Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-27
LOCAL lACONICS
They Did Not Play.

The Yorkville baseball team went
Of Gaffney Saturday to play the Calf
ney Graded school team. The game
was called off owing to q funeral
which was held in close proximity to
the baseball grounds.
Dixie and Forest Hill Close.
The Dixie and Forest Hill schools,
Misses Eunice Plaxco and Mary Har-
shaw, respectively, teachers, closed
their spring terms last Friday. En-
tertainments were held at both
schools Friday evening.
Oak Ridge to Close.
Oak Ridge school in district No. 1,
closes it's session tomorrow night with
an entertainment. The teachers are
Misses Julia Plexico and Florence
Steele. The school trustees are Mes
srs. John H. Steele, s.. L. Patterson
and H. ]. tinker.
Chester Merchant Bankrupt.
Involuntary proceedings in bank
ruptcy were on Saturday filed against
John w. Wix Of Chester, who has
been doing a general mercantile bust
ness. Respective claims Of $500.67;
S855.3l, and $159.40 were filed against
the defendant.
York County Boy Elected.
In a preliminary contest held at
Wotford college, Spartanburg, Friday
night, Z. d. Whisonant Of Rock Hill,
was selected to represent Wofford
college at the Prohibitional Oratori-
cal contest to be held in Spartanburg
Thursday night. A number of colleges
will be represented in the contest. The
subject of Mr.. Whisonant's Grafton is
THE Challenge Of Our Nation"
Wife Follows Husband.
Following an illness Of several days,
Mrs. Elizabeth Miskelly died at her
and was buried in that city yesterday.
The deceased a about rs years of
age. Her husband, James Miskelly,
died Monday night, April IS, preced-
ing his wife to the grave only six days.
The deceased is survived by several
children.
Raising Much Cattle.
Messrs. ]. F. and Hiram lookout of
the Bethesda section are going into
the cattle raising industry on a large
scale this year. Messrs. lookout have
been DLying up many cattle during
the pa IT winter and have a large num-
Der on hand. 1t is understood that
they have sowed more than 200 BUSH
els of oats, which bear promise Of
a large return.
Dunlap Hughes.
Mr.. Cunard Hughes and Miss Eva
Dunlap were married in Rock Hill
Sunday afternoon by the Rev. j. /.
Spinks. Mr.. Hughes is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Hughes of Kings
Mountain, N. C., and the bride Is a
daughter of Mr.. W. H. Dunlap, a
prominent farmer Of the Ogden Sec
ton. 1t is understood that the young
couple will reside in Kings Mountain.
Marriage Was a Surprise.
A marriage which came as a sur
prise to the many friends and ac-
quaintances Of the young people, was
that Of Miss Leila Stephenson and
Mr.. Sumter Cain, which occurred at
the A. r. P. parsonage in Yorkville on
Sunday night, April Is, Rev. ]. L..
Oates officiating. The young people
kept their marriage secret until the
latter part of last week. The bride Is
the daughter Of Mr.. r. E. Stephenson
and Is engaged in teaching at the Cot
ton Belt school. The groom is a well
known young farmer Of the Cotton
Belt section.
Bankers In Rock Hill.
The annual meeting Of Group Three
of the South Carolina Bankers asso-
citation is being held in Rock Hill to-
day. The following counties are in
Guided in the group: Cherokee, Ches-
ter, ~Spartanburg, Union and York.
The programme for today includes pa
pers by E. B. Gunter Of Wagner;
William Ingle, chairman Federal re-
serve bank board, Richmond, Va, and
j. w. Simpson of Spartanburg.
Dentists Holding Annual Meeting.
Several York county dentists are
among those in attendance upon the
annual meeting of the South Carolina
Dental Surgeons association which
convened in Columbia this morning.
The sessions will continue through
Thursday. Among the speakers on
the programme are Dr.. Harvey w.
v ley of pure food fame, and DR..
Rodriguez O%ttolengui of New York,
formerly of Charleston.
Common Pleas Adjourned.
The final case to come before the
court of common pleas last week was
Of Edna T.. Land VS.. ]. r. Nc
Carter ct al, which involved a lot of
land in Kings Mountain township.
The jury on Saturday returned Il YER