Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-12
LOCAL LkCoNlCS
SYNOD at Rock Hill.

Synod at Rock Hill.
The South Carolina synod Of the
| Presbyterian church Is to be held in the
| Oakland avenue church, Rock Hill,
beginning next Tuesday, October 19,
| Several score Of delegates will attend.
Charged With Larceny.
Jesse Dixon and George Phillips are
lin the county Jail awaiting trial on the
| charge of larceny. It is alleged that
the two men stole a COW, the property
Of H. C. Cunningham. They were
committed to Jail by Magistrate Win
gate Of Catawba township.
Clemson vii Do II Free.
R. o. Freely, state veterinarian has
written Mr.. Sam N. Johnson that In
suspected cases Of blackleg If the peo-
| pie will wire him at Clemson college,
he will send vaccine free, and the va
| cine may be administered by n Of n
demonstration agents, Mr.. Blair or MI.
McKeown, free Of charge.
County Home Crops Good.
Crops at the county home are I'M
usually good this year, according to
Mr.. /. P. Boyd, superintendent OF the
county home. Mr.. Boyd said he was
expecting to secure a yield Of 1000
bushels Of corn from the farm this
year. There was considerable frost In
the vicinity of the county home yes
terday morning.
Kings Mountain Statistics.
DR.. ]. E. Brison Of Clover, registrar
Of vital statistics In Kings
township, reports that during h 70
month ended October 10, there were
seven births and seven deaths In the
township. There was n white
birth and 6 colored. One white per-
son died and six colored persons.
H. II. Brown Dead.
Mr.. H. H. Brown, for several years
a resident of Yorkville, having been
employed at the Cannon mill up to a
few months ago, when he was forced
to give up his work on account Of be-
ing afflicted with pellagra, died at
Greelyville, s. c., on October 4, as a
result of the disease. Mr.. Brown was
about 40 years Of age and Is survived
by his wife and three children.
Houston at Rock Hill.
Secretary of Agriculture David F.
Houston, DR.. Bradford Knapp, head OF
the farm demonstration work Of the
United States department Of agricul-
ture, and w. w. Long, state agent OF
farm demonstration work, were in
Rock Hill yesterday looking over the
alfalfa fields and other fine crops In
that section. Secretary Houston has
been in South Carolina several days.
Three Good Sermons
Rev. w. s. Hamiter of Blackstock
preached three good sermons at AL
lison Creek, Beth-Shiloh and Beer
sheba Presbyterian churches on Sum
day, Rev. Mr.. Hamiter was at Allison
Creek Sunday morning, Beth-Shiloh
in the afternoon and Beersheba In
the evining. There was a fine con-
gregation on hand at each service and
his hearers were impressed with his
~discourses.
Invented Fire Alarm.
Mr.. H. H. Brown, who died at
| Greelyville, s. c., on October 4, was
the inventor Of a fire alarm for resi-
dence use and about eighteen months
ago filed application with the patent
office in Washington for a patent on
his device. The patent has been duly
he was notified of his successful APP
plication by his patent attorneys. The
device can be produced at compare
lively small expense.
Made Much Syrup.
MI. %. CdTSOH VI Tic bcipuOo oV-
ton. has recently finished making his
annual supply Of molasses. From one
half an acre planted in cane, he has
secured 100 gallons Of the finest quail
ty Of molasses. He planted cane seed
Of an improved variety, n people
who saw his cane patch said that
many Of the stalks were al large as a
mans wrist. Indications are that
York county farmers have grown more
sugar cane this year thar usual.
Prominent Physician Dead.
DIR. Calvin Brice McKeown, one Of
Chester county's best known physi-
clans, and who was equally well
known to a large lumber Of people In
the southern portion Of York county,
died at his home in Chester yesterday
morning, following a long period OF
Ill health. DR.. McKeown was born in
the cornwell section Of Chester county
about SO years ago. He Is survived by
one daughter, Mrs. M. ]. McFadden OF
Clinton, and a brother, Hon. s. T.. Nc
Keown Of Cornwell. The deceased was
a lifelong member Of the Presbyterian
church.
Going to Sow Grain.
Indications are that Bethel town
ship farmers are going to SOW as
| IluCn WHtdL anu OdlS lulo oil ao tiiCy
did last fall and the crop this year has
been about as large as I have ever
known" said Mr.. E. NJ. Miller of York
| Vile No. 6, who was in Yorkville Sat-
urday. "Of course I can't say what
my neighbors are going to do. but 1
do know that I am going to sow as
much foodstuffs as I ever sowed be-
fore. Bethel farmers" continued Mr..
Miller, ARE in good shape this fall
/ I4.-txN ALa Hank shat fhn Onffnr nrnn 10
very short. The corn crop Is good and
we have raised much wheat and oats
and meat"
Work Progressing Rapidly.
Work on the new school building in
Bethel township, located between the
residences Of Messrs. j. B.. Ford and
j. M. Miller, and just off the fine sand
clay road recently erected by h
Changing, is progressing rapidly and
the building will very likely be put in
use this fall. The building will cost
more than $1,000, the majority Of
which sum the patrons Of the school
have contributed in labor and cash.
The patrons have not decided on a
name for the new school house, but 1t
will very likely be called the Miller
| school," Mr.. J.. NJ. Miller having con-
tributed three acres Of land for a site
for the building.
Remains Removed to Gaffney.
The remains Of Col. James Williams,
the Revolutionary hero, who received
his death wound al the battle Of
Kings Mountain, which have been
buried on the Mintz farm, heal Blacks
burg, for the past 1876 years, lave been
removed to Gaffney. Col. williams
was so badly wounded that he died
within a few miles from the battle
field and the patriot soldiers who were
retreating with their prisoners for fear
Of pursuit by Lord CORVALLIS, hur-
ried him where he died. The remov-
al Of the remains to Gaffney was
brought about through the efforts Of
the Gaffney chapter, D. A. R., with the
consent and approval Of Prof. j. H.
Witherspoon Of Gaffney, a direct de-
scendant of Col. Williams.
Saved Many Cattle.
AS a result Of the epidemic Of black
leg among cattle, Bethel township
farmers have found 1t necessary to
spend quite a good little sum for
veterinary services but by so doing
have saved hundreds Of cattle valued
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