Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-13
TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1915
PROGRESS of Chainaang.


the Yorkville- Rock Hill road. The
gang is now working a short distance
from the home Of Mr.. H. A. Anthony
and is preparing to cut out an en-
tirely new road a few feet to the left
Of the old highway to the Fishing
Creek bridge. The grade Of the Sim
ril hilr' has been reduced wonderful
ly.
Received Much State Aid.
According to information received
from the state department of educa-
tion in Columbia, York county schools
received state aid totaling SLIPS
during the fiscal year ending July l.
This aid is divided as follows: High
schools, s2,52O term extension, H,S2e;
rural graded schools, $3,400; libraries,
$50; buildings, $1,500; contingent
fund for needy schools, s2,42O; total
s11,726.
Yorkville Won.
The Neely mill baseball team OF
Yorkville, defeated the Glover team on
the latter's diamond Saturday after
noon, the score being 9 to 6. Features
of the game were the good all-round
playing of Andy Jackson of Clover,
and George Ferguson for the Neely
mill. The batteries were: Glover,
McMackin and McLain; Nicely mill,
Laughridge and Crenshaw.
Crops in Cherokee.
Mr.. ]. c. Wallace Of Yorkville, who
returned home Saturday afternoon
from a trip through Cherokee county,
said that the best corn he had seen
anywhere is along Kings Creek In
Cherokee county, just few miles
across the York county line. Both
corn and cotton in this section, ac-
cording to Mr.. Wallace, are looking
better than the same crops in YORK
county.
Glover Man Kept Busy.
Gastonia Gastonian: A gentleman
met a representative Of the Gastonian
on the street Friday and in conversa-
ton regarding the increased receipts
at Glover, S. c., express office, said
that a former resident Of Gastonia,
but now living at Clover, told him re-
Gently that he had the toughest JOB
in Clover. He was kept busy going TO
the express office and identifying citi-
Zens of GaStonia who came down Tor
their gallon. He was thinking OF put
ting a fee on each one for the service.
Was Native of York County.
Mrs. c. ]. Lee died suddenly at her
home in Charlotte Saturday, July 3,
of heart failure, the summons coming
without the slightest warning. She
was about Al years of age and was
born in York county. She was the
daughter Of the late w. S. and 5. j.
McClain. She is survived by her
husband and seven children. Three
brothers and one sister survive as
follows: Messrs. w. T., H. j., and j.
residents of this county. The funeral
and interment was held in Charlotte
the following day.
Summer Term Of School.
Gold Hill school which is located
about three miles northeast Of York
ville began its summer term this
morning, Miss Elliott Quinn Of
Bowling Green and a graduate Of
Winthrop college at the last session Of
that college, being the teacher in
charge There were quite number Of
pupils on hand when the school began
yesterday morning, and the enroll
ment will no doubt be increased in a
week or two. The school will con-
tinue for probably two months.
Killed a Rattlesnake.
Mr.. ]. F. Carroll of Yorkville, who
has been engaged in sawmilling in
the vicinity Of Kings Mountain bat
tleground for several months past,
said the other day that some Of those
connected with his mill had killed a
monster rattlesnake near the battle
ground about a week ago. The rep
tile had nine rattles and button. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Carroll, the length Of
the snake was the width of the wagon
road. The reptile mentioned is the
only rattleSnake Mr.. Carroll has seen
since he has been in the battle-ground
country.
The Filbert Picnic.
The committee on invitations and
arrangements for the Filbert picnic to
be held on Thursday, July 29, has add
ed Senator b. r. Tillman and Senator
Lee Of Darlington, to those who have
been invited to speak to the big crowd
that is expected to be in attendance.
1t is understood that Senator Tillman
is now at the San Francisco eXposi-
ton; but he will probably be here
before the date Of the picnic. 1t was
Senator Lee who made such an ag-
gressive assault on the state warehouse
system in the state senate last winter,
and the ~ommittee thinks the picnic
crowd will be interested to hear Sen
ator Lee thresh the matter out with
Mr.. McLaurin.
A Florida Farmer.
Rockl Hill Herald Wanted: a
farm. Could not afford to buy one
here. Five years ago, / went to
Florida and homesteaded in Manatu
county on the Gulf coast. Will make
a few hundreds Che smiled) on my
sweet potatoes. Then l expect to
make q little from my oranges and
bananas" Thus S. l.. Milling briefly
outlined how and why he is now Il
Floridian. He is here visiting his
brother, w. w. Milling, who resides
along city rural route No. 6. He says
that SO degrees was the highest and
"a degrees the lowest ranges of the
temperature this year so far. He has
80 acres and he has erected house
and some outbuildings and cleared
about so acres since he began. This
cleared land is worth all the time he
has put in at a fair wage basis and
all the rest is clear, including the liv-
ing for himself and family. He has
mules, cows and hogs. His postoffice
is Rye. He is sixteen miles from
railroad but new one will run within
eight miles of him soon.
Jones' Thomasson.
Intelligence was received i'm York
vile Sunday afternoon of the marriage
of Miss Mary Jones to Mr.. w. Brown
Thomasson, both OF Yorkville, the
pace III
shortly after IL o'clock Sunday MORN
ing. The news came as a surprise to
the many acquaintances of the young
people, it having been the presumption
of friends that Mr.. ThomaSson had left
Yorkville Sunday morning to enter
pharmaceutical college in Macon, Ga.
Miss Jones was visiting friends in the
North Carolina city at the time of
her marriage. The bride is the only
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Jones,
who lives on Yorkville No. l. For
several months past she had been en-
ployed as an operator at the local tele-
phone exchange and made her home
with the family of Mr.. w. Mason Nc
Connell. The groom is the son of Mrs.
Ada ThOmasson of Yorkville, and for
the past five years has been employed
by the York Drug Store where he holds
the esteem and respect of his en-
ployers as well as the general pub
lie After a short bridal trip Mr..
and Mrs. ThomassOn will return to
Yorkyille