Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-17
'GCLoVER l.NEWs LETTER
! influenza, ,Has Again Made Its
! Appearance.
NEW BAyK I OPENS NEXT WEEK
News and Near News Of King.
Mountain Town Gathered by En-
s,t,;s.r >at.Fyy corresnooesent

Clover, Oct 16-lnhuenZa mas re-
Gently made its appearance in Glover
and the surrounding community again
Illness Of Mrs. c. H. Ferguson was or
Tuesday pronounced influenza OF q
mild type by the attending physician
and 1t ID understood that there are
several other cases of mild form in the
surrounding community. No particular
apprehension Is felt about the appear
ance of the malady which took such o
terrible toll Of lives In this communal
ty last year, and while every possible
precaution will be taken 10 prevent its
spread, still there is a feeling Of con-
fdence that from present Indications
It 10 not going to reach to anything
like last years proportions. \
Election Next Week.
A spirit Of lethargy prevails in con-
nsction with the lection which is to
be held next Tuesday, October 81, for
the purpose Of determining whether or
not Glover shall operate under, the
terms OF the abutting property act
with O view to securing Federal aid in
the building Of cement road through
the main street Of the town. The
election, It will be remembered, was to
have been held several weeks ago but
was, postponed because Of the failure
to properly open the, booss of regis
tration in accordance With the law.
The registration books ara now open,
however, and are In charge Of Chief
Of Police John A. Jackson. Few
voters have registered and there has
been little discussion Of the appnach-
ing election. although ythe majority
opinion is that 1t will carry.
Glover Boy Making Good, -
Friends Of Grover c. Page, who is
well known here and who is brother
Of Mr.. Jas. A. Page, cashier Of the
Bank Of Clover, are proud of the fact
that he Is making good as a cartoonist
on the Louisville Courier Journal. one
OF the best known daily newspapers in
the United States, Mr.. Page has been
on the Courier Journal for some time
past and bis cartoon everyday or the
editorial page OF the Courier-J Journal
on some political subject. is dis
tinctiye feature OF that newspaper,
fffs work Is attracting attention in all
sections of the United States. Local
interest In Mr.. Pages success at
taches particularly through the fac,
that he broke into the cartoonist's
game with publications in the CASTOR
Ia Gazette and some Of his earlier
cartoons were reproduced in The
Yorkville Enquirer. Mr.. Pages Sun
day comic strip is also a feature Of the
newspaper upon which he Is now en-
ployed.
Shy on Blankets.
Anticipating the cold weather which
is already in evidence and having
learned of the quality of army
blankets through their soldier sons
who haven't forgotten how warm they
were; despite the fact that they dis
carded them some time since, many
people of Glover and vicinity have re-
Gently ordered blankets through a
government store in Charleston. The
demand for blankets there, however,
has been greater than the supply and
most of the Glover people who have
ordered got In too late.
Many Licenses Sold.
While doubtless, they have been
here all the while, the average man is
surprised to learn that there are as
many hunters in Glover and the Clo-
yer section as there are. Under the
state law every man or woman either,
who would go out with a gun after
game, Of any kind must have a hunt
ing ncense-price $1.10 this year and
they have been coming to Mack Fer
guson who Is selling hunting licenses
at the Bank Of Glover In large num-
bers. UP to Tuesday Mr.. Ferguson
had sold about 125 licenses and this
is only a part of the number which
have been sold in Kings Mountain
and Bethel townships, since there are
several other agents.
Mail Carriers Get Raise.
Glover rural free delivery carriers
are anticipating with pleasure the
salary raise that they are soon to re-
ceive and not one OF them will deny
the fact that they need the money.
The postoffice department proposes to
raise the salary of rural carriers on all
standard routes GA miles) 5000 pei
annum. giving them a total wage OF
s1.700. It is a welcome addition since
the carriers have to furnish their own
transportation, an item which cuts
into the present $1,50O salary to q
fearful degree. ,...
Bank Opens Next Week.
The First National Bank of Glover
will open for business next week, ac-
cording to v. Q. Hambright cashier o.
the institution. The building or
Kings Mountain street will be com
pleted this week and the furniture ant
fixtures will be installed next weel
thereby enabling the banking house t
open for business.
Almost Good as a Mint.
Glover Cotton Manufacturing Com
pany stock has proved to be a LITTLE
mint ever since the mill was bull