Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-26
onular election. This proposition Is

resisted by a number Of other petit
TONERS who think the present board Is
a very capable body, having succeeded
in building up one Of the best graded
schools in the State. 1t Is charged that
the board shows partiality in the selec-
ton of teachers and that the action OF
the board has been dictated by per-
sons who have no official connection
with the school. The board, of course,
denies that it is ever governed by fa-
voritism; but that it desires to select
teachers who have been trained for the
position and who are otherwise we'll
qualified. The board, when dealing
with entire strangers, has felt itself
justified in receiving information from
people who had had ample opportuni-
ty of knowing of the worthiness Of the
applicants. The citizens who are, for
many reasons, specially interested in
the highest success Of the school have
been fully satisfied with the manner In
which it has been conducted, and there
was practically no complaint until the
agitation against the schools rule was
begun several months ago, and out OF
that agitation has sprung the propo-
sition to supplant the present board by
another that shall be elected by popu-
lar vote. For the sake Of the contin-
ued efficiency of the schools, we hope
the legislative delegation may be able
to see it's way clear to leave the exist
ing conditions undisturbed.
YORK-Clover Review, January "a:
Mr.. John Robinson went to Yorkville
Monday night. .... Mr.. T. F. Jackson
went to Gastonia Monday, on business
Mr.. Sam Mccall went up to Cas-
tonia yesterday and returned. Miss
Alice Ross, of Gaffney, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. ]. Meek Smith,. Mrs
George Williams, of Filbert, Is visit
ing her father, Mr.. A. c. Stroup...
Mr.. M. L. Smith left Monday night on
a business trip to New York and other
points. Capt. w. B. Smith took q
ran up to Hickory, N. c., Monday, and
returned the same day.. Misses
Emily Wright, Pansy Traywick, and
Mrs. Lena Campbell went to Gastonia
Monday and returned. Mr.. Hope
Brison, who has been working in Mr.
w. M. Jackson's place in the telegraph
office at Gastonia, returned last night
Mr.. Frank B. Gwin, of Hickory
N. c., came down Saturday and stayed
over until Monday with kindred and
friends. Miss Ada Bradford, who
has been teaching school near Betha-
ny, left last Monday night for her
home in Fort Mill, S. c.. Hon. J. E.
Beamguard, our representative in the
legislature, came up Saturday and re-
turned Monday. Mr.. M. L. Dixon
left Monday night for Yorkville, to Wis
it his daughter, Mrs. w. Adams and
other friends and relatives in and
around Yorkville... Mr.. Jno. M. Smith
attended the Dendy-Drennan marriage
at Richburg last Wednesday. Miss
brennan is a sister Of Mr.. Frank Dren-
nan, who taught school here. Mr..
J.. P. Sifford's little son, James, is quite
sick. .-tCards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Jesse B. Ford to Miss
Lizzie Lytle, of Charlotte, N. C.......
A petition was circulated in and around
Glover last week for the purpose, as
alleged, of establishing a distillery In
the northwest corner of Kings Noun
tain township, for the purpose of MAX
ing liquor for the dispensary.. .Mea-
sles and whooping cough are about to
take the town. They seem to be vieing
with each other as to which will take
the lead. It is said that about one
fourth Of the population have not had
the measles. So we conclude that we
will have the unwelcome visitors on
our hands for sometime to come... Our
friend, J. P. Sifford, notary public, had
a busy day on the Goth instant. He
married three couples on short notice,
all from our sister across the line. The
first was Mr.. w. M. Davis and Miss
Mary Franklin, of Dallas, N. c.; Mr.
E. M. Mauney, Of Gastonia, and Miss
Ella Clemmer, Of Dallas; Mr.. ]. L. Ed
ward and Miss Mollie Bradshaw, of
Gastonia. M. and w. P. Smith
have a small plot Of ground wired in
and over, in which, for both pleasure
and profit, they are starting a pheas-
antry. They have seven of the beau
tiful birds now on hand. w. P. Smith
also has two prairie dogs sent him by
some friend in the Indian Territory
These are species of the animal and
feathered creation very uncommon in
this country; and being on Main
street, attract no little attention.
-Gaffney Ledger, JAN
uary %: Capt. George H. Mills died at
his home in Rutherfordton, N. c., on
the 10th instant. He was horn near
this place in 1928, his mother being a
daughter of Captain Michael Gaffney
She was afterwards Mrs. Lucinda Aus
tell, and lived to be about IS years old
dying few years ago. Following
the death of Mr.. S. B. Lumpkin, former
general freight and passenger agent OF
the South Carolina and Georgia Ex-
tension railroad, his son, Mr.. Don
Lumpkin, has been appointed to sue
ceed his father in that position. The
word "acting' is attached to the title
of his position at present; but that is
a mere matter of form. and he is in
reality the general freight and passen-
ger agent of the system. Mr.. Lump
kin is young man of exceptional bus
mess ability, and his perfect familiari-
ty with the railroad business makes
him a worthy successor of his honored
father. He is polite, accommodating,
genial and affable, greatly admired by
the entire force of his road. and highly
I Ia 0ttr.