Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-05

graded school students to Rock Hill
ON the occasion Of the high school
contest.
LOCAL LAcoNics.
Named az Special Judge.
Governor Manning has appointed
Halcott P. Green Of Columbia, as q
special Judge to conduct the spring
term Of the court Of general sessions
for York county, which convenes In
Yorkville on Monday, April 10.
Appointed Special Judge.
Governor Manning has appointed
Thomas F. mellow, Esq, Of York
Vile, as special Judge to preside over
the circuit court Of Lancaster next
week in place Of Judge Spain, the
regular Judge, who Is Ill.
Appointed on Important Board.
Superintendent Of Education John
E. Carroll has been appointed a mem
Der of the superintendent confer
ence of the Southern Conference for
Education and Industry, which Is to
be held in Chattanooga, Tenn, April
1880.
To Aid in Road Work.
Will Murphy and Will Berry, ne
groes, were placed upon the York
county changing this week, where
they will serve sentences Of thirty and
sixty days, respectively. Both negroes
were convicted in Rock Hill Of carry
ing pistols, and Berry was also con-
victed Of ~disorderly conduct.
Fort Mill Vital Statistics.
w. M. Carothers, registrar Of vital
statistics for Fort Mill township, has
reported that there were six births to
white parents and one to negro par
ents in that township during the
month Of February. There were three
deaths in the township during the
past month, all Of which were among
negroes.
Fertilizers at Tirzah.
Upon inquiry over the telephone
yesterday, 1t was learned that al
though up to this date last year fifty
cars of fertilizer had been shipped to
Tirzah, the first a for this years
consumption has only just arrived.
The average receipts during the past
twelve years have been about forty
cars per annum.
Building Will Not Be Ready.
York county's new courthouse will
not be used at the spring term Of the
court Of general sessions. It Is un-
derstood that the building will be
finished by Travers-Wood Co., by
April 10. Some little time will be re-
quired for the installation Of furnish
ings and the county officers will hard
ly move into the building before July !.
May Be Right Negro.
Sheriff Brown has received a mes
sage from authorities at High Point,
N. c., stating hat they are holding q
negro who W to the description
of Hence Thompson, who Is wanted IN
York county for an attempt to kill
Mr.. John Good Of the Bullock's Creek
about ten days ago. An
officer will be sent to High Point for
the purpose Of Identifying the negro.
Brought Back for Trial.
Walter Cherry, q negro wanted In
York county, for assault n battery
with intent to kill, was arrested in
Salisbury, N. c., this week, and placed
in the county Jail Wednesday after
noon. Cherry Is alleged to have sert-
ously cut Turner Glasscock, a young
white man., last October. He Is being
held in lieu of a $500 bond and will
be tried at the spring term Of court.
Club Contest Ends March 10.
The Enquirer's club contest comes
to a close tomorrow week-Saturday,
the 13th-at 6 o'clock, and all club
makers are required to settle by that
lota yUharo q pIfhnnQkQr hQQ mQnV
subscribers to see before the final
windup, he will appreciate it If he is
not subjected to the Inconvenience OF
upon each one two or more
times.
At Glover.
There are about six cases Of small
box at Clover, the disease having
en- out there about four weeks ago IN a
which had moved to the Clover
mill village from Knoxville,
Tenn. The disease is well in hand at
present and all those who are afflicted
are recuperating nicely. There have
been no new cases to appear lately. A
Glover physician stated this morning
that all Of the cases were very slight.
Appreciative.
The following, dated March 2, was
received yesterday from Mr.. ]. B.
Dickson of Bullock's Creek: "Messrs.
L.. NJ. CRISIS Sons: Enclosed find
check for $1.75 for years subscription
to The Enquirer. I do not know whose
club my name Is on; but somebody
has turned 1t in. Anyway here Is the
price that brings the paper to u
home, and that is what I am concern
ed about. I would gladly pay IS a
year rather than be without The En-
quirer."
Inspecting Road.
The South Carolina railroad COM
mission. Messrs. G. McDuffie Hamp-
ton, John G. Richards and Frank
heir her, annual A inspection s0 Of railway
lines in South Carolina, passed
through Yorkville over the Southern
yesterday afternoon. The
came from Kingville
In a special train. They stated that
the road over which they had travelled
was in good condition.
York Man Elected.
Secretaries and representatives Of
dozen county fair associations at
the annual meeting Of the
South Carolina County Fair associa-
ion at the Jefferson hotel in Column
bia, yesterday. There were a number
IF speakers present, among whom
we're Governor Manning and Commits
Of Agriculture E. j. Watson.
Officers for the ensuing year were
as follows President, Chas. R.
Weeks, Rock Hill; vice president, J.
W. Hughes, ~Orangeburg; secretary
treasurer, Luther Ellison, Lancaster.
Will Not Leave.
There was a rumor on the streets
Yesterday to the effect that Hon. John
F. Carroll. superintendent Of educa-
ton, had been offered an educational
in a field considerably wider
Lhan that which he now occupies. at
practically double his present salary.
When asked about the matter by a
representative Of The Enquirer, he de-
clined to say yea or nay as to the cor
Of the rumor; but on the in
sistence of the reporter, did say that
he expects to stay where he Is.
Vital Statistics for York.
There were 70 births in York county
the month Of January, and SO