Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-05
FRIDAY, MARCH S 1915.

which was made public this week.
York county Is In Class B Of births,
which includes counties showing a
birth rate Of Is to 20 per 1000. York,s
rate is 1876, while the county's death
rate Is 1875 per 1000. The total num-
Der Of births reported In the state
during the month Of January was p
SIS, and the total number OF deaths
greatest number Of births-207, ana
the greatest number Of deaths during
the month-151, occurred In Charles
ton county.
After tho "Serap" Cotton.
The York county cotton fields bid
fair to be thoroughly clean by plow-
ing time II the activities prevailing In
certain sections are general. Refer
ence is had to the scrap cotton indus
try. Some call 1t scrap cotton" and
some Cracked cotton; but at any
rate 1t means all the cotton left in the
field after the last picking, and which
the owner has abandoned. An indus
trious cotton picker can very often
get as much as 100 pounds in q day,
though more often he puts in his day
for considerably less. The cotton he
picks is worth about II cents a pound
in the seed, and the seed are worth
about 25 per cent less than the mar
ket for good seed.
Relations Dissolved.
At a call meeting Of Bethel presby-
terry, held in Yorkville yesterday, the
pastoral relations existing between
Rev. Ray Riddle and. the Allison
Creek, Beersheba and Beth-Shiloh
churches were dissolved. The meet
ing, which was moderated by Rev. r.
Roy Brown, was attended by the fol-
lowing ministers and elders: Rows.
w. F. Gregg, Rock Hill; Jas. r. Rus
sell, Van Wyck; r. K. Timmons, Beth
Ell; A. A. Mclean, Glover; J.. A. Nc
Murray, Bethesda, 2. e. Gillespie,
Yorkvilie; +. r. Riddle. Elders: A. E
Burns, Beersheba; e. M. Williams,
Beth Shiloh; M. 8. Lewis, Chester.
Rev. Riddle expects to leave In the
next few days for the charge which
he recently accepted In Monticello,
Fla.
Fort Mill Man Dead.
Fort Mill Times, Thursday: A great
shock to his family and friends In this
section was the announcement receiv-
ed Thursday by telegram Of he death
at Cleveland, Tenn, Of William r. Belk
a son Of MI. and Mrs. R. L.. c. Belk Of
Fort Mill township. Mr.. Belk's death
was due to pneumonia, from which
disease he had been Ill only about n
week. The remains were shipped TO
Fort Mill Friday and after services at
noon in the Methodist church, the In
terment was made In the city ceme-
terry. Mr.. Belk was about 80 years OF
age and Is survived by his parents and
several brothers and sisters. He had
held q responsible position for several
years with an electric power company
in Cleveland, and was regarded as M
Of his company's most trustworthy m
ployes. The remains were accompa-
MED to this city by Mr.. and Mrs. III
Adkins, the latter q sister OF the de-
ceased.
Stamping Non-TaxabIe Papers.
r. M. McCown, secretary Of state,
announced this week, that many per
sons were placing revenue stamps on
non-taxable papers. The secretary OF
state has made public a letter ex-
planning what papers are subject to b
emergency war tax of 10 cents. The
letter is as follows: Under a ruling
Of the attorney general, based upon
the recent internal revenue law, stamps
quired on each Of the following pa
pers: Return Of ~corporators, charter
granted, certificate Of dissolution, ap-
~plication for increase of capital stock,
certificate Of increase, application for
amendment, certificate Of amendment,
application for eleemosynary charter
and for charter issued thereon. You
will, therefore, please remit stamps
sufficient to v papers filed by you,
as well as those to be issued by this
office, in accordance with the above
schedule"
Will Continue Y. M. c. A. Work.
More than fifty citizens Of Rock
Hill, made q canvass in that city this
week to raise $1,000 for the purpose Of
providing for a continuance OF h
Cemmunity Y. M. c. A. work in that
city for another period Of two years.
More than $4,000 Of the amount was
pledged by noon Tuesday, and n
Hill Is the only city in South Carolina
having a community boys Y. NJ. G. A.
The work was inaugurated about two
years ago, with c.. w. Blakey as sec
rotary. MI. Blakey was succeeded
several months ago by Herbert B.
Tucker, who at present, Is In charge
of the work, the purpose Of which Is
to develop the boys Of the community;
to organize them for play; to supervise
their movements on the SCnoO STOuuus,
to attract them to the Sunday schools
and churches and to develop them In
every way, physically, mentally and
spiritually.
3. r. Caldwell Dead.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Caldwell, a well
known lightning rod dealer, died at
the home Of his sister, Mrs. B. F.
White, in Yorkville, last Tuesday
night at about s o'clock. The deceas-
ed was a son of the late W. M. Cald-
well, and was born in the Beersheba
neighborhood Of York county on Feb
ruary 26, 1858. He was twice mar
ried. His first wife was Miss Carrie
Alice Beamguard, who died in 1893,
and his second wife vas Mrs. Lula
Sherer, who died about a year ago.
He leaves two children, Mr.. e. e.
Caldwell, Of Kings Mountain, N. c.,
son Of his first wife, and Master Frank
Caldwell, who Is living In Yorkvtlle
with his aunt, Mrs. White. He Is also
survived by one brother and W sis
tiers, MI. R. ]. Caldwell Of Florence,
and Mrs. T. L. Carroll and Mrs. B. F.
White Of Yorkville. The funeral and
interment were at Bethany on We'd
nesday, the services being conducted
by Rev. w. P. Grier, assisted by Rev.
]. L. Oates.