Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-13

important action az it's regular meet
ing held at the library, Wednesday
afternoon. The women, feeling the
need Of more attention towards beau
tifying the town, decided on a plan to
enhance the appearance OF our streets
by more trees and urging the property
owners to put in grass plots along the
edge of the sidewalks as soon as the
paving has been done. Each men,
ber of the league is to pay for at least
one elm tree and is to urge all her
friends to help in the good work. She
is furthermore to put in grass along
the edge of the pavement bordering on
her home. We believe the good eX-
ample Of these women will be follow
ed by our people generally. 49,. ON
last Wednesday afternoon at $50
o'clock, the spacious colonial home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. A. Huey, eight
miles north of Lancaster, was the scene
Of a beautiful marriage when their
eldest daughter, Louise, became the
bride of Mr.. Henry Eugene Wilson Of
Cheraw, S. G.
Fort Mill Times, Oct. g.: The York
vile Enquirer estimates that rs per
cent of the farmers Of York county
are able to hold their cotton without
any financial aid. In Fort Mill town
ship, we venture the estimate that
even a greater per cent Of the farmers
are holding the staple. 80. Announce
ment is made through a Spencer, n.
c.. newspaper, Of the engagement of
Miss Alice Armstrong and Mr.. VIM.
H. Womble, the marriage to take place
on Thursday, October %. Miss Arm
strong is a niece of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
H. Sutton Of Fort Mill township. For
several terms, Miss Armstrong has
taught the Sutton school, and Is well
known in this city and vicinity......
While there is not in Fort Mill or the
township to our knowledge, an in
strument for accurately recording the
rainfall, the amount OF water which
fell in this vicinity during Saturday
and Sunday is believed by many to
have been in excess Of four inches.
AS result Of the downpour the creeks
and branches were greatly swollen for
several days, but we have heard Of no
bridges being washed away or other
sss
Chester News, Oct. 9: The South
Carolina railroad commission has ask
ed the c. & NV. Rwy., to operate
motor passenger cars to replace trains
Nos. and 8, which the railway remov-
ed a few weeks ago. The road would
be glad to put on these cars, it Is learn
ed, If the commission would show them
where they could profitably get the
money to make the purchase. Such
cars cost about $4,000 and in these
dull times that much money Is about
as scarce as hens teeth. .... "A new
business Of importance in
Chester will throw wide open its por-
tails tomorrow. 1t will be known as the
New York Bargain House. 1t will be
located on Gadsden street, below Nc
Cullough's Grocery. The proprietor
will be Mr.. j. T. Collins, who already
runs q large department store further
up the street. Mr.. c. Edgar Darby will
be manager Of the business. .... In re-
sponse to a list Of thirteen questions,
from the State Superintendent of Edu-
cation, ]. E. Swearingen, County Su-
perintendent Of Education w. d. Knox
and Prof. D. l.. Rambo, principal Of the
Chester Public schools, after about ten
days hardwork, prepared the following
accurate answers: l. Number OF en-
rolled voters from 21 to 29 years OF
age? 666. g Number Of these voters
making their mark on the rolls? I'LL
3. Number of enrolled voters from 80
to 80 years Of age? 621. 4. Number
of these voters making their mark on
the rolls? 81. 5. Number Of enrolled
voters from 40 to 49 years Of age? $40.
6. Number of these voters making
their mark on the rolls? 46. 7. Num-
ber of enrolled voters from so to 80
years of age? 1863. s. Number Of these
voters making their mark on the rolls?
SO. 9. Number Of enrolled voters 6O
years Of age or upwards? 313. 10.
Number Of these voters making their
mark on the rolls? 6S. II. Total num-
ber of enrolled voters in the county?
2,309. IL. Total number of these vot-
ers making their mark in the county?
39S. 13. Per centage Of white illiteracy
among Democratic voters as shown by
the 1914 rolls? ia. ..... The Manetta
Mills Store Of Lando, was robbed Sat
urday night Of pair Of shoes and thir-
teen dollars in cash. The thief effected
an entrance by prizing a strip off the
door that gripped the glass. When this
was accomplished he pulled the glass
out and hurled it upon the sidewalk,
breaking it. Strange to say no one
heard the noise. 900. AT a meeting OF
the executive committee Of the Chester
Poultry association, Friday evening, 1t
was decided to have the fourth annual
show December 9, 10 and IL, at the Pa
vilion on Walnut street.
Shelby Highlander, Oct. 10: Miss Lu-
cinda Harrill died Thursday afternoon
Of last week at her home near Double
Springs, No. Z, township. She was 7S
years of age and was daughter Of the
late Streeter Harrill She was faith
full member Of the Double Springs
Baptist church. Interment was in the
family graveyard, she being the last Of
her family. 80. Mr.. T. c. Gardner was
painfully injured at Buffalo, this week.
He was backing his team Of mules
when the smokestack fell, causing the
team to run away, throwing him out
and injuring him very painfully. 1t
took IA stitches to sew up his wound on
the head. He is getting along very well
at present. Mr.. and Mrs. j. I.
Bowman are having their home on w.
Warren street, purchased from Mr.. w.
R. Hartness, overhauled and re-painted
md expect soon to occupy 1t. In
the recent bond issue for good roads
in No. s, the vote was as as follows
Isl for, 80 against, at Polkville; % for, |
% against, at Delight; majority So for i
he bonds. ...... Misses jamie Ewers, |
Sallie Lou Packard, Mary Damron, all
If Shelby and Mary B. Crowell Of Lin
,olntOn, left Shelby, Wednesday, for
'Fassifern," now located at Hender-
sonville. q. . Sheriff d. d. wilkins states
hat so far this year the tax collections
nave been unusually slow.
III You cannot afford to miss spend
ng some Of these beautiful autumn