Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-08
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News Happenings In NelghbOflng
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.


caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, Sept. q: Miss Luls
Belle Dover Of route eight, and Mr
iona billiard Self were married b!
Judge Of Probate w. D. Kirby, Tues
day. A license to marry was granted
Miss Alice Mathis and Mr.. Real Black
both Of Grover by Judge Kirby or
Wednesday =. The official tabula-
ton Of votes showed that in the race
for county superintendent or Educa'
ton ]. Logan Jenkins received l,lo'
votes and E. S. McKown, 1903 votes
Limestone college will open foi
the 19l4-l915 session on September Z3
and preparations for the event are now
being carried on. This institution has
long been recognized as the foremost
female college in this section or the
state. and under the able management
of the president, DR.. Lee Davis Lodge
It gains a wider reputation with eacn
passing year. During the past summer
DR.. Lodge and several members OF
the college faculty toured Europe, VS.
iting and studying at the greatest IN
stitutions Of learning in the Worio
They returned better prepared 1or
suits of the coming session will prop
ably show . Boots Guest, little
six year old negro, walking In the
streets Of the city in chains, has az
forded a rather unusual sight in Gan-
ney during the past several days, as
he is undoubtedly the youngest con-
yict on the gang. He was convicted OF
entering several business houses IN
the city earlier in the summer, ana al :
ter repeated offenses with suspended
sentence hanging over him, he was
placed in charge Of Street Overseer j.
]. Parrish. He ran away several times
and Mr. Parrish was finally forced 10
put the chains on him For the
State senate from Cherokee county Dr.
w. l.. Settlemyer and Richmond Stacy
are in the race. There are four can
didates in the second contest for the
house Of representatives. These are
]. G. Wright, j. c. Fort, B. F. RamseuI
and DR.. +. H. Morton. E. Felix Lips
comb, the incumbent, is in the second
race with county supervisor with John
NJ. Jenkins. ]. Logan Jenkins and r.
S. McKown, the incumbent, are max
ing the second contest for county su-
perintendent Of educationn. r. r
Spencer is running against j. M. Alli-
son in the second primary for the
nomination of coroner. j. L. Strain and
]. R. Hughes are making the second
race for magistrate between wilkins
Vile and Skull Shoals. All other oni
GERS were nominated in the first pr1-
mary election held on August 25th
- Mrs. E. S. McKown, agent IN
charge of the Girls Tomato Clubs In
Cherokee county, is confined to her
home in this city by a serious illness
and it will probably be some time be-
fore she is able to attend to her work
However, she advises members OF the
crops to can all fruit, vegetables and
tomatoes in tin cans possible. They
should also make a list Of the labels
needed with the approximate number o1
each, and send it to Mrs. McKown
Several bales Of new cotton have been
ginned in Gaffney this week, the frst
having been brought to Gaffney, Mon
day by Mr.. w. L Self, who lives in the
Love Springs section Of the county
my 81 cents per pound was ofereo
Mr.. Self for the bale. Considering that
this was not a fair price he carried II
back home, and says he will hold all
Of his cotton until he can get better
price ." Mr.. T. w. Little, who re-
Gently underwent an operation for ap-
pendictis and other complications al
the City Hospital, has recovered SUI
ficiently to get out on the streets. He
expects to be able to resume his duties
as out side boss at the Gaffney Manu-
featuring comuany within the next
several days. Friends Of DR.. j
n. Nesbit, who was recently operat-
ed on at the City Hospital for appen-
dicitis, will be glad to learn that he is
recovering rapidly and will in all prob
ability soon be able to leave the hos
l,o.t hn1 Al fn q
time before il was discovered that he
had appendicitis. D. G.. Ross
president Of the First National bank
has been receiving treatment for rup-
ture this week at the Steedley hospital
in Spartanburg. He was reported yes
terday as being much improved, and
will probably return home either today
or tomorrw. DR.. and Mrs. j. S
Dill returned to the city Wednesday
after spending the summer touring
Europe. Gaffney's public schools
which opened Monday, are now run
ming like well oiled machinery in spite
Of the fact that the superintendent
Professor j. Harvey Witherspoon, and
majority Of the teachers are just be-
ginning their first years work at this
place. Prospects for an exceptionally
successful year are very bright. .
Tom Horn cut and severely injured
James Wick about the face and neck
with pen knife in a fight at the con-
vict camp near Blacksburg, Sunday
afternoon. Both of the men are white
members Of the chaingang. The fight
was the result Of an argument over a
bucket Of peaches, which Horn was
peeling. DR.. ]. NJ. Caldwell of Blacks
burg, rendered medical assistance to
the injured man. Horn is serving q
one year sentence for non-support OF
his wife, while Wick is serving an
eighteen months sentence for assault,
and battery with intent to kill =
Last Friday afternoon Carolyn Taylor
president Of the Central Graded school
Tomato club, gave a tomato party tC
the members Of the Tomato club and
two other friends on the lawn of heI
home on Victoria avenue. The guests
amused themselves in playing rooR
and other games after which a tomato
salad course was served. Mrs. Iris
McKown, the guest of honor gave the
girls a talk on the tomato club work
All the girls rejoiced that Mre Nc
kown had so far recovered from n..
recent accident as to be able to be pres
ent. Pretty souvenirs decorated with
the tomato club emblems were given
to each guest. The pleasant afternoon
was brought to a close by the hearty
singing of Tomato Club song
Chester News, Sept. q: Mr.. Ike
Howe. who is in a very grave condi-
| tion at Magdalene hospital gradually
grows weaker and the end is expected
at almost any minute. He underwent
an operation several days ago for ap-
pendicitis. His home is in the Bas-
comville community. He has beer
working at the Cousar Grocery Co.
and is a mighty fine young man. He
is only l9 years Of age. Mr.. j. l.
! Glenn, Jr., anticipates embarking from
New York city on September 23rd, fol
Oxford university, England. He viii
sail on the American boat, st. Paul
. Mr.. Glenn goes as a Rhodes scholar
He says that the university will &c
right on and will not be stopped, al
least this year probably on account OF
the European war. The Rhodes schol-
ars, he said, from South Africa, decid
ed to help England fight Germany anC
would not enter the university. =
Yesterdays storm near LOwryville die
considerable damage. Lighting struck
a mule and darkey close to Mr.. w
O. Guys place. Neither were killed
both, however, We're stunned; the ne
gro for one hour and the mule fol
three The lightning also struck the
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