Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-15
LOCAL LAcoNlcS
Holiday Suspension.

ouirer on Christmas day. The CHRIST
mas issue is suspended in order tnat
the staff may have a rev days OF rest
and recreation.
York Ginners' Report.
According to the report Of Joe M.
TAYLOR, special agent Of the United
States census department, 33,O41 bales
of cotton were ginned in York county
prior to Dec. /, Of this year, against
33,4s2 up to the same date last year.
Clemson Has Good Year.
The state department Of education
will within a few days issue the annu-
al report for Clemson college. The re-
port will show that the college has
had one Of the best years in It's MS
tory. More than 100 boys will receive
diplomas from the institution in June
two of the graduates being YORK
county boys.
York Has Good Chance.
Forty prizes worth $3.50 will be
awarded to South Carolina schools
making the greatest progress during
the year by the executive committee
OF the South Carolina School Improve
ment association, which commlttee
will meet in Columbia, next Friday.
Among the York county schools COM
Laney and Cotton Belt schools.
Pig Club Next Year.
York county will have pig club
next year, and the membership VIII
very likely include girls as we'll as
boys. Demonstration Agents Blair ana
McKeown on last Saturday secured
the names Of a number Of boys who
will become members Of the club.
Several counties in South Carolina
had pig clubs this year, and according
to Prof. w. H. Barton, the results OBJ
tanned were quite satisfactory
Hoodtown Masons.
At the regular communication OF
the Hoodtown Masonic lodge, held
last Saturday evening, the following
officers were elected and appointed
to serve during the ensuing Masonic
year, beginning December q: w. M,
John A. McAliley; S. W., H. E. Hood;
]. W., L. l. Dowdle; secretary. ]. E.
s. D.. E. F.. Mickle; j. D., E. 5.
Dowdie; tiler, ]. A. Shillinglaw.
Will Come in the Spring.
Prof Lueco Gunter, supervisor Of
rural schools and Miss Mary Eva
Carolina School Improvement work,
will spend some time among York
county schools in the early spring.
The county authorities have been
anxious to secure the services Of these
experts for some time, but they al
ready have enough work to keep
them busy until spring and will not be
able to visit York until then.
Good Deal of Cholera.
Speaking Of cholera among hogs in
York county Mr.. A. A. McKeown OF
Rock Hill, one Of the county farm
demonstrators said Saturday that
there was a good deal of the disease
in the county. Mr.. McKeown men
toned several farmers in the eastern
section Of York, whose hogs had been
infected, and said that he himself had
been spending a good deal Of time
lately vaccinating hogs with anti
cholera vaccine.
School House RemodeIed.
The trustees of the Roddey school
have recently remodeled the school
house at that place, and the building
now presents a marked Improvement
in appearance. The windows have all
been placed on one side, double floor
has been put in, and the interior
worked over, while the outside has
been painted white. New desks VIII
be ordered in few days The Roddey
school house Is now considered one Of
the best one room structures III the
county.
New Building Opened.
Rock Hills handsome high school
building was formally opened last
Friday, and the exercises Gommemor
ative Of the event were largely at
tended. Wade Hampton Council No.
40, Junior Order United American
Mechanics presented the building
with a Bible and flag, the speech OF
presentation being made by Rev. w. j..
Nelson, pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Rock Hill. Lueco Gunter,
former superintendent of the Rock
Hill schools, was the principal speaker
Of the occasion.
York Boys at Erskine.
York county boys at Erskine college
have recently organized York coun-
ty Club" at Due West: The club mas
twenty-one members. They are: P. A.
Stroup. c. w. Stroup, Brown Baird,
NJ NJ. Stroup, Glover; T. F. Ballard,
S. G. Brice, o. f Roddey, w. L. Mil
ler, E. P. Barron, T. r. Miller, c. o..
williams, D. A. Miller, w. T. Simpson,
Rock Hill; w. K. McGill. G. D. Nc
Gill, ]. B. McGill Hickory Grove: w.
P Whitesides, Sharon: w. T. Belts.
Yorkville r. F. D. No.
Simpson Leslie.
A beautiful wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
c. Simpson at Catawba Junction,
Wednesday evening, when their only
daughter, Miss Florence May, became
the wife of Mr.. Martin l. Leslie, the
ceremony being performed by the
groom's brother. Rev. Nathaniel Less
lie of Fayetteville, Tenn. The groom
is a son Of Mr.. David Leslie of Less
lie, and is favorably known to large
number Of acquaintances. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Leslie will reside near Catawba
Junction.
Both Will Go.
Although both of the one month
scholarships offered by Clemson COL
lege to York county Corn Club boys
were won by James Draffin Of Less
lie, the 12-year ar-old boy can use only
one, and arrangements have been
made whereby Augustus Cain of Sha-
ron, will use one of the scholarships,
he having been awarded second prize
in Glass H. The two boys agreed 10
swap prizes, and both will thereby go
to Clemson The month scholar
ship will be given next August, the
college paying all expenses.
YorkvilIe Church Leads.
Copies of the minutes of the AsSo-
ciate Reformed Presbyterian Synod
which met in Little Rock, Ark. last
month have recently been received by
York county members Of the denomi-
nation. The statistical report shows
that the Yorkville church made the
largest per capita contributions last
year of any church in the First Pres
bytery, the amount being s2l per
member Chester was second highest
with per capita contribution or
third S1S %