Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-02-12
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs Of
Cherokee. Cleveland. CASTOR and
Chester Counties.
Gaffney Ledger. Feb. g: Postmaster
Gaffney said Yesterday that only one
| alien German had registered with
him. The name Of the registrant H.
Z. T. Sulkey and he is from Kings
creek. Mr.. Sulkey told the postmast
er that he left Germany because "f
militarism. and that he is truly 10y
al 10 America. He says he applied
for naturalization papers in 1866. but
had never secured them. The real
estate market Is becoming active is
| evidenced by the transactions which
were ronsummatcd through the In
surance Trust 60. Of IiafIney. \ lot on
| Cherokee avenue was sold tn Mrs.
Minnie Settlemycr. the consideration
being $3.50. J. 7. Hames purchased a
house and lot on cherokee avenu"
| for which he paid $1,000. II. T. Os-
| mcnt purchased a store and dwelling
ON East Frederick street for which
he paid $l.n0O Nineteen and a half
acres Of land. one mile north OF Gam
ncy. WAS sold to l.. Hamrick for S2.-
$50. In addition 10 the above sales,
the Trust company handled num-
brr OF shares "f stocks and bonds.
Fort Mill Times, Feb. 7: From III"
lefty tr,asurcr's report II appears that
the dog population of Fort Mill has
been considerably reduced from pre-
Nious years only $500 revenue being
received from this source. Since III"
ordinances prov id" Il tax of 81 Tor each
male and 81 for each female. IL would
appear that not more than eight dogs
have made their habitat within thu
confines of the city limits during the
past yrar.---.....A change in the mail
service and onr Tor which no ON" here
| has vet been able Ia find cause. was
made on Tuesday, when the creninG
mort Inbound mail car was transferred
ITOIll lIUlH NJ. w Nitiu wv ~
Heretofore this mail reached Fort Mill
at $40 D. m.. but under the new ar
rang"mcnt IL arrives at 7.i0. one hour
| later. and some time after the general
delivery window at the local pOstofiico
has closed for the day........... Through
the efforts OF Mayor B f.. Patterson.
second car OF coal has been received
for distribution among the needy fami.
lies of Fort Mill. the cost TO the CON
sumner being only the actual cost TO the
town for the purchase OF the coal and
it's distribution.
Chester Reporter, Feb. z: The go,
crnmcnt has not thrown the knisl"y
case and the cases against Priests
ttrffrrn- and Dun out q court on -ur=-
Icount of any Catholic domination at
Washington. we take IL. but simply as
"A preventive against discord and dis
sension at a time when the united fore
rs and energies of the country ar"
needed against a tcrribl" and relentless
foe.........A jury before Clerk Of Court
Jno. r.. Cornwrll as judge at Fort
Lawn Tuesday. in condemnation pro-
cccdings brought 10y tn" Southern
Flower Co. against Mr.. Walter McFad-
den. awarded the latter S2,125 as Tn"
lamount due him for running tower
line across his premises. in close prOx-
unity To residence property. MI \. j."
lGas,on. the Southern Power cOmpany's
Iattornry. looked after his clients IN
trrcsts. while Mr.. Samuel H. McFad-
den represented Mr.. Walter McFadden.
The Southern Power Co. IL running a
new tower line parallel to the old line.
\ similar case will he disposed OF to-
morrow at Rowclrs. the proceedings In
this case 10 be directed against Mrs.
| Alma G.. Faris.........Mrs. VI. j" Stead
man. widow Of the late ID. W. Stead
Imam. died this morning at the nome oi
Iher daughter Mrs. Jas. i. Culp, IN
Rock Hill, and will he buried tomorrow
at Capcrs Chapel. Funeral services by
Rev. X. r.. Sharpe. The deceased re-
sided for many years in the eastern
section Of Chester county, and leaves Il
large circle OF friends to mourn h'r
Iloss. She was 81 years OF age, ana
IL survived by two sons. Messrs }. ID.
land G. ID. Stcadman OF Sharon. 'ht' ana
one daughter, Nrs. Jas. i. Culp oi ROCK
IHill: also by one sister Mrs. H. NJ.
Gross OF this city. Mr.. John hehry
Il inh a.
the hospitals in this city Monday
Ieyening, after an illness OF seVerai
weeks. and was buried Tuesday al
Armenia graveyard, the funeral ser
vic.s being conducted by Revs. J. ii.
Marlborough and X. T.. Sharpe. MI
Hardin was the only son OF the lat"
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hardin, and was
Iabout IS years OF age. He was OF
pleasant disposition. big hearted, ana
lhad numerous friends. He Is survived
|by his widow, who was Miss Leiia
IGrant, and two children, MISS Mar!
Emma and Wilbur Hardin. He was
member of Calvary Baptist church..
Seventy five class registrants-lz
white and G3 colored-underwent
physicaI examination at the court
house yesterday. and a similar num-
Iber are being examined today. Dr. H.
F. CornwelI member Of the local board.
| IL in charge OF the examination. and ~
Ibeing assisted. as last summer by Tn"
other members OF the medical fraterni-
Ity. The twelve white men examined
Yesterday were classed as follows: Ac-
lcep,ed as fit for general military serV-
Iice-Lucius c. Jackson, Jesse Starnes.
Robt. y. Varnadore. Luther Lee Smith,
hudson B. Campbell. James b. Henson.
Manly F. Meador. James E. Bigham.
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