Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-12

sent to Charlotte to testify, says there
| is a regular epidemic of car thievery
| in Charlotte, and that thefts of this
kind are getting more and more fire.
ouent every daS...--...PreSent last night
for the monthly meeting of the city
council were Mayor j. E. Wcstbrook
and all seven Of the aldermen, Messrs
Clark, White Peay. Lee. Coin. Nichols
and Estes The chief of policies report
for March read as follows: Arrests
101: fined, "a; suspended, /; continued
l.; sent to gang, 10; discharged, Is;
fines, S646. The application of the
Baldwin mills for reduction Of water
rate: was refused. r'otion Of Mr. Clark,
seconded by Mr.. Nichols.,-.-.Dr: r. L.
Douglas, who had leg amputated on
Monday at the Pryor hospital, is doing
very :nicely...-.-..We regret 70. learn
that REV. Henry Stokes, pastor OF
Bethel NJ. E. church, South. is in poor
health, so much so that he has been
compelled to give up his work for a
while; and accompanied by his broth
er, Mr.. Charles Stokes Of Greenville,
has gone to Tate Springs. Tenn. where
we trust he will recuperatc rapidly. In
the meanwhile the authorities OF the
church by the request of the official
board, have appointed Rev. j. B. Tray
wick to supply the place as PASTOR.
Sheriff D. Gober Anderson, who has not
been getting along so nicely for the
past several days. is reported at the
Chester sanatorium today as better
than yesterday Sheriff Anderson's
bad turn is due to an abscess on the
lung. which, it is believed. however,
will soon rupture Of itself and in that
way bring about his relief.
Cleveland Star (Shelby) April q:
r. G. Bostic was seen driving car
in a drunken condition in the lower
part of town this week so they set
out in hot pursuit When he was cap
,ured he was found carrying n pistol
and is under 5000 bond for his appear
ancc before the Recorder Saturday.
mfr. r. G. Eskridge who is regis
ter for the town primary to take place
Saturday April 23rd and the town
election the first Tuesday In May says
about 100 women have registered TO
date. Registering has been slow
Male voters whose names arc not al
ready on the books and all en-
franchised females must rcgister..-........
o. ], Bostic of South Shelby saw Of
ficers going to his home this week
50 he made his escape. In searching
his home the officers found four gal
Ions of whiskey which convinced them
why Bostic left SO hurriedly...........A
very quiet wedding was solemnlZed al
the parsonage in Shelby "Wednesday
April at five o'clock. when Miss Fan
ME Ellis became the bride OF Mr.. l'o-
land Ta1e, of Grover. Rev. J. c. keeV-
er performed the cerernony....-..Da DAISY
Brown, a white woman about 81 veAfs
of age, confined in the jail at Shelby
awaiting her trial in Rutherford coun-
tv charged with destroying her new
born infant at Henrietta attempted
.scdcfde Wednesday afternoon and Dut
for the quick work OF the county phE-
sician. DR.. r. E. Ellis, she would have
died She had a bottle Of lysol. 4
poisonous disinfectant given for eNtes-
nal use. After drinking the poison
she rent her clothes, escaped from
the iail and was brought back By Of :
hcers. The Rutherford county jail is
full and she was brought to Shelby
Il month ago to await the next :ern
| of court when she will be given Il
hearing. county commlssioh-
crs, Messrs, Jennings. Cline ana lrc'-
er being present at q two days ses-
sion. paid the usual bills, authoflZc'l
4 horizontal reduction IN the value oi
all real estate in the county ot fliteen
| per cent. and decided on making SIX
per cent. bridge notes for the sum OF
| 100000. Officials say the expenses
of the county have been kept within
the income from taxes except Tor
bridge purposes which have been
heavy for the past year or two. The
commissioners secured loan OF S10,-
600 the first Monday in March ana
$4,000 the first Monday in April 10
take care OF expenses for bridges. II
is planned TO sell $4,000 in notes dac
| July 1st 1922 and from the proceeds
nav off the two $4,000 notes already
made. take up note Of about Sl+,Goo
given Austin Brothers for bridges
and spend the remainder on bridge
accounts. These notes will bear SIN
per cent. interest. Bridge honds nave
been considered for some time h'il
The bond market has been very dtl!l
50 it is hoped that By the time inc
0.0OO notes become due July ISL
1922, the bond market will absorb tlliS
amount of five per cent bridge IoilnS
In other words the country hopes 10
issue per cent. bonds to tax" NJ
these six per cent. notes in July W.
Gastona Gazette, April 8: Rev. i'n"-
well &. Long, pastor of West Franklin
Avcnuc PRESBYTERIAN church, return