Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-06
TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1915.

the Manchester village. Tne Junerdi
occurred Monday.
Registration Board Met.
Messrs L. G.. Num- and ]. B. Bar
ron Of the county registration board,
were in their office in the courthouse
yesterday and issued several registra-
ton certificates. The board also
passed upon the petitions asking for
the enforcement Of the compulsory ed
ucation law in Hickory Grove and Oak
Ridge school districts, which petitions
were presented to the clerk of court
some time ago. So far as the regis
tration board was able to ascertain,
the petitions were signed by majority
of the qualified electors In the re-
spective districts.
To Hold the Youngsters.
Rock Hill Herald: The First Bap-
tist church has ordered large tent
for outing purposes and groups OF boys
and girls will be taken on outings
from time to time during the summer
months. c. NJ. Joye is in charge Of the
outings for the boys. He will take
the first group out Monday to remain
overnight at a suitable camping spot
some miles from the city. Later anoth-
er group will be taken out, until the
boys have been given an outing. A
lady will be in charge Of the various
groups Of girls who will go on outings
at various times, these using the tent
also.
Will Have Good Road.
Mr.. A. c. McCarter Of the Bethany
neighborhood, said Saturday that the
Cleveland county authorities were
making rapid progress in the construc-
ton Of the road to the South Carolina
line and that the highway will be one
of the best constructed in North Caro-
lina Mr.. McCarter, who is road over
seer for the Bethany section Of Kings
quite probable that a good deal OF
work would be done on the road from
the York county side in an effort to
have 1t compare favorably with the
other side. No work will be done from
the York county side before August.
Fourth in Rock Hill.
Hundreds of people were in Rock
Hill yesterday on account Of the
city, although the threatening attitude
.of the weather prevented other hum
dreds from being in attendance. The
principal feature Of the mornings ex-
ercises was an address by Congress
man A. F. Lever, who confined his re-
marks to q discussion Of the high cost
Of distribution Of farm products. An
attempt was made to carry out the
published programme Of the day and
the barbecue was held on the fair
grounds together with a few horse
races, the principal events being won
by horses belonging to Mr.. Burton
Massey Of Rock Hill.
Celebration at Blaeksburg.
A crowd estimated at more than
| 1000 persons attended q Fourth Of
July" celebration at Blacksburg Sat-
urday. Good order was maintained
throughout the day and rothing trans
pired to mar the pleasure Of the occa-
sion. The features Of the occasion
were addresses by Special Judge Chas.
man D. E. Finley Of Yorkville, and
Hon. w. F. Stevenson Of Cheraw. Two
games Of baseball were also played be-
tween the Blacksburg and Yorkville
teams. Blacksburg won the first game
by a score Of s to 4. The second
game went for eleven innings, the
score being 10 to TO- A home run by
Bert Smith Of the Yorkville team de-
cided the contest-11 to 10. The
Hickory Grove cornet band rendered
good music throughout the day.
Got a Heavy Jar.
| Yorkville people who were in Blacks
burg Saturday on account Of the In
dependence Day celebration in that
place tell Of a peculiar and what
might have beeen serious, accident to
a white man who was on the early
west bound train Of the Southern.
The fellow, who appeared to be in
| toXicated, got off the train at Blacks
burg, not noticing a train which was
passing on an adjacent track. Before
he could be warned Of his peril, he had
been struck by a protruding obstacle
on one Of the cars, his jaw getting the
full force Of the blow. Medical as
sistance was summoned and In little
time the man was walking around ap-
parently as well as ever. He Is said
to have told some people who inquired
about the accident that had 1t not
been for the several drinks Of liquor
which he had taken he would certain
ly have been killed.
The Challenger Defeated.
One Of the most interesting features
Of the celebration in Rock Hall yester-
day was a checker match played for
the championship Of the county. 1t
will be remembered that several
weeks ago, Enos Greer, aged II years,
son Of Mr.. R. F. Greer Of Fort Mill,
issued a challenge to anyone in the
match. A match finally arranged be-
tween Mr.. Greer and Messrs. G. M
Carroll Of Yorkville No. l, and ]. B.
Pegram of Yorkville. Mr.. Carroll de-
feated the challenger four games to
| three, while five other games played
resulted in draws. Mr.. Greer defeat
ed Mr.. Pegram in every game played.
Several other checker players were on
hand but none were in the class OF
those above mentioned. Mr.. Greer
has announced his intention Of COM
ing to Yorkville tomorrow for the pur-
pos Of again playing Mr.. Carroll and
Mr.. Pegram as we'll as any other play
ers who might care to engage him.
To be Model Farm School.
Winthrop college has made an ar
rangement with patrons Of Oak Ridge
school in district No. 29, whereby Oak
Ridge is to become a model farm
school under the supervision Of Mrs.
Hetty s. Browne, who bears a nation.
al reputation as one Of the foremost
teachers Of farm life as applied to
schools. Winthrop's farm school has
heretofore been located on the Win
throp college farm which Is on the
outskirts OF Rock Hill. Oak Ridge
school Is situated three miles or more
out Of Rock Hill. It Is Mrs. Brownies
purpose to spend all her time among
patrons Of the Oak Ridge school.
Seniors at Winthrop college will visit
the model farm school from time to
time, studying methods there and get
ting all first hand information. Mrs.
Browne will use the same methods at
Oak Ridge that she has been using
that is, teaching pupils everything by
agricultural illustrations. The school
will very likely be begun next Sep
tember, shortly after the opening OF
Winthrop college. Oak Ridge school
district has recently decided to adopt
compulsory education.
In explanation of the part ]. P.