Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-14
Mistellaneuus Rsadins.
WITH NEIeHeoRINe EXCHANGES.
Notes and Comments About Matters
of Local Interest.

ure OF the big picnic and educatlonal
rally at Leslie on the 4th, was an in
teresting and hard fought game of ball
between Leslie and the Ogden team,
in which the visitors won by score
of 5 to 6. 1t was only by hard work
that the Ogden strugglers came out
victorious, as the teams were evenly
matched and the contest is said to
have been close and the result uncer-
tain from start to finish. .... The spe-
cial election for the additional mill
tax levy for the Ebenezer school dis
trict was held on Saturday afternoon
and the result was IL to in favor OF
the levy. This will mean much to the
district in the way of school improve
ment, and a movement is already on
foot looking to consolidation with the
India Hook and Belmont schools. the
trustees and patrons Of these schools
have been working on the matter for
some time and are to be congratulated
on the steps already taken towards
consolidation. The Ebenezer school
would be a most advantageous point
for a large consolidated school, occu-
pying, as it does, central point be-
tween the three districts. Then too,
Ebenezer has behind 1t a fine record
as an educational center and with this
to build upon, there is every reason for
the establishment there of fine, up
to- date school, which will be an orna-
ment and a credit to the communities
which it will serve. These good re-
suits have been brought about largely
through the good work done by State
Supervisor w. K. Tate and Miss Leila
Russell, supervisor for York county.
Chester Reporter, July 10: Mrs. M.
l.. Spearman and children, of Green's
boro, N c., are visiting at the home
of the formers brother, DR.. ]. G. John
ston, on York street. Two more
negroes charged with violation of the
dispensary law were convicted In the
mayors court Friday afternoon. Jim
Dye, against whom there was a dual
charge of selling and transporting
liquor, was found guilty and was sem
fenced to pay a fine Of 500 or spend
thirty days on the chaingang. Alex
Rosborough against whom the charge
was transporting, was likewise found
guilty, and was sentenced to pay fine
of $40 or spend ten days on the gang.
Mr.. David Hamilton was Dyes attor-
ney, and Mr.. Sam E McFadden de-
Tended Rosborough. The jury in the
case was as follows: c. S. Ford, fore
man; I. c. Cross, ]. H. Clark, j. T.
Dickens, r. G. Stricken and w. A.
Hardin, Jr. Dyes fine was reduced to
$50 Saturday, and both negroes paid
up. AT the quarterly meeting of the
Chester County Farmers Union at
the court house at noon today, the fol-
lowing resolution, censuring the state
board of education, or rather the ap-
pointive members, was unanimously
adopted: Resolved, that 1t is the sense
of the Chester County Farmers Union
that the radical change of books at the
recent meeting Of the state board of
education is deemed unjust and OPP
pressive, and that we ask that the ac-
tion Of the state board be rescinded.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to attend the meet
ing of the State Union in Columbia on
the 26-27 instant: c. c. McAliley and
A. G. Westbrook, delegates; T. ]. Cum
ningham and H. T. Boyd, alternates.
Most of the local Unions throughout
the county were represented at the
meeting. The esteemed Enquirer,
usually correct, is mistaken as to our
attitude in reference to Mr.. Swearin-
gems suggested candidacy for COVER
nor, an error that probably arose from
attributing to us some comments made
by the News and Courier on a short
editorial taken from the Reporter.
Our editorial was to the effect that
Mr.. Swearingen is an able man, but in
the opinion of most people Hon. Thos.
G. Mcleod is the logical man to sue
ceed Blease. This assumption we
based on the fact that in the opinion
Of many Mr.. Mcleod was in many res
poets the strongest man in the race
last summer, but was crowded out by
an unfortunate combination of circum-
stances, many voting for Mr.. Feather
stone in the first race who preferred
voting for Mcleod, but being professed
Prohibitionists could consistently vote
for none but prohibition candidate so
long as there was an avowed eXpon-
ent of that faith in the field. We be-
lieve this ourselves, and are of the
opinion that if Mr. Mcleod gets into
the race next summer and has no un-
fortunate combination of circum-
stances to contend against he will cas-
lily sweep the field. AS to similarity
in the platforms of Messrs. Mcleod
and Blease, we admit that there was
much apparent similarity; but the an
tipodal differences in the two men
will lead to radical differences in the
way the two would carry out the planks
in their respective platforms. We
hardly think The Enquirer believes
that Mr.. Mcleod would have made
any such record as governor as Blease
has made. So far as Mr.. Featherstone
is concerned there is no doubt in any
body's mind that he is a gentleman Of
the highest type, and would serve his
state faithfully and we'll; but we be-
lieve that Mr.. Featherstone Is not a
whit ahead of Mr.. Mcleod, and the
latter if entrusted with the high office
of governor, will place this state back
on it's oldtime high plane.
Lancaster News, July IL: Mr.. Thom-
as ]. Thomasson, veteran from York
county, died Monday afternoon at the
Confederate home in Columbia. He
was 6S years of age. .... The Distress
ing and damaging drouth was broken
Sunday by fine rains, in the morning
and the afternoon. AS far as learned,
the rains were general in the county,
the downfall in some sections render
ing the ground too wet to plow, as