Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-19

and linen were used for the first timc
and every piece of the equipment had
ii mark of rclinimcnt and elegance in
kcrping with the beautiful hUtcl............
Heavy hail was in !hc storm Tues
day afternoon and considerable dam
age WAS done from baltimore through
the northern part of Shelly. In ihis
territory some farmers suffered almost
cumulctr loss Of crops. This was the
beginning of dog days and "nmr
weather forcctStcrS think VIC will lInv,.
II rain% season for forty tliH$...-.-.~.l 'rnf
Il. 4. Ruppc, assistant laStU" and nlu-
siciaI director At the First BAPTIST
chlIrci, has been granted Il leave "r
absence until September first on az.
count IF i'll health and To- give him Z,
much needed rest. Prof. Ruppc lrlt
yesterday fur Icttyrillr. Ohio, his
former home, where he will SpWn! tic
time with his wife and children who
arc there on aivisit t...rci Wright
and son, Ddus Wright Of upper C!Crc-
land. were tried Tuesday NY Recorder
Falls for manufacturing and Keeping
liquor fsr sale. Each received Il sent :
cncc of II months on The reads ff"m
which sentence they gave n"'icc. of
appeal TO the Superior Court.
Gastonis Gazette, Juy IS; Mrssrs.
Charles and. Will Rixon. Of York, 5. c..
arc in town today on husinrss..:-............
Miss Addir Matthew'S, oi Glover, 5. C.,
spent Thursday with her uncle, Mr.
CanpbcllM Mr.. George c. Cart
wright, Of York, S. c., wash business
visitor in. the city Thursday ay.........-Aliss
Louise F';tris of Rock Hill, S. c., Is
visiting Mrs. w. s. Ilanna...-......-Samc
interesting facts and figures arc found
in an old Gastunia town tax book OF
the year of 1887. Some of the names
and figures will recall some interest
ing history To the older residents or
the city and will give the younger pco-
pie q view Of some of the conditions
in the old Gastonia town. The boo"
was discovered among SCme old pa
pcrs at the home of Mr.. c. J. HusS. II
once belonged TO MI John y. iIuSs. the
father Of Mr.. c. J. Huss, who w@s
town tax collector in GaStunia for that
year. The pages of the book have lonG
since turned yellow, but the writing Is
clear and lcgiblc. There were only lGu
names Of tax payers listed on tic book
none Of which had property listed at
more than $4,000. Gastonia citizens
in those days paid the eX"rbitant ta%
rate of $50 which affords quit" II con-
| trast with the rate of Sis which Is
the average rate OF the North Care
! lima towns today........ln Municipal
Court records rs published in tOday's
Gazette, there are recorded two cases
against r. w. Edwards. the well
known merchant, for selling intnXicat-
ing liquors. to wit TliHg"Gic. Mr. Ed
wards submitted 10 the charge and i'm
department tn" lGir"%oric he had iii
hand ami asks TIL" Gazette Il.::iG,t'
that he has discontinued the sale ui
this drug entirely. He states that hC
WAS entirely ignorant Of the fact that
he WAS violating he law III the amount
he sold in this particular GaSS ...........
a bold and singular attempt at burg
larry WAS made last night 1T the home
of Mr.. G.. Marvin Boyd un Linw0Od
street shortly after o'clock when al
unknown person persisted in breaking
into the house with the knowledge that
thc occupants were aware IF his pres
'ncc. The attempt was made under
circumstances Alder which n" scnsi-
bic burglar WGlI'h have tried Sucil
work. Not only did In" incident occur
at an carly hour and urI Il strrr which
is thicIily prliIlitrd AMI on Which,
there arc Ur;Iny lwupl" lEi:'Sii:r. hui II"
attempt WIS made OH the front side IF
iiic house. At the time uf tho Cr"Ii>-
renee N / i and children and VI.
TuyH'S brother, Nr. Wihur Boyd. Wcr-
in the ilulI$c. Nj G. NJ. lloyd had no!
returned from town. Mr.. Wilbur Hlyd
had retired early and was aSlrciI in Il
rear room. Mrs. Boyd WAS in Il front
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