Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-07-26
LOCAL lACONICS
Struck by Lightning.

lOCal lRCONICS
Struck by Lightning.
The school house NJ Bowling Green
was damaged by lightning Wednesday
afternoon. Nobody was hurt.
Church Contract At Rock Hill.
\ contract has been let for the
building of new Baptist church at
Rock Hill. To cost S6O.0O0. The build
ng il 10 front on Main street, ad-
joining the postoilicc and IL is Ia haN"
II seating capacity of 500.
Promoted to Major.
Fort Mill relatives of Lieut. Erskinc
Ardrcy. n graduate from West Point,
and for some time stationed at San
Diego, Cal. and at Honolulu. Hawaiian
Islands, have Information that he has
been promoted to major.
Small Enrolment in Fort Mill.
Fort Mill township is not showing
particular interest in the Democratic
primary election to he held the last
Tuesday In August. The total enroll
ment in 1916 was 446. This ycnr:tsfe- fe
enrolment is only 249--T $. Parks.
the present insrnffibent, is the only an
nounSasHrandidatc for magistrate of
lfFOrt Mill township. j. l.. Kimbrcil IL
Il candidate for road supervisor of the
township. against Fred II. Wilson. the
incumbent.
The Enrolment Books.
so far only about u half dozen pre-. :
cinct club rolls have been returned Ia
I.sz
an announcement that the club oili-
GERS might keep the hooks for three ar
more days after last Tuesday for III"
purpose of enrolling soldiers entitled
to vote I'm tn" various precincts. Up
to yesterday the club rolls turned In
included Blairsvillc. 10: Glover. 355:
New Zion. 49,: McCOnncllsvillc. 1870:
| Sharon, ll6. These clubs two gears
ago enrolled 90i members and this
year their total enrolment Is $50.
C. & NV. Not Absorbed.
| President Fairfax Harrison. Of tn"
southern Railway company. In -
| statement issued from Atlanta Wed
ncs,lay announced that the Southern
hallway company had not absorbed
the Carolina Il North Western rail
road rs reported last Tuesday night in
dispatches from Knoxville. Tho Caro-
lima & North Western. q short line.
has recently been placed under the
supervision of the same Federal man
agcr who controls the Southern for
the United States railroad admins
tration, Mr.. Harrison's statement said.
and this probably accounted for the
mistaken impression that the South
IN had absorbed tho road.
York Wins the Flag.
The prize flag for cash sales of
war savings stamps during the month
of June will bc awarded To York
county. York led the state not only
| In sales per capita, but also I'm cash
sales on n basis OF the June cam
raign quota. During juno the pro-
pie of York county purchased war
| savings stamps TO tho .aluc of $500
which amounts to 80 per cent OF its
campaign quota. The campaign quota
included the amount OF stamps al
ready owned plus the amount that
would bc pledged and purchased dur
ing the remainder Of the year. The
| flag for June cash sales will bc ready
in about two weeks. 1t is expected. The
understanding Is that the flag will bc
added TO the collection Of flags al
ready waving at the courthouse in
testimony OF the earnest zeal and pa
triotism OF the splendid people OF
| York county.
Work or Fight.
| The city council OF Ro"f Hill has
enacted work or figIt ordinance
which Is now effective. 4 requires all
ablc-bodicd mon between is and 30
years OF age to be engaged in some
useful occupation for at least five
days in the week. even those with sur-
ticicnt money to provide ample income
not being excepted. The idea is to
4 dol,
that will he helpful In the war work.
and the law will be inforced TO the
letter. Identification cards are pro-
vided for all persons at work, each
employer or men who work regularly
signing card for cas-; employc
Those doing transient jo!,s will re-
Tuirc daily card. Th:T card must bc
open 10 inspection nt an time upon
| request and the fact tnat one do. .G
not hold such card Is evidence thit
there Is no job.
Speaking in Rock Hill.
| Messrs. Cole L. Blease, candidate
for the United States senate, and Jro
q. richards. candidate for governr.
SPOKE In Rock Hill Wednesday. ni;l.t.
The speaking was TO have been i'm the
United States courthouse: but as n.
room was too small for the crowd.
there was an adjournment to n nea"
Dy cross street. The crowd numbered
300 or 500 people. including bo h
shades OF political opinion. Mr.. Blea;e
made about the same speech be has
been making elsewhere. and had notl-
Ing unkind to say about any OF lis
opponents. He was frequently M
plaudcd by his friends, as also wns
Mr. richards, who made about t.,e
same speech he had delivered #
Yorkville during the morning. Thee
was to have been another meeting IT
ROCK Hill last night. and Il was TO
nave been addressed by all the can-
diddtes for state Offices who were %
return from Lancaster for the pur-
pose.