Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-22
GARNERED With SCISSORS
News From Within and Without
the County.

NtHS TIuln Hltlllll dilu HliHUul
the County.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Some Items of Fact, Some Of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea Of
What Our Neishbors Are Saying and
Doing.
, Gastonia Gazette, July 1s: Mr.. R.
Grady Rankin and his associates, Mr..
"A. G. Myers, Of the Citizens National
Bank, and Mr.. John M. Scott, Of the
Charlotte National Bank, Charlotte,
are the promoters Of a 6,Oo0-spindle
mill for the manufacture of combed
yarns which is to be located near the
Pinckney Mills on the Carolina &
North Western Railroad, south Of the
city. Work on the building is to start
Immediately. A charter has already
been applied for and as soon as re-
ceived by the promoters an organiza-
ton will be perfected. No name for
the mill has been decided upon at this
time. ............Miss Flo Riddle, Of Bowling
Green, arrived in Gastonia this morn
| ing from New York. Miss Riddle was
a member of Base Hospital No. S5 and
landed in New York Sunday.
Lancaster News, July 19: A barn on
the farm Of F. T. Robertson. near
Oakhurst, was destroyed by lightning
Friday during the thunder storm. A
lot Of corn and other feedstuff also
was destroyed, but the livestock was
saved. Miss Eva Hammond,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Ham
l.mond, of Heath Springs, and Arthur
Edward Culp Of Orangeburg, were
quietly married in Sumter Saturday at
$50 p. m, at the home Of Mrs. J. j.
Brunson on South Washington street.
| by the Rev. w. E. Thayer-..-.-.--.--S. n.
Hammond, who lives at Stoneooro'
Lancaster county, died at his home
there Sunday evening at $3.50 O'CLOCK
He had been in i'll health for some
time. and while it was not thought that
he would ever fully recover, 1t was
quite a shock to the community when
|he had passed away suddenly
Fort Mill Times, July II: w. F.
Lewis, who for several years was
secretary-treasurer of the Fort Mill
Manufacturing company and for the
mast IS months in the air service OF
the United States, has received his
discharge, and visited friends In Fort
Mill during the past week........An-
nouncement Is made that Philadelphia
Methodist church, two miles north OF
Fort Mill, is now free of debt. Ihe
church. which was erected few years
ago. Is one Of the incest country
churches in this section, and now that
1.-THE mortgage on the building has been
Scancelled and arrangements MADE 10
E.aye--th building repainted and re-
paired, is cause for rejoicing on the
part of the membership.."......Miss Nell
Mendenhall and James Mendenhall OF
McConnelIsville were guests during
the week in the home Of Mrs. K.
Kendrick.. was announced Mon
day that the building committee Oh
the Fort Mill Presbyterian church had
definitely decided upon the site for the
new manse, plans for which have been
in hand for some time. The manse IS
to be located just north OF the church
and not on the front Of the church lot
as originally planned. 1t Is understood
that Jesse y. Howie will erect the
manse Work was begun Monday
morning on the foundations for the
offices and warerooms of the Fort Mill
Wholesale Grocery company. The
building is to occupy site just south
of the Southern railway freight station
and will be pushed to completion with
all haste.
Chester Reportsrf July II: Tom
Stroud, colored, a convict on the
Chester county chain gang, was killed
Yesterday afternoon, and two other
convicts severely hurt, when large
tree fell upon a house in which several
of the convicts had taken shelter from
the storm. The accident occurred on
the plantation of Miss Naomi Castles,
about one and one-half miles north
east of Blackstock, where the gang Is
working. The storm was unusually
severe in that section, heavy rain
falling and being accompanied by very
high winds and much electricity; and
several of the convicts, espying this
cabin by the roadside, took shelter
therein, when a big tree standing at
one corner Of the house blew down,
and completely demolished one corner
of the structure. Stroud was struck
on the back of the head, and his skull
was completely crushed. One OF the
others had his back wrenched, while
the third was struck in the face.
Stroud, the negro who was killed, was
serving a life-sentence for the murder
of Mr.. J. ]. Williams, having been
found guilty with a recommendation
to mercy. Mr.. Williams had accom-
panied Sheriff Anderson and Deputy
Sheriff Howe on q raid in search OF
Stroud, who was wanted for another
offense, when the negro suddenly ap-
peared at one Of the windows, shot
Mr.. Williams in the head and bolted
off in the darkness. Vigorous efforts
were made to capture the fugitive,
the search being prolonged for days
and days, and the whole country side
being covered most thoroughly. Stroud
20 cold to have heen mart Indian-at