Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-04-24
LOCAL LACONICS
Common Pleas Court.


Judge DeVore come to Yorkville
yesterday morning to preside over the
court of common pleas and has been
engaged in the hearing Of equity busi-
ness. All Of yesterday was taken up
in the hearing Of appeals from the de-
cisions of magistrates. The judge will
be kept busy today and tomorrow.
Cotton Belt School Closes.
Owing to the fact that both the
teachers, Misses Kittie Blair and Lii
liam Kirkpatrick, have diphtheria, the
Cotton Belt school has been forced to
suspend The school which is in a
flourishing condition would not have
ended it's term for several weeks. None
of the school children have thus far
contracted the disease.
Pretty Patch of Alfalfa.
Mr. Norman S. Black has a pretty
patch Of alfalfa on the north side Of
the road near his home % miles west
of Yorkville. There Is only an acre Of
1t; but it shows a perfect stand,
healthy vigorous growth fifteen to
twenty inches high, and can be point
ed out to visitors as complete sue
cess.
State oratorical Contest.
Rock Hill is alive with college boys
and girls today on account of the
South Carolina oratorical contest
which is to be held at Winthrop col
lege tonight Baseball games between
Clemson and Erskine are also to be
features Of the days programme. A
special train carrying $50 or more
Clemson cadets passed through York
vile today, while the regular trains
of the Southern have been crowded.
The Boys Corn Club.
What about the Boys Corn club?"
Demonstration Agent Blair was asked
Wednesday. We'll" said Mr.. Blair,
'the work is going along smoothly and
all the members are very busy getting
things in shape. The club membership
is not as large this year as last, there
only being about sixty enrolled. How
ever there are no cutters in the num-
ber and they should make as good If
not better showing than they did last
year."
Chief Of Glover Police.
Mr. w. w. Bindeman of Chester, is
the new chief Of police Of Glover, hav-
ing been elected by the Glover town
council a few nights ago. For several
years past Mr.. Bindeman has been
serving as deputy sheriff under Sher-
iff D. e. Colvin of Chester. Mr. Binde-
man succeeds Mr.. John A. Jackson
who has been acting as temporary
chief since the resignation Of Mr.. w.
T. Rankin, now a member of the Gas
tonia. police force. The Glover council
would have been glad to retain Mr..
Jackson permanently, but he did not
want the position. hence the election
Of Mr.. Bindeman.
Harrison Plaxco.
Mr.. John r. Harrison of Yorkville
were married in the latter place We'd
nesday night, Tev. w. ]. Nelson, pas
tor of the Baptist church Of Rock Hill,
performing the ceremony. The groom
is employed as linotype operator by
the York Publishing company Of
Yorkville, and is also we'll known in
Rock Hill, having been connected with
printing offices there. Mrs. Harrison
is we'll known in Rock Hill, and
throughout this community. Immedi-
ately after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison drove to Yorkville. They will
make their home with Mr. and Mrs.
JOS. C. Dickson for the present
Death of Mrs. Robert Sifford.
Mrs. Mary Jackson Sifford. wife Of
MIR. Robert Siffcrd who resides near
Glover, died last Tuesday afternoon
about o'clock in sanitarium in
Charlotte. following an operation for a
kidney infection from which she had
been suffering. Mrs. Sifford who be-
fore her marriage was Miss Mary
Jackson, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. j.
L. Jackson Of Glover, was 35 years Of
age, having been born near Glover.
Feb. l3, 1879 She was for many years
a member of the Glover Presbyterian
church. Besides her husband, Mr..
Robert Sifford, she is survived by her
parents and two sisters, Mrs e. M.
Adams and Miss Maggie Jackson, both
OF whom reside near Glover. The in
terment was at Glover at three o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, following fun
eral services conducted by Rev. A. A.
Mclean, pastor of the Glover Presby-
terian church.
Mr. ]. p. Palmer Dead.
Mr. j. Patrick Palmer died at the
home of Mr.. d. NJ. Benfield near York
vile, at three o'clock yesterday after
noon from the effects of a stroke of
paralysis suffered last Friday. Mr.
Palmer, who was born in Yorkville on
September IS, 1910. was in his 74th