Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-02
TUESDAY, MARC 2, 1915.

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stitution in any one month for some
time. Three Of the unfortunate persons
were white and two colored, n IN
most cases pellagra was he cause OF
insanity.
Requisition Honored.
Governor Manning has honored a
requisition warrant from Governor
Locke Craig Of North Carolina, for
Garrison Jonas, who Is wanted az
Bessemer City, N. c., on charges or
gambling and Jail breaking. Jonas is
now in Jail in Yorkville, having been
arrested last week. He will be taken
to Bessemer City this week.
For School Purposes.
The sum Of $4,000 was spent by
the schools Of York county from jan
uary Is to February Is. The money
was paid 20 teachers and for school
equipment, etc. 1.-The school fund Is
amounting to a big thing in York
county now" remarked Treasurer
Neil yesterday. There is a great
amount of money being spent for
school improvement and that Is as 1t
should be.
cuIp. Boyd.
A marriage of interest to a large
number Of friends and acquaintance
Of the contracting parties throughout
York county, was that Of Miss Carrie
Cornelia Culp to Mr.. w. l. Boyd, the
ceremony being performed at the home
Of the brides mother, Mrs. Augusta
| Culp, in Fort Mill, Friday evening,
Rev. ". A. Hafner officiating. Mr..
Boyd was formerly superintendent or
the Fort Mill cotton mills. After the
ceremony the young couple left for q
trip to northern cities. They will re-
side in Charlotte.
Death of Mr.. r. L., Williamson.
Following an illness extending over
a period Of several weeks, Mr.. T. l..
Williamson died at his home near
| Newport last Friday, and was buried
at Hopewell cemetery, Leslie, on sat
urday afternoon after funeral services
| conducted at his late home by Rev.
Henry Stokes. Mr.. Williamson was
| about 70 years Of age and was born
in Mecklenburg county, n. c.. Fol- q
number Of years he had been living
near Newport, where he was engaged
in farming. He was a member OF OH.
vet Methodist church. The
| leaves u WHOM anu ScNcioi
Weighing Party at Filbert.
There was a Weighing Party" at
| the home Of Mr.. ]. B. PARROT at FIJI
bert last night, the first Of a series Of
| entertainments inaugurated by Miss
| Mary Eva Hite, field agent OF the State
| School Improvement association Tor
the benefit Of Hilbert school The FUN
| comes In through guesses at the weight
| Of the young people, and the revenue
| comes from the penalty on incorrect
guesses at the rate Of a cent q pound.
The proceeds were close to $40, which
sum will be used for purchasing fur
niture for the schoolhouse.
Cherokee County Man Dead.
Gaffney Ledger: Mr.. A. J. Burgess
died at his home in this city Sunday
afternoon after being Ill for several
days. Death was the result Of an at
tack OF pneumonia. Mr.. Burgess was
s~ixty-one years Of age. He Is survived
by his wife and four children, as fol-
lows: Mrs. Lila Medlin, Mrs. Ida
Scoggins, F. H. and G. E. Burgess. He
also leaves two brothers, Messrs. J. b.
and ]. T. Burgess; four half-sisters,
Mrs. Alice Hicks, Mrs. Ella Eubanks,
Mrs. Leila Heffner, Mrs. Virgie Paris,
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ert, Will and Forest Burgess. The fu-
neral services will be held today at
Corinth church.
Mr.. John r. Mitchell Dead.
Mr.. John r. Mitchell died at his
home near Hickory Grove, Saturday
morning. He had been In bad health
for a long while, suffering from q COM
plication Of diseases, and his death was
not unexpected. Mr.. Mitchell was
nearly 81 years old, having been born
near Sharon, March IL, 1858: he Is
survived by his wife and the following
children: Mesdames ]. N. Hogue, w.
q. Brown, E. B. McCarter, and Messrs.
J. T. and Daniel ]. Mitchell, all of
whom reside in York county. The de.
ceased is also survived by severa!
brothers and sisters. The funeral
service was held in the Hickory Grove
A. r. P. Church, Of which Mt. Mitch
ell was an elder, Sunday morning, the
services being conducted by his pas
tor, Rev. B. g. PRESLEY. The inter-
ment was in the cemetery b. icko
Grove, in the presence Of a large num-
Ter Of friends and relatives OF the de-
ceased.
Second Contest Held.
The Catawba Township Scholastic
association held its second contest
Friday night in the school auditorium
at Leslie, and the interesting exer-
cises were attended by a large audience
composed Of patrons and friends OF
the four schools which are members
of the association. There were two
contests-one Of declarations and the
other of readings, and prizes were
given to the best boy declaimer, the
best girl declaimer and the best reader.
Revs. F. W. Gregg, P. B: Wells and A.
S. Rogers of Rock Hill, were the
Judges. The boys medal was awarded
to Roy williams Of the Mount Holly
school, and the declaimers medal Tor
girls was awarded to Miss Lucille Less
lie Of the Leslie school. The prize to
the best reader was presented to Miss
Lois Williams Of. Mount Holly. The
four schools which r members OF the
association are Friendship, Catawba,
Leslie and Mount Holly. The next
contest among the schools Is to be
held at Friendship, Friday night,
when the question Of increasing the
strength Of the United States navy will
L.