Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-18


Rock Hill.
Cleveland Star (SheIby, March IS:
Mr. Mart Earl, a familiar figure of No.
10 township died; Saturday at Lawn
dale. where he was visiting relatives.
Mr. Earl was about AZ years of age
and had come to ltawndale from NO.
10 few days previous on Il visit. He
was 4 member OF st. Paul church and
8: good Christian. Mr.. Earl had Il de-
rective. speech. Fills. remains were
hurried Sunday afternoon at l o'clock
ut st. Paul church, the services being
conducted by Rev. Sankey Blanton.......
Much to the surprise Of their mary
friends, Miss Ida Hamrick. daughter
of Mr. Sidney Hamrick and Mr.. BaN-
ter G. Putnam were married Saturday
night at the home OF Rev. w. a. Elarn,
pastor of the Second Baptist church.
only few intimate friends witnessing
the cercmony..:.....T handsome Buick
six automobile OF Mr.. Earl liamrlck
was stolen Friday night from in front
OF the First Baptist church, where Mr..
Hamrick had driven the car to attend
the Christian workers conference.
number of cars were in front and sew
eral people were standing nearby. but
no one suspected Il theft. Two men
were seen to get into the car and drive
off without turning on the lights. Mr..
John Doggett saw them drive away, but
thought the owner Of the car WIS at
the wheel. Seeing the lights out he
called to them to turn on the lights.
but they needed nOt.............pctcr GrigS
confcsses that he was almost frighten-
ed TO death n few nights ago on the
Gastonia road beyond Linwood college
whore he saw directly in front Of him
in the rays OF his automobile light, the
figure of negro man sitting down in
the road with u shot gun lying across
his knee and pointed directly in his
face. For 4 few mimcnts Peter
thought he saw q dozen other negroes
with guns and sticks and rocks closing
in on his car He had just cause to
be frightened. because on this road
several cars have been held up lately
and it was not many miles away from
where u young nGln and Il young wo-
man were shot by unknown parties.
Peter was going to the Gastonia hos
pital TO take a negro man and his sick
wife, or course the negroes in Mr..
Grigg's car also became frightened and
the sick woman gave Il scream, while
the negro man urged Mr.. Grigs TO speed
up. the car and rush on. Mr.. GriEgs car
bore down directly on the armed fig
urc right ut a sharp curve in the road.
Excitement was intense for IL few min
utcs, but presently Mr.. Grigg s;lw that
the ncgro's figure was purely an inl-
tation placed there, no doubt by
youngsters, to play 4 prank on pass
ing motorists. The dummy" was
pcrrect mako believe" 1t had Il black
face. slouch hat, coat and trousers and
the gun with which he would hold up
pasScr-hy was Il crooked limb Of
tree. The dummy was so placed in the
road that the gun would be pnntinE ;t
autoists coming in either direction. IT,
was late at night when Mr.. GriGg had
this experience and il may he that
highwaymcn were in the woods to
close in on him had lie stopped, but
as soon as he saw the figure WAS n
dummy he ran against ii. knocked it
down in the road and proceeded on
his way to GaStonia.
Gastonia Gazette March IS: Miss
Mary Clinton of Glover. is visiting
relatives in the CITY. Before IL rep
, rescntativc gathering Of Ciastun corll-
ty farmers this morning ut IL O'CLOCK
, in the county courthouse. Mr. y. W.
| Swain Of Raleigh. told how necessary