Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-10

rapid progress which the farmers in
the vicinity Of Rock Hill were making.
Ancona Mill School Growing.
So great has been the increase Of
pupils at the Ancona mill school on
the outskirts Of town at the session
which began this week, that 1t will be
necessary to employ a second teacher
and enlarge the building. 1t Is under
stood that steps looking to these i'm
provements will be begun soon. There
are now between 70 and so pupils en-
rolled. Mrs. ]. B. Lee Is the teacher In
charge Of the thriving school.
Mules Died MysteriousIy.
Nive Kennedy, a negro who lives on
Mr.. John Loves place. near McCon-
! %nellsville, lost three mules last Monday
in a mysterious name 1t seems that
the negro was driving a team Of four
mules hauling wood. and while he was
on the road with a load of wood three
Of the mules got down and died within
twenty minutes. A veterinarian who
examined the dead animals, according
to our informant. gave 1t at his opinion
that they died from eating wheat.
Cotton Quite Late.
That York county's cotton crop Is
unusually late this year Is the con-
sensus Of opinion Of farmers from all
parts Of the county who have been
/ asked about the matter in the past few
days. Although several bales Of the
rev crop have been ginned. the num-
Der compared with that up to the
same time last year, Is not nearly 80
large and most farmers who have been
asked about the matter, say that 1t
will be at least two or three weeks
before cotton picking will begin In
earnest.
May Put on Truck.
Mr.. T. B. Glenn of the Tirzah sec
tion, who was here yesterday, said
that the Loray mills of Gastonia, for
whom he buys cotton, were contem-
plating the operation Of a truck be-
tween Tirzah and Gastonia with the
idea Of hauling the cotton which he
buys to the mills. Experiments have
shown that such a truck can be ope-
rated at much less o 8 than the
freight rate on cotton between the two
points. The Loray mill also proposes
to operate an automobile truck be-
tween Glover and Gastonia for the
same purpose.
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Promoters Of the Tirzah state ware
house are optimistic over the outlook
for the early erection Of the building.
Already 81, 900 worth OF stock has been
sold and those interested expect to
ern Power company who grow a large
amount Of cotton on their farm at the
dam each year and who have been
storing their cotton in Fort Mill, will
very likely take a large amount Of
stock in the state warehouse and store
their cotton at Tirzah in the future.
A meeting Of the stockholders Of the
warehouse has been called for today
and it is expected that plans for the
immediate erection Of the building will
be made at the meeting.
Death of Cherokee Man.
The people Of this community were
greatly saddeneG by the death Of n
Of the oldest and best known citizens
Of the county, Mr.. Miles M. Smith. who
died at his home at Kings Creek last
Saturday afternoon at six o'clock,
says a Kings Creek dispatch OF yes
Smith had been sick for several weeks
but the end came as a shock to many.
He was 76 years Of age and leaves a
wife, a sister, Mrs. Addie Smith, Of At
lanta, Ca, three sons, Mr.. B. Smith Of
Anderson, and Messrs. Clyde and
| Walter Smith of Kings Creek; three
daughters, Mrs. ]. H. Wilburn Of Uni
on: Mrs. w. o. Nicholson Of Eustist,
Fla, and Miss Gertrude Smith Of this
place. Mr.. Smith was a Confederate
soldier and served throughout the war.
The interment took place at Smyrna
A. r. P. church, conducted by Rev. B.
/ n n-~-.Io., hf2ra N 10 rero nd oUnnQ-
thetic crowd.
| Sale of Courthouse Furniture.
There was very considerable local
interest in the sale Of the furniture
Of the old courthouse last Tuesday, as
per previous advertisement. The prop
erty was sold at auction, after the reg
ular legal sales. The most valuable
articles included in the lot were the
benches that were used in the court
house auditorium, and the iron fence
that used to surround the lawn. The
First Presbyterian church Of York
Vile, purchased the benches, and MI.
NJ. L. Thomasson Of r. F. D. No. 2,
| purchased the fence. The most inter-
| esting articles offered were some desks
that were purchased for the state
house In Radical days and were used
by the legislature for many years.
They were purchased for use In the
courthouse here along about 1898 or
1894, and have been used by the men,
bers Of the bar ever since. They were
bid off at from $2.75 to So each. Two
! ancient iron safes, heavy and unde-
sirable, failed to attract purchasers.
In the aggregate the sales amounted
to more than 5000.
Gastonia Won Championship.
Hundreds Of baseball enthusiasts
from CASTOR and neighboring counties,
including many York county people,
were in Gastonia Monday, Tuesday
the three baseball games played be-
tween the Gastonia and Morganton
teams for the championship Of the
| Western North Carolina league. BY
winning Tuesdays and Wednesdays
games, Gastonia won the championship
Of the league. 1t Is estimated that
close to 5000 people saw the two
games. "Chief' Bender, formerly a
pitcher for the Philadelphia American
league team, pitched the game FOR
Gastonia Tuesday and also three in
nings Of Wednesdays game. h big
Indian had the opposing team In his
grasp at all stages. Red Springs Is the
winner Of the pennant of the Eastern
Carolina league and the state cham
pionship will be decided between Gas
tonia and Red Springs in Charlotte this
week. The games, the first Of which
was played yesterday afternoon will be
staged at Wearn field, Charlotte. A
number Of ANS from this section saw
the game yesterday in Charlotte which
was won by Red Springs, and a large
number of fans from this section ex.
pect to see the game today and that
of tomorrow,