Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-12
LOCAL LACONICS.
CoIored Farmer BUYS Land,

Tom Roach, colored farmer, has pur-
chased from Perry Ferguson a tract of
land in the vicinity of Sanny's Noun
tain consisting of about 125 acres. The
transaction was made through the real,
estate agency Of Geo. w. Williams, and
the purchase price was $4,000.
Trustees Sell School House.
Trustees of Sutton Springs school
district have recently sold the old SUIT
ton Spring school house to the colored
Baptist church, Of that section. The
purchase price was $1,000. 1t is pro-
posed to build a new school house in
the district in the near future in an
other location. Trustees of the dis
trict are Messrs. r. Z. Mcclure, Sam
Neil and s. T. Ferguson.
To Seek Additional Memberships.
An organized effort to secure addi-
tional memberships In the York county
cotton association through a news
paper advertising campaign and per-
sonal solicitation during January or
February has been decided upon by Of
ficials of the association, according to
Chairman J. 3. Johnson OF Rock Hill.
According to the secretary Of the asso-
citation a number Of farmers Of the
Bethany section of Kings Mountain
township have recently Joined the as
sociation. the list including: w. B. Nc
Gill, J. L. McGill, j. P. McCarter, T.
E. McMackin and r. G. Faulkner.
Fort Mill Municipal Election.
Fort Mill is to elect mayor, board
of aldermen and a commissioner of
public works in January. 1t is under
stood that b. E. Pate rson who has
served as mayor tor tie past four
years will not stand for reelection
and up to the present time there have
been no candidates TO announce for the
office. Fort Mill Is confronted with a
number OF important problems, includ-
ing permanent street improvements
and other public works, so that 1t is
probable that the new administration
| will have full opportunity to develop
its capacity and worth.
Property Sells High in Rock Hill.
/ Rock Hill Herald, Dec. II: The auc-
ton sale Of the Barber property, corner
Main and Hampton streets, this morn
ing was attended by large crowd and
the bidding was evidence of the fact
that Main street property is in de-
mand. The price ranged from $500
front foot for the corner lot to 1895 q
front foot for the third lot The sale
totalled $53,903.40, including the house.
The corner lot was bid in by B. ].
White, attorney, who bid 1903 per foot.
Before the remainder of the lots had
been sold Mr.. White was offered a
n:at profit for his holding, it, is UNDER
stood. Lot. No. was sold second, this
carrying a half interest, in the wall on
the eastern side. This went to the
Diehl- Moore Shoe company for $455 a
So I 10 t,.yn oA1I en- hn
Hill Supply company for 1896, foot,
while the lot between this and that
bought by the Diehl- Moore company,
was sold to the Calhoun Drug COM
pany for SAIL foot. The home on the
property was bought by r. Il. Fewell
for $525 and the wood house went to j.
+. Williams for $26.
Would Increase Telephone Rates.
The Fort Mill telephone exchange
wants to increase its rates and
meeting of the citizens of the town
and subscribers to telephone service
was held Tuesday evening to consider
a petition for improved service and in
crease in rates, the proposal being to
have all night service at the central
station and to install metallic sys-
TEN of wires intead of the present
single line with ground wire. The
meeting was very we'll attended by
representative business men, and the
subject was thoroughly discussed the
result being that it was almost unan-
imously agreed to approve the pro-
posal. The state railroad commission
had had the petition submitted to them
and vas willing to approve the in
crease in rates with the consent of
town council as the telephone COM
pany is operating under a 25-year
franchise granted them in 1901. \
meeting of council was held immedi-
ately after the conclusion Of the mass
meeting and approved the increase
provided the metallic system was in
stalled, all night service given, and
prompt and efficient service given at
the central office.