Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-02
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News Happenings In NelghbOrlng
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.

Caster anu SnCStcTs
Chester Reporter, Sept. 20: Rev. w.
E. Thayer, pastor Of the First Baptist
church Of this city. was called to the
pastorate Of the First Baptist church
Of Sumter, yesterday, and has taken
the call under serious consideration.
Mr. and Mrs. w. F. Massey and daugh-
ter of Hot Springs, Ark, were In the
city for a few hours this morning on
their way home from a four months
visit to Europe. Mr.. Massey was
salesman for S. NJ Jones & Co., sever
al years ago, and MS many Shes.ei
friends were delighted to see him
again. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. White
announce the engagement OF tneir
daughter Carrie Elizabeth, to MT.
John Young Todd, of Oak Park, Ill, the
wedding to be solemnized in OCTOBER
The canvass for signers TO the
"Buy a bale" movement has not been
resumed, those having the matter In
charge having been busy the last TWO
or three days with their own aHalrs'
but will be resumed in day or so IN
order to give everybody an opportunity
of taking part in the movement. HOW
ever. encouraging response mas peeh
made to the suggestion that local pus
mess men write northern ana western
concerns with whom they deal In al
endeayor to persuade them TO puy
few bales of cotton; and II Is peheVeu
that this suggestion Is going 10 peai
fruit. Persons VINO nave not s.op
ned and inspected the new Whlteslde
hnildinp ON the corner Of Gadsden ana
Valley streets have but faint concep-
tion of what a handsome and conVenl-
ent structure Mr.. II. E. Whiteslde mas
erected in that portion or the CITY.
Within short distance OF the CONNER
cial Bank building, the Rodman- Brown
Co.'S store and the new Coogler pullu-
ing Mr.. Whiteside's building makes the
fourth of a quartet Of handsome struc
lures that have recently risen IN tnat
norton of the city and which serve 10
show the stranger as we'll as the resi-
dent that Chester Is growing all the
time The Chester Baptist assocla-
tion will meet with the Baptist churcn
at Fort Lawn at IL a. m, Tuesoay, the
18th day of October, 1914. Inc lntro
ductory sermon will be preachea at -
a. m, by Rev. w. E. Thayer or Kew. D.
E. Freeman. At the close OF thls SCI
vice the body will be ORGANIZED anu tne
letters from the churches will be reau;
The county commissioners held
a meeting at Supervisor Cunningham
office Friday, at the call Of Commls-
sioner S. A. McWatters, those present
being Supervisor Cunningham anu
Commissioners Brown, McAfee, NC
Waters. 1t was moved by Mr.. NC
Keown, and seconded by Mr.. News
ters that the chaingang be moved 10
Iandsford township and work unuer
the direction Of the township superVl-
sor The motion prevailed, the vote
being as follows: Aye-MckeoWh'
McWatters and Brown. No-Cunnlng-
ham. Mr.. McAfee was recorded as not
voting. 1t will be remembered tnat
about a month ago lively controversy
was precipitated when supervisor Sun
ningham >ordered the gang to leave
Rossyille township after the Russeil
bridge had been completed and pro-
ceed to Lewisville township; and clu-
zens of Rossville township secured an
order from Judge Ernest Moore, OF
Lancaster, restraining the supervisor
from moving the gang until certain
changes Of road and repairs had peeh
made at the Robinson hill. These I'M
proyements have been completed, ana
the gang will now be moved TO Lanos-
ford township, as it seems was deter
mined upon by resolution OF the poaru
several months ago.
Gaffney Ledger, Sept. %: One nun
dred and two dollars was the sum u
fines imposed by Mayor N. II. Little
John upon defendants found guilty OF
violating city ordinances, together with
bonds forfeited by temperance IN
police court, yesterday morning. sat
lrday afternoon and night was partic-
ularly fruitful for the police, and Wnen
the court blotter was opened yesterday
seventeen names were found 10 De Oh
the honor roll, having been given TINS
distinction by reason OF various acts
of ioyousness, the most OF which were
instigated by too free indulgence IN
the exhiliarating juice OF the corn. -.
Mr.. Wylie d. Anthony, manager Oh the
Star Theatre and Professor J. Harvey
Witherspoon, superintendent OF tne
Gaffney city schools, nave mace al
rangements whereby the three pupiis
in every grade Of all the schools max
ing the best record for the week will be
given complimentary tickets to the pic
ture show. The tickets will be good on
Friday and Monday nights. 1t Is ex-
pected that this plan will cause the
children to put forth greater effort In
their work, because in addition TO get
ting upon the honor roll they will re-
ceiye a free pass to the moving picture
show. AS commissioners Of the gen
eral election to be held on November
3rd, Governor Blease has appointed the
following for Cherokee county; Feder-
al, j. H. Buice, l.. T. Vinesett and Bon
ner McCraw, all Of Gaffney; State, Il.
A. Dobson and T. Davenport, OF GaiI
ney and Smith Raines OF Cherokee
Falls. .... Trustees OF school district
number 10, held their first regular
monthly meeting of the 1914-19l5 year
at the city hall Friday night The
greater part of the time they were In
session was devoted to routine busl-
ness. Professor ]. Harvey Witherspoon
superintendent Of the city schools, sub
mitted a report Of the first months
work that was very gratifying TO the
trustees. The report showed that the
attendance had been good, and that a
majority Of the pupils appeared to be
interested in the work. Payment OF
teachers for the first months work was
authorized. The total payroll amount
ed to $1,363, or an average OF $44 eacn
IOr lne lnlTly-OHS lCciSiiSio ~
in the city schools. Mr.. l.. A. TrlpPe,
who has been boss weaver at the Gail
ney Manufacturing company for a
number Of months, has resigned this
position to accept a position as super
intendent of a mill at Gainesville, Ga.
Mr.. Tripp has been succeeded at the
local mill by Mr.. S. r. Powers, former
ly of Greer. .... Alex Smith, one OF
Cherokees best farmers, gave Carney
the appearance of western town last
Saturday by appearing on the streets
with a wagon Of corn for sale. Mr..
Smith had little difficulty in disposing
of his corn. 80. Mr.. p. G.. Moorehead
left Saturday afternoon for Fort Union,
Va, where he will teach school during
the present scholastic year. ..... Mrs.
Robert Stowe died at her home near
the Limestone mill Sunday after a lin
gering illness. She was tWenty-slX
years old, and is survived by her nus
band, three children and four brothers.
one of whom is Mr.. c. r. Hamrick, OF
this city. No decision has yet been
rendered by the board Of referees in
the case Of the people Of the West End
section of the city versus the board or
trustees of school district number 10.
1t was found necessary to retake some
evidence, and this may delay the rem
dering of a decision for several weeks.
Rev. b. B. Hill Of Cedar Springs,
M ctnr of a number of churches in