Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-27
TUESDAY, JULY AZ, 1915.
LOCAL LACoNIcS

| a destructive HdllStOTm pdSseu oNci
the western portion Of Cherokee coun-
ty Friday afternoon. Damage to corn
and cotton Is said to be quite heavy.
Entertainment We'll Attended.
Scores Of young people from the
country surrounding attended an Ice
cream supper at Forest Hall school,
being held with a view to raise funds
for the Forest Hill Sunday school.
large quantity of cream and cake was
] sold and all present report an enjoy
able evening.
Union Won.
The Union baseball team defeated
the strong Latta school team on the
formers diamond Friday afternoon.
The game went for ten innings before
Union was able to put over the de-
cisive III winning the contest 4 to 8.
The score a tied at several stages
Of the game. Batteries: Union
Lawrence and Lynn; Latta-Garrison
and S%hillinglaw.
Glover Lost Good Game.
In one Of the best games Of the sea-
son, the Glover mill team was defeated
by the Macadenvill, N. c., team IN the
~latter's grounds Saturday afternoon by
a score Of 1 to 0. The winning u
was made in the tenth inning and was
the result Of an error on the part Of
one Of Clovers players. Gordon, Clo-
ver's pitcher, struck out nine men and
did not allow a single hit during the
ten innings.
Taken to Asylum.
Will Jones, the negro with whom Mr..
William Wyatt Of the Smyrna section,
had such a desperate encounter last
week, mention Of which was made In
The Enquirer, was taken to the state
hospital for the insane yesterday. Al
though the negro has given no evidence
of violence since his confinement in the
York county jail a few days ago, ply
sicians are satisfied he is insane and
he will very likely be incarcerated in
the asylum for a long time.
Will Build School House.
John e. Carroll, superintendent Of
education, went to Bowling Green Sat
urday where he conferred with patrons
regarding the building of a new school
house at thai place. The building COM
mittee, Messrs. Adams, Dulin and
Flanagan, have decided to erect a
two-room building on the Clemson
plan. Provision is made for the adj
dition Of a third room. when the same
becomes necessary. The new building
will be completed when the fall term
Of school begins.
Young Minister at ST. Johns.
Rev. Eugene Whisonant, who was
recently licensed to preach by the
Rock Hill district conference, occupied
the pulpit Of st. Johns Methodist
church, Rock Hill, in the absence Of
the pastor, Rev. p. B. Wells, last Sum
day, and he delivered an interesting
and instructive sermon to the congre-
cation assembled. his hearers being
Impressed with his effort. Rev. Mr..
Whisonant Is a son Of Mr.. W. H. Whis-
onant, formerly Of Hickory Grove, but
now Of Rock Hill, and is well known
in the western section Of York county.
Landed on His :'sad.
Yorkville visitors returning from
Rock Hill Sunday afternoon, told Of a
serious accident which occurred to
Will Mcneil, a negro lineman, who
was working on a pole on Caldwell
street in that city Sunday morning,
when he lost his balance by some
means and fell to the ground, landing
ly broken by his coming in contact
with the branches Of q tree. He was
taken to the Fennell infirmary immedi-
ately after the accident and Is said
to have an even chance for recovery.
Clemson Scholarships.
J. E S~wearingen, state s%uperintend-
ent Of education, has announced that
Sage Plexico. Clover No. 4; H.: =.
Kirkpatrick, Sharon No. 2 and E. B..
Young of Rock Hill, are the winners Of
the four year agricultural scholar
ships to Clemson college for which a
number Of young men recently under
went a competitive examination.
York county boys who won one-year
scholarships in the competitive ex-
animation are j. D. Brandon Of Nc
Connellsville No. /; g. w. Suggs,
Yorkville No. 8; w. F. Howell, Rock
Hill No. 4. Ray Feemster was award
ed the n year agricultural course
scholarship from this county.
Rock Hill Man Dead.
Mr.. John M. Fewell, a well known
farmer and cotton buyer Of Ebenezer,
died Saturday, following a long period
Of i'll health. Deceased was 81 years
of age and was born In the section in
which he died. He was a member OF
the Ebenezer Presbyterian church,
from which place the funeral was
conducted Sunday morning by, his
ment followed in Ebenezer cemetery.
Mr.. Jewell is survived by two broth
ers, Messrs. r. T. and Alex Jewell, and
the following sisters: Mesdames b. c.
Ragan and Pearl Broughton, and
Misses Marie, Ray and Margaret Few
ell.
Mcleod Made Address.
Hon. T. G. Mcleod Of Bishopvine.
lOIIllcIly llculcildul SOfCIuOip was ~
principal speaker at a meeting Of the
| Rock Hill chamber Of commerce in
Rock Hill Friday evening, the meeting
being primarily for the benefit Of the
seventy members Of the York County
Girls Canning club, who attended the
short course in domestic science, Civ
en- for their benefit in Rock Hill. Mr..
Mcleod tool as his subject, Hog and
Hominy,' emphasizing the fact that
the people Of the south should learn
to raise their own supplies or the
farm. Others who had been invited to
address the assembly were Superinten-
ent Of Education Carroll and W. r.
Elliott, district farm demonstration
agent.
| Atkinson Brandon.
Miss Sallie O'Neal Atkinson and Mr..
Lewis Boyd Brandon were united In
marriage at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Atkinson,
in the Armenia section Of Chester
county, Thursday evening. A number
Of friends and relatives witnessed the
ceremony, which was performed by
Rev. F. A. brennan. Immediately af-
ter the marriage, Mr.. and Mrs. Brandon
Il loft for Clarnonn nnllauo Uhara thQV