluttz, at the home Of the groom's
parents. Mr.. Kluttz is chief clerk in
the Charlotte offices OF the Southern.