Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-15

She lived with her son-in-law Dick
Young, above Mooresboro and was
highly esteemed by the white people
who knew her...........Mr Bynum Ferree
highly esteemed citizen of South
Shelby died Tuesday morning at Z
o'clock at the home Of his father, in
Caroleen where he and his family had
gone the day previous for visit. The
deceased, was 80 years of age
Slough ::Wray who has been farming
at Blythewood, S. c., will return In a
few days ito his; Shelby home to live
FIc viii take d. !positfon 81 the Wray-
Hudson store..-..-..-.The aldermen OF
the town Of, Shelby. in called meeting
this week purchased and Allis- Chem
tbers motor and pumping unit for the
towns water pumping station. There
were three bids submitted for the out
fit by three different manufacturers,
and the Alis-Chambers was some
cheaper. the cost of which being .s2,-
$40. O.OO.......-::A. hole in the bridge floor
two miles out Of Kings Mountain road
from Shelby, at Mr.. Clayton Pee!er's
caused a horse to shy Wednesday
morning, break over the railing and
precipitate q buggy with three oc-
cupants to the. ground a distance of
Is feet with the result that the horse
is dead and three people are more or
less injured. Pink Hubbard was driv-
ing with his sister, Mrs. Mays and her
3-year- r-old baby, The horse became
frightened. at "a hole in the bridge
floo& and backed the buggy off the
bridge. :, The buggy, was completely
demolished, Mr. Hubbard has injuries
about the head, Mrs. Mays is COM
planning with an injured spine and the
baby cries when anyone touches its
arm. The, Kings Mountain Shelby
ijithey passed along shortly after the
accident and picked UP the three in
jured and took them to their home be-
low Shelby. The horse had to be kill
ed, because 1T was SO badly injured
ASA result Of the fall. The hole had
been in the bridge at least q. week.
IT. .s.. -. -:
Gastonia Gazette, March IL: Fol
lowing out. the plans of Community
Service, Of Gastonia, as to boys work,
last night there was a very enthusias-
tic meeting of boys held in the Com
miuiinity Service office. under the dircc-
ton of W. F.. Trout. A club was or
ganized and named Boys Open
Forum OF Gastonia. The following
are: the charter members: Bill" Trout
Frank Kincaid, N1urry: Grier, Carl Un-
derwood, Frank Mclaughlin, Willis
Johnson, R. 3. Babington, Jr., Ben
Ratt:hford;, Henry 'Deitz, Ssam Garmise,
C. h. Marshall, Jr, Clarence Moore.
Officers were elected asfollows: Pres
lident, Frank ;Kincaidi".xiee president
Ben Ratchford; secretary, Murray
Gricr. Committees on Publicity, c. K.
Marshall, chairman, and BYLAWS,
Clarence Moore, chairman, were also
appointed...,Mr. Marion Lawrancc,
who for the past twenty years or more
has been secretary Of the International
Sunday School Association, covering
Eorth-A -Ar1erica; in Gastonia and in
company with Mr.. D. w. Sims, gen.
eral superintendent Of the North Car
o.ina Sunday School association, is
holding a three days Sunday school
convention in the First Presbyterian
cllurch.-.-.;..:::a.M Mr.: John NJ. Huffstetler,
known to large circle of friends as
Uncle JONAS" died suddenly Thurs
day as he was on his way home. return
ing from his farm. near Union. He had
gone with a small grandson. in his
wagon to the old home place and was
returning when he stopped at Quinn's
store on the Union road, and asked
for some canlphor. stating that his
heart was giving him trouble. Mr..
Quinn could find no camphor and Mr.
Huffstetler resumed his journey to
town. dying when about a quarter of
a mile from the store........~..Farmcrs
have been conspicuously absent from
Gastonia this week. Spring plowing
has begun and every minute of the
farmers time is occupied these days
a light rain would not be unwelcome
for the sun and wind of the past few
days have served to bake the ground
on top, and it is getting hard. Not
much commercial fertilizer is moving
out of Gastonia SO ..-....Decision to
stage a regular" minstrel show with
in the near future, acceptance OF the
novelty privileges at the CASTOR Coun-
ty Fair this fall and the inauguration
Of a movement that will hold an
American Legion banquet in each
township Of CASTOR county. featured
the regular Legion meeting held in
the Armory Thursday evening. Prof.
and Mrs. Harry Murrson directed the
eX-soldiers and sailors in Il series of