Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-14

showed that the year had been high
ly successful one and dividend OF II
per cent was ordered paid to stock
holders, an Increase Of per cent over
last year. The following officers were
reelected: President, w. B. Stroup;
vice president, ]. E. Beamguard; sec
retary and treasurer, ]. Meek Smith,
Rock Hill Wants Her Prisoners.
Rock Hill city authorities have no
titled Supervisor Boyd that they are
anxious to secure the several pris-
oners who were convicted for crimes
committed against the municipality Of
Rock Hill, to form a nucleus around
which Rock Hills city chaingang Is
to be built. There are several Of these
prisoners on the county chalngang at
present and the supervisor has con-
sented to turn them over to the city
of Rock Hill at any time the city sees
fit to take them.
York Boy Lands Safely.
DIR. T. A. Crawford Of Rock Hill, on
Wednesday received a cablegram from
his son, DR.. R. H. Crawford, stating
that the latter had arrived safely In
Rotterdam, Holland. DR.. Crawford,
who has an appointment under the
American Red Cross society, will very
likely be assigned to service In Ger
many. He sailed from New York on
May /. At the time the Lusitania was
torpedoed, 1t was reported that he was
a passenger on the ship; but the story
was quickly discredited as being with
out foundation.
Mount Holly School Closes.
Mount Holly school in district No.
so, closed an eight months term this
week. Pupils Of the school presented
an entertainment Wednesday night
and last night, both exercises being at
tended by many patrons and friends.
The principal feature Of last nights
exercises was the address Of Congress
man A. F. Lever Of the Seventh con-
gressional district. Those In charge
Of the school during the year just clos
ed, were Prof. ]. w. Drake and Misses
Sallie Wilkes and Lois Burley.
Work for Other Boards.
York countys board Of education
has ruled that the papers Of those who
are not residents Of York county and
who stood the examination for teach
ers in Yorkville Friday, must be cor
rected by the boards Of education In
the counties in which they reside. A
great majority Of those who took the
examination Friday, are residents OF
other counties and the York county
board has already sent the papers OF
outsiders to their respective county
boards for criticism.
Escaped From Gang.
Bunk Huff, white man, serving
a ninety day sentence on the chain
gang, made his escape from that In
stitution last Saturday morning. Hun
Is suffering from tuberculosis ana
acting under instructions from the
county physician, had been placed IN
quarters separate from those Of the
other prisoners. He was unable to
work and little attention was paid
him, although he wore shackles. He
took French leave Saturday morning
-shackles and all. HUFF Is the first
convict who has escaped from the
county chaingang in several years.
Courthouse Commission Met.
w. A. Edwards Of Atlanta, architect
Of the new county courthouse ana
Messrs. Brice and Wilkerson Of the
courthouse commission, made an In
spection Of the new building Wednes-
there are q number Of places that
need retouching and the commission
did not deem it advisable to make a
final settlement with the contractors,
although a payment was made them
at Wednesdays meeting. It Is thought
that about two weeks time will be
required to do the work OF retouching
after which time the furniture and
metal work will be placed In the
building and 1t Is not thought likely
that the county officers will move in
to the building before June Is.
Daughters Of Rebekah Met.
The annual meeting Of the Daugh-
ters Of Rebekah, the women's auxili- :
ary Of the South Carolina order OF
odd Fellows, held their annual meeting
in Rock Hill Wednesday, in connection
with the meeting Of the Odd Fellows.
Most Of the business was Of a routine
nature-the hearing of reports, etc.
The order voted 800 to be used in
improving the Odd Fellows Orphan
home which Is located in Greenville.
Officers for the next year were elect
ed as follows: President, Mrs. Henry
j. Thicker Of Georgetown; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. VIM. c. Baskin Of George
town; warden, Miss Alice Moss,
Blacksburg; secretary, Miss Minnie
Hunt of Greenville (re-elected); |;
treasurer, Miss Clara Mathis Of Spar
tanburg (re-elected.
Odd Fellows Had Big Meeting.
The annual meeting Of the grand
lodge Of Odd Fellows, which was held
in Rock Hill this week, adjourned on
Wednesday night. 1t was decided to
hold the next meeting in Greenville.
Judge Mendel L. Smith Of Camden,
was elected grand representative to
the meeting Of the sovereign grand
lodge, which meets in San Francisco
in September. Officers were elected
to serve during the ensuing year as
follows: Grand master, F. c. Berry,
Columbia; deputy grand master. A. b.
Langley; grand warden, Fred Strick-
land, Columbia; grand secretary, DIT.
8. F. Killingsworth, Columbia; grand
treasurer, H. Endel, Greenville; grand
chaplain, ]. K P. Neathery, Columbia
Government Marks Grave.
After much effort, covering a period
Of many months, Mr.. James b. Robin
son Of Clover, has at last succeeded In
getting the United States government
to erect a marker over the grave OF
Jonathan F1tchett, Revolutionary
soldier, and grandfather Of Mrs. Rob-
inson. Mr.. Robinsons first task was
to establish from the records q fact
about which the family had no doubt,
that Jonathan Fitchett was Revolu-
tionary soldier. He at length did this
through finding in the records In CO.
lumbia where Mr.. Fitchett had been
paid by the state for military service.
From that on the work was plain sail
ing. The marker was erected last Sat
urday. The grave Of Jonathan Fitch
ett Is near Mr.. Robinson's home, about
half a mile from Glover. The inscrip-
ton reads: Jonathan Fitchett, Adtu-
tant South Carolina Militia, Revolu-
tionary War"
Memorial Day at Ebenezer.
Fitting memorial exercises were held
OF E,henezer church and cemetery