Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-12-13
ABOUT PEOPLE

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jackson spent the weekend with MS
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Pursle!'
on No. 1 Glover.
Lieutenant William Choat Quinn or
Smyrna r. +. D.. is home from Camp
Jackson. having secured his discharge
from army service.
Mrs. D. F. Finley, who has been
visiting her daughter. Mrs. Dexter
Brown. in Anderson. has returned 10
her home in Yorkville.
Mr.. J. F. Wilson of Lowell, y. c., NO.
/. was in Yorkvillc yesterday on busi-
ness. He expects to move over into
York county in Il few weeks.
Miss Emma Pursley, who is teacher
at the Oak Ridge school spent the
weekend with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Pursley. on No. 4 Glover.
Mr.. :. NJ. Youngblood Of Yorkville
No. G. who has been in the s. a. T. c.,
at Chapel Hill. y. G., has returned to
his home for the holidays. He expects
to return to Chapel Hill next year.
Mr.. T. 4. Sandifer Of No. 3, York
Vile, has letters from two of his boys.
saying they are safe, and Mr.. r. Nj.
Whitesidcs of No. 5. Yorkville, has u
letter from his son. Wayne, saying he
is all right.
Mr.. Irwin Moore. who has been in
the army for the past six months. has
secured his discharge, and Is ready 10
resume his old place with Jno. r. Lo-
gan's contracting and building busi-
ness.
Miss Irene Starr of Yorkville re-
ceivcd letter from her nephew
Harry Moore, dated Nov. 16. in which
he says that he came out OF the
trenches without n scratch and Is
quite well.
DIR. A. Y. Cartwright Of Yorkville,
has q letter from his son, Lieutenant
Thomas Cartwright, written since the
signing of the armistice and bringing
the information that although he has
been in battle he has come out with
out n scratch.
Mr.. E. H. Moten of Yorkvillc r. F.
d. No. /, has received letter from his
son, f. B. Moten. in France, stating
that the young man has been among
the laundering of the big guns. ETC.,
but was not especially disturbed there
by. Young Moten is a waGoncr in the
Sixtieth Infantry supply company.
Mr.. ]. C. Lilly OF Filbert. was
thrown on his head on Kings Noun
tain street yesterday afternoon by
balky mule For a time it was thought
that he was fatally injured, but infor-
nation last night was that he was not
seriously hurt and was coming around
all right.
James Knox Ewart, formerly OF
Yorkville, but more recently or the
United States army. arrived mere yes
terday on a visit to his sister, Miss Lu-
cia Reid Ewart. James Knox was anx-
ious to get into the big show with the
rest of the boys: but being too young
for the draft went into the regular
army as soon as he learned that he
would be permitted to enlist for the
duration of the war. After six months
Of hard training. during which he was
promoted to rank Of first class private,
he was gotten ready for overseas duty
and ordered abroad with Battery D.
36th Coast Artillery. The armistice
was signed within thirteen hours after
he went aboard the transport that was
to take him across and few days ago
he got his discharge. He went into the
army at less than 1870 pounds and now
he weighs $50.
Sergeant r. S. Dickson, formerly of
Clover, but for the past six months in
the United States army at Camp
Jackson, returned from the last named
place n few days ago. having recently
secured his discharge from the army.
When he went into the army. Sergeant
Dickson had a good position in the
cotton mill business in North Caro-
lima, which position, Of course, or an
other one like 1t or better, he can get
back whenever he desires. i've been
through some pretty tough times In
the army" he said in The Enquirer
office last Wednesday. 81 have had
to do many q thing which in civil life
I would have gladly paid ten dollars
to have somebody else to do. But
have no kick. l feel the experience
has been one that | could not have
gotten anywhere else and that 1t Will
stand me in good stead all my life.
certainly do not regret such service as
have been able to render" Mr.. Dick
son Is now at the home Of his mother,
near Grover. He Is not certain when
he will go to work again: but has no
idea that he will remain out of har-
ness longer than few weeks.