Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-26
Shelby News, February 21: Rev.

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Shelby News, February p: Rev. T.
!. WuudSOn says his SON Charlie mas
mined I'm, aviation corps at Columbus
Dhlu. Ills other son, Harry. Is stiil AT
p,.us,co,a. Florida, and did not sail
;or France last week as he expected.
orders L. sail he expects 10 receive
s,,ou Mrs Nancy Tiddy, widow
of the late John +. Tiddy. is still Ill AT
I,,r residence on South Washington
street, and her condition is pronounced
critical. .Ns she has passed ~ years
.I.d desperately i'll, her friends are
fearful Of the result and her children
have been called to her hcdslde............
Mr.. George :. Grove, Il bright, ener-
srtic Young man and capatilist came
from Virginia Ia Kings Mountain. his
father James =. Groves lived i'll Shelby
Il years ago, outclassed our mer-
chants, commanded all the Farmers
Alliance trade, staid here three years
and left for Virginia with $4,000 cash
III his jeans. His father WAS a ShreWu
iinanricr and died III Virginia one year
ago. His son George, unmarried poscd
as Il capitalist to work the tin mines,
as tin now commands Sl.Ol per pound,
also organized another corporation,
The southern Fuel Co.. Of which
he is the capitalist and manager. his
Toftice at Kings MouEcain, over the
First National Bank is daisy,
crcditablc To Il New York city office.
Two magnificent desks, costing about
$lUu each, superb Turkish art
square and costly chairs with glass
casters for rollers adorn his office,
while two typcwritcrs do service and
answer his volunnouS correspondence
about wood contracts for SpartanhurS
and tirccnNillc environments. lie con-
trtct"d for thousands of cords oi
wood for the camps ut $3.50 to S4.OV
per cord al the station in car lots, Tor
" hich United States government paid
HIM $50 per cord cash, paid by the
nEtrtcrmastcr ON delivery ut camp
Groves bought wood from Salisbury,
Concord, Monroe, New London. Ruth
crfurd. Grover to Greenrillc in huge
amounts and gave due bills payable
= DAYS after woods arrival at camp
and payment by government. The
government paid promptly George =
Groves. and Il hundred crcdulouS cred
itorS are clamorouS for their pay.
There are Il dozen lawyers. from Con-
cord, Albcmarlc and Shelby, eXclaim
IN concert. Where, oh where is my
wood money" An Albcmarlc lawyer
with $2UV claim sued and locked up
his office and sheriff Lackcy took pos
session of same. Where, oh where
~ Groves" is the question. Mr..
Groves asserts that Il cash investment
III land purchased in Grecnville, 5. c..
has temporarily embarrassed him, but
hr expects tu pay his debts and the
Kings Mountain tin mine is still in
operation on Il small scale. On hand
at Grover. with Il claim for several
hundred dollars had Mr.. Groves ar
rested. but gladly released defendant.
aS YOU can not arrest for debt, unless
fraud is shown in the transaction .......
Many shelby citizens are disposed to
kick against the new telephone rates
now in operation without increased
advantages ur improved flash light or
common battery system. $4,000 is
ihr sum necessary to install the new
system and at least Il years delay in
installation. The meeting in the court
house Saturday night appointed seven
men. l.. VI. Hull, &. T. Hord, r. F..
Campbell DIR. f.. II. baltimore, \.
W. McMurry. :. :. Royster and K. \.
Wcllmun to solicit stock. get sub
Scrihcrs for the new telephone en-
change and TO cooperate with rural
exchanges. They have so far secured
about $4,000 worth of stock, but
much preliminary work is first neces-
Sary before the requisite amount of
stock is subscribe. The old company
claims they have made no money,
and the new company may enliven the
situation.