Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-12


Now School Building at Flint Hill.
Superintendent Of Education Car
roll spent Tuesday at Flint Hill, in
Fort Mill township, inspecting the new
school building which Is being erected
at that place. The building will be
ready for occupancy In about a month.
1t will accommodate about eighty
pupils and will cost about $1,000.
Many Cases Of Pneumonia.
There is quite an epidemic of pneu-
monia in the vicinity Of Hickory
Grove and the western section Of
York county. One physician of that
community stated recently that he had
prescribed for about twenty-five
pneumonia patients in the past few
weeks and had not lost a single case.
Beamsuard's Bill Continued.
Senator Beamguard's bill providing
for the creation Of a South Carolina
library commission and an appropria-
ton Of $4,000 therefor, has been o
tinued until the next session Of the
legislature. The bill looked to the
establishment, maintenance and opera
ton Of travelling libraries to be sent
to certain communities.
Ready for the Opening.
Members Of the congregation OF
Bethany A. R. P. church have been
busy the past few days getting the
building in proper shape for the form
al opening on February 81. Some
work has been done on the grounds
and a number Of ladies have been en-
gagged in cleaning carpets and other
material to be used in the new church
Municipal Officers Elected.
Voters of Hickory Grove recently
elected municipal officers as follows:
Mayor, W.. B. BULGE; Wardens, J.. K,
Allison. j. s.. Wilkerson, ]. B. Kirby,
NJ. L. Smith. Organization Of the new
council was perfected by the election
Of MI. M. L. Smith as mayor pro tenn
and Mr.. ]. B. Kirby as clerk. The fol-
lowing were elected members Of the
board Of health: DR.. ]. N. Taylor, ],
T. Smith, DR.. w. F. McGill.
Death Of w. Mason Plaxeo.
Mr.. W. Mason Plaxco. eldest son OF
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. M. Plaxco, form
erly Of York county, but now living In
Tennessee, died at his home in Jack
sonville, Fla, January 25. following a
short illness with peritenitis. The de-
ceased was born in York county Aug
ust IS, 1884. He was a printer by
trade. He Is survived by his wife. who
was Miss Cathryne Lillian Motto OF
Sanford, Fla, and n little daughter.
Time Nearly Up.
Auditor Broadus M. Love has been
kept very busy at his office the past
few days receiving the returns Of tax
payers who did not make such returns
when the auditor visited points most
convenient to them. The time for the
making Of returns expires Saturday,
February 20, and the auditor said
yesterday, that there were many per-
sons who had not yet made their set
Element with him for 1s14-1916.
Burglars Entered Store at Ramah.
Unknown parties entered the store
Of A. NJ. McGill at Ramah, last week.
and stole a number Of articles. among
which were several pairs Of shoes,
some pistol cartridges and a box of
tobacco. Entrance was effected from
underneath, the robbers tearing loose
several planks in the floor. The store
has been closed some time pending
bankruptcy proceedings and the rob-
berry was not discovered until Sunday.
There is no clue to the robbers.
Dr.. A. r. Hambrisht Dead.
Kings Mountain Herald: DR.. A. f.
Hambright Of Grover, died Tuesday of
last week at the age Of 80 years. For
many years he was leading physician
of Grover, but retired some time ago,
on account Of bad health. He Is sur
vived by the widow and five children:
Misses Edith and Mayme Hambright,
and c.. F., Bell and Jack Hambright.
He was an uncle of G. F. Hambright
Of Kings Mountain.
Want Special Train.
A request will be sent to the head
quarters Of the Southern railway In
a few days, asking for a special train
from Fort Mill and Rock Hill to York
Vile on County School Field Day, on
April 3. The C. & NV. railway au-
thorities will also be asked to make
arrangements whereby school chill
dren and their parents from Bowling
Green, Glover and other points in the
northern section Of the county can
reach Yorkville In the early morning
on Field Day.
For a Gymnasium Building.
The general appropriation bill which
has been prepared for the house, pro-
vides that Winthrop college be given
SIS, 900 in 1915, and $50 00 in 1916, for
a new gymnasium. on condition that
the college raise $4,000 for the pur-
pose from outside sources. Winthrop
was the only educational institution Of
the state receiving an appropriation
from the appropriations committee for
q new building. The item will very
likely meet with strong opposition In
the senate.
New Trial Ordered.
The supreme court has ordered q
new trial in the case of Ella r. Sage
and Vessie R. Brandt, plaintiffs-re-
spondents, vs.. W. L. Hill, defendant
appellant. This was a suit involving
alleged trespass on the part Of Mr..
Hill in going on property belonging to
Mesdames Sage and Brandt, after a
time limit had been set by the court.
The court had fixed a time by which
Mr.. Hill could remove certain build
ings. He failed to remove the build
ings; but afterward moved certain
machinery they contained. The case
has been pending since 1911.
Economy Day Tomorrow.
Two meetings are to be held in this
county tomorrow in connection with
the state Fertilizer and Economy
Day." one meeting to be at Rock Hill
and the other at Yorkville. The Rock
Hill meeting is to be held in the
chamber Of commerce hall In that
city at II o'clock, and the Yorkvilie
meeting is to be held in the court
house at the same hour. Following
the addresses Of the several speakers,
the farmers and others present will
engage in a round table discussion OF
ways whereby the purpose OF the
meetings all over the state can be