Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-04-19

| gagged property. In his case Judgment
was suspended on payment Of costs
Mrs. Fred Byrum, of Charlotte
formerly Miss Margaret -Rudisill, Of
Dallas. is the guest this week OF Miss
Emma Carnwell. Miss Tvey Rudisill,
of the Presbyterian Hospital nursing
| force, is also 4 guest OF the Girls CLUB.
Friends Of Mrs. Ralph Ray, ol
| this city, will regret TO learn of the
death of her mother, Mrs. NJ. f. Jay,
| which occurred at her home in Green
wood, S. c., Thursday night.-....---Mr.
c.. E. Catlett. assistant engineer of the
State Board of Health, paid Gastonla
4 visit on Thursday and in company
| with City Manager Alexander made Il
careful inspection OF the water works
A1r. Catlett stated that he with Mr..
| Alexander completed u careful survey
Of the water works and the plans Tor
the new construction. and wished 10
congratulate tho people Of Gastonia OH
the excellence Of the conditions and
work in progress, and that when COM
pleted Gastonia will have one Of the
most complete public utility plants IN
the country and one far ahead Of some
of the larger cities in the state...........
4 message was received this morning
stating that the Gastonia affirmative
team, Misses Elizabeth Woltz and
Lottic Warner were among tho IL
successful affirmative teams to come
through to the second preliminary IN
the statewide debating contest ct
Chapel Hill. The second preliminary
this morning will narrow the contest
TO the two final teams which contest
| is tonight.
Cleveland Star (Shelby), April 15;
Rev. F. z. McSwain, died suddenly ut
Grover Wednesday morning and Will
he buried today at Antioch church.
Rev. J. D. Bailey Of Cowpens, 5. e.,
conducting the funeral. Mr.. McSwain
hes been in failing health for so:nc
time and took suddenly i'll three hours
Enfnre l,:~ i! 7f!,. ~ : = "'"h toned
Christian gentleman who ut one time
held several rastolaies. Since his re-
,ircnent from the ministry he has
been living with his daughte" Mrs. A.
-. Hillin-ham at.lD'over. He is sur
| VI. od hv his MIfH. -four :;'i'S. i'H9":'c''
! M,Swain Of Tampa. Fla, Lloyd m"
| E,;tai, M,.Swain Of Montgo,ler". t!H.,
| S,iir=con MrSvain Of this county:
Nr- n;i,in~ham anil Mrs. Webb Hard
in 10th of Grover. g.. NJ. g.. y. Price
who was in Shtf1y rtttor yes'eiy'4'y
from ColfaX township. Rutherford
county, said forest fire was raging
in that section yesterday and over
200 acres were burned over on We'd
nesdav with considerable damage to
standing timber...-....Mrs. Mikc r..
Seraugh died at her home near Earl
Monday after an illness of two
months from dropsy. The funcral
at the Earl Baptist church at O'Clock
| Tuesday afternoon in the presence of
Il large concourse of sorrowing rela'
tives and fricnds..-- Doctor w.
W. Lucas died Tuesday evening at
sundown at the home of Mr.. John
Palmer in tho Polkvillc section where
he has been making his home for the
last several years. Mr.. Lucas was Il
we'll and favorably known citizen oi
the county, II good neighbor in pros
perity and adversely and his death ls
q source Of great sorrow to his many
friends throughout the county. Al
though Mr. Lucas was 70 years and
S months old ut the time CT his death.
he had been Il man Of unusual health
and vitality and never had cause 10 call
a doctor until Thursday before he died
on Tuesday. "A barn on the Cleveland
springs road was destroyed by fire
shortly after nine o'clock Wednesday,
night. Origin Of. the fire is unknown.
..........A marriage which came us quite
n surprise to their host Of friends here
was that of Miss Lcsbia Hamlick and
Mr.. Julian EIord which occurred in
Monroe. Monday afternoon, April 1lth.
........A death which camc rs Il great
and sudden shock TO her MANY friends
throughout the county was that OF
Mrs. a. T. Bcttis who passed away
suddenly yesterday about noon ;u her
home in Ell There were three
cases in the recorders court this week
one from Lawndulc. against M. =.
Whisonant for selling diseased meat
drawing such II crowd Of spectators
and witnesses that the case had to he
held in the Superior court room TO ac-
commOdatc tho crowd. Mr.. WhiSo-
nant operates Il meat market and he
WI. charged with selling beef from ii
| cow which some witness SWnrc had
! been having fits several days before
she was killed and som" thought she
WIS suffering with hydrnph"bia.
There were about two dozen witnesses
en- both sides those for the defendant
contcnding that the cow WAS normal
in every respect. Mr.. Whisnnant WAS
| fined $50 and costs, but took an ar
peal TO the Superior court and the
case will he heard again at July term.