Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
NO. 80.

Mr.. Turvin Simrill of Chester, and Mr..
, John l.. Smrill, Of Jacksonville, Fla.
! Mr.. Simrill was contractor by trade
and by honest workmanship and strict
attention to business amassed a COM
Portable fortune. He built many Of
| Chesters largest and most imposing
structures and his name was syn
onym for reliable work. He was life
| long member Of Bethel M. E. church
and was prominent in his denomina-
tions affairs. "A crowd Of from fifty
to seventy-five, consisting mostly OF
| farmers, met at the court house today
at the call of Hon. p. L. Hardin, presi-
dent Of the Chester County Cotton as
sociation, to discuss the situation that
confronts the south. President Hardin
presided, and Mr.. John NJ. Wise acted
as secretary. The sentiment of the
meeting seemed to be overwhelmingly
in favor Of reduction Of cotton acreage
next year as the only way out, and
this was the principal topic discussed,
Mr. R. B. Caldwell pointed out some
of the difficulties in the way of whole
sale reduction Of cotton acreage, and
Mr.. ]. M. Mccarthy referred to the ne
gro population and doubted whether
there would be any way Of taking care
of them If cotton acreage is reduced to
any considerable extent Talks were
also made by Messrs. E. w. Gibson, j.
NJ Hemphill, ]. K. Henry, ]. G. L.
White, w. E. T. Wade, T. j. Cunning
ham and others, mostly along the line
Of reduction Of acreage. Mr.. ]. G. L.
White offered resolution instructing
the county legislative delegation 20
work for and If possible secure a law
limiting the production Of cotton to
eight acres to the work animal, based
on the 1914 acreage, with a penalty Of
$25 per acre for every acre in excess
of eight, and the resolution was adopt
ed. Mr.. Whites resolution petitioning
the legislature to adopt a state ware
house system that will validate ware
house receipts was also adopted. 49,.
The S. NJ. Jones Co., received a letter
this morning from Max Mayer & Co.,
New York glove manufacturers, asking
that a bale Of cotton be purchased for
them at ten cents pound. Mr. John
G.. Phillips died at his home at the Wy
lie mill yesterday morning, aged AZ.
He leaves a widow and one daugh-
ter, and was buried at Evergreen ceme-
terry this morning. 49,. Mr.. w. H. Bar
ron, who was unwell for several weeks
with malarial fever, expects to leave
for Washington today to resume his
studies. :. The Woman's Synodical Of
the Presbyterian Synod Of South Car
olina will meet at Purity Presbyterian
church in this city next Tuesday morn
ing and remain in session two days..
A cablegram was received here today
frmo Mr.. ]. L. Glenn, Jr., stating that he
landed safely this morning at Liver
pool. 80. The court Of common pleas
at Winnsboro Is expected to take up
today the cases Of Bissell Bigham and
John Frazer, Jr, VS.. the ]. G. White
Construction Co., and the plaintiffs,
their attorneys, and a number Of wit
nesses and friends went down this
morning to be present when the cases
are called. The young men are asking for
$4,000 each for expense and humilia-
ton caused them by false arrest about
year ago, a preliminary having
shown that the charges against them
were utterly without foundation and
having thoroughly vindicated their
good name. -. Miss Esther Strong, Of
this city, has accepted the appointment
of supervisor of rural schools in Ches-
ter county and will take up her duties
at once, which will, however, not con-
flict with her duties as principal OF
the high school at Rodman. Miss
Strong is regarded as one Of the most
successful teachers in Chester county,
and the school interests are fortunate
in being able to secure her services.
Much to the regret Of his congrega-
ton and the public generally the Rev.
w. E. Thayer has accepted the call
rendered him to become pastor OF the
First church Of Sumter, and will sub
nit his resignation as pastor OF the
First Baptist church Of this city at the
Sunday morning service. Rev. Mr..
Thayer expects to take up his new du-
ties Dec. 1st.
Shelby Highlander, Sept. 29: The
meeting of the Kings Mountain Bap-
. tot tnff uyif
Springs church, six miles north OF
Shelby, was one of the most success
full in the history of the association.
The association reelected the old Of
ficers as follows: Moderator, ]. w.
Suttle; vice moderator, r. Lee Wealth
ers: clerk, ]. ]. baltimore; treasurer,
George Blanton. No trace has
been found of the burglar who was
discovered on Wednesday night OF
last week in the house of Mr.. Charles
Washburn on West Marion street.
He made his entrance during the alb
sence of Mr. and Mrs. Washburn at
church, and on their return they dis
covered his presence by noticing his
searchlight through the window. On
being tracked to the river by Ser
geant Kendrick and his "bloods," his
trail was lost. Mr.. e. NJ. Thomas
son, who has been for some time the
general manager of the Piedmont &
Northern Lines (the Duke Interur-
ban), has recently been promoted to
the position of second vice president
and general manager of the company.
He is a Cleveland county man,
brother Of Mr.. Val Thomasson OF
Stice, and got his start as depot agent
at Earl.