Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-02
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News Happenings In NelghbOflng
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.
Gaffney Ledger, Oct. 20: Superin-
tendent of Education Donald Huggin
has announced that Friday, November
5th, is to be observed as cleanup
day" by Cherokee county schools. Ali
trash, rubbish, etc., should be remov-
ed from the grounds and the buildings
put in as clean. neat condition as pos
sible. -. "A signal honor was con-
ferred upon Mr.. Paul G.. Moorhead,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Moorhead of
this city, when he was chosen dean Of
the faculty of the Fork Union Military
academy, Of which he is a member.
Fork Union is in Virginia. Mr.. Moor
head holds the chair of ancient lam
guages at the college. He was distin-
guished in this branch at the Univer-
sity Of South Carolina, where he grad
uated and later did post graduate work
"A good roads convention will be
held at the county courthouse on the
first Monday in December for the pur-
pose of considering the bill which is
going to be submitted at the next ses-
sion Of the general assembly. A sue
cessor to Mr.. r. c. Sarratt, resigned,
as chairman Of the Limestone Town
ship Good Roads association, will also
be elected at this meeting. The
second monthly school report prepar-
ed by Superintendent J. Harvey With
erspoon, shows that there have been
33 new names added to the enrolment
lists Of the city schools during the
past month, excluding the night school.
OF these, 20 are boys and 13 are girls,
and 20 of them enrolled at the Chero-
kee avenue school. The night school
has an enrolment Of 100, SO boys and
Al girls. The total enrolment in all
the city schools, including the negro
attendance for the past month was
1,107.. While in Washington last
week attending the annual conference
Of postmasters, Postmaster F. B. Gaff-
ney was given assurance that the mail
box posts and five additional combina-
ton mail boxes for this city have been
ordered. He was informed that the
shipment should arrive within thirty
days. Gaffney has had free mail de-
livery for more than two years. It
was at first planned to give this city
10 collection boxes, but during that
time the business has grown to such
an extent that five more boxes are nec-
essary.
Chester Reporter, Oct. 28: In the
arena events at the state fair in Co.
lumbia yesterday, Mr. John Frazer Of
this city, was the first prize winner in
the following events: Single fine har-
ness stallion, gelding or mare, $50;
single harness stallion. gelding or mare,
speed and style considered, $40.......
The board Of trustees Of the city
schools at the meeting Monday after.
noon, voted to close the schools for a
period Of two weeks, on account Of the
several cases Of scarlet fever in the
community, and the children were dis
missed Tuesday morning. At meet
ing Of the board Of health earlier in
the afternoon motion was adopted
to the effect that closing Of the schools
was at that time unnecessary and that
fumigation and spraying would ac-
complish the desired result, but the
majority Of the trustees looked at the
matter differently, and the motion to
close the schools was carried by vote
of to 2..... Health Officer w. A.
Settlemyer stated this morning that
let fever reported and that one Of the
seven reported in Mondays paper was
discharged yesterday. Mr.. Suttlemyer
has been busy yesterday and today in
fumigating the school buildings Of the
city thoroughly. .......We understand
that a committee will appear before the
county board at the annual meeting
here Monday and urge upon that body
the wisdom Of high-water bridge over
Rocky creek in Rossville township,
and a better road road from the coun-
ty seat to Great Falls. 1t is said that
part Of the improvement projected at
Great Falls is the construction Of an
up -to-date sand clay road to Lugof,
and if this is done and it's effects not
counteracted by better road to Ches-
ter, this city is bound to suffer seri-
A. Smith will learn with deep regret
that they expect to leave Chester
on November 6, for Baltimore, where
Mr.. Smith will become superintendent
of Swift & Co.'S big fertilizer plant.
..... The fall term Of court will open
November l, with Judge H. F. Rice of
Akin. presiding. There are four negroes
in Jail awaiting trial for murder, and
lHcIc 10 uuoiiSo'
on hand to consume the entire first
week.
Lancaster News, Oct. 20: The vacant
lot on Main street between the homes
of Mr.. R. E. Wylie and Capt. D. E..
Penny, is being prepared for the coun-
ty fair, which will be held thereon
next week. 49,. Mr.. NJ. L. Beckham,
government agent for Lancaster
county, reports that up to October IS,
9,568 bales of cotton had been ginned,
against 1891 the same date last year.
900. Monday night about 10 o'clock,
while at work in a shaft in the Halle
gold mine, two negro employees, Frank
Bolton and Ebb Harper, were accident
ally killed when a overhanging rock
fell upon them. Belton was killed in
stantly, while Hopper fingered only a
few hours. MIR. VIM. Hayes Of the
New Bethel section, met with a mis-
fortune at the fair in Columbia. Some
crook relieved him Of his pocketbook
and between $50 and $75 in money
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