Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-27

has the past year been under the su-
pervision Of Prof. B. G.. Riddle, closed
q prosperous year last Friday. Exten-
sive closing exercises were held Thurs
day and Friday nights. Thirteen
young people graduated from the Clo-
yer school this year.
Cotton Belt School.
The Cotton Belt school closed for
the summer last Friday afternoon with
an entertainment by the primary
grades and an exhibition Of the man
ual training work that the school chill
dren have been engaged In the past
session. The patrons are highly pleas
ed with the work that has been done
during the session by Misses Lottie
Belle Simril and Kittie Blair.
The Who's Who Contest. e,
There have been a number Of let
ters to the Who's Who Contest, which
closes Thursday at noon. Some an
swers have been addressed to York.
Vile Enquirer instead Of to Who's
Who Contest Manager" OF course, all
will be turned over to the judges at
the proper time and 1t will be up to the
judges to say what shall be done in
cases where the rules have not been
strictly complied with. There Is still
time for guessing and possibly still
time for winning one Of the prizes.
yet guessed should at once read the
puzzle section Of the third page Of
The Enquirer as printed last Friday.
and make a guess.
Allen Alexander Dead.
Allen Alexander, colored, a native of
Yorkville. and for many years a postal
clerk on the Carolina and North -wes-
tern railroad, died at his home In Ches-
ter last Saturday after a long period
Of bad health, and was buried in the
local colored burying ground on Sum
day. Alexander spent his boyhood In
Yorkville, and was well known by the
whites with whom he grew up as a
negro Of unusually fine intelligence.
He seemed to have a thorough under
standing of the real relations between
the white and negro races, and so con-
Quoted himself that he was able to re-
spect the white race, be respected by
It, and have respect for himself In
his work as postal clerk he was
careful and painstaking and had the
confidence Of all his superiors. He was
about 81 years Of age.
Mr.. J. Thomas Wilkerson.
Mr.. ]. Thomas Wilkerson, whose
critical illness with paralysis has pre-
viously been mentioned In The En-
quirer, died at his home in the north
western part Of Bullock's Creek town.
ship yesterday. Mr.. Wilkerson was a
son Of Thomas and Luciendy Wilker-
son, and was born about mile west
Of Hickory Grove on January l, 1S4S.
He went into the Confederate service
at an early age and served about five
months near Charleston. He was q
farmer by occupation, a member OF
the Methodist church, hardworker
and straight forward, substantial
citizen, who enjoyed the respect of
everybody. His wife was Mrs. Milton
Watson, nee Miss Mary Leech, and to
them were born the following children:
Messrs. T. A.. g. W., Morgan, Walter
and Claude, and Misses Eula and
Lima. He is also survived by three
tep-children. Mrs. ]. Frank and ]. NJ
Watson and Mrs. Mary Dagnall. He
leaves one brother, Mr.. w. 8. Wilker-
son, and three sisters, Mrs. ]. Buice
Mrs. r. L. A. Smith and Miss Sarah
Wilkerson. The funeral service was
conducted at Mt Vernon Methodist
church this morning by Rev. II. B
Hardy. the pastor.
The Alfalfa Club.
Prof. A. G.. Smith of the United
States department Of agriculture, came
to Yorkville from Columbia, Saturday
morning in order to look over the sit
uation in and around Yorkville rela-
tive to organizing an alfalfa club
among the farmers near Yorkville. In
company with several members Of the
alfalfa club committee Of the local
Board Of Trade he was driven out to
the farms Of Messrs. c. M. Inman, A
L. and N. s. Black, B. N Moore, w. B
Keller, r. R. McCorkle, F. G. Riddle
and other farmers in the community
He also met several other farmers in
terested in alfalfa growing. During
Saturday afternoon he was driven
over the farms Of Messrs. J. NJ Brice
M. A. Mcfarland, J. B. and ]. r. Scott
and others south of Yorkville. Prof
Smith expressed himself as being
pleased with the prospects. Late Sat
urday evening Prof. Smith met a num-
ber of members of the Yorkville Board
of Trade and gave them valuable in
structions as to how to proceed to-
ward organization. He expressed the
belief that the land around Yorkville
was as we'll suited to alfalfa cultiva-
tion as any other territory he had
visited and he saw no reason why q
strong and enthusiastic club could not
be organized. He promised to come
back to Yorkville on June 4 to assist
in organization work.
Better Baby Contest.
Rock Hill special of May 26 to Char
lotte Observer: The Better Baby
contest held at the Aragon Mill Sat-
hrday afternoon was not only success
full, but highly enjoyed. This work
was inaugurated in South Carolina
with a similar contest at Sumter by
Miss Mary E. Frayser, head Of home
economics extension work at Winthrop
college, and the idea Is rapidly spread
ing. The contest Of Saturday was
held In the warehouse Of the Aragon
Mill, which had been suitably prepar-
ed for the occasion. The babies were
divided into two classes-one year
old and younger, and from one year to
three years. For the best baby exhi-
bited In each class $3.50 gold piece
was offered. 1t was not possible to
announce the winners at the meeting
on Saturday, but 1t Is hoped to do so
at another meeting to be held very
soon. At the next meeting, 1t Is Miss
Fraysers plan to tell the mothers how
they can better" the babies. It Is a
piece of constructive work which has
been undertaken. Dietaries will be
placed in the hands Of each mother
which will cover fully the feeding of
children from birth to the third year.
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President Wilson has become i'm
patient with the gang Of lobbyists that
Is trying to influence tariff and other
legislation, and bills have been intro
duced to require that lobbyists have
themselves registered and pay license
before they be allowed to appear be-
fore a committee in any interests. The
president has issued the following
statement against lobbyists: II think
that the public ought to know the ex-
traordinary exertion being made by
the lobby in Washington to gain re-
cognition for certain alterations of the