Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-21
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News Happenings In Nelghborlng
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News Happenings In Nelghb0rln!
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs o'
Cherokee. Cleveland. CASTOR. Ian
caster and Chester.
| Kings Mountain Herald, Sept. is;
Messrs. w. Frank and Charlie Go.
forth are working with the Southern
+, Power company with headquarters
at Elmwood, near Statesville. 80. The
Kings Mountain Graded schools open.
ed Monday morning with the highest
opening attendance ever and the
brightest prospects for a successful
session in the history Of the school
| The spacious auditorium was filled
almost to overfiowing with pupils
leaving scarcely seating room for the
school board and the patrons and
friends present. ..... The East King 6
Mountain Graded school opened Mon
day morning with 100 children present.
This is by far the largest opening en-
rollment this school has ever had and
there are still others to enter. ........
Rev. ]. M. Kester left Monday for
Boston, where he will join Mrs. Kester.
On October 2, they expect to sail for
Glasgow, Scotland, on the American
liner st. Paul. Mr.. Kester says he
could cross on a British liner much
cheaper bout does not care to take the
risk. They will spend a year in Eu-
rope, where Mr.. Kester will finish his
ministerial education. .... Mr.. c. A.
Ragan died at his home on King street
last Friday evening at 6 o'clock, after
a protracted illness Of nearly two
years The funeral was conducted
from the home at p. m. Saturday, by
Rev. E: o. Cole, pastor Of the Metho-
dist church. Interment followed at
the Mountain Rest cemetery. Mr..
Ragan was born at Landrum, s. c.,
SO years ago last February. During
his early life he attended school and
attained good education, which was
finished at Erskine college. While in
school he displayed special talent for
baseball. He cultivated the art and
became a great league player. AS he
grew into manhood he became q pro-
fessional ball player which profession
he followed until he was elected chief
Of police Of the town Of Kings Noun
| tain. He came here twelve years
ago as a ball player. The city council
at that time was impressed with his
splendid physique and elected him
chief Of police. During his sojourn
here he served six years at the head OF
the police department and was in
that position when his health gave
way in October, 1913. About that time
he suffered an attack Of neurasthenia
For several weeks 1t was thought that
he could not live. Since that time he
was never able to do any work.
Gaffney Ledger, Sept. II: Mr.. A. r.
N. Folger, formerly Of Seneca, relieved
Mr.. b. L. Butler as day ticket agent
at the local Southern station Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Butler has gone to
Gainesville where he has a similar po-
sition with the Southern. Mr. Folger
will move his family to Gaffney as
soon as he can make arrangements to
do so. The First National bank has
sent check for $1,O35 to Clemson col
lege in payment for four pure bred
Hereford bulls and five pure bred
heifers, which the institution will buy
in the west. The bulls will be placed
in different sections Of the county,
and will be rotated from year to year
to prevent inbreeding. The heifers
are individual purchases and are for
Messrs. R. E. Sarratt, Frank McClun-
ey, ]. R. Mccullough and D. c. Ross.
The latter ordered two and the others
one each. Clemson college says 1t has
instructions to buy some eight or ten
carloads Of pure bred cattle for Chero-
kee county farmers. ..... Mr.. Hal
Sarratt has accepted a position with
w. ]. Wilkins & Co. He has had sew
eral years experience as a salesman
and Is quite popular among Gaffney
and Cherokee county people. Hon
w. F. Stevenson Of Cheraw, will speak
at the Cherokee county fair. Many
Cherokee people are personally ac-
quainted with Mr.. Stevenson, who Is a
man Of charming personality, polished
and cultured speaker. He opposed
Congressman Finley in the primary
strongest race against Mr.. Finley OF
any since the latter has been congress-
man. Mr.. Stevenson announced i'm
mediately after the primary that he
| would again be a candidate in the
next campaign.
Fort Mill Times, Sept. is: The fol-
lowing young ladies are attending
Winthrop college the present session:
Misses Laura Parks, Esther McMur-
ray, Margaret Spratt, Mary Lewis
Mamie Jack Massey, Alice Bradford
Kathleen Armstrong, Olive Harris
..... The friends Of Miss Violet CulI
who underwent an operation for ap-
pendicitis at Charlotte hospital the
last week, are pleased to know thai
her condition is very satisfactory, and
that she probably will be able to re-
turn to her home here the latter part
of the present week. .....J. E. Barber
will leave Saturday for Valparaiso
Ind, to take advanced work in the
graduate department Of Valparaiso
University. 80. The Rev. ]. B. Mas
sey and little daughter, Virginia, OF
Messy Creek, Va, are guests In the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. Henry Mas
sey, in this city. ..... Miss Aline Bar
Der left Monday for a short visit tc
friends at Kline, Barnwell county
after which she goes to Scranton
Florence county, to teach. ..... Charles
McKibben, son of ]. S. McKibben. lefI
Fort Mill Saturday for Mckinley
Texas, where he will reside in the
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