Local and Area News from The Eagle, Cherryville, N.C., 1919

The Eagle, Cherryville, N.C., August 7, 1919

Local News

Mrs. M.E. Rudisill and children of Rock Hill, S.C., spent Sunday in town.

Mr. J.A. Whitworth, a prominent citizen of Waco was a business caller Monday.

Mr. J.T. Tiddy of Thomasville is spending a few days as the guest of his sister, Mrs. J.D. Brown.

Mr. Carl Rudisill is remodeling the J.M. Rhodes residence near Cherryville Mfg. Co., which he purchased some time ago and which he will occupy when finished.

A severe rain storm visited the St. Paul section, Cleveland County, last Thursday night, doing considerable damage. Mr. J.T. Ervin’s barn was blown down, killing a house and crippling one of his cows. A lot of corn in that section was broken off at the ground.

Manager Charlie Beam’s threshing crowd is finishing up the threshing in this section this week. They will then go to the Kings Mountain section where they have more than 2,000 acres to thresh. They have a straw baler attached to the machine, which is very convenient for the farmers.

Cleveland Star—Mr. Plato Spangler, who is in the furniture business at Cherryville, spent the week-end here with relatives.

Gastonia Gazette-John Speagle, a discharged soldier is in the City Hospital suffering from injuries received late Saturday night by being struck by a Southern freight engine in the city near the Loray Mill. He was brought immediately by members of the train crew to the local hospital. The ex-soldier’s right lung was punctured by a broken rib and his face was slightly cut. Speagle stated to Policeman Rankin that he was tired and sat down on the edge of the track to rest but fell asleep. Unless complications set in the young man will recover, it is stated.

Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Caldwell of Maysworth visited relatives and friends in town Saturday and Sunday.

Clerk of the Court S.C. Hendricks and family of Gastonia were in town a while Tuesday. They were en route to the home of Mrs. Hendrick’s father, Mr. D.M. Harrelson, where they partook of some fine melons raised by Mr. Harrelson.

Mr. Jacob Black, a prominent citizen of near Waco, was a Cherryville visitor Tuesday. Mr. Black said he was in his 79^th year of life’s journey.

Many thanks to Hon. S.S. Mauney for a paper sack full of luscious grapes. The sack contained five or six different varieties, all good. Mr. Mauney has a fine young vineyard on his farm in Bessemer City Road, below town containing several different varieties of grapes.

D.P. Dellinger, as commissioner, sold one half of the lands owned by the late Thomas Blakely being 142 acres situated near the shoal bridge on Indian Creek at public auction last Monday for $9,350, T.C. Summer being the purchaser. The other half of this estate was allotted in severality to three of the six tenants in common.

Married at the Methodist parsonage in Crouse, N.C., July 30, Mr. Ezcom Nantz and Miss Lillie Self, Rev. D.P. Waters officiating. Mr. Nantz is a prosperous farmer of the Alexis section and Miss Self is one of Cherryville’s most charming daughters.

Hendricks-Harrelson Company are preparing to build a brick garage at the old livery stable near their residence in which to keep their touring car and motor hearse when it arrives.