Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-08-04

the house and porch and under the wide
spreading shade trees in front of tn,
house. where they were addressed b.
Rev. c. S. Young on the advantage!
of the country life or life on the farm
with particular reference to this sec
tion of the state. This was the frs
barbecue in this neighborhood, bu
from opinions expressed and genera
sentiments shown it is not likely to b'
the last. Annual meetings of this kline
would help to make life in the coun'
try more attractive.
Gaffney Ledger, August I: On Fri
day afternoon quite a number of ladie!
met at the city hall for the purpose o.
organizing a civic league and home
makers club. Other towns have beer
greatly benefited and beautified by
these organizations and while Gaffney
is progressing along other lines, this
league will be Of great assistance II
the uplift of the town. Our public
schools need sanitary drinking founts
and our pretty little park needs a pub
lie drinking place and our yards and
streets beautified. Now in unity there
is strength and the ladies of the towr
and county are urged to help in this
work. On Wednesday the End at 4.3(
o'clock, there will be another meeting
when officers will be elected and the
work mapped out thoroughly and sys-
tematically, and it is hoped there will
be at least so ladies present. All in
terested in the betterment of their
town and county are asked to be pres
ent and join and work for a Greater
Gaffney. . Some little excitement was
occasioned Saturday morning wher
Officer Bert Hallman of the police
force, and Mr. ]. H. Buice engaged in
a fistcuff on Limestone street. It seems
from what can be learned that Mr.
Hallman took offense at something
that Mr.. Buice is supposed to have
said about him. Some words passed
and were followed by blows. Neither
of the combatents were seriously in
jured. Yesterday morning both par
ties appeared at mayors court to have
the matter discussed but 1t was decided
that it would be best to continue II
until Saturday morning when it will
be aired before the entire council. Mr.
Hallman speaking to a Ledger reporter
in defense of his position as an officer
of the law, stated that the police were
only human and that this affair was to
be deeply regretted. 1t is, in fact, re-
gretted by almost every one. The
scarcity of water which now prevails
all over the country and particularly
in some of the cities near by, has
reached Gaffney and condition some
what similar Is now causing some lit
tie trouble. However, drinking water
is at a premium in some cities while
in Gaffncy there is an abundance of
this. The water in Broad river, how
ever, has reached such a low point
that it was impossible yesterday for
the electric power plant to furnish suf-
ficient power to run the mills. All OF
the plants with the exception Of the
Irene mills were forced to stop. The
gentlemen who have charge Of the
sub station here, speaking to a Ledger
reporter yesterday stated that this was
occasioned by the fact that at Hen
rietta they had filled their lake with
water from the river and therefore
there was none for Gaffney as Hen
rietta gets first shot at the waters of
the Broad. They stated, however, that
they hoped to be able to furnish sufti-
cient power by this morning to start
all of the mills and that they would
probably be able to run throughout the
remainder of the week.