Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-19
LOCAL LAcoNicS.
Roddey Postoffice discontinued.

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The postoffice department has an
nounced the discontinuance of thec
postoffice at Roddey in Catawba town
ship. s.-.,s.t 8
reetins at Bowling Green.
Rev. A. E.. Spencer, pastor Of the
P. esbyterian church at Bowling Green
| has recently concluded series or,
services in the church there that re-
suited in ten conversions and one vol
unteer as a home missionary. He was
assisted by Rev. ]. c. Bailey, pastor
Of Ebenezer church. .r,s
winthrop Suspended Work.
Class work at Winthrop College,
Rock Hill, was suspended yesterday out
of respect to the memory Of the late
DIR. t. A. Crawford a trustee OF the .in-,i
stitution since its foundation-i WIN
throp class officers, many students ana
members of the faculty attended the
funeral of DR.. Crawford. i..a,
turkey Creek Drainage.
Dredge boats operating on big
Turkey and Little Turkey Greeks
lin dredging the streams have almost,
reached the junction Of thes two
streams in Bullock's Creek township
;tnot far from the home Of Mr.. w. o.
Turner Good progress has been m2ds'
by the crews operating the Ssoafs IN the
past several weeks. y.4 ~ e
Home Destroyed by Fire.
| The residence in the Sharon section,
occupied by Sam Robinson and family,
was destroyed by fire late Tuesday af-i
lternoon. Mr.. Robinson lost all Of his
household furniture. The only property
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was no insurance, This is The second
time that the residence Of this family
has been burned.
Nsoro Child Burned to Death.
The 5-year-old daughter of William
Guy, a colored farmer living on Mr. D.
T. Crawford's place near McConneita-
willie was fatally burned last Eridays
The family was engaged In klhng
hogs and the child got too near the
open fire. Her clothing caught fire
land she received fatal burns besore the
flames could be extinguished.T She
lived only short while. according to
DIR. W. c. Whftesides who was called
i to give what assistance he could.
Portion of Massey Land Sold. :,
Part of the Henry Massey lands
lying on the lower YorkVilie- Rock Hill
by the Pinnix Realty and Auction
4 Company of Greensboro, N. G., for y.
4 b. Williams. OF the lands sold, j. 5.
Wallace bought 81 1-2 acres at $5s per
acre; N. NJ. Bagley bought SIS acres az
$40 an acre and T. F. Cartwright
4 bought 159 acres at $67.50 per acre.
About 80 acres remained nnsold.
Express is Heavy.
| rafrHQdg
coming into York county has been the
heaviest in local history durinBi the
past two or three weeks according to
exuress messengers and other en-
ployes of the service. Express has
CONSISTED Of fruits and holiday artitt
cles as well as unusual, quantities OF
regular commercial articles Even I'm,
i the old days, according to an express
messenger yesterday, when the puik
of the express at this season or tue
year consisted of bottles and jugs ana
cases of booze, the ira tranic was nos
so heavy as it is now. .n.,
lC. G. N. W. Has Engine Trouble.
Passenger service on the Carolina
and North Western has been hampered
somewhat of late because Of engine
trouble, according to Capt. H. N. Rose,
! we'll known C. g. N. w. conductors.
One of the largest engines In the pos.
session of the railroad, Capt Ross SAID
the other day is in the shop undefgo.
ing repairs and the little engine that
the road Is using to pull its passengers
\ is almost too small for the traffic. 1t
Is a good little engine" said the con.
ductor; but it just amt big enough.
Cotton Belt Raises Funds.
For the general benefit of the school
and especially. with a view to- helping
nav expenses for a seven. months
Term a box supper and fishing party
tnrovided entertainment for a large
number of Cotton Belt people last
evening. Receipts Of the evening total
i ed s7545, which will be used for
I school purposes, Cotton Belt. accord
ing 10 Mr.. John NJ. Hartness, has
good school this term and Is progress
sing nicely. The teachers are MISS
Fannie Patrick Of Bowling Green anu
Mrs. Sumter Cain Of Yorkville NO. l.
Bethel Prssbytery Held Meeting.
T At an adjourned meeting of Bethel
presbytery held In the First Presbys
terian church Of Rock Hill TUESDAY.
! Rev. c. w. McCully, recently elected
na,tor of Woodlawn and Salem
/ churches was received into the Prea-
Ibytsry, and arrangements wefs maas
for his installation as pastor VI liz
two churches. Rev. A. E. Spencer re-
signed as pastor OF Allison? Creek and
will devote all of his time to Bowling
Green and Beth Shiloh churches
Rev. Spencer gave notice that at tns
spring meeting Of Presbytery he would
1 Introduce a resolution looking TO the;
| revision of the manual OF Presbytery.
The pantoral relations existing between =
Raw. r. Roy Brown and Catholic
pleasant Grove and Hebron churches
in Chester county were dissolved and
Mr.. Browns acceptance OF calls 70 tne
nastorates of Richburg Cedar Shoais
and Fort Lawn churches In Chester
county were approved. '
Celebrated Golden Anniversary.
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Swami were the
prests of the congregation OF Ohyet
church at McConnellsville at recep.
tion in their honor held at the home or
Mr.. and Mrs. John Love at McConneiis-
willie Monday afternoon on the occas-,
ion of the Fiftieth anniversary OF their
wedding, not only members OF the con-;
gi.eation but friends and acquaint-
Iances Of the community geHeraiiy,
calling to pay their respects. rev:
SWAIN who resigned the pastorate or
OIvet a few months ago after serving
In that capacity for more than
quarter or a century, was married 10
Mrs. Swami on December Il, 1853. Be-