Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-13
LOCAL lAcONIcS
poina Much PIowina.

LOCAL LAcoNics
Doing Much Flowing.
From the looks of fields along the
railway between Yorkville and Rock
Hill, it appears that people in that
section have done a great deal OF
blowing during last week. There are,
however, q number Of fields which
have not been touched.
New Baptist Pastor.
Rev. ]. B. Talbert Of Rock Hill, who
was recently ordained into the min
istry, has accepted a call to the pas
torate Of the Baptist churches OF
Enon, Hickory Grove and Smyrna
He will enter upon the duties Of his
passionate this month.
Will Run Again.
Cansler Of TirZah, was in Yorkville
yesterday. Asked whether he would
be a candidate for the Office Of rail-
road commissioner in the mex DEM
ocratic primary, he said: Yes, II I
am living and can raise the money to
make the race, I will give the boys
another chance to count me out"
Kings Mountain Vital Statistics.
DR.. ]. E. Brison, registrar Of vital
statistics for Kings Mountain town
ship, reports that there were seven
births and five deaths in that town.
ship during the month ending April
10. There were five white births and
two negro births. Three white per-
sons and two colored persons died
during the month.
Planted Cotton Early.
Mr.. ]. E. Durant, who lives in the
Guthriesville section, Is probably the
earliest cotton planter in York coun-
ty. Mr.. Durant began planting be-
fore the big snow more than a week
ago, and now has practically all OF
the seasons crop In the ground. Quite
q number Of farmers began planting
their cotton yesterday and today.
Governor Names Delegates.
Governor Manning on Saturday ap-
pointed ifty-four delegates from
South Carolina to the fourth annual
convention Of the Southern Sociology
cal congress, to be held at Houston,
Tex, May Sill. The delegates who
attend will pay their w expenses.
Included In the list of appointees are
Mr.. Thos. F. mellow Of Yorkville, and
Mrs. Alexander Long Of Rock Hill.
YorkviIIs Lost.
In a game featured by creditable
plays on the part of both teams, the
Yorkville Graded school was defeated
by the Rock Hill Graded school on
the latter's grounds Friday afternoon
by a score Of 6 to 4. Errors on the
part of the Yorkville boys cost them
the game. The batteries were: Rock
Hill-Sullivan and Simrill; Yorkville
Garrison and Mackorell.
Death Of Former York County Man.
Mr.. John ]. Jones Of Yorkville No. 1
yesterday received intelligence Of the
death Of his brother MI. Erwin Jones
at Gonzales, Texas. Mr.. Erwin Jones
was about "a years Of age and went t
Texas about 80 years ago where h
has since resided. Besides his brother
Mr.. John J. Jones, he III survived by
sister, Mrs. D. M. Benfield Of Yorkvill,
No. 8. The interment was at his Texa.
home today.
Baptist Pastors Met.
The regular meeting Of the Pastors
association Of the York Baptist as
ISOLATION, was held in Rock Hill yes
terday. A number Of questions con
corning the welfare Of the various
Baptist churches Of the county wer,
discussed. The pastors in attendance
upon the conference were: Revs. 8
P. Hair, Fort Mill; F. T. Cox, G.. E
| Smith, ]. B. Talbert, Rock Hill, ant
]. H. Machen, Yorkville.
Bethel Presbytery Meets Here.
A number Of delegates to Bethe
presbytery, which meets in Yorkvill,
this week, arrived during the morn
ing. The first session Of the presby.
terry will be held in the First Pres
byterian church this evening at
o'clock. The sermon Of the evening
will be delivered by Rev. r. Roy
Brown of Chester, the retiring mod
orator. Presbytery will adjourn Thurs.
day evening.
Laney School Closes.
Laney school in Bethel township
closed a highly successful sever
months term last Friday. An ex-
tensive programme consisting Of dia-
logues, rotations, music, etc, wal
carried u Rev. r. K. Timmons
pastor Of Bethel church, delivered ar
Interesting and instructive address
during the afternoon. The exercise:
in connection with the school closing
began in the afternoon at ! O'Clock
and were not concluded until late
Friday night. The attendance upor
the concert Friday night was the larg-
est Of the day.
P~resbyterial in Rock Hill.
1t is quite likely that all the Presby-
terrain churches Of York county will
be present at the spring meeting OF
Bethel Presbyterial which convenes
in Rock Hill this week. Among the
ladies expected to attend from this
section are: Yorkville, Mesdames NJ,
l.. Carroll, B. N. Moore, g. G. Eaves,
Misses Maggie Gist, LESLIE Wither-
spoon, Mary Alice Mcdowell, Sarah
Carroll; Woodlawn (Sharon), Mrs. C.
o. Burriss; Beersheba, Misses Nora
Clark, Lila Cain, Leslie Carroll, Beth
Shiloh, Misses Mary Childers, jamie
Love, Mary Wallace; Bethel, Miss
Martha Riddle.
Death Of Mrs. Jas. H.. Bankhead.
Mrs. Emma Plexico Bankhead, wife
Of Mr.. James H. Bankhead, died al
her home at Black Mountain, N. G..
Sunday morning, following a long ILL
ness with lung trouble. Mrs. Bank
head, before her marriage, was Miss
Emma Plexico Of the Hoodtown sec.
ton Of York county. She Is survived
by her husband, two daughters and
one son.. The deceased "a for many
years a devoted member Of the Shady
Grove Methodist church. The body
of the deceased vas brought to Sharon
yesterday, and the funeral and inter-
ment was in Woodlawn cemetery to-
day, funeral services being conducted
by her pastor, Rev. H. B. Hardy, as
sisted by Rev. w. 3. Arrowood.
Was Native Of YorkvilIe.
Mr.. H. F. Adickes, Jr, eldest son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Adickes, formerly
Of Yorkville, but now Of Asheville, N.
c., died in Asheville, early Sunday
morning, following an illness Of sew
eral years with tuberculosis. Mr..
Adickes was a native Of Yorkville,
having been born al the old Adickes
homestead about 80 years age. Several
years ago he went to Asheville on &C
count Of his health. He was a men,
Der Of the Episcopal church. The
deceased is survived by his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Adickes Of Ashe-
Vile, N. c., two brothers, Mr.. Clawson
Adickes Of Asheville, and Mr.. Thomas
Adickes of Raleigh, N. c., and three
sisters, Mesdames. Joseph Meares,
Asheville: Archibald Roberts, Ports
mouth, Va, and Miss Sallie Adickes
Of Asheville. The body Of the deceas-
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