Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-12
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Youngblood.
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court yesterday for the commitment
Of Robert Holmes and Claybourne
Warner, two young white boys OF
Rock Hill. to the state reformatory At
Florence. The boys had been con-
yicted before Magistrate Wingate OF
Rock Hill, and the order for their
commitment TO the reformatory was
issued on petition Of their parents IN
accordance with the starute made 10
cover such cases.
Case Of Smallpox.
Mr.. Harley Dickson is confined To
his home on Filbert No. l. about
five miles northeast Of iorkville.
with smallpox. The attack developed
on last Wednesday. and at first II VAS
thought that measles was the trouble.
but on Saturday Drs. J. II. Mcdowell
and JAS J. Glenn diagnosed the case
as smallpox. Mr.. Dickson had not
previously been vaccinated: but his
wife and child We're vaccinated at
once.
Winners Of the Syleeeau Prizes.
The winners Of the prizes offered
by the Syleecau Manufacturing COM
pany for the three best essays on
why a Family Should own Its Own
Home" were rs follows: First prize
Of SEQ to Virginia Miller: second
prize OF $40 to Edward Fcwell. third
prize Of S. to William Cherry. all Of
Rock Hill. The essays were handed
to the judges by number only. and
the judges knew nothing Of the iden-
tity of the contestants until after
they had made their awards.
License for Retailers.
All retail dealers in food who do
any wholesale business whatever, IN
food products. must secure license
from the license division Of the Unit
ed States food administration at
Washington, on or before February
Is. A retailer. for instance. who
sells to another retailer a dozen pack
ages Of oatmeal or half dozen cans
Of tomatoes. to be retailed. VIII ne
subject to prosecution unless he shall
first have obtained license for such
sales.
Saw the Moon on a Cross"
a Smiths Turnout correspondent OF
the Rock Hill Messenger. (colored)
writes that paper the following Mr.
Editor. Please allow me space ~
your paper to speak Of the great
wonder that has occurred In the
heavens. On last Monday morning
about l o'clock. on looking through
my window, ! saw in the eastern ho-
rizon the moon rising, and as II rose
IL was hanging upon cross. Otner
members OF the family were called
that hey might see this wonderful
sight. am writing that others VINO
saw may testify to the same.
Tennant House Burned.
a tennant house occupied by VIII
Ratchford, colored. on j. L. MOSS
place. two and half miles south OF
Yorkyillc, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday evening. The fire Is sup
posed to have originated from the
fireplace az the result Of the wind
blowing through an open door. Thc
little house was burned up before
anything Of consequence could be
saved. The loss was more than s2OO,
including the building. personal ell
fects and $40 in cash. belonging to
Ratchford. There was no insurance.
Deaeons Of Bethel Presbytery.
The annual convention OF the dea-
cons of Bethel presbytcry was held In
Rock Hill last week. adjourning Friday
night. 4 number Of deacons from Ian
caster, York and Chester counties to-
gether with many OF the ministers
were In attendance and the meeting
was highly profitable. John X. Barron
of Rock Hill. presided. The next meet
ing will be held In Sharon in August,
1918. The new officers Of the conven-
ton are: President. J. II. Saye. Sha-
ron: first vice president, j. {. eau
then, Rock Hill: second vice president.
J. r. Barron. Rock Hill; secretary. IL.
II. White, Rock Hill: treasurer Mason
l.. Carroll, Yorkville.
Fees Of the clerk.
The fees Of the clerk Of the court
for York county having netted only
about $1,000 under the fee bill as
revised by Senator Beamguard year
ago, Clerk Logan has been trying to
get Senator Beamguard to restore
the old schedule. Senator Beam
guard, however. takes the position
that trial Of only one year Is not
sufficient to establish the inequity OF
the law. and has declined to repeal
it. Clerk Logan has legal advice
that the fee bill az Senator Beam
guard sought to amend 1t. and as he
has been recognizing II for the past
wear is unconstitutional in that the
statute clearly comes under the head
Of special legislation where general
legislation would be appropriate.
Clerk Logan has not yet decided
whether he will continue to follow
the present schedule or have IT duly
tested in the courts. Many OF his
friends are insisting that the statute
be tested.
Potato House a Success,
Rock Hill Record: The writer is
indebted TO w. A. Garrison Of the
Edgemoor section for sample or
elegant sweet potatoes which have
been kept in the potato house here
in Rock Hill. established last fall.
There we're LOO bushels put In this
house, and they have kept fine. so
Mr.. Garrison informs us, and the re-
port Is that practically every one
who put up their potatoes In SACKS
at home. have lost them. which Is
an enormous loss OF food at any
time. much less ut a war time like
this. The 100 bushels Of potatoes
are valued at something like S1.50 a
bushel at the present time. Suppose
there had been houses enough to ac-
commodate the entire community
one can readily see what great
proposition this Is for our farmers IN
this one line. Let US have more or
larger potato houses and see that
this valuable crop Is taken care OF.
Called For Examination.
Local board No. !. called out 100
Class / men to appear at Rock Hill
on Saturday and yesterday for ex-
animation. Out OF the following list
the board will endeavor to SECURE
the 3S men still lacking to fill the
first draft, which SO men are TO be
sent to Camp Jackson within the
next week or two: Jas. Carter. Leon
ard II. Lucas, VIM. Aver, Samuel Pat
ton, J. r. Sullivan, ]. w. Parrish, d.
r. Bienmann, Quay Dunlap. Charley
Fewell, Cad McDaniels. VIM. Feath-
erstone. Joe Duncan. H. Lorraine
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