Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-28
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
The Face at the Window.

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LOCAL LAcoNIcs
The Face at the Window.
The young folks and many Of the
older ones too, are very much interest
ed in a play that Is to be given at the
Hickory Grove academy tonight, The
Face at the Window" The cast has
been working at the play long and hard
tonight. 1t Is probable that the visi-
tors will include a number Of people
from Yorkville.
York Cotton Mill Sold.
The York Cotton Mill property was
sold from the court house steps at
noon today by Col. ]. G. Wardlaw, re-
ceiver. w. w. Lewis. attorney acting
as auctioneer. Mr.. ]. F. Cannon, Of
Concord, N. c., was the only bidder
and the purchaser at the upset price
Of $160,000. The understanding is
that the mill Is to be owned by Mr.
]. F. Cannon and his father, Mr.. ]. w.
Cannon.
Death OF Miss Margaret Roddey.
Rock Hill Record: Miss Margaret
Monday afternoon at the home Of her
brother, Mr.. s. W. Roddey, aged II
years. She had been in poor health
for some time. The funeral was held
Tuesday afternoon at Neely's Creek
church, with interment there. The
services were conducted by Rev. A. 8.
Rogers Of this city. Miss Roddey IL
survived by three brothers, w. p.
Roddey Of Richmond, Va, and T. P.
Roddey and s. w. Roddey Of this city.
Successor to Mr.. MeEIhaney.
The death of Mr.. ]. w. McElhaney,
for many years magistrate in Fort
Mill township, has created interest in
that township over the question as to
who shall be his successor. There Is
more or less sentiment in favor Of a
primary and several people will prob
ably enter the same II It Is held;
but the delegation may, as 1t has a
right to do, recommend a suitable man
to the governor, and have the appoint
ment made at once.
Miss RusseIps Salary.
The senate on Wednesday struck
out Of the Winthrop appropriation bill
the item of $1,000 that has heretofore
been used to pay the salary Of the
county school supervisor, and substi-
tuted the sum Of 5000 for tomato club
work. Winthrop has had the use Of
this $1,000 for some. time past, and
the activities Of the supervisor Of ru-
raj schools has been donated mainly
to York county. AS to how the ap-
yet fully developed; but the probabil-
ity Is that the work Of school supervi-
sion Is doomed unless the expenses are
paid from other sources.
Killed by Freight Train.
CASTOR Progress, February 81: John
J. Watts Of Morganton, a brakeman
on c. & NV. freight train running
between Lincolnton and Gastonia, was
Dallas. The train was shifting and
placing a car on a sidetrack. Watts
was on the car with a lantern. It
seems that he fell under It while the
train was in motion, as his lantern
was seen to fall and a few minutes
afterward he was found dead on the
tracks. The left arm was severed
from the shoulder, his neck was badly
broken, his right foot hurt and sew
eral bruises, etc. The body was
brought here and prepared for burial.
This morning 1t was shipped to Nor
canton. Watts was about 20 years of
age and was we'll known here among
railroad men.
Winthrop Girls for Washington.
Rock Hill, February 27: DR.. D. B.
Johnson, president Of Winthrop col
lege, has completed his arrangements
for a special train over the Southern
railway to take the entire senior class
Of the college to Washington to see
the Inauguration Of Woodrow Wilson
here Monday morning at 6 o'clock, ar
irving in washington that night. DR..
and Mrs. Johnson will accompany the
girls, as we'll as a number Of the lady
members Of the faculty. The party
will remain in Washington the whole
week, leaving the capital city Satur-
day morning at o'clock. While there
the entire party will be quartered In
one Of the large apartment houses, Sc
cured for the occasion by Senator
Tillman. They will, Of course, go to
Arlington and Mount Vernon, and
part Of the programme includes re-
ception to the girls by the South Car
olina delegation in congress.
Sub-soiIins With Dynamite.
Mr. ]. Boliver Scott, of No. 3, York.
vile, a farmer who Is always trying to
do better" was among those who at
tended the Corn show in Columbia, and
the thing that seemed to impress him
most was the idea Of sub-soiling with
dynamite. He says he Is going to try 1t.
He cannot do it now for the reason that
his sub-soil Is too wet; but he thinks
that he will do some experimenting
next fall. Mr.. Scott believes that sub
soiling with dynamite Is the solution Of
the moisture problem so far as many
Of the farms in this section are con-
cerned. He does not condemn the ter
race, because he recognizes that the
terrace has value; but he thinks the
terrace solves the problem only partial
ly and that 1t involves certain disad-
vantages that must be removed. For
one thing the terrace wastes a lot Of
valuable ground, and for another thing
1t harbors grass and weeds that do
harm. Breaking Of clay soil to depth
of four feet or such a matter with dy-
Mantle, Mr.. Scott thinks will leave 1t In
q condition to take care Of all the wa
ter that may fall upon 1t without suf-
fering from washing, and he believes
that water will be kept for use during
the year as needed by the crops. or
course 1t is not to be understood that
there Is anything new in these ideas;
but they have been put into effect only
to a very limited extent in this section
so far.
Would Office of Secretary of State
Destroy Bryan?-Measured by the fate
of others, William ]. Bryan would be a
less potent political force in Woodrow
Wilson's cabinet than he Is outside of