Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-05
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fWhat Our Neishbors Are Saying and
Doing.
! SfLaneaster News, Aug. I: A barn on
1.-The farm of w. H. Howey, of the
Helair section, was totally destroyed
lby fire about noon Tuesday. Two
young mules that were in the barn at
ltIje time were saved, although they
Were badly burned. There was only a
shall amount of hay in the barn at the
time. The origin of the fire is un-
known. The negro tenant who lives
on the place, which is about half
mile from Mr.. Howey's home, was
asleep at the time, and was unaware
Of the trouble until awakened by a
lneighbor tenant. The barn and mules
were insured Mrs. M. s. Hull
land children have gone to Blacksburg,
tosvisit for a few days prior to going
Ito oIChester, where Mr.. Hull has accept
eds a position as superintendent Of the
Eureka and Sprinsstein mills.
Rock Hill Record, July 81: E. E.
Poag has sold the John D. Holler house
on Oakland avenue occupied by Dr. j.
FL Wamsley and family to ]. E. Nc
ALLEY of the Bullocks Creek section
of this county. Also a farm known as
the White Robinson place, between
here and the dam, to w. A. Douglas
| Farley Huey has accepted
position with Ed Fewell in the cotton
BUSINESS. The board Of trustees OF
the Rock Hill school district have pre-
senfed Superintendent Burts with an
automobile Dr. and Mrs. ]: Porter
Hollis and children are now residing
at Clarendon, Va, suburban place
across the river from Washington, d.
c., the former holding position IN
the office of the solicitor of Internal
Revenue in the capital city.
Fort Mill Times, July 81: Mrs. M.
Sophia Darnell, mother of Mrs. r. l..
Bennett, Of Fort Mill, died Friday
morning at the home Of her son-in-
| law, SamI L. McElhaney. two miles
east of Pineville. She was Ill for only
few hours. 1.-THE streets Of the
town have been slightly improved
during the week by the use of a light
drag. Whether anything has been
done to the roads of the township, we
have not been informed.......iMrs. Daisy
lFmb of this city, has received infor-
ma&enstha her husband, Capt. James
lD. ElS has arrived in New York
lfron Ferseas. He expects to return
to hf5{bome here soon and in the fall
will asapne the superintendency of
the Ab6eville city schools............Fire
shorflyAfter noon Tuesday DESTROYED
4asenk Steofn aifonse on -tfle 4pisntation OF
| Osmond Barber, three miles east of
Fort Mill. The house was occupied
by A. c. Hudson and family, who sue
ceeded in removing most of the effects
from the burning house. The origin
of the fire, supposedly, was from
spark from defective f1ue. Mr. Bar
Der carried small amount of insur-
ance on the building-..-.---Fire In the
picker room of the Fort Mill Mfg.
company's No. 2 plant Tuesday morn
ing caused some excitement on the
streets and soon great crowd had
gathered at the mill. The blaze was
confined to the cellar of the picker
| room and little damage resulted, aside
from the burning of a quantity Of loose
cotton.
Gastonia Gazette, Aug. I: Follow
ing the death Wednesday afternoon of
Dave Bumpass, colored, who was
fatally wounded July 21st by two shots
fired by another negro, Will Bird,
preliminary hearing was given the
Bird negro in recorders court yester-
day morning and he was committed
to Jail without bond on a charge Of
| murder The Bumpass negro was shot
at the Southern station in the city by
Bird and since that time has been ly-
ing at the point Of death. 1t Is stated
that Bumpass was attempting to get
away when shot. The Bird negro will
| be tried at the August term of CASTOR
superior courtMr. Foster Clinton
is spending several days in the Mill
Creek section, York county, s. c.,
where he is having some timber cut
and sawed. Gazette learned
from an authoritative source yesterday
of. the organization of three cotton
mills and bank at Belraont. The
Crescent Spinning Company and the
Sterling Spinning Company are to
begin operations with 10000 spindles
each, being capitalized at 100000
each. The third mill is the Acme
Spinning Co., which is a 5000 spindle
plant. capitalized at $500,000. A char
ter has already been received for the
Acme Mill and the following men are
the incorporators: A. c. Lineberger,
r. b. Suggs and D. P. Stowe. Messrs.
A. c. L.ineberger, S. p. Stowe and
George w. Stowe are promoters of the
Crescent and the Sterling mills. Char
ters for these two mills have also been
applied for. The Peoples Exchange
Bank, authorized capital of $4,000,
with $4,000 paid in by Messrs. R. B.
Suggs, D p. Stowe, w. D. Crawford and
others is Belmont's new financial in
stitution. All of the men interested in
the bank are citizens Of Belmont.
Gaffney Ledger, July 81: Broadus
Westmoreland, proprietor of small
grocery store on Cherokee avenue, has
been indicted in the city court on
charges of violating the Sunday anti
selling law. Mr.. Westmoreland has en-
gagged attorneys to defend him and in
tends to put up strong fight...-."An-
thony Peeler will today be given a
hearing before United States Commis-
sioner n, A. Harrison on charges of