Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-06-18

cessive wet weather is responsible,
while others are unable to assign any
reason for the condition.
Will Attend Meeting.
Superintendent Of Education John
E. Carroll expects to attend the an
nual meeting Of superintendent OF
education which is to be held at Win
throp college next week, and conse-
quently his office will be closed in the
meantime. The sessions will cover q
period Of about four days.
Foster-Fersuson.
Miss Belle Foster and Mr.. White
Ferguson were married In Yorkville
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. j. L.
Oates officiating. Miss Foster lives in
the McConnellsville neighborhood,
while the home Of Mr.. Ferguson Is
near Glover. The young couple will
reside in the Glover section.
Charged With HOUSEKEEPING.
Sheriff ]. P. Hunter Of Lancaster
county, on last Friday arrested Will
Furr, white man, in Fort Mill. Furr
is wanted in Lancaster county on a
charge Of housebreaking and larceny.
He was taken to Lancaster Friday
afternoon and lodged in Jail to await
trial.
Fort Mill Vital Statistics.
According to the report Of w. M.
Carothers, registrar Of vital statis-
tics for Fort Mill township, there were
IA births and deaths in the town.
ship during the month Of May. Seven
births were to white parents and seven
to colored. Four white people died In
the township during the month and
only one colored person.
Fort Mills Grain Crop.
Fort Mill Times: The grain crop Of
Fort Mill township Is practically all
harvested. Some little yet remains,
but this will likely be cut before the
end Of the week. Threshers are pre-
pairing to start out, and the yield Of
grain is said to be fair. Some fine
yields are reported, while others are
Indifferent.
Elected at Two Schools.
Prof. C. D. Guess of Earnhardt, who
was principal Of the Bullock's Creek
school last year, has been reelected to
that position. Prof. Guess has also
been elected to the superintendency
of the Hickory Grove school, He has
not informed either school Of his ac-
ceptance or resignation. Patrons will
doubtless wonder how he can handle
both places.
Communication Tax Slow.
Communication tax payers appear to
be unusually slow this year and al
though the total amount Of the tax
Is but $4,000 and the time for pay
ment expires July 1, hardly more than
$500 has thus far been paid. Unlike
the regular taxes, there Is no penalty
attached for non-payment Of the tax
at the time of the expiration Of the
period except that every person liable
who has not paid this tax by July l.
must assist in building roads in York
county for a period Of five days.
Mill Man Lost Arm.
Claude Hunter, an employee Of the
Carhartt mill of Rock Hill, had the
misfortune to loose his right arm
Wednesday when the member was
cut off in some machinery. 1t seems
that Hunter was oiling a ventilatol
fan on the top Of the dyehouse in the
mill when his oil can in some manner
was caught, bringing his arm in con-
tact with the rapidly whirling blades
After the accident he was taken tc
the Fennell infirmary where he was
given surgical attention.
Judge Wilson to Preside.
Judge John s. Wilson Is to preside
at the court of general sessions fol
York county which Is to convene the
second week in July. 1t Is expected
that both the criminal and civil busi.
ness Of the court will be very light
There are hardly more than half 9
dozen prisoners in Jail awaiting tria-
and these are charged with minor Of
fenses. The most important case
which will likely come before the court
is that against ]. 8. Stevenson, who Is
charged with shooting John Hafner tc
death in Bullocks Creek township sev.
eral weeks ago.
To Dedicate Courthouse.
Tuesday, July 13, has been set az
the date for the formal dedication OF
the new York county courthouse and
exercises appropriate for the occasion
will be held on that day. A petition
Is now being circulated among the
members Of the York County Bar as
sociation asking Presiding Judge vii.
son to instruct the clerk Of court tc
notify first week jurors not to appear
on Monday, but on Tuesday instead
AS has already been mentioned in The
Enquirer, the principal address Of the
occasion will be delivered by Chief
Justice Eugene B. Gary Of the state
supreme court.
Guthriesville Has Strong Team.
In seven inning contest played on
the Guthriesville diamond yesterday
afternoon, the Lowryville baseball
team was defeated by Guthriesville,
to O. A five Ginning contest was play
ed between a team from the Latta
school and Guthriesville, Immediately
after the game with Lowryville. The
score was: Guthriesville, %; Latta, 0.
The Guthriesville team is highly elated
at its victory over Lowryville. For
several years past Guthriesville has
been defeating Lowryville in every
contest. Determining that they would
win the game yesterday, the Lowry
vile managers sent to Chester for a
pitcher and catcher-both Of them
said to be semi professionals. They
could not win, however. The batteries
were: Guthriesville - Moore and
Moore; Lowryville - Anderson and
Refo. Guthriesvlle claims to have one
OF the best teams in this section and
10 " oSSuiS oohiSS "'NH N>NS
at other places.
HaiIstorm in Cleveland County.
Kings Mountain Herald: One Of the
severest hailstorms in the history Of
Cleveland county, visited an area west
and northwest Of Shelby Monday aft
ernoon and did damage amounting to
thousands of dollars to the growing
crops. The hail was accompanied by
wind and rain. The stricken district
begins above Eskridge Grove church
(colored) on the ShelbyLattimore
road and extends to George Spurlin's
store on the Shelby -Falston road.
Wheat and oats were blown fiat on
the ground as If they had been rolled
down. Wheat grains were beaten
from the head as II the seed were
sown broadcast over the fields. The
wind lifted Mr.. l.. p. Yarboro's barn
off his mules and left them standing
where the stalls were. His crib was
blown off his corn and many trees up
rooted in his yard. His crops are al
most totally ruined. A part Of Mr..
Flay Cabaness' new house was blown
off it's pillars six feet. A tree blew
down on Fate Warren's roof on the
old John Poston place, between the
river and Bushy creek. A tree was
blown down on Nevett Hendricks au-
tomobile at the brickyard. Henry Boss,
who works for the Piedmont Tele-
phone company, stopped his horse and