Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06

for the western district of South Caro-
lima, was in Rock Hill this week, for
the purpose Of perfecting arrange
ments for the holding Of the September
term of the Federal cour in that city
The court will open in Rock Hill on
Tuesday, September IA. and will be
held in the Rock Hill city hall.
Named Presiding Elder.
DR.. P. B. Wells, pastor Of st. Johns
Methodist church Of Rock Hill, has
been instructed by Bishop Collins Dem
ny to take charge Of the district work
until conference, in connection with
Wells is to succeed Presiding Elder r.
L. Holroyd, who died a few days ago.
Reys. F. c. Beach and Eugene Whis-
' onant of Rock Hill will relieve DR..
Wells from time to time Of the conduct
of service in the Rock Hill church.
Came Long Way.
Mr.. p. w. Parish, who lives on Rock
Hill No. 8, was here yesterday for the
purpose Of having eighteen bushels of
wheat ground into -FOUR. 1t Is II
miles from Mr.. Parish's home to
this place, but since the mill here is
nearer to his home than any other,
he was obliged to make the long trip.
So busy is the local mill that 1t was
early this morning before Mr.. Parish
could have his wheat ground and re-
turn to his home.
Wanted for Forgery.
Deputy Sheriff F. E. Quinn left We'd
nesday afternoon for Gulfport, Miss,
for the purpose Of bringing w. E.
| Gardner, a white man, back to this
place for trial. Gardner is wanted in
Il ut rTtNl -Ln-o hA NC O. fnrpnnrlU am-
| ployed, on a charge Of forgery. He
| was arrested in Gulfport several days
| ago, and Gov. Brewer Of Mississippi,
granted requisit;on for him Tuesday.
| Deputy Quinn Is expected to arrive
| with his prisoner tonight or tomorrow.
Lecture at Beth Shiloh.
DR.. E. w. Pressly Of Glover, deliv-
| cred an interesting and instructive
lecture to an audience of between rs
| and 100 men at Beth-Shiloh church
last evening on the subject Of temper
ance. The lecture was presented un-
der the auspices Of n B~eth-Shiloh
Temperance association. The speak
er was introduced by Mr.. j.. 70. JACK,
son, president of the association, and
DR.. Pressly was heard with great in
terest by the audience.
Doing Much Canning.
THAT little advertisement that I re-
| Gently had inserted in The Enquirer
offering to do canning for the public
certainly did the business" remarked
Mr.. White w. Jackson to a reporter
yesterday. Since that advertisement
l have put up about 900 cans OF vege-
tables and fruits for people living in
all directions. Most Of this canned
goods has been tomatoes, beans, cab
bage and apples. Comparatively few
people have brought peaches to be put
up for future use"
Services at Bethany.
Largely attended are the services
| which are being held at Bethany this
week. The pastor, Rev. w. P. Grier,
is being assisted in the meeting py
Rev. Jas. H. PRESLEY, pastor Of the
A. r. P. church of S~tatesville, N. c.
| Mr.. PRESLEY Is a preacher Of force and
| his able sermons have caused much
| comment. Two services are being held
each day, the first in the morning at
10 o'clock, and the second at 8. The
meeting will likely continue through
Sunday night.
Death Of Popular Lancaster Man.
Messrs. ]. B. and r. N. Plaxco were
called to Lancaster Wednesday on &C
| count Of the death Of Mr.. R. N. Plax-
co.'s son-in-law, Mr.. Walker Craig,
who died about 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, following an illness Of sew
| eral weeks with typhoid fever. Mr..
Craig was we'll known in the Bethany
section Of York county, he being a
former student at the Bethany High
| school. He was about rs years Of age,
| and is survived by his widow, who, be-
fore her marriage. was Miss lone PlaX-
co Of r. F. No. 1.
Had a Busy Day.
About the busiest day which the
| York county board of registration has
| had in many months was that OF last
Monday when about thirty registra-
| ton certificates and renewals of certii-
| Gates were issued. Most Of those who
| got certificates were residents OF the
town. Speaking of the unusually
large number Of certificates Monday
| afternoon, Chairman Num- or the reg
istration board, said that practically
all Of those who registered were doing
so on account Of the prohibition cleo
ton On September IA
Improvement Association.
The annual meeting of the Bethel
| Improvement association was held In
| Bethel church last night, beginning at
$50. Mr.. j. B. Ford made a practical
| talk on rural development generally.
and DR.. T. N. Dulin read a paper on
| the habitual use Of tobacco. The es-
| pecial business of the evening was the
election Of officers, which resulted as
| follows: Hamilton Johnson, president;
j. C. Harper. vice president; ]. S. Rid
| die, I'd vice president: S.. S.. Glenn, sec
rotary; Arthur Barnett, treasurer. The
meeting adjourned at the call of the
president.
Looking Over Public Buildings.
A. S. Johnston, secretary of the
/ state board Of charities and corrections
has been spending several days this
week in York county looking over the
various jails with a view to making a
report on the condition Of the same to
his board. He examined the Rock Hill
city Jail as we'll as the county Jail.
This morning he went out to the
quarters of the county changing with
| Supervisor Boyd. Secretary Johnston
a shown owe the new courthouse
yesterday and expressed himself as
being delighted with it, saying that he
wished his home county of Greenville
could come anything like touching it"
Catching Speed Fiends.
Police authorities in Glover have
been making a relentless war upon
automobiles who have been hitting
the road only in the high places with
in the corporate limits of the town
lately. 1t is stated hat more than
seventeen cars have been held up in
Glover during the past ten days for
violation of the speed limit. 1t ap-
pears that most Of the motorists are
caught below the Glover Cotton Mill
since the road at that place is an ex-
cellent one for speeding. AS a result
Of the activities of the authorities the
Golfers of the town treasury have been
increased considerably.
Another Good Citizen Gone.
MI. A. NJ. Wallace died at his home
on Clover r. F. D. No. l, early yester-
day morning, following an illness OF
several weeks with an affection in the
back of his head. He was buried al
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