Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-11
TUESDAY, MAY II, 1915

ored births during the month ending
May 10. There were eight deaths
among white people and three among
negroes during that period.
To Remodel School.
The town Of Blacksburg proposes to
remodel its school building at an early
date. The firm of Blankenship &
McClelland of Charlotte, has been
awarded the contract to do the re-
modelling. 1t is understood that the
improvements will cost between $4,000
and $4,000.
Watson at Pleasant Valley.
Following a very successful term,
the Pleasant Valley school which is
located near Fort Mill, closed it's term
Friday, an interesting programme
having been arranged for the occa-
sion. The principal speaker was r.
]. Watson, commissioner of agricui-
ture.
Chester Man Dead.
r. H. Ferguson, a prominent farm
er Of the Edgemoor section OF Ches-
ter county, died in a hospital in Ches-
ter Friday evening, where ne had gone
some time before for treatment. The
deceased was So years OF age, ana Is
survived by his widow and two chill
dren. He had many friends in York
county.
Cotton Belt Homes Robbed.
The homes Of Messrs. Robert Brown
and w. B. Burns, in the Cotton Belt
section were entered while the resi-
dents were away Sunday afternoon
and although practically every drawer
ms ca L
tie property was carried away, Mr..
Burns loss being confined to re-
volver, while % cents and a NUMBER
of pistol cartridges were taken from
the home Of Burns. Entrance in botn
cases was effected by breaking In
window. The thief has not been ar
rested.
Well Known Fort Mill Man Dead.
Andrew Jackson Culp, for forty
years a resident Of Fort Mill, died at
his home in that town Saturday, fol-
lowing a lingering illness. Mr.. Culp
was in his 10th year, having been born
\ in Lancaster county, March IA, 1876.
His widow, who was Miss Mary
Elizabeth Bailey and six children sur
vive him. They are: T. l. Culp, M.
r. Culp, Mrs. White Barker, Miss
Mary Culp, Miss Rosa Culp, Fort Mill;
r. M. Culp, Danville, Va. The funeral
was held Sunday morning, services
being conducted by Rev. w. A. Haf-
ner.
Body of a Child Discovered.
With it's skull crushed and appar-
emily having been born alive, the
body Of a mulatto infant was found
in a we'll on the place Of Mr.. I. r.
jackson near Glover, early Saturday
morning, by a negro who was draw
ing water. The child, female, was
about five days old and according TO
physicians who attended the Inquest,
was alive when thrown into the We'll
The parentage Of the child is un-
known and the officers have practlcal-
ly no information on this point AFTER
viewing the remains Saturday, cor
oner's jury adjourned without return
ing a verdict. There is no telling now
long the body had been In the well and
the whole affair appears to be mys-
terry which the officers are making ev-
cry possible effort to solve.
Odd Fellows in Rock Hill.
The eleventh annual session of the
grand encampment OF Patriarchs, tns
higher body of the grand lodge OF
odd Fellows Of South Carolina, will
convene in Rock Hill tonight. Repre-
sentatives from many towns in the
state will be represented. The officers
of the grand encampment are: Jas.
H. Craig, Anderson, grand patriarch,
w. D. Knox, Chester, grand hign
priest; G. E. Murtiashaw, Columbia,
grand senior warden; Max kehlhof,
Charleston, grand junior warden; =.
c. Berry, Columbia, grand scribe; T.
D. Murtiashaw, Columbia, grand
treasurer; T. S. Hollingsworth, Pied
mont, grand marshal; VIM. P. Raines,
grand inside seminal; F. P. Schifiy,
Orangeburg, grand outside sentinel'
F. S. Strickland, Columbia, grand rep
resentative.
Cyclone Near the Dam.
Rock Hill Herald: r. A. Minter,
who lives near the Catawba dam, was
in the city Saturday. He stated that
a cyclone passed over this section
Friday afternoon about o'clock, up
roofing a number Of trees and dam
aging a number of barns and small
buildings. So far as could be learned
there were no persons injured. MI.
Minter says the funnel shape OF the
cyclone could be distinctly observed.
II dipped near his residence and pull
ed up two immense trees. 1t then
rose and passed over his house, dip
ping again q short distance beyond.
1t was an awe-inspiring spectacle, SAID
MIR. Minter. The area affected was
only about a quarter Of mile in
width, though he did not know how
far the cyclone travelled. 1t was go
ing in the direction of the bridge over
the Catawba, when it passed from
view.
Colored Teachers.
Following are the colored applicants
to teach in the public schools who ap-
peared for examination before the
county board of education last Friday:
Beulah White, Rock Hill; Eva Gai,
more Rock Hill; Oracle Hemphill,
Yorkville; Lille Gray, Yorkville; Ho-
bart Ingram, Yorkville; Maggie Bar
Der, Yorkville; Conaza Crosby, York
Vile, Mary H. Burt, Yorkville; Olivia
Miller, Yorkville: T. E. Miller, York
Vile; Maud Phillips, Yorkville No. 2;
Emma White, Yorkville; Reola Tigler,
Rock Hill No. 2; Emma Lewis, Rock
Hill; Minnie NJ. Gill, Rock Hill. James
ton, Rock Hill; Mary E. Williams,
Yorkville No. 5; Bessie Jennings,
Rock Hill; Matte McCleave, Rock
HILL Marion Massey, Catawba; Ida
Pendergrass, Rock Hill; Annie Pen
dergrass, Rock Hill; Maria D. Craw-
ford, Smiths Turnout; May Bob
Dixon, Yorkville No. 2; II. H. Craw-
1OrQ, Smlln luTllOul, t. Il. SId"
ford, Smiths Turnout.
Hickory Grove School Closed.
The Hickory Grove school closed
last Friday and an entertainment was
held in the school building last We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday nights,
the first evenings exercises being con-
Quoted by the primary and intermedi-
ate grades, the second nights feature
being a play entitled Lost in Lon
don," while the graduation exercises
proper were held Friday night, at
which time DR.. Harry Davis of the
University of South Carolina, deliver
ed an address The graduating class
this year consisted of eight persons,
as follows: Florrie McGill, Mabel Fos-
ter, Irma Hood, Dell Scoggins, Cliff
ford Allison, Johnny Buice, Wesley
Love, William Hood. Diplomas were
presented to the graduates by the
superintendent, Prof. r. H. Holiday,
who later announced that he would not
be connected with the school this
year, but would be associated with
Linwood college, Gastonia, n. G.. 1t