Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-04
LOCAL LACoNIcS
Jumped the Track.

Jumped the Track.
The tender Of passenger train No.
113 on the Southern, jumped the track
at Newport last Sunday afternoon
and was delayed two hours and forty
minutes. There was but little damage.
saIesday Crowd.
The salesday crowd yesterday was
larger than on any previous salesday
this year, and business generally was
good. There was an especially good
business in horse and mule flesh.
Registration Quiet.
The county board of registration
held its regular monthly meeting In
Yorkville yesterday, and although
there was an unusually large crowd of
people in town, the business Of the
board was light, there being only four
or five applicants for certificates.
Released from Quarantine.
BY virtue Of an order issued by the
secretary Of agriculture which order
went into effect last Saturday, 1,615
square miles Of South Carolina terri
tory was released from the cattle
quarantine. The territory affected in
cludes Darlington and Marlboro coun-
ties and all Of York county that was
not released under a previous order.
Auction Sales.
The clerk Of the court on yesterday
sold property before the court house
Moore receiver vs.. H. J. Johnson, 81
acres; bought by w. L. Hill for So an
acre. In the case Of B. N. Moore re-
ceiver vs.. ]. J. Johnson, 102 acres;
bought by w. L Hill for $3.50 an acre.
In the case of B. N. Moore, receiver
VS.. John Young, lot Of l acre in the
town of Hickory Grove; bought by
w. L. Hill for s275.
Entertainment at Hickory Grove.
1.-THE Face at the Window" present
ed by local talent In Hickory Groves
new school building last Friday night,
under the auspices Of the School I'm
provement association, was a success
from every standpoint. The different
characters in the play were we'll sus-
tanned, and the audience showed its
enjoyment Of the various climaxes by
generous applause. The managers OF
the production have been requested to
repeat the play, and this may be done
at a later date. The entertainment
was somewhat in the nature Of a ded-
ication Of the new building. which was
open for inspection, and all Of the
SCIlOOl cApIcoocu odlioidStioii
with the building and its arrangement.
The York Cotton Mill.
The Cannons Of Concord, N. c.,
who have purchased the York Cotton
mill are among the largest mill own
ers and most successful mill men In
the south. They understand the mill
business in all its details, know how
to get the most and best product at
| oot RI lfat n
best advantage, and have the means
with which to finance their various
operations. 1t Is the understanding
that they are to make extensive i'm
provements in the recently acquired
Yorkville property at an early day and
not only put 1t at its best; but keep 1t
going at that. There Is local feeling
that the requirement of this property
by the Cannons means much for the
present and future welfare of the town
of Yorkville, and the surrounding
community.
Not Available for Ten Years.
Rock Hill Record: Mr.. W. J. Rod
dey returned Saturday morning from
Chester, where he attended meeting
Friday night of the executive commit
tee Of the board Of trustees Of Erskine
college, held to consider some matters
pertaining to the interests of that in
stitution. This college has lately be-
come the beneficiary to the extent of
$4,000 in the will of the late ]. 5.
Archer of Steubenville, Ohio, and the
executive committee was called togeth-
er to inspect the document Mr.. Arch
er willed about $4,000 Of his estate
to various colleges and in addition to
the bequest given Erskine, the Wo-
mans College of Due West also re-
ceived $4,000. 1t Is stipulated in the
testament, however, that the money
will not be available for about ten
years. 1t consists of large landed in
terests in West Virginia, just across
the line from Ohio.
School Improvement Work.
Cotton Belt school in special district
No. 49 made a new record on Febru-
airy 25 and 26, in doing things up the
right way. The school improvement
association was behind the movement.
It had been recognized for quite
while that the grounds were not what
they should be. The school house is
on the side of the road and the space
in front of it was up an incline that
made the surroundings unsightly and
unsuitable for playground purposes.
The school improvement association
suggested the idea Of Improvement to
the patrons and the patrons promptly
got busy. They turned out with teams
and shovels and in day and half
did work that was worth at least $50.
The front yard was graded down and
the material removed was used for the
improvement Of the baseball ground.
Other good work was done. The pa
irons went into the work with earnest
enthusiasm and did a good job of 1t.
The only shortcoming was the failure
of the association to get the news OF
intentions thoroughly disseminated,
and a number of people who were
anxious to help were left out; but the
understanding is that the good work
Is to be continued, and there will be
more and additional improvement Of
the same kind. School district No. 49
is one of the most progressive in the
county. 1t Is not particularly strong
financially; but it makes up in energy |
and determination what it lacks In
money. This was one Of the first ru-
raj districts in the county to erect a |
modern building and although at the
time 1t appeared that the building was
large enough to last for years, the