Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-21

According to tho late Rev. DR.. Rob-
ert Latham, the first house built within
the corporate limits Of the present
town Of Yorkville, was erected by one
David Dickson, near the residence at
present occupied by Mr.. ]. c. Hope, on
Kings Mountain street. This was In
1774.
The man who desires to drink in the
exact meaning Of the expression, fields
Of waving grain," should take trip
along any Of the York county roads.
It has been many year since the
county has been able to make such a
showing.
The horse driven by Mr.. Blakely Plex-
leo Of Yorkville, won the race open to
trotters in Charlotte yesterday in con-
nection with the Twentieth Of May Gel
ebration in that city. The course was
one-half mile and Mr.. Plexico's horse
made the distance in one minute, ten
seconds. There were four entries. in
the race. Mr.. Jean Nicely Of Rock Hill,
won the race open to PAGERS, his horse
making the mile in one minute, nine
seconds.
Il is a fact that the local registration
is not nearly as full as it should be,
and that many citizens who have all
along been under the impression that
they are duly qualified to vote will not
be able to participate in the coming
election. Some Of these are disquali-
fled because they have been laboring
under the impression that the club roll
registration Of last summer was all
that was necessary, and others have
been too careless or Indifferent to Sc
cure registration certificates.
Il is all a notion that the farmers of
York county are unable to raise sheep.
It is not notion, however, that there
is no flesh that Is used for human diet
that Is more wholesome or palatable
than mutton. 1t Is almost as easy to
raise mutton as it is chickens, and GER
tainly as easy to raise sheep as 1t Is to
raise turkeys. The dog Is a trouble,
danger and a menace, but even the
dog does not necessarily stand in the
way of profitable sheep raising If prop
er precautions are used.
Mr.. r. L. Devinney Of Yorkville No
4, is another one of those citizens liv-
ing in the country, who would have
the name Of the town Of Yorkville re-
main Yorkville. Speaking Of the mat
ter yesterday Mr.. Devinney said:
"They say that we people living in the
country have nothing to do with this
matter of changing the name OF the
town, and 1t is a fact that we are not
allowed to vote in the matter. How
ever I am interested just the same and
so are hundreds Of other York county
citizens. If could vote in the matter
1 would cast my ballot in favor Of let
ting the name remain as it is, and be-
lieve the majority Of the voters Of the
town are going to let it remain York.
ville"
The opening words Of DR.. w. S. Cur
rell, president Of the South Carolina
university, in his address to the people
Of Yorkville last night, were merely
the spontaneous expression Of great
and clean heart crying out for the
preservation of a loved and cherished
landmark. DR.. Currell was not but
ter-in-not a meddler. He was reared
in Yorkville, and the foundations Of his
observation-disclosures social, moral and
academic-were laid here. AS he
stood before that audience, all the
fondest, most pleasant and holiest
memories Of his life crowded in view
across the fertile valleys Of intellectual
and spiritual vision, and he was no
more capable Of suppressing what he
said than he was Of denying his own
honored name. That he had the full
sympathy Of the vast majority OF the
audience, men, women and children,
was beyond question, and, If 1t had
been possible for those present to vote'
they would have stood by Yorkville by
majority Of at least six to one; but
unfortunately the people generally have
very little say.