Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-22
LOCAL LAcONICS
No Inauenza al Winthrop.


Winthrop college reports that there
has not been single case or iniluchZa
there up to the present time.
Letters From the Soldiers.
Quite a large bunch Of overseas mail
from the soldiers was received at the
Yorkyille post office on Sunday, ana
many parents, brothers and sisters IN
Yorkville and the country surrounding
were made glad by the receipt OF let
ters from their sons and brothers. the
soldier letters were dated during Sep
tember up to October 4 and 5, some OF
them perhaps Il few days later
w. S. S. Sales.
For the week ending October .,
York county stood sixth among the
counties of the state in purchases OF
War Savings Stamps, and fifth IN the
aggregate amount Of purchases TO oate.
The purchases of the week amounted
TO slS.364.50, or So cents per capita.
and the purchases 10 date amounted TO
s346,42O.25. or s6.65 per capita. For
the week ending October II, YORK
stood 2lst In the list with aggregate
purchases of s5.69I. and was still fifth
in the aggregate amount OF purchases
to dat-$352,1l7.25.
Ladies' Liberty Loan Work.
The Ladies' Liberty Loan commit
tee of the western district OF YORK
county, Miss Leslie d. Witherspoon OF
Yorkville, chairman, has sold fourth
Liberty bonds to the amount Of $119,-
100. The report of the different dis
trict chairmen up to yesterday AFTER
noon were as follows: iorkville. Mrs.
s. NJ. McNeel, chairman, $I7,55O; Clo-
yer, Mrs. NJ. l.. Smith, chairman, $3o,--
900. Filbert, Miss Lizzie Wood, and
Mrs. Sam Thomas, chairmen, $4,000.
McConnellsvillc, Mrs. John Love,
chairman, $22,S0O. Sharon, Mrs. }. IL.
Save. chairman, $4,000. Bullock's
Greek. Mrs. ]. d. Good and Mrs. w. w.
Blair. chairmen, $1,000. BlairsrlllJ
Miss Bessie Mitchell. chairman, Sl.O5O.
Lowry Wilson school district, No. 3,
Mrs. Jack Byers, chairman. $2.S5O.
Beth-Shiloh. Mrs. Smith Gordon
chairman, 5000. Beersheba, Mrs. II.
s. Love, chairman, $500. Bethel No.
3, Miss Blanch Glenn, chairman, 49,
$50. Bethel No. %. Miss ula john
son, chairman. <S45O. Bethel NO: 30'
Miss Jennie Clarence, chairman. $3.50.
Bethel No. 81. Mrs. w. ;: Hogue,
chairman. 500. Delphos. Miss Marie
Moore, chairman, $500. Guthriesvillc.
Mrs. w. l.. Sanders, chairman. 800.
Miller school, No. As, Mrs. Ed. Shan
non. chairman. $3.50. Pine Bluff. No.
"a, Mrs. J. a. Shannon. chairman, $4,-
O5O. Bethany 500. Santiago district,
No. II, Mrs. Moffatt McGill. chairman.
$50. Cotton Belt, No. 40, Miss Leslie
Carroll, chairman, $500. Hero. 81, SO.
Bullock's Greek, No. 16. Miss Mabel
Burris. $1,000.
L Letter From Or. Mcconnell.
The editor Of The Enquirer has a
personal letter from Major John w.
Mcconnell Of Davidson college. that
contains information that will be OF
local interest. Major Mcconnell Is To-
Gated at Base Hospital No. go, which
is in the mountains within few miles
of the German border. Il cannot use
names or tell Of organizations. he
says, but / see the Carolina boys oc-
casionally. They are giving good ac-
counts Of themselves; have no fear
along that line. AS they say, they
make Fritzie keep his head down.
Speaking of the physique OF the diner
ent soldiers, DR.. Mcconnell, who Is a
high authority on such matters, says:
''The American soldier Is the finest
looking soldier physically In the world
the lot sent overseas
There Is nothing in Europe to compare
with him in size except the Russian.
have seen some fine looking men
among the Russian officers and pri-
Yates ting with the French armies.
Some IF the German prisoners are un-
deniably boys. such az you see In the
pictures. Some, however, are big,
strapping fellows: but they are not
nea rly as good men physically as the
Americans. on an average" One OBJ