Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
FRIDAY, JULY a3, 1915.
LOCAL LAcONlCS
GARAGE Chartered.

LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Garage Chartered.
Secretary of State McCown on Tues
day, issued a charter to the Roddey
Reid Garage Of Rock Hill, the capital
stock Of the company being $1,000. Mr..
Roddey Reid is president OF the COM
pany.
Well Known in Eastern York.
After a short illness, Mrs. Amelia
Henrietta Faris died Tuesday at her
home at Edgemoor, Chester county.
She was about 60 years Of age. The
funeral and interment was at Neely's
Creek Wednesday morning, the services
being conducted by Rev. r. A. Lum-
mus.
Summer School Closed.
The Winthrop summer school closed
this week and the hundreds Of teachers
and Winthrop students who have been
in attendance are returning to their
homes today. The session Is said to
have been the most successful in the
history Of the summer school. Many
York county teachers and pupils have
been among those in attendance.
Gold Hill Begins Summer Work.
Gold Hill school in Fort Mill town.
ship. began its summer term last
Monday. Miss Minnie Garrison Of
Fort Mill, Is in charge of the school,
which will continue about two months.
The Newport school will begin its
summer term next Monday, with Miss
Hearen Of Bishopville, in charge, as
sisted by Miss Lula Hayes Of Newport.
Needing Rain Badly.
Although most sections of York
county have been bountifully supplied
with rain Of late, there are few sec
tions where crops are suffering much
from drought. Notable among these
Is the community around Guthries-
vile. A gentleman from that section
who was in Yorkville yesterday, said
that his section had received no rain
Of any consequence in six weeks.
Many Schools Open.
Among the York county schools
which began their summer terms this
week was that Of Tirzah, Misses Ethel
Caldwell and Eva Mitchell Of Sharon,
being the teachers in charge. The
school opened with a fairly good en-
rollment. About ten Of the countys
schools began their summer terms this
week and there will be a number Of
OtHcTS 10 open next week.
Will Build New School House.
Trustees and patrons of Olive school
district No. 16, at a meeting Tuesday,
decided to erect new one-room
school building to be erected at a point
about one mile north Of the present
building and near the home Of Mr..
John Burris. The construction of the
new school building will begin right
away. It will cost several hundred dol
lars.
Physicians Agree on Practice.
The seven Yorkville physicians on
Wednesday made an agreement with
Supervisor Boyd to do the medical
practice at the county home and Jail
for the sum Of 5000. The doctors will
take turn about in serving and will di-
vide the money among them. The
chaingang practice Is separate and
distinct from the contract made We'd
nesday. Last year the county paid
$3.50 for medical attention at the
county home and jail.
Entertainment at Gold Hill.
There was an Ice cream supper and
entertainment at Gold Hill schoolhouse
on Yorkville No. 2, Wednesday after
noon, the social being attended by a
number Of young people and others liv-
ing the vicinity. Quite quantity Of
ice cream was sold, the proceeds being
devoted to the school which only re-
the instruction Of Miss Elliot Quinn Of
Bowling Green.
Wreck on c. & NV.
The c. & NV. northbound passen.
ger train No. 10, was wrecked two
miles south Of Maiden, N. c., about
| 1929 Wednesday morning. No passen-
gers or members Of the crew were
hurt, the only damage being that done
to the track and engine. No part Of
the train left the track except the en-
gine. The train was delayed until an
| engine from Hickory could reach the
scene Of the wreck. A number Of pas
senger phoned to Maiden for automo-
biles to take them there.
Dry in Texas.
Fort Mill Times: Mr.. Thos. d.
Faulkner Of this city, Is in receipt Of a
letter from his nephew, Mr.. ]. F. Faulk-
ner Of Eddy. Texas in which the latter
states that there has been no rain in
the section around Eddy for a number
Of weeks. Mr.. Faulkner adds that the
weather there is dry and hot; that
the corn crop Is light, but that the
acreage Is about double that of last
year and the yield will be about normal.
The acreage to cotton Is about 25 per
cent less than last year. He says that
the farmers Of his section have
worlds" of feedstuff Mr. Faulkner
was a visitor to Fort Mill some weeks
ago.
Jail Being Re-fiIIed.
Four persons were committed to the
York county jali yesterday to await
trial at the fall term Of the court of
general sessions. They were Fred
Thomasson, who was sent up by Magis-
trate Wingate Of Catawba township, on
the charge of larceny; Charley Gill,
charged with housebreaking and lar
ceny and committed by Magistrate
Quinn Of Kings Mountain; Will Hol-
ly, charged with assault and battery
and who was committed by Magistrate
Crawford Of Bethesda, while the fourth
member of the quartet was Wilson
Glenn, charged with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill, and who was
committed to Jail by Magistrate john
son Of Bethel township.
Mr.. Bishop Moore Dead.
Following a long illness, Mr.. Frank
Bishop Moore died at his home In the
fnllaoelpnla Sectl0n, wednesday and
was buried at Bethesda church yester-
day morning, following funeral SER
vices conducted by Rev. John A. Nc
Murray. Mr.. Moore was the son Of
the late Frank E. and Eleanor Sadler
Moore and was born in this county
November 25, 1859. Until i'll health
prevented several months ago, Mr..
Moore was actively engaged in farm
ing. He was for many years a men,
ber Of Bethesda Presbyterian church
Deceased Is survived by his widow and
the following children: Misses Lulu,
Marie, Lena Bess, Minnie B., Lucille,
and Rufus and Perry Martin Moore.
York Man Becomes Tar Heel.
Lincoln County News: Mr.. William
Logan Smarr this week became a new
resident Of Lincoln county. He arrived
last Monday from his native county
of York, s. c., ard Is the gentleman
selected as the county farm demonstra-
tion agent. He expects to enter active
ly upon his work next week. Mr.. Smar1
Is son Of York farmer, having
been raised on the farm, where he
worked until 19 years old, when he
entered Clemson college, from which