Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-20

cerning the welfare Of the cause in
this county.
Philadelphia Won.
Philadelphia defeated Guthriesville
in a hard fought baseball game Satur-
day afternoon, the score being to l..
Philadelphia schoolhouse. Batting was
heavy on both sides. The large crowd
which viewed the game was a parti-
san one, although the Guthriesyille
enthusiasts seemed to be in the ma
jority.
LiIly-Clark.
Mr.. ]. Hunter Clark and Miss Flor
ence Lilly were married In Yorkville
Sunday afternoon, the marriage cere-
mony being performed by Rev. DR.. e.
z. Gillespie. The bride Is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Lilly Of Fflbert,
while the groom Is the son Of Mr.. ].
d. Clark Of Yorkville No. l. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark will reside at the home OF
the groom's parents for the present.
To Inspect Roads.
Supervisor Boyd, Township Super
visor A. l. Black and County Engineer
w. w. Miller are today inspecting the
strip Of road between the Pinckney
road and Sharon, which road Sha-
ron citizens are advocating the i'm
provement of. A number Of people
living along the road, as we'll as others
from Sharon, are going over the route
today with the experts.
Homo Caught Fire.
The country home Of Mr.. John A
Black, which is situated a short dis
tance from Rock Hill, caught fire
early Monday morning and had it not
been for the fact that a number OF
farm hands happened to be around
and as soon as the blaze was discov-
cred, began pouring water on the fire
the handsome home would very likely
have been destroyed. AS 1t was the
damage was not great.
Rev. Lipseomb Resigned.
Owing to the state Of his health
Rev. w. Warren Lipscomb has beer
forced to resign the pastorate of Clo-
yer and Union Baptist churches, the
resignation having been formally
brought before both congregations and
accepted with regrets. Rev. Mr.. Lip.
scomb's health has been very bad since
a few weeks ago when he sustained q
slight sun-stroke. He Is now under.
going treatment In a hospital In
Chester.
Wants Peoples Addresses.
When a we'll known farmer Of the
Point section came into The Enquirer
office last Friday and asked for q copy
Of the directory Of York county, he
was bantered with the question as tC
whether he was thinking Of running
for office. He replied; mo, not that;
but I frequently have occasion tC
write letters to different citizens, and
want this directory so I can always
make sure Of their postofhce' addresses
without having lost time and effort
making lot Of more or less random
inquiries"
Bitten BY a Snake.
Rock Hill Record: Little Rebecca
Rogers, daughter Of Rev. and Mrs
A. 8. Rogers, had the misfortune Fri
day night to be bitten on the foot by 8
highland moccasin She and her par
ents had been out in the country to
Mr.. Jno. A. Blacks and had returned
home. Just as she alighted from the
buggy at the corner of East White and
Academy streets, she stepped on the
snake, which bit her. DR.. Miller at
tended her at once and she was soon
out Of danger. Mr.. Barber Roddey
killed the snake.
Davis Putnam.
Miss Aletha Davis and Mr.. w. F
Putnam were married in Gastonia, N
c., Sunday, the ceremony being per-
g. - hnf
place. Only a few close relatives and
friends witnessed the ceremony. Mr.
and Mrs. Putnam came to Yorkville
Sunday afternoon and Immediately be-
gan housekeeping on East Jefferson
street. Mrs Putnam Is the daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Davis, formerly
Of Yorkville, but now Of Gastonia. Mr.
Putnam Is we'll known In Yorkville
and for several years past has beer
employed as an assistant in the local
postoffice.
Ministers Licensed.
Three young men were licensed tc
preach at the meeting Of the Rock
Hill district conference in Chester lasI
week. They were Revs. F. c. Beach
Of Rock Hill; Eugene Whisonant Of
Hickory Grove, and s. r. Williams OF
Lancaster Rev, A. HI Attaway, pas.
tor Of the North Rock Hill circuit
was recommended for admission to the
upper South Carolina conference. The
following delegates were elected to the
annual conference: ]. r. Dye, Chester;
]. M. Yoder, Van Wyck; ]. II. Nc
Garity Richburg; T. M. Whisonant
Rock Hill; alternates, ]. L. Glenn
Chester, and T. c. Leitner, Winnsboro
New Kind of Pea.
Rock Hill Herald: T. L. johnson
was in Fairfield county yesterday and
he ran upon a new kind Of pea he de-
sires to plant. He visited the farm OF
w. NJ. Estes at Rockton an6 Mr.
Estes has just gathered a crop OF peas
They have matured and dried thor
oughly and are ready to be sown fol
the second crop. Mr. johnson did not
learn the name Of the new variety, but
he intends to procure some and in
troduce them in this community. The
pea Is of an early variety and 1t will
be no trouble to grow two crops on the
same ground in one season. Occa-
sionally this can be done with the
average cowpea, but not OFTEN. Be-
sides, the new variety Is splendid for
eating purposes.
Birthday Dinner.
Mr.. E. J. Green Of the Cannon mill
village, celebrated his 59th birthday
anniversary on Sunday with a birth
day dinner complimentary to quite a
number Of his friends. The dinner
was served on a long table out in the
front yard under the shade Of the
trees and was a dinner to fit the oc-
casion, both in quality and quantity.
The menu included fried chicken,
baked chicken with dressing, ham,
rice, pickles, biscuit, pies, cakes, etc.
Among the invited guests were Revs.
F. D. King, Henry Stokes, E. e. Gill
lespie, and ]. H. Machen, and Messrs.
F.. D. Mullinax, ]. ]. McSwain, r. F.
Carroll, ]. c. Robinson, ]. c. Conner,
o. G. Jenkins, j. L. Zimmerman, A.
NJ. Grist.
Fine Young Corn.
A cornfield of Messrs. Glenn & AL
lison, just without the corporate linn
its Of Yorkville, on the Rock Hill
road, has for a number Of years past
been noted for carrying the finest
crops to be seen in this section, and
this year Is no exception. At present
the corn Is about three and a half or
four feet high. carries a rich dark
green color and looks as If 1t might
be good for a hundred bushels to the
acre. Mr.. r. T. Allison, who Is culti-
waiting this field, says he has put no
stable manure on 1t for several years,