Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-25
LOCAL LACONICS
ouarantinc OF November 5.

Quarantine O1 NOSeinDef d.
DR.. James A. Hayne, secretary Of the
state board Of health. who has charge
OF IN" matter. says that unless other
wis. rd"rcd the prohibition against
public gatherings will continue until
November g.
Pea, n Stones for Gas Masks.
The Glover Drug Store acknowledges
the the receipt OF peach stones for gas
masks as follows: Martha Glenn. 80
pounds; T. NJ. Kimball, 25 pounds;
Blanch Glenn, 90 pounds: Worth
Adams. Is pounds: /. II. Boyd. II
pounds: Elizabeth and Lacey Ford, 80
pounds.
Rev. III. j. Mills Dead.
Rev. H. j. Mills, formerly pastor OF
Clover, Beersheba and Ramah Presby-
terian churches, died at his home at
Rowland, y. G.. yesterday morning at
10 o'clock. of pneumonia, following in
fuenZa. During his pastorate OF sew
cral years in York county Mr.. Mills
was q resident Of Glover. and he had
many friends and admirers all through
out this section. He was back among
the members Of his former congrega-
ton a few weeks ago on the occasion
of the dedication Of the new church at
Beersheba. He leaves widow and
three children.
Wheat and Oat Smut
Demonstration Agent Mckeown re-
quests the publication Of the following
for the benefit of people who are pre-
pairing to SOW wheat and oats. 1t Is
the agricultural departments instruc-
tion for the treatment Of seed wheat
tinp nf
Sprinkle seed with sprinkling pot
until thoroughly moist with a solution
Of one pint Of formaldehyde to forty
gallons of water. shoveling over re-
peatedly to distribute moisture evenly.
Forty gallons will treat forty bushels.
Shovel in pile and cover with sacks.
canvas or blankets for two hours or
over night. Dry by spreading In thin
layer and stirring occasionally with
rake. Seed may be sown when dry
enough to run freely through the drill,
setting the drill to SOW about two pecks
more per acre, to allow for swollen
lCondition of grain. II to be stored for
several days or longer, dry thoroughly
Disinfect sacks. bin, and drill. to pre-
vent re-infection."
Prices In France.
Greenville Piedmont: This Is a great
life If you don't weaken" writes Pri-
vate Lewis NJ. Grist, Il member or Mo-
tor Truck unit No. $50, now overseas,
| in a letter to his brother, Corporal Jas
ID. Grist of Camp Sewer. Private Grist
has been overseas about three weeks
This is some wonderful country" he
writes his brother at Sewer: but II Is
not the country that thought 1t would
be. Water Is very scarce here. We get
enough to drink; but for bathing
well, we won't bathe verv often until
1--WE get back. The trip coming over war
a verv tiresome one. No untoward in
cident occurred except that l fed the
| fishes quite bit the second day out
We do not get much war news here;
but what we do get Is very favorable
All the French people one meets on
the road here have something to sell
and they certainly know how to charge
for It, Candy we paid five cents for at
home is Is cents here. Butter Is so
cents Il pound and milk Is 80 cents a
gallon. There are great many things
| could write about: but it would not
pass the censor, so I shall wait a few
months and the war will be over. Then
can tell the whole darn story"
Made n Picnic OF 1t.
| Miss lone Ashe Of McConnellsville
brought about quarter OF ton OF
peach pits and hickorynuts up to Mes
srs. Clinton Bros, at Yorkville. last
| Wednesday, to be converted into char
coal for gas masks. Miss Ashe has
been busy as q collector Of gas mask
material since the first call was made;
II but the closing of her school on ac-
count Of the influenza quarantine in
terfered with the work, and last week
II hn
organizing expeditions to the woods
and orchards. One expedition secured
20l pounds Of peach pits, another Sc
cured e. pounds OF hickorynuts. The
first expedition included the following
Misses Lena Caldwell, Nellie Moore
Ina and Ruth Ashe. Ella Crawford
Mary Williams, Elizabeth Bratton. Lii
| lis and lone Ashe and ]. NJ. Lindsay
They got 201 pounds of peach pits
The next expedition, made up as FOL
lows, brought in 62 pounds OF hickory
nuts: Mesdames J. NJ. Williams and }
Frank Ashe. and Misses Mary VIII
lliams, Lilis and lone Ashe. Other
contributors to the lot that was brought
lin Wednesday were as follows: Ola
Edna and Winnie Stevenson, IA lbs;
Ivory Talent, IL lbs: Francis Har.
shaw. Is lbs: j. G.. and Louise Nc.
Cleave, IL lbs: Mrs. Maggie Conrad
Burris, 16 pounds; Martha Lee Mickle
IL lbs: Mrs. Belle Kuykendal. II lbs;
Miss Mary Williams. IL lbs; Mrs. j.
B. Bratton, II lbs: G. P. Porcher. 80
| lbs; Sue and Sam Crawford. SO lbs.
Lost On the TicOndcroga.
The following dispatch was received
by Robert II. Gardner, OF the East.
Iyiew section. five miles southeast Oh
Yorkville. last Tuesday from Ad)utan'
General Harris: Deeply regret to In.
form you that 1t Is officially reported
that Private John F. Gardner, field ar
tillcry. died In the sinking OF the II
conderoga. September 30" The Ticon-
deroga was sunk in the war zone by 8
German submarine. Two hundred and
thirteen sailors and soldiers lost theil
Lives. The soldiers included two ON
GERS and ninety enlisted men. Ine
sailors included ten officers and lOl
men. Two officers were taken or
board the submarine. About one-hall
Of the soldiers were from Ohio, and
twenty of them were from South Car.
olina. The South Carolinians were
Ralph l.. Boyd. New Brooklyn: LOUIS
In. Campbell, r. F. d. No. z, Belton
John NJ. Devereaux, r. +. ID: NO. =
Columbia: John F. Gardner, Il. r. ~
4. Rock Hill, Grover c. Kirby, White
stone: Clarence A. Lewis, ColumDla
VIM. E. Long. Jr, r. F: ID. !. silver
street: Gillian S. Merriweather. Co
Iumbia: Lawson ]. Owens. r. F. d. 2
CARNEY: Herbert Q. Sarratt. r. F. d.
CARNEY: John A. Simpson. Richburg
HAYES Sloan. Marion; Lawrence \
Smoak, r. F. D. 2. Ruffin: VIM. r
Thomas, clifton; Matthew Widener, +
If. D. 1, Aiken: Robert Y. wilkins, X
IF. d. 1, Converse: Eugene j. Womble
Columbia: Robert C. Zeigler. Ring
Vile. James D. Sumner of Cross An
chor, and Calvin c. Wright OF Glen
dale. were among the saved.
CAPTURING Them With Airplanes'-
| Airnianes can be used for Capturing