Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30
LOCAL LACONlcS.
McConnelIsville Dry.


Hon. o. L. Sanders of McConnells-
vile, was in Yorkville Wednesday on
business with the probate court. He
said that to McConnellsville must un-
doubtedly belong the distinction Of be-
| ing the driest spot in the county.
| There has been no rain in the village
since April and crops are literally
burning up. He does not remember q
time when the agricultural situation
appeared gloomier. He stated, how
ever, that people were going on with
their work and were trying to do their
part to the utmost.
The Rock Hill Automobile.
Rock Hill Record: Last evening
out on Mr.. Cherry's pike to the river,
Mr.. ]. G. Anderson had the misfor-
tune to lose his handsome Rock
Hill" automobile by fire. Mr.. Willie
Anderson, we understand, was running
the machine, with he and some one
else out for pleasure. The machine
stopped in some way and they got out
to crank it. When they did the spark
er in some way ignited the gasoline,
causing an explosion and burning the
| car entirely up. We are informed II
was insured, but we do not know for
what amount.
Death of Mrs. Nancy Oates.
The Pope county, Ark, Record, nub-
fishes a notice Of the death OF Mrs.
Nancy Oates, which occurred at the
home of her son, Mr. R. M. Oates, IN
Russellville, Ark, in the S5th year OF
her age. Mrs. Oates was native OF
York county and her maiden name was
McElwee. She was married to JOS
eph Oates about 1910. He went into
the Confederate service at the break
ing out of the war and died of typhoid
fever before Corinth, leaving two
sons, w. l.. and R M. Oates, who are
now leading business men OF RUSSELL
Vile, Ark. Mrs. Oates Is described as
having been a woman Of extraordinary
energy and intelligence, having an
ter the death of her husband, fought
the battle of life alone and succeeded
in fitting her boys for the prominent
place in life that they now occupy.
Smallpox In Fort Mill.
Fort Mill Times: There Is no use
denying the fact that the smallpox
situation in Fort Mill and vicinity mas
reached a stage bordering on the
alarming. There are, according 10 OF
fetal reports, six cases in the town
and vicinity. The disease Is prevalent
among the negroes only, and one OF
the most perplexing features OF the
situation with which the authorities
are confronted Is that of learning when
a new case develops. 1t appears that
the negroes when attacked with the
disease prefer to continue their daily
pursuits and mingle with their fellow
workers until forced by illness to take
their beds, rather than report their
ailments when first attacked and ia
the confinement. This practice Is a
menace to the general public, in that
one person thus afflicted may in the
course of a day expose himself and
spread the disease to hundreds of 9TH |
ers. 1t is believed that the present
outbreak is directly traceahle to the
fact that the first person attacked with |
the disease some weeks ago worked
along with a number Of his associates
for several days before the nature or
his illness became known. However,
it is believed that the authorities now
have the situation we'll in hand. Fol-
lowing the issuance Friday by Mayor
Harris of a circular letter urging the
people to be vaccinated and pointing
out that in no other way can the dis
ease he checked, hundreds Of our citi-
Zens have taken the treatment and