Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-04

OF Clover, says. FOuHu my ooo s.'
Saturday morning, thanks to adVer-
| tisement."
YorkviIIe Won.
The Yorkvile Graded school base
ball team won a game from the Ches-
ter team last Friday. The game was
played in Chester and the score was
4 to l.
Alfalfa Looking Good.
There are a number Of fine looking
patches Of alfalfa on the road between
Newport and Rock Hill and barring
a hailstorm, the owners are expecting
/ fine yields. Like wheat and oats
along the road, alfalfa Is needing a
good rain.
Wanted In Charlotte.
Constable Allen and Policeman
Strait of Rock Hill, on Saturday ar
rested a negro named Ernest McNeal,
who Is wanted in Charlotte for shoot
ing Will Hicklin and John Roach, ne
groes, on May 6, 1912. The negro has
been sent to Charlotte for trial
Destroyed by Fire.
The residence Of Mr.. F. D. Under
wood, who resides near Leslie, was
destroyed by fire Friday night, the
origin Of the blaze being unknown.
The dwelling was the property Of Mr..
w. ]. Cornwell. 1t Is understood Mr..
Underwood had his furniture insured.
Registration Board in Session.
The York county board of regis
tration, represented by Messrs. r. M.
Wallace and J. B. Barron, held its
regular monthly meeting yesterday:
Mr.. L. G.. Num- OF Rock Hill, the third
/ af ha hon nd h1n fn
be present. About twenty registra-
ton certificates were issued, mostly to
citizens Of Yorkville.
Convention At Enon.
The annual convention Of the York
county Baptist Sunday School associ-
alton is being held at Enon church,
near Smyrna this week, the sessions
beginning this morning. A. E. Willis
Of Rock Hill, Is president Of the asso-
tion. Practically all Of the Baptist
Sunday schools in the county are rep
resented. The convention will adjourn
tomorrow afternoon.
In New Quarters.
tered in the handsome new building
recently erected on Kings Mountain
street by Mr.. ]. Meek Smith. The
structure was erected with the idea Of
housing a postoffice. New lock box
es have been installed and both the
postal authorities and the patrons Of
the Office are highly pleased with the
new quarters which are almost as
large as those Of the Yorkville office.
Considerable Hail Yesterday.
! Reports from various sections Of
the county indicate that there was
considerable hail in connection with
the heavy shower Of rain yesterday
morning. There was slight fall Of
hail in the Cotton Belt section and
the fall Of hailstones along the C. &
NV. railway between Yorkville and
| Glover, was pretty severe for a few
minutes, many Of the hailstones being
as large as good sized marble.
Will Close This Week.
Exercises In connection with the
closing Of the Hickory Grove High
school will be held in the school au-
ditorium this week, beginning tomor-
row evening and continuing through
Friday evening. Eight pupils have
successfully passed the tenth grade,
night. They are: Florie McGill,
Mabel Foster, Irma Hood, Dell Scog-
gins, Clifford Allison, Johnnie Buice,
Wesley Love, William Hood.
Runaway Near Cotton Belt.
An exciting road accident occurred
Friday afternoon between the homes
Of Messrs. D. c. Clark and A. L.
Black in the Cotton Belt section.
Land and her son, Earl, became
frightened by motorcycle driven by
Rev. F. w. Dibble. The occupants Of
the buggy were thrown to the ground
inflicting painful but not serious in
juries. After running some distance.
the mule was stopped near the home
Of Mr.. Black.
Fishing Good in Catavba.
/ A Rock Hill man stated to a repre-
sentative of The Enquirer Friday,
that there were lots Of fish In the
Catawba river near the Catawba
Power company's dam, this season.
A number Of people who have been
fishing there report very good luck
and say that the fish seem to be more
abundant than they have been for
several years. Most Of the fish, Of
course, are carp suckers and cat
fish.
of on Inspection Trip.
County Supervisor Thos. w. Boyd
and several township supervisors left
yesterday afternoon for Greenville,
where they went to inspect road
building in Greenville county. The
party will very likely return to-
night or tomorrow morning. The
township supervisors Of York county
are: Bethel, r. 8. Riddle; Bethesda,
w. s. Percival; Broad River, w. s.
Wilkerson; Bullock's Creek, ]. ]. Plex-
leo; Catawba, Burton Massey; Fort
/ Mil opEonohtn. Ehanozar
Jno. F. Williams; Kings Mountain,
r. M. Robinson; York, A. L Black.
Good Crowd at Closing.
| There was a fairly large crowd at
Guthriesville school Friday night on
account Of the entertainment in con-
nection with the school closing and the
proved to be quite a creditable affair.
The teachers Of the Guthriesville
school during the year which has
closed were Misses Annie Miller and
Mary Clark. The school trustees are
j. c. Bell, M. Bratton and ]. w. Moore.
The Smyrna school in district No. A,
also closed its years work Friday.
This school was In charge Of Misses
Elizabeth Faris and Bertha Barton.
Lever At Glover.
A citizen Of Glover who was I'm
Yorkville Saturday, said that Glover
people were expecting a large number
Of people out to hear Hon. Asbury F.
Lever, congressman from the Seventh
| district, who has accepted an invi-
tation to make a., address before the
Glover school next Friday night. Con-
gressman Lever, who Is one Of the
best known southern representatives
in congress, Is an orator Of ability,
and his address will be we'll worth
hearing. In addition to the address a
carefully prepared programme will be
carried out.
Crimson Glover in Gold Hill.
The most noticeable features Of the
landscape in the Gold Hill section Of
Fort Mill township, are the wheat and
oats crops, the freshly plowed fields
planted in cotton and corn, and more
especially the numerous patches Of
crimson clover, from ten inches to
knee high and in full bloom. From
several Of the farmers the reporter
learned that they had been advised
that because Of the war in Europe it
would be we'll for them to save their
crimson clover seed this year, and
| ., Lit