Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-27
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland. CASTOR. Ian
caster and Chester.
Rock Hill Record, July %: 1t may
interest the readers of the Record to
, learn that the editor of this paper left
last night for Philadelphia where to-
day he entered the German hospital
for treatment with the hope Of get
ting relief from a distressingly pain
full nervous affection. He hopes to re-
turn to Rock Hill in a month reliev-
ed of the affection and thus better pre-
pared to help the work of progress in
this city.
Gaffney Ledger, July %: Mr.. T. H.
| Westrope was operated on at the city
hospital Wednesday for appendicitis.
His condition yesterday was reported
to be entirely satisfactory to attending
| physicians. 800. Sheriff w. w. Thomas
returned last night from Greenville,
where he attended the annual meeting
| Of the South Carolina Sheriffs' associ-
alton. .......R Rev. George c. Leonard,
pastor Of the Buford Methodist church,
left yesterday for Hendersonville.
Asheville and Waynesville, where he
| will spend some time recuperating
from a recent illness. ..... Miss Eula
| Mae Harris and Mr.. B. L. Grub were
married Monday evening by Probate
Judge w. D. Kirby, at his residence on
| Cherokee avenue Miss Laura Mae
| Moss and Mr.. Andral Bratton Summit,
both of Kings Mountain, N. c., were
married by Judge Kirby Wednesday.
Governor Manning has not yet
appointed anyone to fill the unexpired
term Of the late r. F. Spencer. as COR
| oner for Cherokee county. A mar who
is in touch with the governors office
is reported to have said that sixteen
applications for the position have been
filed, but this is probably an ex-
aggeration. However, there are some
eight or ten candidates.
Chester Reporter, July %: Mr.. W. Fl.
Hamilton and family Of Edgemoor.
and sister, Miss Mary, Of this city,
who left Monday, the 9Th, in their
Ford car for Pellston, Mich, made the
trip most successfully, arriving at their
destination in eight days, without a
! single mishap, not even a puncture.
While traversing Tennessee, Mr.. Ham
ilton was compelled to make several
wide detours on account Of the flood
erwise had a pleasant and propitious
trip. Notwithstanding the strain Of
driving his car for eight consecutive
days, Hr. Hamilton was not a bit done
up by the trip. and was a member Of
a fishing party the day after his ar
rival and s~ignalized the event by
catching several fine trout. ........
County Farm Agent ]. A. Riley states
that orders have been received for
seed for forty-two more acres Of al
falfa in the county and there are 9TH
ers who intend to increase their acre
age and whose orders are not included
in these figures. Encouraging pro-
gress has been made this year in
Chester county with alfalfa, and Mr..
Riley feels very much gratifed. 800.
Mr.. c. S. Ford Of Blackstock No. 3,
who was in the city today, reports
splendid rains last night all the way
from his home to Chester. Crops along
the road are in good shape, showing
no effects of fertilizer reduction. 900.
Miss Marguerite Talbert Of Laurens, a
Winthrop graduate with two years
experience in the schools of Denmark,
has accepted the position Of teacher Of
the seventh grade boys at the College
Street school.
Fort Mill Times, July %: Mr.. J.. F.
Lyle, one Of the towns oldest and
most highly esteemed citizens, has
been seriously i'll for several days at
his home on East Booth street. 800.
According to a report Of Chief Of Po-
lice Lynn, twenty-five worthless dogs
Of the town have been shot by the Of
ficer during the last year. The mum
Der Of dogs roaming the streets is
n~oticeably less than heretofore, but
there are still a few that should be
dispatched at once......C j. Baum
gardner, chief operator at the Southern
Power company's electric plant three
miles west of Fort Mill, is spending a
few days at the home Of his parents in
Newton, N. C.......The first home
grown watermelons Of the season were
brought to market on Saturday and
sold readily at a good price. The wat
ermelon crop in this section is, we are
told, not as good as ordinary. .......
Editor ]. K. Breedin Of the Manning
Herald, visited Fort Mill Friday
evening and delivered a forceful lee
ture in the cause Of prohibition from
the stand in Confederate park. About
100 Of u citizens heard the address.
......J. T. McGregor arrived by auto
Friday from Forest City, N. c., and
Joined his family for a short visit to
relatives in this city. Mr.. McGregor
leaves during the week for Huntsville,
Ala, to assume the supe%rintendency Of
a large cotton mill.
Kings Mountain Herald, July %:
Nathaniel Guiton, a Confederate veter-
an and a soldier Of the cross, died at
his home near the Klotho mill Friday,
July 16, at the age Of rs years. The
remains were taken to Hopewell Bap-
fist church near Blacksburg, Saturday
and laid to rest in the cemetery near
by, the old church where he worked
and worshiped in other days.. Rev.
l. E. Kirby, professor of mathematics
in Linwood college, moved last week
to Donald, S. c., where he becomes
superintendent Of the graded schools.
......J. 3. ThomaSSon has discovered