Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-16
Tuesday, December 16, 1919.

.ay, December 10, lSlS.
have recently killed hogs weighing in
excess Of 400 pounds.
Several Applications.
There are several applicants for the
position Of carrier on McConnellsville
r. f. D. No. l made vacant some time
ago by the resignation Of Mr.. Clyde
Clinton who resigned to enter the firm
of the Farmers Hardware Company OF
Yorkville. 1t is understood that an
examination is to be held some time
next month for the purpose of select
| ing Mr. Clinton'S successor. ..,aF
S1,5Sa Additional for York.
State Superintendent Of Education
Swearingen has completed the appor-
tionment Of the balance OF the state
apportion for aiding weak schools This
balance aggregates $27,53l. 1t goes to
29S districts in 32 counties. Sixteen
districts of York county are among the
beneficares and they get an aggregate
of $1,588. .... ~
Rock Hill Gets County Field Day.
The county school field day for the
current school year Is to be held In
Rock Hill, At a meeting of the York
i County Teachers association at Win
throp training school last Saturday 1t
was decided to hold school field day IN
Rock Hill on the last Friday in March
1870. About 40 teachers attended the
meeting of the association which was
presided over by the president Prof.
John Thomason Of Rock Hill.
Only One County Prisoner.
While of course business may pick
up in the next few weeks, especially
in view of the fact that the Christmas
, season Is fast approaching there has
been little doing in police circles
throughout the county in the past sew
eral weeks and at present there Is, only
one county prisoner in Jail. He is A.
M Giles, photographer of Rock, Hill
, who is charged with the murder OF his
wife. rr%a
Rebuilding Hull House. :
The Glover Cotton Oil company Is
making preparations to rebuild its hull
house destroyed by fire several days
ago. According to j. e. Beamguard
secretary of the company 1t VIII re-
quire several days time to put the
building back in shape. Insurance In
, the sum of $4,000 has been paid the
company on account Of the loss-sl,-
. 800 on the hulls destroyed and s4O0
:. on tho house.
n Coming Home This Week.
York countys population will be. in
J creased by some several hundred thl3
week due to the fact that the many
: boys and girls attending various
school and colleges in the Carollnas
D and other states will begin coming
: home for Christmas next Satur-
: Nf tha i,S learn
I Ing close their doors for the ChrlsI-
mas season next Friday.
1 York County's State Taxes.
York county taxpayers will be called
= upon to pay s106,244.07 in taxes this
= year for state purposes. YORK county
! ! property Is valued at $11,S04,S97 ac-
: cording to the books of the comptroller
.. general. A levy of mine mills on
; $4O2, ,S59,974 the total taxable property
: of the state as shown by the reports or
the comptroller general will produce
, $3,625, ,730.52. Because Of the increase
during The year of s26,6S1, ,44S the levy
= = has been reduced one-half mill.
a Two Weeks for Christmas. ari.f'D
] OF great interest 20 school children
e especially will be the news that they are
e to receive two weeks holiday this
e year on account of Christmas. John
h. Carroll, superintendent OF education
! said Yesterday that the county board
u of education had recommended a two
. weeks holiday in all the rural schools
!, Of the county on account or CHRIST
mas with the suggestion that the Yule-
!: tide rest begin' with the end of the
school day Friday. # o. 10 .-s
e To Have Pastor for All Time. -.
n Olivet Presbyterian church at; Nc
O I Connellsyille proposes to employ q
: pastor for all of his time and the, un-
E derstanding is that the congregation Is
!, now looking around for pastor For
2 many years Olivet has been grouped
with Bullocks's Greek Presbyterian
z church; but when Rev. ]. B. Swami re-
D signed the pastorate some weeks ago
: il was decided to dissolve the group
: and Olivet expects to stand alone.
u Many of the members are anxious to
z secure the services of Rev. John A.
' McMurray former pastor Of Bethes-
da Presbyterian church as pastor
Rev. McMurray Is now serving pas
y torate at Fayetteville, N, c. but the
r understanding it that Olivet will like
I Ily place call in his hands.
No Appreciable Increase.
There is no appreciable increase In
the sale Of patent medicines having
large alcoholic per centage since the
action of Judge Thos. 5. Sease' pres
E siding over the York county court OF
{ reneral sessions, in directing verdict
] of not guilty in the case OF w. 5. Aston,
] negro druggist of Rock Hill charged
4 with selling patent medicines for bev-
e erage purposes. The judge declared
4 that the law under which the prosecu-
e tion was brought had for its object the
protection of the drug stores. Accord
: ing to York county prohibition officers
numbers Of empty patent medicine
: bottles are to be found in back-lots
7 ord other nlaces where booze CONNIE
? dams usually go to take drink; but
Y there is no appreciable increase In the
nur,her since the bars were let down.
/. yRock Hill Fraternities Move.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: There
is to be more or less moving around or
-.nrious secret orders the first Of the
year, and the members Of several
iraternal organizations will find their
: / feet turning to new halls after jan
ugry l. The Elks have leased the en-
tire upper floor of the White building
: on East Main street, now occupied y"
the Red Men, Woodmen of the World
and the Federal Union; also that
portion occupied by Max G. Bryant fc
7 offices and the dental offices of DR.. w.