Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-04

Washington in the interests Of the
use more cotton movement, spent a few
hours in the city Saturday. Mr.. Pike
is making the walk from Atlanta, Ga,
under the auspices Of the Tallapoosa
Journal. He Is carrying a miniature
bale of cotton to President Wilson.
The presidents bale weighs two pounds
and a half, is bound in brass ties
and has small United States flag at
tached to one end Of it. This bale was
placed on exhibition at the Cherokee
! Drug company during Mr.. Pixies stay
in the city, Saturday, and many in
terested people viewed 1t. Mr. Pike
was selling miniature cotton bales that
cents in order to make his expenses.
He disposed Of number Of these In
Gaffney. 80. Cherokee county's model
health community, the Sunnyside SAM
| itary district, has now been in ope-
ration for three months, under the su-
pervision Of DR.. F. D. Rodgers. The
health community was established on
August 29th, since which time the
people Of the district have been CO.
operating with DR.. Rodgers in his ef-
forts to make it model Of health to
be followed by other communities In
the state. The Sunnyside Sanitary
ed in this state, the other two being
at Reidville, in Spartanburg county,
and at Myrtle Beach, in Horny coun-
ty. At the time this work was in
augurated, three districts in Chero-
kee county were offered the opportuni-
ty Of being chosen for the demonstra-
tion work, 1t being announced that
the one in which the people gave the
most hearty cooperation would be Sc
lected. 1t was necessary for the COM
munity to agree to pay a part Of the
expenses Of the work. The Sunnyside
district was the first in Cherokee
county to comply with the require
ments, so 1t was chosen. .... Miss
Eliza Kirby died last Thursday morn
ing, after several days illness at the
home of her mother, Mrs. ]. S. Little
john, in the Corinth section Of the
county, about three miles from Gaff-
ney On Monday Of last week, she
was taken seriously Ill and sank rap
idly until death came Thursday morn
ing. She was 29 years Of age.
More cotton was sold In Gaffney on
Saturday, than In any one day this
season as yet. Seven and quarter
cents was the market price. The rea-
son for the heavy selling, as ascribed
by some, Is that 1t has become ne
CtSSlly Will SOiuc
the approach Of the holidays, others are
resolved to get little spending mon
ey. Merchants report that trade was
better last Saturday than in some time
past.
Gastonia Gazette, Doc. 4: With two
rival teams in the field, the Reds"
captained by Mr.. G. H. Marvin, and
the Blues" by Mr.. ]. NJ. Holland, the
booster campaign for IS to 100 new
members for the Chamber Of Com
merce, will be commenced in earnest
tomorrow evening at o'clock. The
Reds are G. H. Marvin, w. Y. Warren,
Chas. Ford, DR.. D. A. Garrison, Geo.
R. Grice and ]. L. Deal. The Blues are
j. M. Holland, r. B. Darlington, @, r.
Spencer, S. A. Robinson, ]. H. Ken
nedy and George B, Mason, Both
teams are In the beat of trim and each
will enter the fray determined to win
out AT the regular meeting Of the
Gastonia chapter U. D. c., held last
Friday afternoon, officers for the en-
suing year were elected as follows:
Mrs. j. F.. Thomson, president; Mrs
T. w. Wilson, first vice president; Mrs
F. l.. Wilson, second vice president;
Mrs. o. F. Mason, third vice presi-
dent; Mrs. s. A. Kindley, recording
secretary; Mrs. c. ]. McCombs, assist
ant recording secretary; Mrs. P. r.
Falls, corresponding secretary: Mrs. D.