Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18

scribed, while the subcommittees are
Still AZ work. Up to the present time
there are listed 304 subscribers. which
represents about 16 per cent OF the
ncnulation Of the community. tndicat-
ing that the interest in this campaign
is much more widespread than in for
mer campaigns The allotment as
signed to the First National bank OF
Fort Mill. has been oversubscribed ov
so per cent. II will be RENE 1bered
that the founder Of this institution Snd
its cashier is Lieut.. Col. Thos. Il.
Spratt. one Of the best known figures
! in military circles in the state and now
with the one Hundred and Eisi.tccnth
Infantry. Thirtieth division. in France
| The performance of the bank in tEis
campaign indicates the power and in
fluence Of the institution and its steady
growth - not been permitted to lag
| in the absence of Colonel Spratt.
Influenza In Fort Mill.
The Fort Mill chapter OF the Red
Cross Is in the midst OF campaign Oh
works OF mercy begun several days
ago for the relief OF the stricken FAM
| lilies in the community who are suffer-
ing from influenza. The disease has
had wide spread in the town. and in
some instances whole families being
stricken at the same time. Due 10 the
abnormal condition everywhere. nurses
have not been oltainal!r 80 volunteers
have been called for and the response
has been ready. Automobiles have
been offered for service to carry FOOD
and medicines To the stricken homes
land such care as Is necessary IL being
given by the volunteer nurses. \ soup
kitchen has been opened in the Mea-
cham building on Trade street and
In rlnntinpS and fpnDItS
| in the Red Cross wor<room. In IN"
opinion of the physicians the disease
has not yet reached the apex While
many cases are being discharged more
are being stricken. IL appears that
from the town the disease is spreading
more to the country and Is gaining
victims among the negroes especially
Fortunately there have been but few
deaths.
| Influenza In Rock Hill.
Rock Hill Herald. Wednesday: Red
Cross headquarters reported today that
| the influenza epidemic is SubSiding III
Rock Hill. as indicated by the infor-
nation gathered by the organization III
a careful canvass of the city made yes
tcrday. There are few new cases oi
influenza among the white people ot
the city. but some cases OF pneumonia
have developed and several OF the SICK
gre i'm critical condition. The work
Of the Red Cross has greatly increased.
as the information secured yestcrua!
brought the organization in touch win
families needing help which had not
been reached before. There has been
a hearty response to the appeals OF the
Rcd Cross for workers and for the use
of automobiles, and Il liberal rcsponS"
TO the need for funds: but the pubic
should bear in mind that the need still
exists, and that volunteer workers arc
edcd and more money Is neeueu lot
carving on the work. If the cpidcm-
ic takes the usual course. II will he
some weeks yet before the R"d 'roSs
will have completed its work among
the sick and suffering: and II Is impcr-
ativc that the people of the CITY sup
port the organization with their time
efforts and money until its mission
has been accomplished.
CASTOR Closes Up Tight.
Following the lead set by Gastonia.
all Castor county is to be closed UP as
tight as Dicks nat band for the next
ten days and probably longer # the IN
nucnza situation demands 1t. This was
determined upon ut Il joint meeting OF
the county board of health and the
vi
nesday afternoon. which was called by
Col. G. r. Armstrong, chairman or the
county branch of the national councll
OF defense at the request of the state
council of defense. An order was pass
cd by the board of health, with the
sanction of the commissioners ana Is
sued Wednesday afternoon. TO the ef-
feet that for one week, beginning on
Friday morning at o'clock. all stores
throughout the county must serve
their customers from the front door.
forbidding any to come inside. Bar
bers can have in their shops at one
time only as many customers as they
have BARRIERS at work. All manufac-
turing plants of every kind. schools
and churches were ordered closed Tor
this period. All congrcGating on the
streets is forbidden. \ supervisor was
appointed for each township TO assist
mayors policemen and other officers
in seeing that this order is carried out
TO the letter Since Friday there have
been in Gastonia between 30 ana 8"
deaths from influenza. Other towns
in the county and even rural commu-
mites are suffering almost In lik" man |
ncr. The officials recognize the Scri- |
ous situation and everything rosSibl" |
is being done to stamp out the disease. |
At least five doctors In the county arc
in bed and several trained nurses ar"
i'll. The hospitals arc full and are hay
ing numerous applications from pa
ticnts that they cannot grant
Local Influenza Situation.
While the local influenza situation
does not yet appear to be nearly as az |
gravatcd as II is in many of the sur
rounding communities, as indicated by |
the reports, il Is quite serious. In ad-
dition to the cases already mentioned
in previous issues of The Enquirer.
and in this issue. there are mum, rous
others about which II has not been
practicable to secure accurate infor- |
nation. The local doctors. BrattOn
and Walker Miss Mamie Mcconnell,
trained nurse. and numerous members
Of the Red Cross are doing most noble |
work and lots of it. and so are the To-
cal ministers. Among the most dis |
tressng cases So far reported are those |
Of John Adkins and Cal Sexton. with |
in a short distance of each other anu |
about q mile from TirZah. Mr.. ana
Mrs. John Adkins, two sons. two
daughters and two other small chill
dren in their charge. were all down at
the same time. several with pn"umo-
la, and none able TO wait on them
selves, much less others. One of the
boys died and funeral services were
conducted by Rcvs. ]. T.. Mahaffey and
j. X. Copeland on Wednesday. Al
though DR.. Walker pronounced the
places dangerous in the extreme the
Red Cross ladies did not hesitate to
10 what they could for the relief Of
the suffering and at the risk of their
lives. The Sexton family, in no less
wretchcd plight, is also being looked
after There were four pneumonia
cases In the two families: but only Ole
death has been reported. One of the
Adkins boys. suffering with pneumo-
mia. got up in the deliriCm of fever,
and went to the Sexton home. There
was nobody at the Adkins home able
to 20 for him and nobody at the Sex
ton home able to take him back. Mr.
w. $. Gordon of Tfrzah. took the boy
back home in buggy.
CLOVER cUlLiNGS.