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GARNERED WITH SCISSORS * Sews From WINilo and Without the Coaoty. CONDENSED FOB QUICK HEADING 8omo Item* of Fact, Some of Comment and All Helping to Give an Idea of What Our Neighbor* Are Saying and Ooinn. Chester News, April 4: For the first time in seveial months there was a general shooting: affray at Gethcemenc church on the old York road Saturday night. This colored church is known for its various and sundry shooting affrays but had been on the quiet for several months until the limbering up of small arms Sunday night. It is stated that the negroes were having a watch?watching for March to go out and April to come in ?when a row started between two negroes in the congregation. With this several shots rang out, some of which came from the choir, and there was a general stampede for windows, doors, etc. It is stated that - several negroes went out the windows taking sash and glass as they went. Others scrambled over each other making | for tha doors, as a resun 01 me ruw Dave Fowler, Sony Fowler and Sing Fowler were placed In the county jail. Stanley Lewis and another negro were shot, neither of them being seriously wounded however. One negro who left the premises In high gear is said to have returned with a shot gun but found the "camp ground" vacated. Chester Reporter, April 3: Mrs. Robert Davis and seven children, four sons and three daughters of Belfast. Ireland, accompanied by Mrs. Matilda Scott, will sail for New York on the Columbia April 13th, and will be met In New York by Mrs. Davis' brother, Mr. Robert Frazer and brought to Chester, where they will make their future home. Mrs. Da-vis has three sons In Chester, who arrived here something less than a year ago, and three brothers, Messrs. John, Alex and Robert Frazer, and the newcomers will be given a most cordial welcome to Chester The baseball game to have been played by Chester High school at York Friday afternoon was rained out. A short while before time for the locals to start the York management phoned that the grounds were flooded, and not to come. Fort Mill will be here tomorrow, and Clover on Friday. .,. Marriage licenses as follows have been Issued during the past three or four days from- the office of Judge of Probate A. W. Wise: Chester C: *- Harding of Macon, Ga, and Miss Elizabeth A. Clayton, of Mt. Pleasant, N. C.; William H. Orr, of Chester, and- Miss Mary Frances Alexander, of Statesvllfc, N. C.; and Geo. Eastes, of Leeds, and Miss Lona Fcaster, of Shelton The Yorkvllle Enquirer of Friday contained an interesting statement from ExGovernor Cole I* Blease, in rogard to his candidacy for governor in the approaching pirmary campaign. If Mr. Blease conducts his campaign along the lines that he says he proposes to do?dis cusses issues and refrains from personalities?there is no doubt that he will be to rockon with, and the man that beats him is mighty likely to be the next governor The following property was sold this morning by Clerk of Court J. E. Cornwall: The Rosa Sims tract of 71 acres on AShfprd Ferry road, bought by W. H. Nerwbold, attorney, for $9.75 per acre. The Allen Shannon property, consisting of a house and four acres on the York road a short distance from Chester, bought by The S. M. Jones Co. for 5400. The Major Brown property on the Southern Railway, not quite two miles below Chester, was bought by R. T. Morris for 5232.60. The Pratt-McLure lots in Llncolnville, v/hich were sold at private sale, brought $197.00, Dr. W. E. Anderson buying ono lot and Mr. F. M. Nail the other nine Mr. Ties. V. McKcown, who has been ill of double pneumonia, died last Saturday evening at the age of 47 years. The funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. G. M. Rogers, pastor of the Second Baptist church, and interment was at Evergreen cemetery. Mr. McKeown was a member of the Second l Baptist church ....There was a most i spirited and interesting contest at the opera house Thursday evening to se- i lect the girl to represent Chester High school at the association contest in Rock Hill soon. First honor went to Miss Bethta Westbrook, second honor to Miss Lucile Collins, and third honor to Miss Jessie McFadden. All of the young ladies acquitted themselves most creditably, and the audience was impressed with the high order of the exercise Lancaster News, April 4: Sam Pat- j terson. colored, was stabbed to death j ttuuui i uumt.iv jusiuiuaj mui mils uy 1 his wife, Hattie Patterson, at his home in the mill village. It is said that Pat- ! terson had been abusing his wife and this led to tlie fatal cutting. A i>en knife was used which pierced his heart, causing .almost instant death. Coroner Caskey held an inquest over the body and a verdict in accordance with the above facts was rendered by the jury. The woman was lodged in jail by Sheriff Hunter shortly after the tragedy Jeff Mosier, who shot and killed Wesley Watkins at Cassatt was admitted to bail Thursday afternoon in the sum of $5,000. He was represented by I. C. Hough, M. M. Johnson, J. G. Alexander, of the Camden bar E. L. Hinson, generally known as "Doc," died at his home in the White Bluff section Wednesday, aged 79 years. Mr. Hinson was a gallant Confederate soldier and was well known and hfghly esteemed by the people of his community and over the county. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Henrietta Hinson, and two daughters, Mrs. Picket Hilton and Miss Cora Hinson, and four sons, Alex, Charles, Lewis and Thomas Hinson. The body was buried at White Bluff the following day with j Masonic honors, Rev. T. A. Dabncy having charge of the religious servicea._ The estate lands of W. P. Stogner, deceased, were sold at auction at the courthouse yesterday, first in single tracts and tben aa a whole and were bid in by the executors at $80 per acre; making for the whole 40 acres $3,200. This tract adjoins the Giennwood lands on the north side of , the Chesterfield road and lies opposite ( the Stogner home Will Gordon, colored, who lives on John Pate's farm, , on Monday was shot in the arm by King Singleton, colored, and hit in the , j head with a rock; by Singleton's wife as the result of a quarrel about an old ( I wagon. The wounds are said not to be ] very serious. ? Gartonia Gazette, April 4: Through joint action of the county board of commissioners and county board of | education taken Monday at the. regu- , lar meeting of the two bodies, the tax rate for Gaston county was lowered ten cents, the rate being reduced from 99 to 89 cents. This reduction in the rate was made possible. It is understood, by a decrease in the building Si ,1 nlon t hp lessened cost of road maintenance. It is generally known that the past year or two has witnessed an unusually large amount of school building in the county.. Tho program for the coming yev does not call for any grea* expenditure of money for new buildings. Hence, it was the opinion of tho board that a smaller budget could be authorized.. Mrs. R. T. Ferguson was called to Blacksburg, S. C., today on account of the death last right of her grandfather, Mr. R. S, Williams, at his home there. Funeral and burial will take place .Wednesday Miss Lola Mae Groves of 509 North Broad street, and Mr. Giles C. Fite of Charlotte, were united In marriage Monday night in York, S, C. The bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M, Groves. Mr. and Mrs. Fite will make their home in Charlqtte. Cleveland Star (Shelby), April 1: By order of the county board of commissioners, the court squ.ore has been beautified and improved under the direction of Commissioner George Peeler. Grass has been sown on the bald places, a new concrete walk put down pn the east side where water would stand after a rain and iron posts and chains put up at corners of the walks to keep pedestrians from cutting corners and walking across the grass, -Mr. Enoch Parker one of the county's oldest citizens will celebrate hie 101st birthday on Sunday, April 9th at the home of his son, Mr. C. D. Parker in the Rockdule community. All relatives and friends are cordially invited to come and bring well-filled baskets .. .The number of prisoners in the county jail was 21 Saturday. Only two women were there yesterday. The reduction came about by reason of 8 being sent to the penitentiary at Raleigh Sunday and 11 to the roads on No. C township on Monday morning At 2 o'clock last Friday morning the storage house belbnging to D. R. Bird of Blacksburg, was destroyed by fire. A small car house was burned with it. Two cars, one a Ford coupe, owned by B. E. Shealy, was also burned. A restaurant lo-" cated on the, rear of the lot was burned. While all were gone from the home of Mr. Bird unknown parties forced an entrance through the window and took $150 from a bed room. The loss will reach several thousand, i The Ashevllle Construction com- : pany which is developing: tho flat rock quarry did the first blasting' Monday morning and the reports were heard for several miles. Practically nil machinery has been installed and the first stone will be crushed this week. Tho many friends of Mr. Walter Fanning will be delighted to know that ho is buck heme from Baltimore where he has been for the past month, a patient at the University hospital. All will be pleased with the fact that "Richard is himself again" and is back at his post in the W. L. Fanning company store Another story is being added to the C. C. McMurry & Co. mill in Shelby to care for additional machinery bought from C. B. Cabaniss and company. Mr. McMurry is doubling the capacity of his plant by the addition of the new machinery and will soon be in position to grind 500 bushels of corn daily. . Machinery belonging to the Asheville i Paving company has arrived and is being unloaded at the Southern. The Asheville paving company has the contract to pave a quarter of a million dollars worth of Topeke. asphalt streets in Shelby and work of grading is at present being done on X. La| Fayette street The host of friends of Mr. W. P. Shu ford will regret to ' learn that he is in a critical condition at his Shelby home and. the end is expected any moment. Mr. Marvin Shu ford, h^s son of Morganton and ! his other children are at his bedside. . . PRESENT FOR PARENTS Landlord Will Pay $25 for Each Call from Old Dr. Stork. Architect Harry Dalzey, who is build- j | ing in Chicago, a thirty-three flat I building with a perambulator stall ! with lock and kev for each tenant, has J announced that each tenant who receives a call from Dr. Stork will reI celve a cash present of $25. Should \ j twins be left he'll make it $50. "I want to see lots of children ! around my building for they make j | happy homes," Mr. Dalzey said. 1 .t NEWS OF HICKORY GROVE f Potato frowers' Association Will J Plant at Least 100 Acres. i t MANY AFTER RURAL CARRIER JOB ' * i h * ? i Two New Residences Being Built? r Holy Rollers to Build a Church? \ Other News and Notes from Town s Near Broad River. I (By a Staff Correspondent.) Hickory Grove, April C?Officials of the Hickory Grove Sweet Potato i * n Acon^lntlnn nrn finite COnfl- ' ' dent that association members will havo at least 100 acres devoted to Bweet potatoes this year and there is a strong probability that the potato acreage of association members will be near 200. Plans arc now being worked out for the building of a storage house during the summer, sufficient to store not only all the sweet potatoes grown by association members but ample to take care of the needs of the. farmers generally. Hickory Grove! farmers raised hundreds of bushels of 1 sweet potatoes last year and some of j them still have potatoes for sale at prices ranging from $1 to $1.25 per bushel. Farmers Sign Contracts. Numbers of farmers of HickoryGrove have recently sipped contracts to market this year's cotton crop through the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Cooperative Marketing Association and the indications are that mnnv others will sica shortly. W. B. Wilkcrson, well known young farmer, living near here has been commission- . ed to canvass Western York county in the interests of the association and he j is meeting with signal success. Weil informed persons around Hickory Grove are of the opinion that the cotton acreage of tills section is going to be considerably curtailed this year as compared with last for a number of reasons. While it is hardly likely that a majority of the fanners will go into the cooperative marketing scheme, still there will be a lot of them. Smyrna School Closes. Smyrna school closed its six months session last Friday. It was the original intention to operate the school seven months but the district was without sufficient funds to Ho this and hence the close at the end of six months. A number of children who have been attending school at Smyrna have been attending the Hickory Grove school since their own school closed and they will probably continue until 1 the end of the term which comes in ! May. Smyrna school during the term Just closed was in charge of J. H. Hood with Misses Irma Hood and Susie Whitcsldes as assistant teachers. Residences Being Built. Two residences arc in course of construction here just now. Mr. T. W. Wllkerson is building a commodious house and Mr. \V. S. Wilkerson is | erecting a bungalow here. Many Want Job. , It was learned, today that there aroj( no less than twenty applicants for the 1 position of rural letter carrier here i which place was made vacant by the J recent death of J. W. Leech. John i Leech is serving the route temporarily j as carrier. The civil service depart- i ment has ordered an examination to be ] held next month for the purpose of i selecting one for the place. The job , pays about $1,950 a year, it is said, 1 Elliott Made Talks. II. L. Elliott, a prominent layman of the A. R. P. church of Columbia, de- i livcred lectures in Smyrna A. R. P. church Sunday morning and at Hickory Grove Sunday night. Mr. Elliott spoke on the subject of "Stewardship" at, both churches and was hoard by large J congregations. || "The Bank With the C * Rollers to Build Church. Members of the Church of God which lect is commonly known as "Holy J pollers," have purchased a lot near ( Ilckory Grove and contemplate building a church thereon in the near fu-i ure,' it is said here. The "Holy Rol- ! ers" have a large number of members j Uint-nnr Hrnud find nVOr in I bullock's Creek township, it Is said, ind plans for the church building vhich will serve practically all of the loot in this vicinity have about been >erfected. Municipal Officers, Following are the officers Of the own for this year: C. B. Ratchford, nayor; Claude Jones, T. W. Wilkerson, y. W. Kirby, J. Meek McGill, members if council; Richard Lanier, policeman. Find Good Market, While it is a good long way from Iiekory Grove to- Gastonio, to haul j :ountry produce by truck, several ' armers of this vicinity who have re- j :ently been doing it have found the I )Usinoss quite profitable and give it as heir opinion that Gastonia is about the >est market in this entire section, A ruck, load of farm produce hauled to lastonia this week included forty JUHIlt'lS Ul aweei JIUIUIWO, iwi ij-mv gallons of home made molasses; seventy dozen eggs and other things, vhich were bought by Gftstonlans with ;agerness and at higher prices than wild be obtained at other places. Durng the past few months large amounts >f farm produce have been huulcd Irom this section to Gaffney, Rock Hill, Sforkville and Gastonia and the inflations are that the business will be lonslderably increased this year. Personal Mention. Rev. B. G. Pressly of Hickory Grove ittended a meeting of the Board of Home Missions of the A. R. P. church in Charlotte, on Tuesday. Leon M. Allison was a visitor in Blacksburg, Tuesday. TURKS "A NATION OF SHEEP" Greatest Moral Defect Is That They Cannot Think for Selves. A nation deserves the government it gets, people say. It is hard to accept this for the individual Turks, since in normal times and under favorable circumstances they are kindly, hospitable, chivalrous. Yet there is one fatal defect in thoir character. They think too little for themselves apd too much as they are told to think. One clay, when >we were visiting an intelligent Turk In high position, In a vast, well famished ministerial room, his orderly, a light haired youth with blue eyes and gentle manners, came in. After a short colloquy, the young man turned and went away. Our host pointed to his retreating figure and remarked: "Did you notice that soldier? I can make of him a good man or a criminal. That is the weakness of our race. Our men do f WESIWETOS . THAT WILL Mi PATRONS AND We Pay 5 Per Cent Int Compounded Eve: ! A satisfied customer is ! bank can have, and to th attention and efforts. If you do not alreac ' this bank' it will pay you > We Solicit YOUR / S THE PLANTERS BA W. L. HILL, Presider =55K^SV msvA I ! | MM I H dcncc^ 1 [; * m ~tx himes Clock." ? ??? not thfnk for themselves." Repeatedly the Turks said to us of themselves that they were a nation of sheep. One wise o?d Greek, who has served Turkey for many years, added, "When they had shepherds, It was not so bad, but now?!" An American missionary- who had worked for many years among the Turks said to us: "The extraordinary thing about the Turk Is the way he can flop about morally without ap[ proeiablc results on his character.' He can go on being a kind, hospitable, chivalrous oeing lor so long mat one would consldor him incapable of any I other conduct. < Then suddenly, without any apparent moral deterioration, lie can commit massacres and the wildest criminal excesses." The head nurse of one of the for| cign hospitals ministering to the wants of the Ottoman people said to me: ' I know that my Turkish chauf: feur is devoted to me. But I also 1 know that, if he were told to do so, I he would murder me tomorrow?with tears in his eyes." "WE PAY YOU TOSAVE"" There Is a Fe6Iing "OF COMFORT in the knowledge that no matter what the future has In store for you 6r your family, you are assured against want by a Bank Account. You can enjoy this feeling b> starting a Bank Account with us anc j adding small amounts to it at you* convenience." DAW OF HICKORY DAlm GROVE HICKORY GROVE. 3. C. IT ISN'T What You Make That Counts So Mucl: Tfc'.q What. Von That Count* WE PAY YOU TO SAVE WePay 5 Per Cent on Tim< Deposits. Only National Bank in Western Yor| County. FIRST NATIONAL BANE OF 8HARON, 8. C. , Where the Farmer Is Always Welcom J. H. SAYE, J. 8. HARTNES? President. Cashier RVE OUR PATRONS I IKE THEM BOTH | FRIENDS. erest on Time Deposits? J ry Three Months. one of tlic best assets a ! is principle we devote our ! i Iv have a connection with to form one today. ! Lceount. . ( Mir on a dam cy r ! im - diuuwn, o. t. j it J. D. HAMBRIGHT, Cashier ] I ~ ? ? ? EARNEST ~| IMITATION\TVITE YOU to join rge number of careful jusiderate people who my years have found milking relations with h agreeable and profit; Bank Has a Sue-' ful Record of Active Progressive Banking. 4-1.... .innAiul i ii/l UIID I n > ii \ i in m i > w...? iu our ability to serve the future, INVITE YOUR CCOUNT. Euan & itinns lank * YORK, S. C. \ J i_ X XVXJ XI DORE, President RICE, Vice President . FERGU80N, Cashier E. McCORKLE, Asst. Cashier ?J Of the scores of Turks with whom | we talked about the American massacres, only two, Prince Sabahcddinc and Etlhem Bey?the one an imperial prince, the other former president of the senate?expressed repret for their & I . ^ ,.Ai I It's Only | YOU APPRECIAT] | SQNAL ATTENTI | DOES. NO ONE L] f | NESS WHERE HE IS NOT APPREO] I' | ALL QUITE HU3V ? SPECT - That's one reason why tl pleasure in giving pei-so J tomers?looking after w ! ness, 110 matter how smal sonal touch with each of c SERVICE?to extend r modation consistent witl * WE INVITE YOUj 3 f WILL TRY TO k | THAN HALF WA'S : PEOPLES BANK AN e y . ? C. L. COBB, President X J. H. B. JENKINS, Jr. ? T Active Vic# Pre?id#nt C. W. McGEE, Cashier ! I SAFETY FIRST-SER ! I - ALW \ & 1 \ I BETTER | x Wo bclievo the clay is fast ! this section will "live at home ai l' <jj> saying goes. In our opinion thei I 4 devoted to diversified crops this l 4 ever L.-fore. [" Z Numbers of farmers arc pic i A> crops, sweet potatoes, enne, pcani | ? who have never done this before, t <> Right here we want to say , 4 Association is going ahead in a | % that ample acreage will be p!n ; < > I'lcker. In fact, the purchase of 4 by some of our most successful 1 4 Starr Stacy, Hump Stowe, Arthur i 4 Jeff Davis and others. Those who have not hande - <& call at this bank and do so. We 4 for'Seed Peanuts from any who I The First P CLOVER, \Z SAFETY FIRST ? I For 1 I -Ye < > . > THIS BANK IIA* ;keep the Best inte YORK COUNTY | Field of Endcavoi ! WE ARE ALWAYS TO RENDER a I! ers of this County glad to lend our ?Sc try and enterprise ^ TOW mTT-n H/r A "KTYT | y J uin x ji?i luxvLi x I HUNDREDS OF I that this Bank lias I age* of a Banking | Valuable. if BANK OF mrrn r?T TA T X XX JLl V/J-IXS i M. L. SMITH, Presidont JAS. A. PAGE, Cashier I | Miss SALLIE SIFFORD, Asst. Ca: !| Safety Satisf; ! r I 11IIIWI ! ! terrible inhumanity.?Demetra Vaka in Asia. ? Dante lived too early. Think of ihc price he might havo received for the motion picture rights. Human | 2 A LITTLE PER- ' | * ON?EVERYBODY | [KES TO DO BUSI- | FEELS THAT EE | [A/TED. WE ARE IAN IN THIS RE* * 4 ? ? \ lis Bank takes particular 2 nal attention to its cus- ; j Teiy detail of their busi- ? * '15 1. Wc try to come in per- ^ rnr patrons?to be of real ! J Tery courtesy and accom- ; j - . $ i safe banking. t El ACCOUNT, AND IEET YOU MORE i i D TRUST COMPANY I X J. M. STROUP, Vic? Prwidtnt Y f J. T.CRAWFORD. Vic? Pr??ident, \t WM. 8. MOORE, Awt C?hi?r V VICE AND PROGRESS f AVS | | ^ ?ft * , - . FARMSKT'***"**! approaching when the Farmers In <*> id board at the same plae?>" as the y re will be more acres of farm land 'f year in the Clover territory than inning to. plant, In addition to grain ? ats, etc., And among these are many T that the i Clover Peanut Growers X businesslike way. Indications are |> nted to justify the purchase of a ? this machine has been .guaranteed y farmers such as Ductus Jackson, % Quinn, Darby Smith, Martin Smith, <| d in their names and acreage may $ have agreed to rccoive orders also T wish them. . . X National Bank f - THEN PROGRESS | Many r i :: ars < > .-at < > 3 ENDEAVORED to i! rests of CLOVEK and < I in the Front Lines of its <! i > ; < > < > glad :: < i *eal Service to the Farm- <' and in fact we are always < srvice to any Legal Indus- | O SATISFIED Customers j; mul thus obtain advant- J( Service that is Really | rvTrrin I RELIABLE I S. A. SiFFORD. Vice President 5 F. L. McELWEE, Asst. Cashier X shier JNO. R. HART, Attorney a action ? Service I . > yy