Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-06

be an iron structure, Of material taken
from the old courthouse.
Contract Let.
Mr.. ]. F. Kell Of Yorkville, has Sc
cured the contract for the erection
of the new Philadelphia school house,
and work is to begin right away. The
total cost Of the building will be
about $1,000, that amount including
the cost Of removing h present
schoolhouse, etc.
Automobile Burned.
Rock Hill Herald: A transfer a be-
longing to Holler and HALEY, livery
men, was burned Friday night while
being driven along the highway this
side Of B~lacksburg. The machine was
spinning along the road when the fire
burst from the engine. The machine
was insured with the First Trust and
Savings bank.
Out Among the Schools.
Prof. Lueco Gunter, state supervis-
or Of rural schools, arrived in York.
Vile this morning and In company
with Superintendent Of Education
Carroll, Is visiting a number Of York
county rural schools. No regular
itinerary has been mapped out and
the school authorities are visiting the
schools at random.
Full Registration Provided For.
The county board Of registration viii
make an itinerary Of the county this
year for the purpose Of giving each
and every unregistered voter an OPP
portunity to qualify himself to take
part in the Prohibition election to be
held September IA. The board will
make appointments at each precinct
that polls as many as 800 votes.
Peach Crop Not Badly Hurt.
Mr.. Thos. N. Quinn Of the Bethany
section, who was in Yorkville yester-
day, said that he did not think the
peach crop in his section had been hurt
very much by the cold weather Of the
past week. He said that he had exam
ined a number Of peach trees recently
and while some Of the buds showed the
effects Of the freezing weather the ma
jority appeared to be uninjured.
Death Of Mrs. Sarah Jane Martin.
AS the result of a long illness with
cancer, Mrs. Sarah Jane Martin died
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
G. w. Foster, three miles west of
ing, and was buried at Olivet ceme-
terry, near McConnellsville, Sunday
afternoon; after funeral services con-
Quoted by Rev. ]. l. Oates, assisted
by Rev. ]. B. Swami. The deceased
was in the S3rd year Of her age,
and has been a life long member Of
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church Of Sharon. She Is survived by
only one child, Mrs. G. w. Foster.
Baptist Minister Ordained.
Rock Hill Herald, Monday: At the
First Baptist church, Sunday night,
j. Boyce Talbert was ordained as g
minister. Rev. 8. P. Hair Of Fort
Mill, preached the ordination sermon.
Rev. F. T. Cox delivered the charge
to the new minister, while Prof. r
c. Burts, on behalf Of the church,
presented the Bible. Prior to this
service, deacons and representatives
of the Baptist churches Of the city met
at the First Baptist church and or
ganized a presbytery to examine the
applicant for ordination. Rev. g. e
Smith was elected chairman and c,
M. Joye secretary Of the preebytery.
Debate at Winthrop.
In an intercollegiate debate hold at
Winthrop college last night, a debat-
ing team representing Davidson col
query was, Resolved, That foreign
immigration into the United States
should be further restricted by the i'm
position of a Iiteracy test" David
sons representatives, c. H. Rowan and
u. S. Alexander, upheld the affirmative
side Of the question, and d. F. Folger
and D. e. Swinehart, representing
Clemson, spoke on the negative side
Of the query. The judges were 8. NJ
Lewis, Chester: Prof. Jas. B. Kennedy,
Clinton; ]. L. Glenn, Chester; c. e,
Spencer, Yorkville; Prof. Lee Davis
Lodge, Gaffney. A baseball game be-
tween wofford and Davidson was
played yesterday afternoon In connec-
ton with the debate, Davidson win
ming by q score of z to /.
We'll Known In York County.
Gaffney Ledger: Mr.. Mike Borders
Of Grover, N. c., father Of Mrs. ]. +.
Jenkins, and brother Of Mrs. Sue Aus
tell, both Of this city, and q brother
Of Mr.. William Borders OF Kings
Creek, died at his home last Wednes-
day morning, at the age Of eighty-five
and one-half years. The funeral wa
conducted Thursday by the Rev. ]. R.
Miller Of Kings Mountain. His re-
mains were buried with Masonic hon
ors, the lodges from Kings Mountain
and Shelby taking part in the cere-
mony with the Grover lodge. Besides
the relatives enumerated above two
sisters, Mrs. ]. H. Austell Of Earl, N.
c., and Mrs. John s. Wray Of Shelby,
survive with the following children:
Messrs. James and Basil Borders OF
Grover; Charles Borders Of Jackson
vile, Fla; Mrs. ]. H. Quinn Of Shelby;
Mrs. D. Y. Wesson Of Columbia, and
Mrs. J.. B. Lowery Of Patterson
Springs, N. c.
r. w. Whitesides Dead.
Robert Washington Whitesides, well
as Uncle Bob" died at his home at
Smyrna, Sunday night following q
long illness with a complication OF
diseases. The deceased was born at
what is known as the old Whitesides
place, within q mile Of his present
home, July 20, 1885, and was there
fore, in the 10th year Of his age. On
February 81, 1861, he married Miss
Mary Schumpert Of Newberry, who
survives him. Five children were
born Of the union, and four Of them.
Mrs. Belle Castles, Spartanburg; Miss
Anna Whitesides and Messrs. w. w
and W. L Whitesides Of Smyrna, sur
vive. Mr.. Whitesides served through
out the Civil war, as a member Of co.
B, 18th 8. c. ", and had a record OF
being a good soldier. He was for
many years a deacon in the Smyrna
A. r. P. church. The funeral was held
from the late home Of the deceased
yesterday afternoon, and the inter-
ment followed In the cemetery at
Smyrna. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. B. G. PRESLEY, and
Philanthropic Masonic lodge, No. 81,
OF Yorkville, Of which the deceased was
q member. The funeral was largely
attended, a number Of members Of the
Yorkville Masonic lodge being among
those in attendance.
Willard Beats Johnson.-Jess Will
ard, white, known as the Kansas Cow
boy, knocked out Jack Johnson, the
negro champion Of the world, In the
big fight at Havana, Cuba, yesterday
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