Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-30
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Mrs. Amanda Adams Dead.

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Mrs. Amanda Adams Dead.
Mrs. Amanda Adams, relict Of the
late J.. A. Adams, died Monday night al
her home near Glover, following 6
brief illness and was buried Tuesday
following funeral services conducted
by Rev. w. P. Grier.
Bethany Won Game.
There was a good game Of baseball
at Filbert yesterday afternoon between
the Bethany and Nicely Mill teams
Bethany winning the game by a score
If 5 to 3. The batteries were: Betha:
Lawrence and Grayson; Nicely Mil
Horton, Lockridge and Helma-
Winthrop Scholarships.
Miss Christine Holler has beer
awarded the free scholarship to Win
throp college which is awarded by the
state to the York county young lady
making the highest average in the
examination which was held July 2
One of the two scholarships offered by
DR.. w. Gill Wylie Of winthrop to the
young lady making the highest aver
age was awarded to Miss Matte Mat
thews Of York county.
Death of l. 7. kindrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. White w. Jackson OF
Yorkville No. 6 were called to Cleve-
land Springs yesterday on account OF
the death Of Mrs. Jackson's grandfath-
er, Mr.. l.. T. Kindrick. The deceased
was a native Of Cleveland county and
was 81 years of age. The funeral was
held at Elizabeth church yesterday at
ternoon, the services being conducted
by Rev. w. E. Lowe, formerly pastor
Of Glover and Union churches.
Young Farmers to Exposition.
Governor Manning has appointed
lao members of the Boys Corn clubs
Of South Carolina as delegates to at
tend the Universal Corn exposition, tc
be held in San Francisco, August 9Th
and 9Th. Two Of the young delegates
John w. Draffin and Augustus Cain
are from York county, the former be-
ing a resident of the Santuc section
while the latter's home Is at Sharon
Each of the delegates will be requir-
ed to pay his own expenses. If ne
makes the trip.
Neil Brown.
Miss Margaret l. Neil and Mr.. vii.
liam P. Brown were married at the
Presbyterian manse in Yorkville, or
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. DR.. E. E
Gillespie officiating. Only a few close
friends Of the young people witnessed
the ceremony. Mrs. Brown Is the
daughter of Mr.. Newton Neil Of York
Vile No. 5, and is we'll known to q
wide circle of friends. Mr.. Brown i:
a son Of Mr.. w. G.. Brown Of the Cot
ton Belt section, and is also popular
with numerous friends. Mr.. and Mrs
Brown will reside in the Cotton Belt
neighborhood.
A Progressive School District.
Patrons Of Oak Ridge school, in
District No. 20, have presented the
county board of education with a pc
tition asking that the district be al
lowed to vote on the question of g
special levy Of 8 mills. The board
has granted the petition and the mat
ter will be decided at an early date
There is no doubt Of the measure car
rying. When it has been enacted OaR
Ridge will have the distinction of hav.
ing a greater special school levy than
any other district in the county. A
present Yorkville school district holds
the banner in this regard, the district
carrying a special 6 mill levy.
Booze Wagon Got Away.
Although they continued the chase
practically all of last Tuesday, the
posse in pursuit of wagon No. l, car.
rying a portion of a still which had
been discovered passing through Hick'
DRY Grove, mention Of which was
made in Tuesdays Enquirer, failed tt
intercept the wagon and gave up the
pursuit. Officers as yet have no clue
as to the place from which the Still
was being moved. A negro from
Cherokee Falls appeared in Hickory
Grove Wednesday and claimed the
two mules captured by officer Latti'
more Tuesday, as his property, saying
that the team had been stolen from
him.
York S. S. Convention.
Numerous delegates are in Rocl
Hill this week attending the eighth
annual convention of the York Count!
Sunday School association, which |:
| being held in st. Johns church in thai
city, the sessions beginning yesterda!
morning at IL o'clock. The conVen'
ton will adjourn this afternoon. fol
lowing the election of officers anc
other business. Among n speaker:
on the programme are Prof. r. c
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Pendleton, Prof. Chas. r. Weeks, DR.
j. E. Walmsley, DR.. j. Henry Harms
| Miss Ora Glenn, Miss Emma Dowell
II. r. Tucker, Rev. Henry Stokes, Rev
F. w. Gregg, Rev. w. H. Polk ant
Rev. A. S. Rogers.
Fort Mill Store Robbed.
Fort Mill Times: The dry good
| store of the Mills & Young company
| on Main street was entered and robbet
sometime during Tuesday night Of
quantity Of shoes, clothing and a mum
Der of ladies' ready-made skirts. En-
trance to the building vas mad
through a scuttle hole, in the roof O
the building, which had been left opel
Tuesday evening, while the carpenter
were at work on the building. Thu
robbery is considered one of the bold
est yet committed in the town. Tw'
young men were occupying a bedroom
in the adjoining building and just t
the real of the Mills & Young stor'
stands the Thompson hotel. An over
coat taken from the store waS fount
Wednesday morning in the street II
Whiteville park, and this fact give
rise to the belief that the thieves lief
town in a northernly direction. Severa
skirts that had been left on the top o
the store building by the thieves wer
also recovered. Up to Wednesda
evening no clue had beer found as t,
who committed the theft.
Not Opposed to Prohibition.
In a conversation with the reporte
at Filbert yesterday, former Governo
BleaSe said that he is not in the leaS
opposed to the prohibition movemen
in South Carolina. ION the contrary,
he said. II am about ready to vote TO
prohibition. The dispensary system
where it exists, is living on rebates
and in most cases the rebates demand
ed are so heavy as to make it impOSSi
bic to give the public even a fairl,
honest grade Of whisky. / am inclined
to think that the best thing to be don
is to wipe out the whole business. Blu
in this connection. l desire to say tina
/ have some doubts as to the constitu
~tiOnality of this proposed referendum
| There is no question of the fact n