Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-09

.byterian and Main Strect hclhou1S'
churches. Confederate veter-
ans who expect to take advantage ol
the offer of the county commissioners
to pay their railroad fare to Richmond
for the reunion, June 10 to y are
urged to notify Rev. ]. M. Mclean
secretary of William Gamble Camp,
at once. The U. d. 6. will furnish
hat bands lettered in gold with the
state and number of camp and will
have these at Kirby Warren's store
for all who will send Mr.. Mclean their
names promptly.
cleveland Star, (Shelby), June 6:
MrI Marion A. Warren, one of Earls
venerable and most highly esteemed
citizens passed away at his country
home one-half mile below Earl last
Thursday afternoon, June 1st, after an
illness of three weeks from heart trou-
bic, at the ripe old age of 7S years and
ten months-.-Mr. Mack Walker,
age about go years, was a pitiable
sight when he was taken last week to
Morganton and entered in the state
asylum. He was the widest crazy
man that has been confined in jail
for some time. He attended Hoh-
ness meeting which has been under
way on the Fallston road and became
SO enthused that he undertook to
preach. His mind grew from bad TO
worse until he grew raving and al
most uncontrolla ablc....-..---.The seventy
fifth anniversary exercises of the First
Baptist church will begin Sunday
June 18th and continue through the
week with a program which brings to
Snelby several former pastors, ana
Baptist divines who will be heard with
profit and inspiration. Rev. DIR. j.
Marcus Kester, the pastor, has been
working on the program for several
weeks with the result that the week
beginning June 18th will be one OF the
most momentous periods in the
church's history of three quarters OF
N.--
Hunt died Sunday night in the Ruther-
ford hospital following few days Ill
ness with blood poisoning resulting
from an infected tooth. MI. Hunts
untimeIy death is learned with deepest
sorrow throughout the county for ne
was widely known, having made the
race for sheriff on two occasions and
had been prominent worker in the
democratic party-..-----The base ball
season has started in Shelby The
opening game was played Saturday
with Grover, the result being II to 0
victory for Shelby. The Shelby club
will play at Lincolnton today; Lenoir
at Shelby Wednesday, Morganton at
Shelby Thursday and Shelby at Lenoir
Friday. A game will also be scheduled
for Saturday.............Sam c. baltimore,
prominent young farmer Of the Sharon
community was nominated for the
state senate and Attorney Roam Davis
of Kings Mountain was nominated for
the house in the Democratic primary
Saturday. Mrs. Mary EskridSe Var
borough was strong lead over her
four male opponents, but did not get
the nomination in the first primary ana
second race will be held If request
for same Is made by the next highest
man, Mr. Wolfe. A. E. Cline of
Kings Mountain led the ticket, re-
ceiving 1883 votes ) for county COM
missioner. w. w. Washburn of the
Double Springs community is the sec
ond highest man and he and Mr.. Cline
arc certain of nomination on the board
of county commissioners. just who
will be the third county commissioners
is not determined, the race is so close
between George w. Pcelcr and Decatur
Elmor. There were three commission
ers to elect and each must get a ma
jority of the votes cast for that office.
1t is figured that 1,694 votes is neces-
sary to nominate q county commits
sioner and Peeler lacks only II votes.