Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-05

Price Dunlap, colored, is In the
county Jail, having been committed by
Magistrate Wingate Of Catawba town.
ship, on the charge Of house breaking
and larceny. Price is ar old offender,
having served several terms Of impris-
onment.
Cattle Disease in Check.
No new cases of black leg have been
rffeported from Bethel township since
the last issue Of The Enquirer. As a
precaution, however the Bethel peo-
pie have been vaccinating their cattle
against the disease. Several large cat
tie owners have had their entire herds
immunized at so cents per head.
Board Of Education.
Messrs. John E. Carroll, E. W. Hall
and T. E.. McMackin, who comprise
the York county board Of education,
held a meeting in the office'of the SUI
p~erintendent Of education Saturday.
A number of routine matters came be-
fore the board and a number Of pa
pers Of persons standing the teachers
examination last Friday were cor
rected.
India Hook School Opens.
The India Hook school entered upon
its term yesterday Under the direc-
ton Of Prof. j. R. Harris, assisted by
Miss Laura Harris. The enrolment
Is larger than ever, since a number Of
pupils from the Belmont section, will
be conveyed to the India Hook school.
Other schools which opened yesterday
were Smyrna and Bethesda.
County Commissioners Met.
There was a called meeting Of the
board Of county commissioners last
Saturday, the principal business being
the question Of transferring Clyde Tai
bert, a ~6-year-old negro boy from the
county home to the Jenkins orphanage
in Charleston, which step had been
recommended by the state board Of
charities and corrections. This the
commissioners decided to do.
Going in for Alfalfa.
Mr.. j.. E. Latham of Bullock's Creek,
who was here Saturday, said that he
was making preparations for the cul-
tivation Of alfalfa this fall. This Is
his first attempt to grow alfalfa. He
intends to devote sever acres Of his
land to tia hay. I do not think for
a moment" said Mr.. Latham, that
I cannot grow alfalfa. II I can get a
stand I know l am all right. I have
plenty Of manure and other fertilizer
at home and l intend using it gener-
ously on my alfalfa land"
The Crop in Bethany.
The cotton crop Is light in the
Bethany neighborhood," said Mr.. T. E.
McMackin, former superintendent Of
education, in answer to a question last
Saturday. "The trouble is due MAIN
ly to curtailed use Of fertilizers and
the cool spell in August. There is no
telling how much hat cool spell hurt;
but in my opinion very little cotton
was made after that. My own crop Is
about as good as usual, except for the
damage by the cool spell. 1 cut my
acreage some; but I did not cut my
fertilizer much, If at all. AS the re-
suit, l am coming out pretty we'll"
The County Fairs.
The York and CASTOR county fairs
are to be held next week, the former
in Rock Hill and the latter in Gastonia.
The York county fair will begin on
Wednesday and continue through Sat-
urday, while the CASTOR county ex-
hibition will take place one day
earlier. John Robinson's circus which
will De in Gastonia Saturday, October
16. is expected to prove a drawing
CdTu loI TIE IdSloH Souiity dllidSlioh,
while the promoters Of the York coun-
ty fair have secured quite a number Of
attractions which will doubtless prove
Of interest to the many York county
people who will be present. The York
county fair people are expecting a
large number Of school children from
every part Of the county to attend.
Had Busy Day at Fort Mill.
The county board Of registration
had a busy day at Fort Mill Saturday,
citizens Of the town being anxious to