Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03
LOCAL LACoNlcS.
To Consolidate Schools.

The Point people made arrangements
last Saturday, for the erection Of new
two-room school house to cost about
81, 500, with view to consolidating the
Belleview and Point schools. Miss
Bessie Sanders is teaching at Belle
view and Miss Martha Faulkner is
teaching at Point. The consolidation
it is believed, will give a more COM
Portable and convenient school build
ing and more effective school.
After Rock Hill Tigers.
Rock Hill Record: Constables Allen
of this city and Jackson of Yorkville
made a raid on a club in the Fewell
building on West White street, Satur-
day afternoon and broke into the lock-
els, securing one hundred and ninety
odd pints Of BOOZE" consisting OF
rye, corn and brandy, some Of which
was in half pint bottles. No arrests
were made at the time, but there will
be some made later on in connection
with it.
Bethany vs. Hickory Grove.
Glover, January 80: Bethany defeat
ed Hickory Grove in game Of bas-
ket ball last Friday, on the formers
grounds, by a score Of q to 3. This is
the second time the Bethany boys have
defeated the Hickory Grove team
They were outclassed in every way
The Bethany boys worked like ma
chinery. The line up Of the Bethany
team was as follows: L. McCarter and
NJ Grayson, forwards; L. Gettys, CEN
ter, and l. Pursley and c. Ratterree
guards. The Bethany boys have made
a good record this year, winning all OF
the six games played.
Mr.. L. w. Louthian Dead.
Mr.. L. W. Louthian, for thirteen
years coroner Of York county, and for
many years night watchman In the
town Of Yorkville, died at his home In
the western outskirts of Yorkville, last
Friday evening at sos o'clock. after
being confined to his bed for a week,
His death is attributed to heart trou-
BILE and complications. Mr.. Landon
Wiley Louthian was born at Rural Re-
treat, Va, on January 5, 1S47, and at
the time Of his death was therefore
aged 81 years and 25 days. From
Virginia he moved to North Carolina
in 1870, and in 1889 moved to the Point
section Of York county, and was for
several years engaged as a school
teacher. He moved to Yorkville about
1898 or 1899, and was elected coroner
in 1900, and reelected in 1904, 1908
and 1912. He was twice married, first
to Mary Wilkinson ip 1875, and after
her death in 1885, to Jennie Heron, OF
the Point section, in 1887. His second
wife survives him, and he is also Sur
vived by the following children: A. H.
Louthian Of Charlotte; l. Rufus Lou
tnia. Of Toledo, O.; B. F. Neff Lou
THAN of Blacksburg; Mary Louthian
of Rural Retreat Va; Mrs. T. K.
Thomasson, ]. Guy, Landon, Orin and
Oliver Louthian Of Yorkville. Mr..
Louthian was a Mason, Red Man and
an Odd Fellow. The interment took
place Saturday afternoon, the funeral
services being conducted by Rev. E. E.
Gillespie, assisted by Rev. ]. L. Oates.
Mr.. Louthian's record was that Of a
self-respecting, unassuming citizen
who tried to do his duty and he was
held in high appreciation by the peo-
pie Of the county. There was quite a
large turn out at the funeral.
Mr.. Creech's Sewerage Bill.
Rock Hill special Of January 81. to
the Columbia State: There has been
no little speculation here as to the mo-
tive behind the introduction Of bill
requiring all cotton mills in York
county to connect with sewerage sys-