Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-12
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Will Award Prizes.
Various prizes are to be awarded
for superior excellence in the contests
to be held during the field day exer-
cises in Yorkville on April 8.
Vital Statistics for York.
According to the report Of DR.. John
I. Barron, registrar Of vital statistics,
there were four births and four deaths
In York township during the month Of
February.
Will Equip Fire Company.
The town council Of Fort Mill has
placed an order with a Charlotte firm
for a full equipment Of rubber coats,
boots, helmets and other articles for
the use Of the volunteer fire depart
ment Of that city.
Building at Glover.
There is considerable building going
on at Glover at present. DR.. R E.
| Wylie Is building a handsome new
residence near the Glover Graded
school building. Mr.. Meek Smith is
preparing to remodel his house and
Mr.. ]. D. Duff is making extensive re-
pairs on his residence.
York Man Chosen.
DR.. c. Fred Williams was on yester-
day elected vice chairman and secre-
tary Of the board Of regents for the
state hospital for the insane. DR.. Will
liams is a son of Probate Judge L. r.
| Williams, Of York county, and Is him.
self a native Of this county. He was
formerly state health officer and secre-
tary Of the board Of health.
White Man Shot by Negro.
Chester Reporter, Thursday: Tom
Hudson, white, who was shot last Sum
day evening by Frank Clark, colored,
is in a serious condition, but will prob
ably cover It seems that Clark was
shooting at his (Clark's) wife, from
whom he had been estranged for some
time, and hit Hudson accidentally.
Hudson works on Mr.. W. o. Guys
place, while Clark works for Mr.. T,
M. Darby. The negro is in Jail.
Health Situation at Glover.
There has been no further unfavor-
able developments In the quarantine
situation at Glover, and the health
authorities are Of the opinion that the
quarantine that has been imposed on
the homes Of infected and exposed
persons, can soon be raised. There
has been but little local u~neasiness In
regard to the matter, IS practically
everybody has been vaccinated and
the situation generally is well in
hand.
Harpers Bond Fixed.
Magistrate E. A. Crawford Of Beth
esda township, who vas in Yorkville
yesterday, said that he had fixed the
bond Of Sam Harper, arrested with ].
r. Wyatt in connection with the rob-
berry Of the stores Of Messrs J. T.
Crawford and ]. M. Williams at Nc
Connellsville some time ago, at $500.
Harper, it will be remembered, broke
Jail with Wyatt, later surrendering to
the authorities. He has not yet secur-
ed the necessary bondsmen.
Measuring Party.
There was a measuring party at
the home Of Mr. James Youngblood,
on Yorkville No. 8, last Tuesday night.
for the benefit Of the Young Woman's
society of Union Baptist church. The
game is played through the levy Of a
tax Of l cent an inch on each inch Of
the length Of each guests foot. For
instance, a 10-inch foot brings 10
cents, and an 11-inch foot, II cents.
The diversion was the occasion of
much amusement.
Tho New Road Into Bethel.
Since the changing has completed
the road into Bethel township, there
have been more visitors into the COM
munity reached by the road than ever
before. The road Is ideal for auto
mobiles, and already hundreds Of cars
have passed over 1t. Since the COM
pletion, the people Of Bethel township
can go to Glover or Yorkville in a lit
tie more than half the time required
formerly, and merchants and others
Of both places In noticing more Wis
itors from that community.
Young Man Acquitted.
James Norman, the young white man
who shot his father, Mack Norman, at
Kings Creek, Saturday, December rs,
i~nficting injuries from which the
older Norman died three days later,
was acquitted Of the charge Of MUIR
der in the court Of general sessions
for Cherokee county, this week. He
was found guilty Of carrying conceal
ed weapons and was sentenced to pay
a fine Of 500 or serve thirty days on
the public works. Sentence was sus-
pended during good behavior.
State Teachers Meeting.
Superintendent Of Education Car
roll and several Of the York county
teachers will very likely attend the
meeting Of the State Teachers associ-
alton, which convenes in Florence,
March "a. Among the distinguished
educators who are on the programme
of the annual meeting are: DR.. ]. Y.
Joyner, state superintendent Of North
Carolina; DR.. A. c. Chandler, super
intendent Of the Richmond, Va, city
schools; State Superintendent j. E.
Swearingen and President w. 8. Cur
rell, Of the University Of South Caro-
lima.
County Line to be Withdrawn.
An election is to be held in Kings
Mountain, N. c., on April "a, to decide
whether that town shall become a part
OF Cleveland county or CASTOR county,
N. c. At present the line between
Cleveland and CASTOR counties runs
through the town and there has been
considerable agitation among citizens
during the past several months to have
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