Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-24
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, Aug. 20: City coun-
| Gil held a special meeting Monday
! evening, at which the contemplated
permanent street work was discussed.
More than twenty property owners on
Limestone street have signed the pc
tition to pave two blocks of this
thoroughfare, but there are yet few
others who have not been approached.
The council will consider the kind and
cost Of the material to be used as
soon as the necessary information Is
secured. go. From three to four hum
dred people gathered at the home Of
Mr. l. G. Huskey, near CASTOR Shoals
on Broad river last Tuesday, the oc-
casion being a family reunion OF the
Jones, Brooks, Humphries, Huskeys
ants Of Mrs. Jemima Jones, widow Of
the late Louis Jones, who died while
on the way from the war at its close
in 1865. Mrs. Jemima Jones was a
Miss Brooks. Tuesday was her S8th
anniversary. She Is remarkably hale
and hearty for one Of her advanced
years, possessing all her faculties and
enjoying the privilege Of going wher-
ever and whenever she pleases. Near
ly everyone Of the large gathering
were related. Not a vote was cast
against the proposed levy Of an ad-
ditional two mills tax for school pur-
poses in Macedonia district, No. IA, in
an election held Tuesday. This gives
the Macedonia district a total Of four
mills additional tax for school purpos-
es. 49,. .Gaffney public schools will
open for the next session in about ten
days, on Monday, August 30th. Super
intendent ]. Harvey Witherspoon is
now busy making preparations for the
coming years work, which 1t Is ex-
pected, will be one of the most sue
cessful in the history Of the schools.
..... Mrs. G. w. Stacy and daughter,
Miss Mary, went to Hillsboro, N. c.,
to see Mr.. g. l.. Taylor, who was
critically i'll. They found him much
improved.
Chester Reporter, August 10: Prof.
NJ. M. Wilkes and family leave today
for Ridgeville, where Prof. Wilkes
will be principal of the schools the en-
suing session. 80. Sheriff Drummond
Of Amherst, Va, accompanied by a
Mr.. Plunkett, was here today to take a
look at a negro arrested a few days
ago by Deputy Young and supposed to
be a negro wanted by the Amherst
authorities. The negro turned out,
however, not to be the man wanted.
..... Mr. w. r. Brown, who was
stricken with paralysis three weeks
ago, has not been doing 80 well the
last few days. Mr.. r. R Hafner
was showing some pictures this morn
ing that Mr.. T. w. Joyner made Of
scenes Of Hafner's Brick House" place
and which Mr.. A. M. Aiken will send
to the Virginia. Carolina Chemical Co.,
to be used in the latters catalogue.
The scenes include both cotton and
corn, and give evidence Of the fact
that Mr.. Hafner, as usual, has
mighty good crop. The cotton in
places Is over a mans head, while
the corn is uniformally good all over
the big plantation. The Black
stock school will open on September
7th, with ]. C. Haltiwanger Of Chaplin,
as principal, and Miss Annie l. Smith
Of Blackstock, as assistant. Both
have had considerable experience, and
the patrons and trustees look for a
successful session.
Fort Mill Times, Aug. 19: Miss
Edith Alexander of Providence, has
been elected teacher Of the sixth and
| seventh grades Of the Pineville school,
completing the corps for the ensuing
term Arrangements for the laying
of a new floor in the county bridge over
Catawba river, west Of Fort Mill, are
under way and the work Is to be COM
menced soon. The present floor has
been in use since the bridge was built
some ten or more years ago. and a
new floor is said to be much needed.
...... AN unusual spectacle on the
streets of Fort Mill Friday was band
Of gypsies travelling in a new 40
horsepower Chalmers automobile. The
party consisted Of a man and woman
and few less than one dozen children,
all dressed in the conventional cos
tune Of their race. The automobile
carried, besides it's passengers, a tent,
cooking utensils and other parapher-
MALTA The gypsies were bound north
ward and remained in Fort Mill but a
short time. e. :. The annual reunion Of
the family Of Mr.. Robert Merritt was
held Saturday at the home Of Mr.. Jas.
Merritt in upper Fort Mill, and was
an enjoyable affair for the large num-
ber present. Mr.. Merritt was on that
day So years Of age. He has four
children, 40 grandchildren and several
great grandchildren, all Of whom
were present. Besides these,
number Of Mr.. Merritt's friends were
guests and in all 10 were present. A
long table had been erected under the
giant oaks and there was an abundance
Of good things to eat. In the afternoon
a baseball game was played and about
o'clock the crowd began to break,
bidding Mr. Merritt goodbye and wish
ing for him many more birthdays. 80.
1t is reported on the streets that plant
No. l, of the Fort Mill Mfg. Co. will
close down for one week about the first
Of September for the purpose Of max
ing repairs and improvements in the
department devoted to finishing and
shipping.
Kings Mountain Herald, Aug. 10: