Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-23
LOCAL LACONICS
The New County Home.

The New County Home.
The county board of commissioner:
met at the county home this morning
with the architect and county survey
or. for the purpose Of laying off the
grounds for the proposed new build
ing, which is to occupy the site OF the
one now in use.
Station Will Not be Moved.
The South Carolina Railroad Com
mission on Saturday, announced thai
they did not find sufficient reason fol
the removal Of the Delphos station tc
Dunlap's crossing. Neither will side
track be built at the crossing. 1t viii
be remembered that the commission
held a hearing on the matter at Del
phos, some weeks ago.
Negro Killed by a Baseball.
Jim Moore, colored, was instantly
killed near Pineville colored church
about nine miles south least Of York
vile last Saturday. by being struck in
the head with baseball. A ball game
was in progress and Moore, who was
catching received the full force Of a
ball which had struck the batter a
glancing blow.
Congressional Campaign.
The Democratic chairmen Of the
counties Of the Fifth congressional
district have arranged a campaign
itinerary which provides for one
meeting day at the county seat OF
each county as follows: Chesterfield
July IA Camden, July 16; Lancaster
July 1S; Gaffney, July 21; Yorkville,
July 90; Chester, July %; Winnsboro
July 2S. There will Of course, be
other speaking at other points in the
district.
Glover Teachers.
The trustees of Glover High school
have elected the following teachers to
serve during the next session: Annie
Lee Neil, 9th and 7th grades; Mabel
Flanagan, 4th and 5th; Anna Lewis,
2nd and 3rd; EuZelia Wilson. 1st
grade; Chamie Roddey. high school
assistant. The Enquirer was incor-
rect in the statement made some time
ago that Prof. T. w. Cooley had been
elected principal. The trustees tried
to engage Prof. Cooley, but he had al
ready made other arrangements. The
authorities are at loss as to where to
get a good male teacher to take charge
of the school,
Death of Mrs. r. A. Cooper.
News was received in Yorkville,
yesterday of the unexpected death of
Mrs. Cooper, wife of Hon. R. A. Coop
er, candidate for governor. Mrs.
Cooper had been indisposed for sever
al days; but there seemed to be no oc
casion for especial alarm at her con-
dition. She took suddenly Ill yester-
day morning and died shortly before
~ o'clock. The deceased was a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Ma
chen Of Princeton, Greenville county.
She is survived by her father, her
husband and one small child, and the
following brothers and sisters: E. b.
Machen of Laurens; Mrs. A. j. Mon
roe Of Princeton; Mrs. o. B. Riddle OF
Mr.. John Machen of
Princeton, and Rev. Jas. H. Machen
Of Yorkville. Mr.. Cooper was at the
bedside of his wife when she died.
Death of Mr. e. C. Caldwell.
Mr. Edward Clarence Caldwell. for
merly of Kings Creek, but for the past
eight years in the employ of the
Southern railway, died in a Salisbury
hospital about seven o'clock yesterday
after an illness of two days.
Death resulted from stomach trouble,
but the exact nature Of the malady is
not known. Mr.. Caldwell was about "a
years Of age, and at the time Of his
death was an engineer Of the South
ern, running between Greenville and
Spencer, y. c. He was stricken soon
after reaching Spencer. Saturday night
his condition being regarded as criti-
cal from the beginning. The deceased
s survived by the following brothers
and sisters Hugh, James, T. NJ. w.
r.. Harry, Herbert, Mrs. H. l.. Wright,
Misses Lena and Margaret Caldwell.
The funeral and interment was at
3eersheba at noon today. services be-
ng conducted by Rev. +. Ray Riddle.
Some Fine Crops in Beth Shiloh.
There are some unusually fine crops
,ut in the direction of Beth Shiloh A |
armer from out that way told The |
enquirer last Saturday, that Mr.. ]. w. |
.ove has the finest prospect for a |
rood corn crop that he has seen for |
ears The corn was planted in the
,ottOms about April |, has been work
d regularly and Is now waist high,
nd as black as a rain cloud. Mr.. j.
:. Fewell, generally conceded to be
ne of the best farmers in the neigh
orhood. has fine crops of both cotton
as two or three of the best cotton