Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-17
told BY LOCAL EXCHANGES
News Happenings In NelghbOrlng
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING

CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee. Cleveland. CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, Aug. 10: Superin-
tendent Of Education Donald Higgin
I, has announced that, through the as
sistance rendered by Limestone col
lege, Cherokee county will have rural
school supervisor during the coming
year without any additional expense
to the county. The supervisor will be
the college instructor in pedagogy.
..... Mr. Sam E. Kennedy enter
tanned few friends at his home in the
Macedonia section Of the county We'd
nesday in honor of his 45th birthday,
which fell on that day. Mr.. ]. j.
Robinson, who has been a resident OF
Gaffney for the past four years moved
his family Tuesday to Caroline, N. c.,
where he has accepted a position.
+. :. That the two blocks on Limestone
street, between Birnie and Robinson,
will be paved ct an early date was
practically assured yesterday when
Chief Of Police Lemmons had secured
sixteen signatures to the petition,
while only nine had refused to sign.
It Is necessary for the petition to be
signed by a majority Of the property
owners before the work can be done.
There are some four or five owners
who have not yet been asked to sign,
but IL all of these decline those who
have already signed will form ma
jority. .... The one-year-old infant OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Zeno Paris Of Glen
dale, was drowned Sunday afternoon
in the watering trough at the home or
it's grandfather, Mr.. A. G. Paris, on
route nine. The child was discovered
by it's mother within ten minutes af-
ter 1t fell in the trough. but life was
already extinct. ..... DR. l.. M. Har-
rison, who was sentenced to five years
in the state penitentiary after being
convicted in the Cherokee county
court on charges Of forgery and jail
breaking, was later paroled by Gov.
Blease. and since that time has served
a twelve months sentence at the
Georgia prison farm for forgery, broke
into print again by marrying the
daughter of the superintendent OF the
farm last week, only few days after
completing his sentence. two
year-old colt, owned by Mr.. Lloyd
Austell. was killed by lightning late
Wednesday afternoon. The animal was
in a pasture short distance south OF
the city when it came to its death.
Fort Mill Times, August IL: DIR. ].
F.. Smith, who for several months has
had charge Of the prescription de-
partment Of the Ardrcy drug store In
this city, has returned to his home in
Florence. -. Carpenters on Tuesday,
began the work Of renewing the inter-
ior Of the Fort Mill Presbyterian
church, plans for which have been
going on for some time. Among 9TH
er things, the house is to be given
new hardwood floor. OF more than
passing interest to the people OF Fort
Mill and Rock Hill, was an article
printed in the Charlotte Observer
Tuesday morning, telling Of the de-
yelopment Of the electric railway OF
the Piedmont & Northern company.
1t is not unlikely, according to the OBJ
server, that the time Is not far distant
when the lines Of the Piedmont COM
pany will be extended. south from
Charlotte, touching in all probability,
Pineville, Fort Mill Grattan and Rock
Hill. It Is believed by some who are
we'll informed on the general situation
that the developments now under way
around Charlotte mark the beginning
of an extension Of the lines to Rock
Hill. ;. Among the Fort Mill peo-
pie who expected to attend the picnic
at Tirzah today are Representative
w. R. Bradford, ex-Representative J.
R. Halle and Messrs. w. HI. Windle
and w. H. Jones. Mrs w. M
Culp left Saturday morning for vis-
it to her daughter, Mrs. Gay S. Thomp-
son, at Greensboro, N. Co.. MRS.
H. C.. Ammons Of Littleton, N. c., Is
a guest this week in the home Of her
grandfather, Mr.. R. s. Terrence, OF
upper Fort Mill.
Chester Reporter, Aug. IL: Miss
Edith PARROT, state agent OF the Girls
Canning club work, and Mrs. Dora
Dee Walker and Miss Grace Huffing-
ton, her assistants. who have been con-
ducting Institutes in Chester county
this week, are decidedly pleased with
the interest that has been manifested.
At Cornwell yesterday, there was
splendid crowd present, and as al
Wilksburg and Armenia, there was
much interest evident. The last or the
rallies will be held at Pleasant Grove
M. z. church today. More than eighty
ladies had handed in their names yes
terday to be placed on the mailing
list to receive instruction from the
government, and by the close OF to-
days meeting this list will no doubt
easily reach one hundred. 49,. Mr..
w. H. Newbold, attorney for Meeks
and Tom Griffin, Nelse Brice and Jno.
Crosby the four negroes who are under
sentence to die in the electric chair
at Columbia on Friday, September 8,
has applied to Gov. Manning for q
reprieve Of sentence in order that he
may have time to go before the board
Of pardons which will not meet again
until several weeks after the date as
signed for the execution. Gov. Man.
ming has taken the matter under con-
sideration.. There was an inter-
esting gathering at the home Of Judge
and Mrs. J. H. Mcdaniel in the Pleas
ant Grove neighborhood last Sunday.
when the former celebrated his SOth
birthday. All OF the children were
present with the exception Of Mr.. Will
Mcdaniel, who is working in Florida,
and was unable to come.