Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-19

Miss Steele is getting along nicely
Mr.. Samuel Boykin died Friday
morning al 5 o'clock at his home al
Boykin. He was the father Of Mrs
T. Fred Bell and Mrs. j. G.. Barnwell
both Of this city, and these ladies
were present when the end came. The
funeral was held Saturday a : Camden
and Mr.. Bell went ove there to attend
it,. Miss Addie Matthews, who has
been in the Fennell infirmary for treat
ment, returned to her home in Glover
Saturday. Miss Matthews will be
pleasantly remembered here, having
been a resident Of Rock Hill for sew
eral years while she was in training
at the infirmary, some time after.
wards graduating IS nurse. .....J. w
Tut, who, for the past several months
has held a responsible position with
R. B. Waters, has accepted a position
as special agent for R. H. Ferguson, 6
prominent insurance man OF Spartan;
burg. Mr.. Tut for the present will
make his headquarters at Rock Hill
but later will possibly make them In
Greenville. 1.-THE Rock Hill Safety
and Efficiency club, an organization OF
the railway men in the city, held ar
interesting meeting yesterday after
noon. A number of railway officials
were present, as were about fifty or
seventy-five employees. Among the Of
ficials present were: c. P. King, super
i%ntendent, Charleston; j. R. Vaughn,
train master, Charleston; N. j. Ham
mond, road master, Charleston, and G.
C. Dedmondt, inspector Of agencies,
Shelby. .... Latham Roddey, who for
several years has been connected with
the Equitable life insurance office I'M
der w. j. Roddey, here and in Char
lotte, has been appointed manager Of
the Equitable office in Sumter. and will
assume his new duties the first Of
next week.. Prof. w. H. Hand,
state High school inspector and
professor Of secondary education in
the University of South Carolina, spent
Friday at Winthrop college. He gave
the students at the college a most de-
lightful talk.
Chester Reporter, Feb. IS: A mar
rage license was issued Thursday by
Judge of Probate Wise to Mr.. Will
liam l.. Hinson and Miss Matte Gas
ton, both Of Bascomville. .....Mr. w.
A. Overcast, who resigned his position
Friday as head Of the clothing de-
partment of the S. M. Jones Co., has
offers at Fayetteville, Kannapolis and
other points, and will accept one Of
these positions. .... The annual meet
ing Of the Mutual Hail Insurance as
ISOLATION Of Chester county, was held
in the office Of j. M. Wise, Esq, at II
Saturday morning, with Presi-
dent J.. S. McKeown, Attorney j. M.
Wise and a quorum of the directors
present. Reports showed the associa-
ton to be in a very prosperous and
healthy condition with an increasing
business on the books. -. Officer Peter
Hardin shot a supposed mad dog on
Saluda street, this morning. The
fire department was called put Friday
morning to extinguish a slight blaze
in the roof Of Mr.. w. E. Sanders resi-
dence on Center street. The damage
was inconsiderable. Chester and
Fort Lawn users of light current from
the Southern Public Utilities Co., are
to get the benefit of the substantial
in rate announced at the
headquarters in Charlotte
last week, Mr.. q. V. Taylor. president
Of the Southern Public Utilities Co.,
announced Saturday that the
agreed upon for Charlotte
shall apply to all points lighted by the
Southern Public Utilities Co. April
LIST, is the date when the changes in
the rate will become effective.