Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-03

W Dc "OIhSu oul, pul lHc ooOStelS
will be shown some Of the best roads
they have ever seen. as we'll as The
largest cotton mill. There will be
some speech making at the court.
house where the lunch will be served
The special train will reach Lancaster
at lilo Tuesday morning May II, 5nd
will remain here two hours.-......E
F'underburk, colored, died in Il hospi-
tai in Charlotte Monday from wounds
received last Wednesday. when Gan
son Funderburi, colorcd, was KILLED
in a field in which the two were at
work in Chesterfield county, :. Con-.
ReQuisition papers have been issued
by the governor on the governor OF H.
linois for the return to South Carolina
Of Ambrose Watson or Wallace, alias
J. w. Brooks, alias j. W. Matthews,
alias J. w. Montague, alias Monty.
alias John kayler. alias John Coler.
alias John Kohler alias John Robert
son. alias John Gum, alias big John"
This man of many names is charged
with having robbed the safe of the
Heath Springs bank and uncercmon-
iously left with about $500 Of Liberty
bonds and war savings stamps The
papers set forth that big John" burn
ed the door Of the safe of the bank
and for this reason he is charged with
statutory arson and will likely be tried
on that charge, this offense being
more serious than robbery or safe
cracking. Big John" is also charged
with safe cracking robbery and few
other things for good measure. He
blew the safe or rather burned it Sep
te11ber 13. 1920. at Heath Springs, it
is alleged, and was captured few
days ago in Illinois, Chicago being the
immediate location. Postoffice In
spector H. T. Gregory is named as
the agent to bring the man Of many
aliases back to South Carolina.----........
The baseball team OF the Lancaster
High school took the honors in game
with Kershaw at the latter place Tues
day afternoon by a score of Is to Z.
\ number of Lancaster people went
down to Ke:shaw to witness the game.
Cleveland Star, (she.by) april 2e:
Miss Mittie Cline and Mr.. Charles
Cornwell were. quietly married yester-
day at 1.30 at the home Of the brides
father. Mr.. John Cline one of the
county's leading and most substantial
farmers who lives a few miles north
of Shelby.........D a heavy down.
pour of rain Wednesday afternoon i'll
Rutherford county and No. . township
Cleveland county, quantity of hail
felk but the damage did not amount to
much as crops were not far advanced.
The rain was very heavy. in Ruthcr-
ford............ Mr.. w. Garland. Mcl3rayer
is placing material and has started to
work on the, erection Of Il handsome
new home on S. Washington street,
His lot is part of the old baseball
park..-......At the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. George
Spake Wednesday evening at s o'clock
their daughter, Miss Lillian Spakc and
Mr.. Will Wilson We're happily married
in the presence Of only q few close
relatives. The ceremony was impress
lively performed by Rev. John W. SUIT
tie.
N
lowing is from the Cherryvillc Eagle Of
Thursday: The barn of MI. Wiley
Farris, Of near Sunnyside, was consum-
ed by fire Monday night. He reported
n blockade still which he discovered on
his premises to officers at Gastonia.
who came and captured the still which
was still hot, but didn't see the opera
tors Mr.. Farris and family attended
school exercises at Sunnysidc Monday
night and while gone his barn was set
on fire by an unknown incendiary. All
his stock had been turned out of the
barn and driven into field nearby be-
fore applying the torch" Mr.. Farris is
a well-to-do and highly esteemed far
mer 1t was last Monday that his chill
iren accdently discovered q blockade
still in operation on his farm. The men
who were operating the still and whose
identity is so far unknown. when they
saw the children, Immediately fled. Mr..
Farris notified Sheriff Carroll and Of
ficrs were sent at once from GastOnia.
They captured t.. still, which was still
hot, and brought it to Gastonia. Their
efforts to establish the identity Of the
blockaders has so far proved fruitless.
On the night Of this same day Mr.. Far
ris's barn was burned. It is understood
that tracks Of men were discovered
around the barn and there is Il strong
suspicion on the part of Mr.. Earris and
the officers that these blockadcrs set
fire to the barn............ Capt. r. G. Cher
ry yesterday received Il commission
from the adjutant general as major in
the First Infantry, North Carolina Ma
tional Guards. Major Cherry is APP
pointed machine gun officer Of the reg
iment and is responsible for the train
ing Of the three machine gun companies
in the state. These are located at Will
rington, Hendersonvillc and Durham.