Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24
LOCAL LACONICS
First Cotton Bloom.

Mr.. D. L. Gallman of Yorkville, No.
6, brought in the first cotton bloom
that has been reported to The Enquir-
er this season. The bloom was pluck
cd from the field yesterday morning.
Special Tax Defeated.
The election in Bethel school district
No. 8, last Saturday, on the question Of
levying q special tax Of four mills for
school purposes, resulted in the defeat
of the tax by vote Of % to IL. In
cluded in the majority there were five
votes which would have been ruled out
in case Of question, because the regis
tration certificates Of the voters mad
been issued within less than thirty
days Of the election.
Hail District Replanted.
Most of the farmers in the strip de-
yastated by the hail and windstorm IN
Bethel township on June 1st have re-
planted the lands on which the crops
were destroyed. Some Of the land has
been planted to cotton and most OF IT
has come to a good stand. A larger
part of the destroyed acreage, however
has been planted to corn, as most OF
the farmers feel reasonably sure OF
making a fairly satisfactory corn crop
even with the late planting.
Enlisting In Regular Rrmy.
That many York county negroes
who were drafted into the military
service intend to enlist in the regular
army is the indication. Several YORK
county negroes, it is understood, are
at their respective homes now on FUR
Tough, after which they yill return TO
their respective organizations, having
enlisted for a period of three years.
Good food, good quarters, good pay
an dlittle work offered by the army,
together with an opportunity to see
the world, appeals to many OF tnem
strongly.
Seizure Of Pawpaw.
Rock Hill Herald: State Constable
Bateman Of Camden, assisted by Cnlet
of Police Youngblood Of this city, Sat
urday afternoon seized LISP bottle OF
Paw-Paw from two local grocers, con-
fiscating 1924 bottles at the store OF
E. E. Duncan on Hagin street and ZzS
bottles from the store Of ]. A. Howe
nt the Manchester mill. The Paw-PaW
is being held at the city hall until FUR
ther investigations have been made.
CITY ordinances and state laws pronl-
bit the sale of Paw-Paw as oeVer-
age. Constable Bateman left the city
Saturday night but stated that ne
would return shortly.
Accident.
Messrs. Eugene and w. D. Steele
and Misses Alice and Willie Garrison
had an oyerturn Of a Ford on a brldge
in the India Hook section last Sunday.
They were out riding in MIR. Eugene
Steele's Ford and Miss Alice Garrison
who had been driving, finding the
steering geer was not working well,
turned the wheel over to Mr.. Eugene
Steele. He was unable to get along
any better and as he was about TO
cross q branch the car missed the
bridge and fell eleven feet with the oc-
cupants underneath. All four OF the
young people escaGa1 with but trlnlnS
injuries except Mr.. w. D. Steele VINO
was so badly hurt that he had to be
taken to the hospital. The full nature
of his injuries have not yet been de-
termined; but information last night
was that he would probably be able TO
leave the hospital today.
Mrs. John l.. Dabbs Killed.
Mr.. J. G. Conner Of Yorkville, receiv-
ed telegram from Mr.. John L. Dabbs
of Charlotte, yesterday morning, stat
ing that Mr.. Dabbs's wife had been
killed in an automobile accident and
the funeral would take place this art
ernoon. From other sources OF 1nfor-
nation it appears that the tragedy oc.
Cured on the Concord road about IL
miles north Of Charlotte. Accompa-
MED by his wife and son, John l..
Dabbs, Jr., Mr.. Dabbs was driving a
Cadillac roadster which turned turtle
as the result Of striking a sandbar IN q
curve of the road. Mrs. Dabbs's Skull
was crushed and she was killed almost
instantly. Mr.. Dabbs had two ribs
broken and he was otherwise seriously
injured; but it was not thought that ne
was dangerously hurt. Mrs. Dabbs was
before her marriage Miss Zeola Baker,
a native Of Chester; but who later NOV
ed with her mother to Rock Hill where
she was married to Mr.. Dabbs. Mr..
Dabbs is a son of the late J. L. Dabos,
who lived for many years on tafm
about two-and-a-half miles west OF
Yorkville, where the present Mr.. Dapps
was born. For a number Of years past
Mr.. ]. L. Dabbs. Sr., had been southern
manager for the National Anallhe
Chemical company, and one OF the
most prominent men OF Charlotte.
rhere are two children, John l.. Dapps'
Tr,. and Miss Mabel Dabbs. The IN
,erment of Mrs. Dabbs Is to take place
n Oaklawn cemetery, Charlotte, To-Day.
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