Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-29
TUESDAY, DECEMBER as, 1914.

Mr.. Branch is prosperous farmer Of
1 the Bethesda section, and has many
friends and acquaintances throughout
the county. Mr.. and Mrs. Branch ex-
lpect to make their home at Fruit Hill,
nSaluda county, s. c.
Petition In Bankruptcy.
Mr.. Andrew Moffatt McGill. the
well known merchant Of Ramah, has
Nfiled a voluntary petition in bank
$ruptcy. The business was taken over
by the United States court on last
Saturday According to the scheduled
filed liabilities total $22.673. and as
sets $31,066. Mr.. McGill was doing
a fiourishing business until the de-
velopment Of the depression following
the breaking out Of the war, and he
continued a brave struggle that would
have very likely won out In the end;
but impatient creditors continued
to press until finally there seemed
nothing left but to turn the whole
thing over to the courts and the law
yers.
Farmers Union to Meet.
York county farmers will very like
ly be interested in the announcement
that a call has been issued for meet
ing in Columbia, Jan. 19, Of the South
Carolina Farmers Union. Legislation
:. Of special significance to the agricul-
Mural interests will very likely be dis
Rcussed. The call bears the signatures
Of E. w. Dabbs, president; j. b.
whetsell. vice president; ]. w. Shealy,
B. Harris and r. NJ. Cooper. members
Of the executive committee and j.
Whitner Reid. secretary. The call in
part Is as follows: The state officers
desire to have a full and representa-
.;-.. -.oot;-r ~ To ITnion mem
bers. We would urge every delegate
and member to attend who can pos
sibly do so, and to be prepared to stay
two days. or more If necessary. to dis
pose properly Of the matters that
need your consideration
LiIley- jackson.
Lilley. near Filbert. was the scene OF
a pretty wedding. Sunday evening. at
6 o'clock when their daughter, Miss
Hattie, became the bride OF Mr.. Her
bert jackson. The ceremony. which
was performed by Rev. w. w. Lips
comb. pastor Of Glover and Union
Baptist churches. was witnessed by
number Of friends and relatives OF the
contracting parties. The bride Is very
popular in her home community and
the groom. who Is a son Of Mr.. Thos.
Jackson. who lives near Glover, has a
host Of friends and acquaintances. MT
and Mrs. Jackson will make their
home with Mr.. Jackson's parents TOT
\ the present.
u title BIoekadins Now.
Speaking Of blockaders in the Kings
Mountain battle-ground section. the
other day, an officer who has had
wears Of experience in breaking up IL
licit distilleries told the reporter that
there was less whisky being made in
that section at this time than at any
time in years. Asked as to the reason,
the officer said that so many distll-
leries had been broken up during the
past few years that many OF the dis
tillers had simply quit the business
because they had realized that 1t was
impossible to evade the law. But"
continued the officer, there are. of
course. sopNe folks up there still max
ing whislA, and there always will be.
But they hard to catch-very, very
hard to catch; and therefore they
must be scarce. And there Is another
thing. have not seen near as much
blockade whisky during the past
month as heretofore
Generous Offer From Norway.
The Bethel hail storm sufferers are
to receive nearly a carload Of cot
ton and corn seed, to be contributed
by citizens Of Norway. S. c. Mr.. B. B.
Williams Of Norway, was the original
mover in the benefaction. After secur-
ing the cooperation Of his eighbors:
Mr. Williams wrote to Commissioner OF
Agriculture Watson. Commissioner
Watson sent the letter to Mr.. Chas. L.
Cobb, Of the committee, stating that
he, Mr.. Watson, would try to get free
transportation and asking for instruc-
tions. and Mr.. Cobb forwarded 1t to
Mr.. w. D. Grist. chairman of the COM
mittee, with the suggestion that so far
as he was concerned, the contribution
should be disposed Of in accordance
with the resolution adopted by the
committee and providing that all con-
tributions then on hand be distributes
among the Bethel people. Mr.. G1st
wrote Mr. Cobb, agreeing with his
suggestion, and advised that the car
be consigned to Mr.. w. w. Stanton at
Clover. He stated also that If the
freight charges could not be provided
for as Mr.. Watson had suggested, ne
was quite sure that the amount could
be raised by priv subscriptions or
otherwise. So the matter stands at
present.