Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-07
LOCAL LAcoNlcS
SANTIAGO School,


The Santiago school, in the Bethany
| neighborhood, began work yesterday
| morning in charge Of Mr.. Roy Graysor
as teacher, with an enrolment Of be-
tween forty and fifty. The Santiago
school building was recently completed
at a cost Of about $500 and is one OF
the best in the county outside Of an in.
corporated town.
For Supervisor of Registration.
Governor Blease has appointed Mr.
'Lijah G. Num-, of Rock Hill, a men,
Der Of the board Of supervisors Of reg
istration, vice Mr.. A. M. Black, who re-
signed some time ago to enter the Sol
dier's Home in Columbia. Mr.. Num-
is a native Of. York county, about 2s
years of age, and is a boss In the Vic
toria cotton mill, at Rock Hill. He Is
the first mill worker to be appointed tc
position on the York county board OF
supervisors Of registration.
South Carolina Automobiles.
Commissioner Watson has issued q
statement which shows that there are
9,122 automobiles In South Carolina
and that of this number York county
has 295. Greenville Is the largest au-
tomobile owner, heading the list of the
counties of the state with 657 machines
but Charleston comes close second
with 656. Cherokee county has 123 ma
chimes, Chester It's and Lancaster 81.
No machines are reported In the new
county of Jasper and Berkeley county
has only six.
Rock Hills Municipal Election.
There has been considerable interest
over in Rock Hill during the past sew
eral weeks over the approaching muni-
cipal election which Is to be held next
Thursday, January 8. Mayor ]. T. Rod
dey having announced 1t as his purpose
not to stand for reelection, DR.. w. G..
Stevens and Mr.. w. B. Buyers were
announced as candidates. Mr.. G. w. F.
Spencer had been urged to run; but
had hesitated for a time because of
doubt as to whether the place would
conflict with his Office as referee in
bankruptcy. The understanding was
that majority Of the labor element
was behind Mr.. Buyers, and Mr.. Buyers
was for Mr.. Spencer II he should be-
come q candidate. On being advised by
Judge Smith that his position as ref
cree in bankruptcy would not conflict
with the position Of mayor, Mr.. Spencer
announced himself, whereupon Mr.. By
ers withdrew and his withdrawal was
followed by the withdrawal of DR.. Ste
vens, both expressing themselves as
satisfied that Mr.. Spencer would fill
the office to the satisfaction Of all con-
cerned. The leaders among the labor
element are not exactly pleased. AS
The Enquirer understands 1t, they had
no particular objection to Mayor Rod
dey; but there Is a more or less we'll
defined opposition to Recorder Craig
and Chief of Police Partlow, because of
past official acts and conduct and there
was a desire to register protest. The
withdrawal of Mr. Buyers left the la
Dor element without a candidate, un-
less one shall be found between now
and Thursday. -.,
John c. Blake Dead. .-..
Mr. join c. Blake died in Columbia
last Saturday, as the result Of pistol
shot wounds inflicted by Mr.. ]. A.
Parker in the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way station at Columbia on December
% last. From the testimony at the
coroner's inquest, it appears that Blake
and young man named John X. Mot
ley had gone to the station to take q
train for Norfolk. Blake inquired Of the
agent about train that he was expect
ing and when informed that there was
no such train, went to Motley and in
formed him that there was mot d-n
thing doing" Parker spoke up with the
reminder that there were ladies in the
room, and Motley told him he was sor-
ry for what had been said. Later Blake
and Parker came together. Blake slap
ped or slapped at Parker and Parker
shot him five times; one bullet taking
fatal effect in the abdomen. Parker
was arrested. He was acting as a spe-
cial officer of the Southern express
company, duly deputized by the chief
Of police of Columbia. Blake was son
of the late Vaughn Blake and was born
near Guthriesville. He moved from
Guthriesville to Rock Hill and began
an apprenticeship in the printing busi-
ness. Later he became linotype OPP
orator and for some time past had been
employed in the composing room Of the
Columbia State. He Is survived by his
mother who Is now Mrs. M. L. DuBose,
of st. Charles; two sisters, Mrs. w. T.
Flowers, Of Bishopville and Miss Mar
garet Blake, of Columbia, and three
brothers Alex and Tom Blake of Rock
Hill and Robert Blake, of Nashville,
Tenn