Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-09

fore midnight Wednesday ...... Talk
about your home coming weeks. about
big circuses, about music festivals and
the like. the county fair that will be
pulled off here beginning Tuesday, Oc-
tober 25th and lasting for three days
will he a worlds exposition in compar-
isOn. For some time the merchants
and business men of Chester thought
that a home coming week would be a
good thing to have, but when some of
the prominent farmers of the county
talked the matter over with them and
suggested that something be. done that
would be of vital interest to the whole
county and that would make it cOun-
ty affair then the idea of having
Chester county fair was suggested. and
from the moment that the suggestion
was made up until the present time,
work has been progressing with
view of making the fair such howl
ing success that it will he the starting
point of a permanent organization
which will annually give like eXhibi-
ton. This year the fair will be under
the auspices of the Athletic & Driving
association of Chester, and the three
days exhibit and races will be held at
the athletic grounds out on York
street. The grounds and grand stand
will be put in the best of shape ana
the race track will be made as it should
1, g., dave In the ah-
sence of buildings, this year tents will
be put up to house the exhibits and
there will be many of them and of
varied nature. The election of
Health Officer w. c. Mckenzie to the
position of chief to succeed Mr.. w. 5.
Taylor, resigned, and the election OF
Mr.. A. d. Sanders, as health officer
to succeed Mr.. Mckenzie, promoted,
of the city council Tuesday evening.
Present were Mayor Hardin, Aldermen
Stewart. CASTOR, Westbrook. Lewis,
Brice, WiX, Colvin and Hamrick. Min
utes of previous meeting were read
and approved. The first thing i'm order
was the election of a chief of police to
succeed w. s. Taylor, who resigned.
lApplications were read from Messrs.
w. G. Dye, ]. ]. Williams and w. c.
Mckenzie for this position. The first
ballot showed four votes for Mr. Dye
and four for Mr.. Mckenzie. Mayor
Hardin then cast his vote for Mr.. Nc
KenZie which made him chief. There
was some discussion on the subject OF
whether or not to elect a health officer
to succeed Mr.. Mckenzie. Mr.. WiX
said he didn't think the health officer
did much and he was in favor of let
ting this work he done by the police
and dispense with the health officer
for a while, which would mean saw
ing in salary for the city. Some took
rap at the present condition of af-
fairs and Mr.. Lewis wanted to know
why the health officer didn't keep the
back lots of residences clean as well as
business places. He wanted this un-
derstood as instructions to the new
man and if he didn't attend to his du-
ties to fire him. Finally, on motion of
Mr.. Stewart it was decided to elect a
health officer, the mayor stating that
he would be given police duties also.
Applications were read from several
and the first ballot showed: B. F..
Wright 3, c. s. Fudge l. and A. d. San
ders 5. Mr.. Sanders was declared
elected.
Lancaster News, August 6: Magis-
trate Hogan, at the cotton mills, mar
ried a colored couple few days ago
and the incident was such an unu-
sual one-negroes getting white man
to officiate at their marrage-that a
day or two after the ceremony, Mr..
Hogan asked the groom why he didn't
apply to his colored preacher to tie
the knot" The groom replied: We'll,
to tell you the truth, boss, | stole dat
gal out of the preachers family.
The three charming young ladies who
are the guests of Miss Maude Moore,
Miss Frances Finley of Yorkville, Miss
Dorothy Meares of Ridgeway. and Miss
Julia WitherspOon of Guthriesville,
have been the recipients of much So
cial attention this week, a number of
delightful events being given in their
honor. .... Engineer John A. Stewman
of the l.. & c. road met with "ery
painful accident here Wednesday af-
ternoon. While preparing To take his
train out on its regular run To Chester,
he undertook to sprinkle the coal in
the tender with water from the boiler.
When the hose became detached from
the injector, the hot water struck him
on the legs below the knees, severely
scalding both limbs. portions of the
skin being removed. .. Mr.. J. NJ. Bird,
the railroad service, and Miss Carrie
Chambers, daughter of Mrs. NJ. r.
Chambers of Edgmoor, Chester county,
were quietly married here Wednesday
tractive brides brother in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Wylie, where
she has been visiting for the past few
weeks. The ceremony was performed
at 10 o'clock in the morning 10y DR.. ].
II. Boldridgr, pastor of the First Bap-
tist church. The marriage was quite
surprise Ia the friends of the young
couple. Mr.. Bird and his bride left on
the Southern'S midday train for his
home in Columbia. .... There is much
anxiety and concern in Flat Creek
township as To the whereabouts of
James Davis, who left his home, about
ten miles east of Kcrshaw, on the 21St
of July and has not been heard from
since Sheriff Hunter, in response to
phone message went To- Flat Creek
Thursday and spent much time inves
tigating the matter, hut found 10 trace
of the missing man. Mr.. Davis's wife
told the sheriff that her husband said
when he left the house on the day of
his disappearance that he was going
off To look for a home. His gun is
missing Int his wife SAYS he did not