Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-09-02

storing and selling liquor. About three
gallons of moonshinc liquor was found
near his house.
GuthriesviIIe Opens.
The fall term of the Guthriesville
school opened yesterday morning with
large attendance. Miss Ina Ashe of
McConnellsville, is principal of the
school and Miss Grace Black of Ches-
ter is assistant.
Birthday e-Union.
| A. birthday Reunion of the Ramsey
family was held at the family homo
near Hickory Grove, last Thursday in
celebration of the 62nd birthday of
Mrs. S. r. Ramsey. Thursday was
also the natal day of Mrs. Meek
Ramsey. A bounteous dinner was
served and the guests included ninety
eight children and grand children and
other relatives.
Liquor and DistiiIeries Captured.
John Berry and Rob Ellis. negroes
were arrested and lodged in the York
county jail Sunday evening on a
charge of operating Illicit distilleries
following a raid in the Ogden section
Sunday by Constables S. II. White
and H l.. Johnson and two small dis
tilleries were captured together with q
quantity of mash and gallon jug Of
moonshine liquor.
cIover's First Bale.
The first bale of new crop cotton was
sold on the Glover market August 2S,
by Jim Adams, colored who lives on
one of the farms of Mr. NJ. L., Ford
near Glover. The bale was ginned by
the Colver Cotton Oil Company free Of
charge and without charge for the
bagging and ties. Adams was award
ed the s5 gold piece annually awarded
by the Bank of Glover for the first
bale sold on the Glover market. The
bale weighed $40 pounds and was
bought by Mr.. w. p. Smith for 81
cents n pound
York County Delegates.
Superintendent of Education John
E. Carroll and President d. b. john
son of Winthrop College, have been
appointed delegates to the meeting Of
the American Cotton Association to be
held this week in New Orleans. A
Nf
leaders Of the state were appointed
delegates 10 the meeting by Superin-
tendent of Education Swearingen at
the instance of j. S. Wannamakcr,
president of the American Cotton AS
sociation.
York Sunday School Convention.
The annual meeting of the York
County Sunday School association is
to be held at Tirzah today and dele
gates from every Sunday school in the
county are expacted to be present. Mr.,
j. A. Marion< BY orkville is president
OF the association and Mr.. Jas. A. Bar
rett Of Clover, is secretary. Rev. +.
II. Wardlaw of Bethesda is scheduled
to lead in the song service. Among
the speakers who are expected to be
present are Mr.. J. T. Fain and Prof.
r. c. Burts of Rock Hill and Prof. r.
state association. It, is proposed to
serve dinner on the church grounds.
Discharged From Service.
Discharge of the following York
county men from military service has
been reported by the Columbia War
Community Service: Aral Morgan, w.
T.. Loveless, Alvin Gibson, William S.
Leslie, =. NJ. Sherer, James Shealy,
Thcs L. Rivers, Noah Josey, Angus c.
Gichrist, Doc Moore, Solomon Mum
sen, Tom Canty, Ben T. Patterson,
Ben Reid, Hezekiah Graham, Marshall
Tigler, Simon White, George McKin-
ney, Arnold Harris, Charlie Anderson,
Arthur Phillips, John McKenny, Sid
me-; Hinton, John Irby, Solomon Spratt,
Sam Woods, Thomas Brown, John
Montgomery.
Good Road in Doubt.
Clover people are not yet sure
whether or not they arc to get con-
crete road through the corporate
limits of the town. 1t will be remern
bcred that several weeks ago q ma
iority of the property owners along
Main street agreed to pay ne-fourth
the cost OF such paw" with the un-
derstanding that the balance OF tie
cost he paid by the town and the Fed
eral government. The county board of
commissioners also endorsed the pro-
position. Mayor ]. j. Campbell said
Saturday that he had been unable to
sec J. II. pennell, state highway en-
ginecr who disburses the Federal aid
for road building and therefore it was
moi yet known whether or not the de-
sired assistance could be secured from
the Federal government.