Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-10
told BY LOCAL EXCHANGES
News Happenings In NelghbOflng
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR, Lam
caster and Chester.

Gaffney Ledger, Nov. g.: Many Gaff-
ney and Cherokee county people have
! been in Spartanburg this week, at
tending the county tair. While not
the equal Of the state fair held in Co.
lumbia last week, the Spartanbug faiI
has received high praise from hun
/ dreds Of visitors VINO attended the
event, which closes today. .....A Good
strong mule, belonging to Adolphus
| Lipscomb, negro, who lives on route
| 4, was killed late Monday afternoon
when 1t was run over by a Southern
| freight train. The animal had been
and was returning home when struck
| by the train. The mule was valued at
| $500. .... Prof. w. II. Allmon Of Rock
| lngham, N. c., master Of dancing, is
| spending this week in Gaffney. He
| Is organizing a dancing class to be
given instruction every evening at the
hall over the Cherokee Drug Co., on
| Limestone street. ..... .Juetta, the five
year old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Moss, died at the home OF
her parents in this city, last Satur-
| day night. She was buried at Mt.
Paran church cemetery, Monday after
noon, Rev. b. B. Hill conducting the
funeral services. .... The night school
avenue school building, now has an
enrolment of 139 students. Prof. +,
l.. Shuford is principal, with the fol-
lowing teachers: Misses Vadad
Petit, Johnnie Burgess. Rosa Lee
Smith, Myrtle Foster and Susie b.
Marlborough. The class hours are
from 7.30 to o'clock on Monday,
Tuesday and Thursday nights. .......
Some miscreant, or miscreants, who
must have had a grudge against the
automobilists and motorcyclists In
the city in general, scattered large
steel tacks on Limestone street from
the city hall to the railroad, Tuesday
night. Although no punctures were
occasioned, several automobilists re-
port finding one or more Of these tacks
in their tires. The police suspect the
identity of the miscreant and are
working on the case. ....... DR.. j. c.
Clark, representing the Hudson Mule
company Of Atlanta, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday in the city, for the
purpose Of buying mules for the
European armies. Although many
animals were offered, DR.. Clark by
farmers from all sections Of the coun-
ty, very few were made because Of
various reasons, the most frequent
being inability to agree on a price.
ents for the European orphans was
shipped Wednesday afternoon, to the
United States collier, Jason, at the
Brooklyn navy yard, by Misses Lola
Gaffney and Gladys Jackson, who had
charge Of the soliciting in this city.
A large sized box was filled with the
presents of Gaffney people. The
Christmas ship will begin it's voyage
on November 10.
Chester Reporter, Nov. S: Chester
poultry fanciers continue to win. AT
the fair in Spartanburg this week,
Mr.. S. E. Colvin's S. c. Rhode Island
Reds won the following premiums:
1st hen, End cockerel, 1st hen, End and
3rd pullets. Mr.. H. S. Adams sent
over only three. birds and captured 1st
and End cockerel with his Buff Rocks.
Mrs. r. NJ. Strange sent over six
Buff Rocks and won 1st pen, 5th
cockerel, 4th hen and 1st, 3rd and
4th pullet. 80. Mr.. j. G. Simpson has
moved his market to the Eberhardt
building on Wylie street, and j. K.
Spann, the colored merchant, has
moved into the stand vacated by Mr..
Simpson at 1853 Gadsden street.
Mr. Allen Macaulay left yesterday
morning, for Waynesboro, Ca, to at
tend the wedding Of his sister, Miss
Elizabeth Flemming Macauley, and
Mr.. Arthur Forte Evans, yesterday
evening The executive committee
of the Chester Poultry association
has decided to hold the approaching
show at the armory instead OF at the
pavilion as first announced; and
preparations for the event are now
under way. The premium list is in
the hands of the printer, and will be
ready for distribution in a few days.
Dec. 9, 10 and 18th are the dates for
the exhibition. The school at Rod
man has been closed for few days OIL
account Of the presence Of diphtheria
in the community. One Of Mr.. John
Rodman's children died Of the disease
few days ago, and three officers are
SICK though we understand their con-
dition shows improvement. 80. Some
thing extremely interesting is in store
for the people Of this city Tuesday and
Wednesday, Nov. 17-1Sth, when the
Louisiana Health Exhibit cars, popu-
larly known as Health on Wheels,
will visit Chester. The cars will ar
rive over the Southern railway at 6.40
o'clock on the evening of the 18th and
will remain here until the following
morning at SIS o'clock. The cars are
open from $50 a. m, to 10 p. m, while
en- route, and free motion picture en-
tainments are provided for both
whites and negroes, If halls are pro-
vided. ... DR. George johnson has
disposed Of his interest in the Chester
Chero Cola Bottling Co., to Mr.. FitZ-
gerald, Of Spartanburg, and will leave
today or tomorrow for Waycross, Ga,
to manage a plant until spring, when
he will take charge Of the Knoxville,
Tenn, plant that he has purchased.
Mr. Fitzgerald Of Atlanta, is In charge
of the Chester plant. -. The fall term
of the court Of general sessions, which
convened yesterday morning with Spe-
cial Judge c. NJ. Efrd, OF Lexington,
presiding, was one Of the briefest on
record in Chester county, practlcally
all of the business before the court
having been completed yesterday with
the exception of the preparation ana
filing of the grand jury's report.
Rock Hill Record, Nov. 5: Mr.. w.
G. Hutchinson brought to the Record
office yesterday some mighty fine fall
irish potatoes, very large and perfect
about the best lot we have seen yet
They were planted in July, and ne
made a fine crop on his place. Mrs
u. j. ETWln anu llSS SdlliS III WIZ
who have been making their home at
Catawba for some time, returned to
the city Tuesday, and are again living
at their home on East Black street..
J. w. Mccormick of Columbia, who
some time ago bought the undertaking
business of ]. J. Keller & Co., has
closed out his business at this place
and moved to Columbia what stock he
did not sell to w. G. Reid G. Son of
this city. His hearses are being re-
painted by the Rock Hill Buggy Co.,
preparatory to shipping to Columbia
One of our leading citizens remarked
yesterday that this was quite an ad-
vertisement for Rock Hill as healthy
town. having low death rate, as it
would not support two undertaking
establishments. :. The friends of Mr..
Arnold Freidheim were glad to see
him out again yesterday. He had a
bad fall about week ago, which Grip
pied him right much, but he can walk
g little now with the aid Of a crutch.
The restaurant for many years owned
and run by Mr.. ]. n. McElwee, has
been closed and the room will be merg-
cd into Mr.. McElwee's Grocery Store.
this giving him larger quarters and
better facilities for handling his trade.
Eort Mill Times Nov S: Bert Pat