Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-08
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1908.
LOCAL LAcONlCS.


Flint HIPS New Church.
Flint Hill Baptist church Is to be
opened on the fourth Sunday in May
with exercises appropriate to the occa-
sion.
Looking Up.
Some of the York county mills are
reporting a sitter inquiry for yarns.
prominent mill man told the reporter
a few days ago that he looks for much
better business from now on than for
several months past, and he feels more
encouraged over the general situation.
Declines Ebenezer's Call.
Rock Hill Herald: Rev. G. G.
Mayes, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Blackstock, who was call
ed to the Ebenezer church some time
ago, announced to the Ebenezer con-
gregation Sunday morning, after SER
vices, that he could not accept the
call.
Tenant House Burned.
A four-room tenant house on Mr.. B.
| " AhtS PiohhoIioilb OLA
west of Yorkville, was destroyed by
fire this morning at about 3 o'clock.
The fire originated in the kitchen. The
loss included the house, and a moving
machine, disc harrow and other farm
tools in a nearby shed, totaling about
$500. There was no insurance.
Dedication of Smyrna.
The handsome new Associate Re-
formed church recently completed by
the Smyrna congregation is to be dedi-
Gated on the third Sunday in July. Rev.
]. P. Knox, a former pastor, now OF
Columbia, is to preach the dedicatory
sermon. The Smyrna people are look
ing forward to great time on the oc-
casion Of the dedication.
Baseball In Rock Hill.
Rock Hill Record: The Rock Hill
baseball team cleaned up the Eastern
college aggregation without any trou-
| ble-in fact, they were not In the
class with our team at all. Buck"
Flowers, who has quite a reputation
as a pitcher. was in the box for the
visitors Wednesday, but the boys here
punched him, too. Everybody is saw
| ing up the quarters now for the Ches-
ter-Rock Hill games here Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday Of next week,
| and If the Weather is decent there
will be an immense crowd here.
Estate of Oliver Jenkins.
Gaffney Ledger: Clerk Of Court
]. A. Tate of York county, sold the
lands belonging to the estate Of B. o.
Jenkins, deceased, yesterday. Tracts A
and E, containing 1854 acres, was
bought by Wade H. Jenkins for $16
per acre. Tracts B and G, containing
11S9 acres, was bought by ]. F. Jen-
kins, for $3.50 per acre. Tract D,
containing two acres, bought by j. +.
Jenkins for $38.25 per acre. Tract
F, containing % acres, bought by ].
F. Jenkins for $S2 per acre. Tract c,
containing 21sa acres, bought by j.
F. Jenkins for $37.25 per acre. The
proceeds of the sale aggregated $751;
I071.
Fifth District Republicans.
Rock Hill Record: The fifth dis
trict convention Of South Carolina Re-
| publicans met here Tuesday afternoon
at the cOlored Masonic 1dll, WIN
County Chairman w. M. Goodwin as
presiding officer and c. T. p. White
(col.) as secretary. The convention
was largely attended. The sentiment
Of the convention was to support the
national administration, though no
resolutions to that effect were pre-
sented. These delegates were elected
to the national Republican convention
to meet at Chicago June 18: Postmas-
ter Thos. Hester (white), Of Gaffney;
w. M. E. Boykin (col), Camden. AL
ternates: l. H. Norris (white), York
ville ]. w. Satterwhite (col.), Lam
caster. The delegates were not in
structed, though they will probably
follow the leaders. That was the
ticket elected by the contestants from
Cherokee and Fairfield counties. As
usual, there was a row, the contes-
tants electing the above ticket after
the regulars had elected the following
delegates: F. r. Massey, Of Lancas-
ter, and George A. Watts, Of Rock
Hill. The regulars also elected F. r.
Massey district chairman. The con-
testants favor Taft for President.