Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-15

Mr.. William Ware, where they will
make their home for the present.--..-..
Mr.. D. S. Smoak, popular agent for the
Southern railway at this place expects
to go. soon to another position as agent
in South Carolina and petition Is be-
ing circulated among the business, men
to get Mr.. L. E. Ligon back on the job
Ihete Mr.. Ligon who resigned a few
months; ago and was succeeded by Mr..
Smoak is at present agent at. Forest
City: Mayor c. B. McBrayer. ana
City Attorney o. M. Null are drafting
bill to be introduced by Representa-
tive McSwain atthe present session Of
the. general assembly authorizing a
vote on the extension of the limits of
the town of Shelby. No date is speci-
fed for the election and 1t is not
mandatory that an election shall be
held, but the bill simply provides the
machinery under which an election can
be held if there is a demand for it, The
bill will not prescribe the boundaries.
This will have to BE determined later
when the election is called. There has
been considerable talk for several years
of extending the corporate limits of
the town but this is the first step that
has been taken in that direction..--.......
Mr.. L. A. Cabaniss sustained a broken
arm Wednesday, morning when he at
tempted to crank his automobile. Mr..
Cabaniss has been the victim iof many
misEortunes lately and his many
friends will sympathize with him.. :.
Gastonia Gazette, Feb. II: Fairmont
Park is the name of the new residential
section OF Gastonia to be opened up
and developed by T. NJ. Francum for
the Hanna interests. The successful
contestant was Miss Mary Ratchford,
and the committee who decided was
composed of J. Lee Robinson. S. N.
Boyce and E. G. McLuTd. More than
450 names were: submitted in the con-
test. Many of them were very similar
to the name "Fairmont." In fact,
several "Fairmonts" were handed in.
The new development is on the site of
the old CASTOR County Fair grounds.
Col. Don. E. Scott, Of Graham.
commanding the First Infantry, North
Carolina National Guards, spent last
night in the city as the guest of Capt
Stephen B. Dollcy, commanding the
Gastonia company7o the First 1nfan-
try. which is now in process of organi-
zation. Col. Scott is on a tour of in
spection over the state. He was most
favorably impressed with Gastonia not
only in it's relation to the National
Guard, but in n general way. He found
that Capt. Dolley has siHty-fivc men,
the. maximum number, signed up. He
stated that the local company would
be mustered into service within fcW
DAYS after the physical limitations
had heen.>mad de-. 4. These examinations
will be made In the Red Cross rooms
at the postoffce beginning tonight at
7.30 by Capt. w. E. Hunter-.....-.--If
bill now being prepared by City Attor-
nev T. Woods Garland is enacted by,
the present session Of the general as
sembly the jurisdiction of Gastonias S
Municipal court will be extended to CO.
incide with the limits Of CASTOR town
ship. Mayor r. G. Cherry and Council
man w. D. Anderson, representing the
city council, appeared before the board
of county commissioners at their meet
ing Monday and asked that body what
would be its attitude towards such n
bill. 1t met with unanimous endorse
ment on the part of the commissioners.
In fact the county board is anxious
that the bill become a law With only
three dissenting votes the CASTOR
County Bar Association at it's monthly
meeting yesterday endorsed the mea-
sure. Those voting against the prop
ostion were District Solicitor George
w. Wilson, City Solicitor George 3.
Mason and Attorney J. M. Hoyle............
Following an illness of some time from
heart trouble, Mr.. J. B. Turner died Mt
$50 o'clock Friday morning ut his
home at LOG North Ransom street, aged
rs years. Funeral services will be held
at the home Saturday afternoon at 3
o'clock by Rev. Mr.. Grier, Of Grover.
and the remains will be laid to rest in
Hollywood cemetery. Deceased is sur
vived by his widow and the following
children: Miss Matte Turner, Of
Gastonia; Miss Blanche Turner, who is
q student in the Scarritt Bible Train
ing School, Kansas City: Mrs w. A.
Froneberger, of Gastonia; Mrs. J. e..
Bycrs. of Gaffncy, S. c.; William and
Ralph Turner, of Gaffncy, S. C..-.-..-...
ESQUIRE Thomas III. White. one Of Gas
tonia's pioneer citizens, has returned
from Madison, Ga, where he has been
living for the past four Or five years,
and is making his home with his
daughter and son-in-la law, Mr. and MIS-.
I. w. Spakc.Mr. J. Frank Starnes
was called to Rock Hill. S. c., this
morning by a. message stating that his
father, Mr. Clark r. Starnes. was in
n critical condition and was not OK
pccted to live through the day. Mr.
Starnes has hecn i'll since Christmas.
.........A G: Mangunl, Of the local bar,