Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-08
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News Happenings In EelghbofiRg
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs Of
Cherokee, Cleveland, Castor, chss.
ter and Lancaster,


Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs Of
Cherokee, Cleveland, Castor, chss.
ter and Lancaster.
Fort Mill Times, Jan. 8: Present in
/ dications are that little interest will be
taken in the municipal election which
is to be held In Fort Mil on January
men and a waterworks commissioner
are to be elected for the years 1888.
At the closing Of the books OF registra-
ton Thursday night less than one
sixth Of the vot.rs Of the town had
qualified for the election. J. E.
Williamson who for several years past
has had charge Of the two cotton mills
OF the Fort Mil Manufacturing Com
pany has severed his connection with
them and on Saturday left for Fayette-
VILE. n. c.. where he will remain until
he takes up new work. 80. Miss Ada
White. who for several years has been
employed in the stenographic depart
ment Of the Alaskan Railway COM
mission ut Seward, Alaska, has re-
turned to her home In the township.
Miss Catherine McElwee Of Rock
Hill, and Miss Margaret Finley. Of
York. were guests during the past
week OF Miss Bess Spratt.
Gaffney Ledger, Jan. 3: Mr.. Lewis
Humphries said yesterday that there
was absolutely no clue as yet to the
thief who stole his car last Friday
afternoon from in front Of Carroll &
Byers' store in Gaffney. Mr.. Humph-
ries said the car was practically new
having been run very little since he
purchased the same n short time
ago. Harry Caldwell Of Kings
Creek. recently enlisted In the avia-
ton corps Of the National army and
is stationed for the present at Fort
Thomas. Kentucky. Mr.. Caldwell Is
brother Of Mr.. T. NJ. Caldwell,
Cherokee's clerk Of the court. ........
Mrs. T. B. Butler was operated on
Monday for appendicitis at the local
hospital. Her many friends will be
glad to know that she stood :he ope-
ration splendidly and hopes to be
soon entirely recovered. Now,
there is no Coca-Cola at any OF the
fountains In Gafrney. and the Coco
Cola Bottling Works has none on
hand either Lots of old topers will
feel the loss of the beverage.
Rock Hill Record, Jan. 8: A fire
alarm about $50 this afternoon car
ried the firemen out to the fair
grounds, where the stalls for cattle
were found In a blaze. About. eight
Of the sheds we're destroyed tefase
itNs 1ifeT6en rcacnJd tne Sc6Ie, tne
other sheds being saved from de-
struotion. 1t is thought the fire was
incendiary, of course-some men or
boys, mogt likely. .... Luther Boyd
Of the aviation corps, now stationed
at Morrison, Va, is visiting his par
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. r. p. Boyd. .....
Friends Of Sadler Love. who Is criti-
cally i'll with pneumonia. will regret
to learn that his condition today is
not improved. NV. s. Mcdonald
Of Chester. who for some time past
had been with Wylie & Co., OF that
city, has a position with the Roddey-
Poe Mercantile Co. Of this place. -.
Their: Is a movement on foot to
build a Presbyterian church at Ogden.
Walter Dunlap having offered q site
and other inducements toward the
same. and others are interested.
Gastonia Gazette, Jan. 8: Thous-
ands OF spindles in Gastonia, other
thousands In the county and many
other thousands throughout the Pied
mont section Of North and South Caro-
lima are idle today because OF the fact
that the Southern Power Company
found 1t necessary to shut Off the power
at noon today. No relief is prom
ised before Monday. 1t Is not absolute
ly certain that 1t will come them.
The Gazette Is informed by reliable
SiliLCho Va oCiiuOhh thot AodbChC ASi-
renee, colored, who died at her home
near Belmont on Monday. December
31st. was 116 years old. II this Is cor
rect she was no doubt the oldest per-
son In CASTOR county. Damage to
the extent Of about $1,000 was done
yesterday by fire which started about
5 o'clock in the storeroom occupied
by the Auto Repair Company on North
Marietta street. Just how the blaze
originated Is not known though the
workmen In the building stated that 1t
started when an electric bulb broke
and the wire probably came In con-
tact with gasoline. At any rate the
interior was enveloped In flames al
ment responded Immediately and
soon had the fire under control.
There were four automobiles in the
place. two Of which were damaged.
Chester Reporter, Jan. 8; A we'd
ding Of much interest to a large cir
Gle of friends In Chester and else
where throughout the state was that
Of Miss Julia Phillips and Lieutenant
W. Carlisle White. which was solem-
nized at the homs OF the brides par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. D. @. Phillips, on
York street last Friday afternoon in
the presence Of q few friends and
relatives. Rev. c. I}ynum Belts Of
Troy. officiating. .....A negro by the
name Of Parks who endeavored TO
break into Mr.. George Brakeheld's
store In the Armenia community dur
ing the holidays, was detected by Mr..
Brakefield and shot Parks was then
run down by Mr.. Brakeneld and cap
tured. He was shot three times. and
was severely wounded. Mr.. J. L