Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-26

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Vital Statistics
According to the South Carolina vital
statistics report for the month OF
February, which has recently been
made public. shows that York county's
death rate Is from IL to Is per 1000
population. The death rate for the
state for February, based on a popu-
lation Of 1,607, 745, Is 1901 per thou
sand. There were 1,610 deaths in the
state during February.
Acquitted Of M~anslaushter
Miss Belle Foster. who Is alleged
to have held the pistol with which 8.
v. Culp was killed at Rowell's, just
across the York county line In Ches-
ter county, shortly before Christmas,
was promptly acquitted in the court
Of general sessions for Chester coun-
conclusively that the unfortunate oc-
currence was entirely accidental.
Bought Much Cotton.
Yesterday was the record day of
the season for the purchase Of cotton
at Tirzah, Mr.. T. B. Glenn Of that
place, buying about 800 bales at an
average of 9 cents a pound. A por-
ton Of the cotton was purchased from
farmers in the immediate vicinity,
while some of 1t was secured from
planters living near Rock Hill and at
other places a number Of miles away.
Supervisor Gets Commission.
Mr.. r. s. Riddle Of Bethel, who was
in Yorkville Wednesday, said that he
had received his commission as road
supervisor Of Bethel township. Mr..
Riddle succeeds Mr.. E. N. Miller. Al
though the Bethel road fund Is de-
funct at this time, road work has not
Of sand and thing for the road into
Bethel, which was recently completed
by the changing, amounted to about
$500.
Fort Mill School.
Fort Mill special Of March Is, to the
Columbia State: The board OF trus-
tees Of the local graded school has
elected as superintendent for the next
term, ]. Pierce Coats, who has had
charge Of the school for the past two
terms. At the same meeting, Miss
Bessye Brown was elected to take
charge Of the high school. The re-
naming members Of the faculty will
be elected at a meeting called fol
April 9Th.
Getting to Their Knitting.
The York county changing has
begun the work Of reducing the great
hill between the home Of Mrs. M. J.
Simril and Langham branch, and
already the character Of the long hill
has been changed wonderfully. The
to be thirty-flve feet wide and exca-
vations looking toward this end
have already been begun. AS soon
as the convicts have finished their
work at the courthouse they will re-
new their activities on the highway.
limo Nearly Up.
After today, only five more days
remain in which York county citi-
zens can pay their taxes without
penalty. Something like $4,000 yet
remains to be collected. The total
receipts Of the treasurer's office up
to March Is, were $174,S2S.91. The
taxes paid by the nine townships up
that date were as follows: Bethel,
$7,s21.71: Bethesda. s~1l,o7s.si;
Broad River, $~10,353.60; Bullock's
Creek, $6,771.49; Catawba, $56,911.-
~: Ebenezer. ~S27.677.7s; Fort Mil;
s~13,12s.25: Kings Mountain. s14,-
$685.; York, $27,0s6.
Box Supper at Filbert.
A crowd estimated at $50 or more
people, attended the box supper at
Hilbert, Wednesday night, given un-
der the auspices Of the Hilbert School
Improvement association, Of which
Mrs. w. L. Pursley Is president. About
thirty-six boxes were sold at prices
ranging from 10 cents to 81. Follow
ing the sales Of the handsome pack
ages, an old fashioned breakdown
dance was held, and the commodious
hall Of the Fflbert Jr. o. U. A. NJ, In
which the entertainment was held,
rang with the shouts Of the merrymak-
ers until midnight. The sum Of SIG
was raised at the entertainment and
will be added to the fund already
raised by the School Improvement as
ISOLATION to be used in improving the
school building and grounds.
Death of Mrs. Charles Williams.
Following an illness Of several days
with pneumonia, Mrs. Charles VIII
liams died at the home Of her son, Mr..
Edgar Williams, near Leslie, yester-
day morning. The deceased was
about 70 years Of age, and was known
to a host Of friends and acquaintances
in York county. Besides her husband,
she Is survived by three daughters
and four sons, as follows: Mrs. Thos.
Ferguson and Misses Dora and Nettie
Williams; Messrs. Edgar, ". T., Newt
on and ]. H. Williams. The funeral
held at Neely's Creek A. r. P.
church, Of which the deceased was a
member, yesterday afternoon, and the
was in the cemetery there.
w. L. Brandon Dead.
William Laban Brandon died at his
home in the Hebron section, four and
morning, following an ILL
ness Of eight days with broncial pneu-
Mr.. Brandon. who was a son
Of the late Thomas Brandon, was born
in the Bethel section Of York county,
October 80, 1858. For the past eight
years he had been engaged in farming
in the Hebron community. Mr.. Bran
don Is survived by his widow, who, be-
fore her marriage, was Miss Eliza
brennan. Seven children also survive,
follows: Merrs. E. G., 1. L., L. r.
and Edgar Brandon, and Misses Ollie,
Ruth and Winnie Brandon. The funer-
al and interment was at Hebron yes
morning at II o'clock, services
being conducted by Rev. Henry stokes.
Did Not Have License.
Doctor" William Patrick Campbell
was arrested near the Travora mill,
Yorkville, Wednesday on a warrant
charging the practice Of medicine and
the sale of medicine without license.
The doctor guaranteed to cure pei
was his speciality. He a.
been spending the past few days
among the Yorkville cotton mills and
was apparently doing a good bust
ness. He manufactured his own medi-
cine with which 1t Is alleged he guar
anteed to cure any i'll. When arrested
the doctor had several bottles Of medi-
cine, various powders, etc, in his
Doctor" Campbell Is
wanted In Rock Hill on similar charges.
He claims to be a resident Of North
Carolina. The authorities claim he
has recently completed a term OF
on the M~ecklenburg county, N.