Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-01-14
LOCAL LACONlCS

LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Released by the Germans.
The war department has announced
that Boyce Woftord Of Lockhart, held
a prisoner by the Germans. has been
released.
Called to Fort Mill.
The Presbyterian church Of Fort
Mill, which has been without a pastor
since last summer, has agreed upon
unanimous call for Rev. l. B. McCoTd
of Manning.
Delayed By Bad Weather.
Work on the short cut in the Kings
Mountain road between the five and
six mile posts, has been delayed be-
cause of bad weather, the illness Of
Mr.. J. L. Templeton, who has charge,
and various other causes.
Applications for Nitrates.
John r. Blair, county demonstration
agent, would like the farmers to know
that blanks on which to make applica-
ton for nitrate Of soda are now availa-
BILE at all the banks.
November Flu Mortality.
The state board of health has issued
a statement in which 1t says that 2,227
persons died in South Carolina during
November Of influenza and pneumonia.
OF this number 761 were. white and
1,421 were colored. The figures Of
York county are given as 10 white and
35 colored.
State Warehouses.
The report Of the state warehouse
commissioner discloses that there are
166 state warehouses in South Carroll
ma and that during the past twelve
months they have carried $3.50 bales
of cotton. York county Is credited
with six warehouses with 5,636 bales
of cotton stored.
For the Relief of the Near East.
In the campaign to raise funds for
the relief Of the Near East, Prof. r. G.
Burts Of Rock Hill, has been designat-
ed as chairman for the eastern district
Of York county. The illness OF Rev. j.
L. Oates, officially appointed chairman
for the county, will interfere with the
work that he would otherwise have
been able to do, and the work Of his
craftsmanship will probably devolve
upon some one else.
Nitrate for Farmers.
Following is the committee to assist
the government and the farmers In
connection with ordering, delivering
and paying for nitrate: Jno. r. Blair,
chairman; s. r. Spencer, John R. Lon
don, ]. r. Shurley, Rock Hill; w. b.
Meacham, DR.. J. Lee Spratt, Fort Mill;
N. M. McDill, Hickory Grove; James
A. Page, Clover; John s. Hartness, j.
B. Paysinger, Sharon; B. N. Moore, o.
E. wilkins, Yorkville: ]. P. Williams,
McConnellsville.
War Savings Sales.
The sale of war savings stamps was
at a standstill in most Of the counties
for the week ending January 4, except
in York and a few other counties.
York stood third in the matter. OF pei
capita purchases as we'll as aggregate
purchases. The county per capita
amounted to cents and the aggregat.
purchases amounted to 1856. Florence
county was first in aggregate pur-
chases with $1,215, and Lexington Sec
ond with $1,13o.
L. ed In His Church.
Rev. ]. H. Dickson, pastor Of the Pc
gram street Presbyterian church Oh
Charlotte, died suddenly in the pres
ence of his congregation last Sunday.
He expired shortly after he had enter
ed the church to preach the mornlns
sermon. Rev. Mr.. Dickson was edu-
Gated at Erskine college, Due West,
and at Union Theological seminary, a.
Richmond. He was Sc years OF age.
His death Is supposed to have been
due to heart disease.
Sam johnson Dead.
Sam Johnson, the 1S-year-old negro
who was tried at a special term OF tnt
court Of general sessions on December
80 for attempted criminal assault
committed in Fort Mill township Oh
November 80, and sentenced by Judge
Memminger to die in the electric chai.
on last Friday, was duly executed IN
accordance with the decree OF the
court. Johnson was strapped In the
chair and the current was applied
promptly at II o'clock. Death was in
Ebenezer and Tirzah.
Rev. John C. Bai'a-. who recently
accepted calls from lie Ebenezer anG
Tirzah congregations, has assumed
charge of both pastorates, and he Will
also supply Hopewell. His present
schedule calls for preaching service
and Sunday school at Ebenezer every
Sunday, preaching service at IL a. m.'
and Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m.
There will be Sunday school at Tirzah
every Sunday at Q o'clock p. m, anG
preaching service every second and
fourth Sunday at p. m. HopeWeli
will have Sunday school the same as
Tirzah, and preaching at 3 p. m, on
the first and third Sundays.
Was On the "Northern Pacific"
George L. Wallace Of Yorkville, was
on the troop ship Northern RACING
which was stranded on sandbar on
Fire Island, on the coast Of New York,
not long ago. He was one of the 2oO
HELPLESS wounded who had to be left TO
the last and who were finally carried
down the gang planks to destroyers.
etc. It will be remembered that young
Wallace was terribly wounded IN the
second battle of the Marne on July 10
last. He lay in the hospital hovering
between life and death for weeks, ana
then when it appeared that he was 10
live, there remained the question as "
whether his leg would be saved. ne
was apparently getting along nicely
until one night he suddenly turned IN
his sleep, with the result Of doing the
hurt all over again. He was bed pa
tent across the Atlantic, and was
HELPLESS on the stranded steamer; He
writes his father Mr.. John ]. Wallace,
of Yorkville, that his leg will have TO
come off and it will be many weeks
before he gets back home. In the
- 90 ntirna he will be taken care Of In