Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-18
LOCAL LAcONICS
Communion at Smyrna.

Communion at Smyrna.
Services preparatory to communion
last Sunday began at the Smyrna A.
R. P. church Friday, the pastor, Rev
B. G.. Pressly, being assisted Dy Rev.
r. A. Lummus Of Richburg. Each of
the services were largely attended.
Hail in Smyrna Section.
According to number Of residents
Of the Smyrna section, there was much
hail together with heavy rain in that
community yesterday afternoon. Nc
damage Of consequence to crops has
been reported.
Several York Girls to Graduate.
One hundred and twenty eight
young ladies expect to receive diplo-
mas from Winthrop college next
month. Ten York county girls are in
cluded in the large graduating class
They are: Anna Roddey Miller, Fran
ces May Milling, Louise Sowell, Annia
E. Nichols, Blanche Plexico, Jennie
Lee Kerr, Frances Green, Eulalie Roy-
kin Cook, Mary Anderson Craig, Rock
Hill; Elliott M. Quinn, Glover.
Lightning Strikes Horse.
During a severe electrical storm
last Wednesday afternoon, a horse
belonging to Mr.. Walter Latham OF
Yorkville No. 8, was struck by light
ming and received injuries from which
it will very likely die. The horse was
in a stable and the bolt Of lightning
seemed to have struck 1t in the head
Part Of the name and hair on its head
were singed off by the bolt, and the
horse has been acting queerly since
the accident.
Good Crops In Southern York.
There are some fine fields Of wheat
and oats on the road between York
vile and Chester, and according to
people living along the road there Is
more Of it this year than there has
been for many year in the past. The
grain crop in Chester county, between
the York county line and the town of
Chester, is looking pretty good and 1t
Is evident hat Chester county, as well
as York, has much more grain in the
fields this year than usual.
Fort Mill School Closes.
Fort Mills Graded school will close
the years work Friday night with an
interesting entertainment gotten up
by the pupils. Rev. w. A. Hafner,
pastor Of the Fort Mill Presbyterian
church, preached the baccalaureate
sermon on Sunday. One Of the fea-
lures Of the exercises to be held Fri
day evening will be an address by
Prof. E. D. Esterling Of the Universi-
ty of South Carolina. Several boys
and girls will graduate from the
school this year.
Services at Glover.
Evangelistic services which have
been in progress in the Methodist
church at Glover for several days
past, are being largely attended. Rev.
j. w. Moore, who is doing the preach
ing has already won for himself the
admiration of his hearers. The SER
vices Sunday were very largely at
tended, many people being unable to
secure even standing room in the
church. The meeting will continue
indefinitely.
Was a Native Of York County.
Gaffney Ledger: Mr.. l. ]. Jackson
died at his home in this city Sunday
night after an illness Of only few
hours. He went to church Sunday
afternoon. Upon returning home he
ate his supper as usual, being taken
i'll short time later Mr.. Jackson
was born in York county, March 26,
1859, and therefore was slightly over
Sc years old. He is survived by his
wife and several children. The funer-
al and interment was at Buffalo
church cemetery.
Changes Among the Schools.
Prof. ]. W. Shealy has been re-elsct-
ed superintendent Of the Glover school
but has not yet accepted. Prof. R.
E. Allen Of Glover, who taught the
Pine Bark school during the past ses-
sion, has been elected principal OF the
Filbert school. He has several situa-
tions in view and has not yet decided
whether or not he will accept at Fill
bert Prof. Rodney Love, who
taught the Latta school during the
term which closed last Friday, will be
in charge Of the Smyrna school next
year.
BuIIock's Creek Holds Memorial.
Fitting memorial exercises were
held at Bullock's Creek church Satur-
day afternoon, the feature Of the oc-
casion being an inspiring patriotic ad-
dress by ]. A. Marion. Esq, Of the
Yorkville bar. Mr.. Marion spoke at