Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-11-22
LOCAL lAcONlCS
Influenza Figures.

lOCRl lNSONISo
Influenza Figures.
DR.. w e. Adams Of the United States
nublic health service. estimates on
basis OF actual reports and other infor-
nation. that up to November Is. there
had been S7.415 cases OF influenza in
South Carolina. York county's pro-
norton was 2.531 cases.
Wounded In France.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. b. Ashe of Bullock's
Crock. have n letter from their son. NJ.
w. Ashe. of Company +, llSth lnfan-
try, advising them that he is in Brit
'sh hospital recovering from n rifle bull
let wound. sustained in n fight with the
Germans in France on October s.
Smycr Case Settled.
The case of Mrs. Mary c. Smyer
against the Southern railway. has been
settled by an agreement on the part Of
the railroad company to pay to the
plaintiff the sum Of $12,500. This suit
grew out Of the killing of Engineer
Robert Smyer of the &. & NV. rail-
road in the railroad yards at Chester
on November > OF last year.
Liberal Subscriptions
The Rock Hill Herald gives the fol-
lowing school district subscriptions in
the eastern district to the war work
fund as of Tuesday. and notes that Ca
tawba. Leslie and Friendship went
over the top: Catawba, 800; Leslie.
800: Mt. Holly. S4S5; Ebenezer, $425:
Friendship. s4O0; Ogden and Smiths,
s255; India Hook. s205; Bethesda,
s16O; Oak Ridge, $s1; Eastview, s35:
Concord. $26.
Killed In Action.
Mrs. q. W. S. Hart OF Yorkville, has
q letter from her SON, Chaplain OIlreI
Hart, in r rance, IN which letter Chap
IAN Hart speaks OF having just buried
Il young soIuIer by the name ot W. w.
Alien OF VIcKsburg, Miss. Since then
Mr.. Il. q. Allen of Yorkvllle, has re-
csIved his VIcksburg paper. giving all
account of W. w. ALIENS death. The
young soldier, ii appears, was neph-
ew OF Mr.. Il. &. Allen.
The War " ork appointments.
Both the eastern and western dis
tricts have gone over their apportIon-
ments in the war work drive. The ap-
portIonment OF the eastern district was
$25,0UU, and the amount raised up to
tuesday was $32,30O, including be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 from Win
the western district was $l6,25O, and
the amount raised was in excess of
that figure.
Fruit Pit and Nutshell Campaign.
The Enquirer has letter from w.
NJ. Jackson, First Lieutenant. Gas Dr.
vision, Chemical Warfare Service, ad-
vIsing that the fruit pit and nutshell
campaign is off. The gas division has
some more masks to nnish; but the
material is in sight. Collectors are ad-
vised to discontinue shipping except IN
car lots now ready. Less than carload
lots may be used for fuel or disposed
Of in any other way the holders may
see proper.
X. T.. ID. No. 5, YOrkvillc.
A portion of Rural Route No. s. out
Of Yorkville, was discontinued q few
weeks ago because postal inspector
condemned the road as impossible.
Since then the road has been workd
upon and Road Commissioner Black
has made affidavit that this former
piece of bad road is now in as good
condition as is the balance Of the route.
Commissioner Blacks affidavit Is to go
forthwith to Congressman Stevenson,
who will at once present the case to
the postoffice department and ask that
the service over the discontinued piece
of road be resumed.
Dozier Made Good.
Rock Hill Herald: In discussing the
battles in which the York county men
engaged In France. Col. 7. Il. Spratt
informed citizens here that Lieut.. j. G..
Dozier Of the Fort Mill company has
been cited for bravery in action. In
the fight in which Captain S. w. Parks
Of the company, was wounded. Lieut..
Dozier was the second in command and
took charge Of the company. He con-
tinued in action after being wounded.
and it Is reported. that he accounted for
eleven Gcrmap1 shefore being carried
off the field. 41tR Doziers friends in
Rock Hill, his home town. are much
gratified to learn Of his bravery and
faithful discharge Of his duty.
Influenza at Winthrop.
Although 1t has been published that
Winthrop college was keeping itself
free of influenza by means Of quar-
antine against the outside world. from
information obtained from various
students, II appears that the published
report was not correct. The quaran-
tine did not serve to prevent a large
number Of cases. Information reached
The Enquirer several weeks ago that
the infirmary was full Of girls with in
fuenza-bad colds it was called-and
another story was that one Of the dor
mitories was being used as hospital.
The Enquirer got it direct few days
ago that there were as many as l25
eases under treatment at one time: but
the student from whom the informa-
ton came was unable to give official
hq1lres