Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-29

were appointed members or the eNecu-
tive committee to cooperate with Mrs
w. f. Mccullough, the chairman, in
work Of various kinds for the library
Gaffney Ledger, Sept IS: The most
auspicious opening in the history 0i
the institution" was the remark made
by DR.. Lee Davis Lodge, president OF
Limestone college, in speaking OF the
prospects for the 1914-l915 session
which began Wednesday. Everything
is fire. and we expect to have a year
that will be remembered in the future
as the greatest yet attained" No Of
ficial figures as to ths eHrOllment could
be obtained yesterday, but Df. Lodge
said that it fully equaiied that of tast
year. DR. c. A. Ridley of Atlanta
Ga, will conduct a protracted meeting
at the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church
in this city, beginning on Thursday,
October lst No time limit has been
set for the meetings to continue, but
they will probably be held as long as
the interests and results demand. Dr.
Ridley will be assisted by Rev. c. W.
Payseur, pastor Of the church. Ser
vices will be held twice each day, $3.50
o'clock in the afternoons and 7.45
O'Clock at nights. By buying bale
of cotton from Mr.. S. Quinn at ten
cents per pound and paying for 1t $50 in
gold, Mrs. w. K. Gunter, is the first
lady of Gaffney to join in the move
ment, lent great encouragement to the
Buy a Bale" plan in Gaffney. About
twenty bales have been bought in this
movement since it was inaugurated in
Gaffney, the greater portion OF 1t being
bought by different men. Com
mendable gains over the previous year
in the attendance at the schools OF
Cherokee county, with one exception,
are to be noted from County Superin-
tendent Of Education T.. 3. Mckown's S
annual report for the past year, re-
Gently sent 10 State Superintendent OF
Education J. +. Rweafingen. The eX-
ception noted is a decrease Of 29 in the
white city schools, while every other
school in the county reported increased
attendance. The total enrolment in
all schools OF the county last year was
6,S26 Of which number 1883 were white
and 2,443 colored. For the year before
the total enrolment was 6,242, pf
which number 4,231 were white and
zoos cOlored. The total increase in at
tendance amounted to 5S4. The report
covers the year from July l, 1913, to
July /, 1914. Negro schools in the
county reported a total gain of 43S pu-
schools reported a gain of LAG. The eX-
penditure for each white child last year
was $9.62, an luCrcaSe Of $l.26 over the
year before; for each negro in school
last year $2.91 was expended, an in
crease of "a cents over the year before.
-. Closing the local work of the can
ming club girls of Cherokee county
will be the rally day exhibition to be
held at the court house on October 10,
under the supervision Of Mrs. +. ;. Nc
Kown, agent in charge Of the work,
This event is being planned with great
care. Mrs. McKOwn has been prevent
ed from taking active direction of the
work of the clubs during the yast two
months owing To illness resulting from
an automobile accident i'm which she
was injured several weeks ago, but she
has now recovered sufficiently To re-
sumo the work with earnest enthuSi-
aSm The revival services being
conducted at the First Baptist church
by DR.. J. II. Dew Of RidgeCreSt. y. c.,
came to a successful close Wednesday
night, The services were largely at
tended by all denominations through
cut the ten days continuance, hundreds
being present at each meeting. DR.. Dew
is Il furceful preacher, and he made a
lasting impression upon his cOngrega
ton. Singing by Mrs. Dew added ma :
tcrially To the pleasure of the meetings
Thirty-threc aCCeSSiOnS to the church
10y baptism and ten by letter were the
results ~ the revival. ... Miss Clara
Belle Kirby and Mr.. Charles NJ. Gilmore
were married at the home of the bride
in the WilkinSvillc section of the cOun-
" Wednesday afternoon. the Rey. J. 4.
Bledsoc performing tn" ceremony. The
bride is Il charming daughter OF MT.
Coleman Kirby, and the groom is Il
prosperous busincS man OF the Will
kinsville section of the county. Many
friends wish them much happiness on