Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-11
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1914.

7 and 8 be continued until the matter
can be further investigated by the
hoard The letter of Mr.. Hampton
was based on a telegram from Mayor
Wilborn, asking for hearing on the
subject.
Executive Committee Meeting.
The York County Democratic Exc
cutiye committee met In the sherl1s
Office in the court house yesterday
morning to make an official count OF
the votes in last Tuesdays election.
ONLY 3414 votes were cast against 4,121
in the first primary. Mr.. White w.
Jackson, candidate for reelection for
county commissioner asked for re-
count in the commissioners race, ana
the request was, OF course, granted.
According to the recount Messrs. j. w.
Kirkpatrick and ]. E. Latham were de-
clared the nominees, Mr.. Latham nav
ing a majority Of 81 votes over MI
Jackson. Seventeen hundred and eight
votes were necessary to elect and Mr.
Latham, according to the recount, re-
ceived 1,726 votes. majority Of 10. A
third race between Messrs. S. N. john
son and T. F. Leslie will be held Tues
day, Sept. %, and the executive COM
mittee will meet on the following
Thursday.
Policeman Kills Negro.
1t was Arthur Garner instead Of
Will Garner who was killed by Po-
liceman ]. c. Steele, in Rock Hill, last
Tuesday, as mentioned in The En-
uuirer It seems that officers Steele
and Strait went to the Rock Hill Fer
tilizer plant where Garner worked TO
serve a warrant on the negro, charg-
t.G. V1niff
Butler county, Pa While Policeman
Strait was reading the warrant, the
negro drew an automatic pistol and
pointed it at him. Policeman Steele
| then drew his gun and shot Garner
| in the heart before the negro could
| fire his own weapon. Immediately
after the negro died, the policeman
surrendered himself. A coroners
| Jury was summoned and after viewing
the body of the dead man, returned
verdict to the effect that the negro
came to his death at the hands OF
Policeman Steele while the officer was
| in the discharge Of his duty. Cor
oner Black then issued an order re-
leasing the officer.
Help for the Hail Sufferers.
Speaking yesterday of the distribu-
| ton Of the fund that Is being subscrio-
ed for the relief Of the York county
hail sufferers, Mr.. w. D. Grist, chair
man Of the committee appointed by the
governor, said: II have talked to
number Of people Of the storm stricken
district, including many who are enti-
tied to a part Of this relief, and 1t Is the
Judgment Of practically all Of them
that the best thing to do is to invest
the money in cane seed, corn seed, seed
oats and other seeds available for
spring sowing, and make as equitable
distribution as possible No one has
suggested the desirability Of trying to
distribute the contributions on cash
basis. It is my opinion that the pur-
chase Of seed Is the best thing that can
be done; but the committee has not
been together since the organization
meeting and has had no opportunity
| for a full discussion Of the subject.
majority Of the committee will settle
the question Of the disposition Of con-
tributions that have already been made
or that may be made hereafter"
Meeting Of the w. M. U.
More than sixty delegates represent
ling the various Baptist churches Of
the county, attended the annual con-
vention of the Woman's Missionary
Union Of the York Baptist association
held with the Flint Hill church In
Fort Mill township, last Friday and
Saturday. Two sessions were held
each day, dinner was served on the
grounds and the delegates and Wis
itors were royalty entertained by the
good people Of the Flint Hill COM
munity. The principal business that
came up for the meeting was the
question Of dividing the association
into three divisions in order that the
work be facilitated. After some little
discussion. the association decided to
take the step and the divisions will
be known as the Fort Mill, Rock Hill
and Yorkville branches. The next
annual meeting will be held In York
Vile, next September, and the semi
annual meeting will be with the North
Side Baptist church Of Rock Hill, in
April. The Union decided to elect
vice president for each Of the three
divisions. the three officers to work
under the general president. Follow
II ing are the officers who will serve
during the ensuing year: President,
Miss Emma J. Dowell, Rock Hill;
associational superintendent, Mrs. s.
Is. Frew, Rock Hill; superintendent
Young Woman's Work, Mrs. b. A.
Scruggs Rock Hill; superintendent
| Young Peoples Work, Mrs. j. I.
Garrison, Fort Mill; secretary-treas-
urer, Miss Mozelle Thomasson, York
Vile; vice president Fort Mill diVl-
sion, Mrs s. P. Hair, Fort Mill. vice
president Rock Hill division, Miss
Bessie Gryder, India Hook; vice pres
ident Yorkville division, Miss Emma
Youngblood, Yorkville.