Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-14

II, 1915.
told BY LOCAL EXCHANGE
News Happenings In NelghbOring
Communities.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland. CASTOR. Lam
caster and Chester.
Chester Reporter, Sept. 9: The an
nual report Of County Superintendent
I Of Education w. D. Knox, which was
completed and forwarded to Columbia
several days ago, is the usual inter-
esting budget Of information with re-
gard to the school affairs Of Chester
county. The report shows that last
year there was an enrolment Of 1872,
divided according to races as follows:
White, 2,623; colored, 1859. The av-
erage attendance was: White, 1858;
colored. 1886. 80. Coroner ]. H. Glad
den held an inquest near Lewis yes
terday, over the remains Of Sandy
Pride, Jr., a seventeen-year-o col
ored youth, whose body was discovered
in the waters Of the South Fork Of
Fishing creek Tuesday afternoon near
Mills mill. Pride had been missing
from home since Thursday afternoon,
September 2, and had been sought for
far and wide. The body was discov-
cred by Mamie and Sylvester Moore,
badly decomposed, giving evidence Of
the fact that the remains had been
in the water for several days. There
were no bruises or wounds Of any
kind about the body, and 1t Is gener-
ally supposed that Pride fell into the
stream and was drowned; but as there
was no direct evidence on this point
the jury brought in verdict to the
effect that the deceased came to his
death in the waters Of Fishing creek
by means unknown to the jury.
Mr. L. A. Wise, the jeweler, made an
assignment yesterday morning for the
benefit Of his creditors, Mr.. M. L.
Marion being named as assignee. Mr..
Wise's assets, we understand, amount
to about $500, including stock and
accounts due him, while his liabilities
are about $4,000. 49,. The engagement
Of Miss Louise Hicklin Of this city, and
Mr.. Charles Wesley Boyd Of Pamlico,
S. c., was announced yesterday af-
ternoon.
Gaffney Ledger, Sept. 10: The ne
groes Of Gaffney and vicinity observ-
ed Labor day Monday at Bethel
church. Rev. Richard Carroll Of CO.
lumbia, was the principal speaker Of
the occasion. He delivered strong
en- the farm, where they can make a
greater success than in any other
business. .... Mr.. L. s. Wood has been
awarded a contract by the Bonsal
Railroad company and will go to
Charleston the first part Of next
week to begin work. The Bonsal sys-
tenn Is building a line from Charleston
to Savannah. .... Mr.. T. II. Griffith
has accepted a position with the
Cherokee Savings bank, succeeding
Mr.. Claude Poole, who resigned to
take up school work. Mr.. Poole will
go to Furman University, Greenville.
which opens for the present session
next week. .....A pretty wedding on
Tuesday morning was that Of Miss
la May Bryant and Mr.. Ernest Peel
er, which took place at the home Of
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
T. Bryant, on Logan street. ..... De-
termined to end the litigation that has
been in progress for more than the
past two years in regard to the Sc
lection Of a site for a new school
building, the board Of trustees Of
school district No. 10, and R. c. Sar-
raft, G. T. Green and E. A. Hedrick,
representing the people Of West End,
yesterday signed an agreement decid-
ing to allow the voters Of the district
to make a choice between the DR.. M.
w. Smith lot on the corner Of Logan
and Meadow streets, and the w. o.
Johnson lot, on West Frederick street.
An election to settle the question
I. 30 I>a IaII
Tuesday, September 14th. ..... Cordial
interest is centered in the marriage
of Miss Marie Norwood and Mr..
Clyde Peeler, which was an event Of
Tuesday afternoon at the brides home
in Hendersonville.
Rock Hill Record, Sept. 9: The
many friends of Mrs. ]. B. Patrick
will regret to learn that she Is quite
sick at her home on Hampton street.
..... Miss Bertha Hamilton was ope-
rated on yesterday for appendicitis
at the Fennell infirmary, and is get
ting along nicely. The host Of
friends of Mrs. John G. Anderson will
learn with regret that she Is quite
sick at her home on Oakland avenue.
..... Miss Jennie Lee Kerr will leave
Saturday for Kings Mountain, where
she will teach this year in the graded
schools. :. Oscar L. Derrick, who has
been one Of the overseers at the Vic
toria mill for number Of years,
leaves tomorrow night for Danville,
Va, where he goes to take charge of
one Of the mills under w. w. Moore,
formerly Of this city. 1t Is said
that about 200 Winthrop students
have secured board in homes outside
Of the college. This became neces-
sary because Of the very large enroll
ment Of Winthrop and the consequent
lack Of dormitory room. Winthrop
needs another dormitory. .... Miss
Maud Chaplin left this morning for
Macon, Ga, where she will resume her
foo chipp at Wesleyan college