Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-14
LOCAL LAcONICS

LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Ancona Mill Wins.
In a good game of baseball played
at Glover; Saturday afternoon, the
Ancona Cotton Mill team Of Yorkville,
defeated the Glover Cotton Mill team
by a score of Z to 2.
Competing With Standard.
The Texas Oil company in sending
out from it's Chester headquarters to
Yorkville and other points In this
county oil and gasoline in competition
with the Standard Oil company. The
Texas company is using an auto truck
in its oil and gasoline distribution.
Red Men in Rock Hill.
The state convention Of Improved
Order of Red Men, is being held In
Rock HILL this week. The camp fire
was kindled yesterday and will be ex-
tinguished tomorrow Most Of the nu-
merous tribes throughout the state are
represented at the meeting. Col. E. H.
Aull of Newberry, the Great Sachem.
is presiding.
Registration in Rock Hill.
The county board Of registration
kept it's books open in Rock Hill last
week from Tuesday morning to Sat-
urday afternoon to enable electors to
qualify themselves to vote in the
election to be held next month on the
question of adopting the commission
form of government. 1t is estimated
that in all about two hundred Ad-
ditional electors were duly qualified.
The municipal registration is some
thing over 400.
Some York County Sheep.
Twelve pounds Of wool from a sheep
at a single clipping, is not a bad
showing by any means, the average
clipping being about four pounds. Mr..
r. L. Campbell of Yorkville No. 6.
clipped his sheep recently, seventeen
of them and from one of the rams,
which is Of pure Shropshire breed, he
clipped twelve pounds Of wool. The
ram, which is four years old, weighs
about 225 pounds. Mr.. Campbell has
all his wool made into blankets
Death of D. w. Barron.
Mr.. David w. Barron died at the
home of his son, Mr.. w. H. Barron, in
Chester hospital, Saturday after a brief
illness that was incident to the gener-
al breaking down connected with ex-
treme old age. Mr.. Barron was born
near the present village Of Tirzah, on
April IL, 1929, and at the time Of his
death lacked but a single day Of being
IS years of age. He was twice mar
ried; but his second wife has been
dead for many years. He is survived
by four sons, Mr. w. H. Barron, now
in the government service at Washing
ton; Messrs. A. S. Barron and James
Barron of Chester, and Mr.. Campbell
Barron Of Yorkville. The interment
took place at Ebenzer yesterday morn
ing after services conducted by Rev.
]. T. Dendy.
Mrs. w. e. Erwin Dead.
Mrs. Annie Clark Erwin, wife OF
DR.. w. E. Erwin Of Yorkville, died at
her home in Yorkville about half past
three o'clock yesterday afternoon, fol-
lowing an illness Of more than year.
The immediate cause Of death was ap-
poplexy. Mrs. Erwin, who was Miss
Annie Camilla Clark, was more than
80 years of age. She was twice mar
ried, her first husband being the late
Thomas Bratton Of this county. On
November 13, 1878 she married Dr.
w. E. Erwin, who survives her. The
deceased was the last survivor or her
immediate family. She was for many
years a member of the Church OF the
Good Shepherd, Yorkville, from which
sanctuary the funeral was held TINS
morning, the services being conducted
by Rev. T. Tracy Walsh. The inter-
ment is to be at st. Stephens, in Berk-
eley county, the funeral party having
left this morning over the Southern
railway, via Camden Junction.
Death of 3. r. RawIinson.
Mr.. b. Frank Rawlinson, OF Rock
HILL died at his home in that place on
last Friday morning, following an ILL
ness Of several weeks, aged 81 years.
MIR. Rawlinson was a native Of Rich
land: but came to Yorkyille while q
young man, and was for many years
a resident of the north eastern part OF
Bethesda township. He was farmer
Of much practical as we'll as scientific
knowledge, and in the years preceding
the Civil war was leading contribu-
tor to the splendid work accomplished
by the Indian Land agricultural so
ciety. Surviving Mr.. Rawlinson are
his second wife who was Miss Moore,
Of Bethesda, three daughters, Mrs. Ell
la Cunningham Of Rock Hill, Mrs.
Cora McFadden Of Gastonia, N. c.,
and Mrs. Jesse Massey Of Texas also
a brother, John M. Rawlinson OF
Charlotte. Mr.. Rawlinson was an uncle
Of w. ]. Rawlinson, a long time prom
inent resident Of Rock Hill. Mr.. Raw
linsons first wife was Miss Harris OF
Yorkville, who died many years ago.