Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-22
LOCAL LACONICS
Church Officers.


LOCAL LAcoNIcS
Oakland Church Officers.
The following recently elected Of
ficers Of Oakland Presbyterian church
In Rock Hill, were installed Sunday.
Elders-Ira B. Dunlap, r. s. Hanna,
T. A. Quantz, A. d. Gilchrist; deacons
$. R. Spencer, J. Roy Barron, 8. Geo.
Moore, o. 8. Poe, H. Lorraine Simrill,
w. ]. Roddsy, Jr.
Discharged From Service.
The following York county men have
been discharged from the military SER
vice: Hope Martin, Smyrna; Wilson
Smith p. c., Rock Hill; John ]. Atkins,
Fort Mill; John B. Meek, Clover; An
drew White, p. c., Rock Hill; James
p. c., Rock Hill, William Anderson, p.
c., Rock Hill.
Allison Creek Bridge.
New flooring is to be put in the Alli-
son Creek bridge on the Clover-F1lbert
road within the next few days. Floor
ing material was placed at the bridge
months ago; but had not been put in
place Of the old flooring because of
the inability of the county officials to
obtain certain other necessary material
until recently. The flooring Of the
bridge has been in bad condition for
some time past
Petitions Freely Signed
Petitions being circulated among
farmers living within the five mile zone
of Yorkville, and also among citizens
of the town asking the town council to
rescind the license tax on cotton buy
ers and thus provide for an open cot
ton market here are being freely sign
ed and already bear the signatures OF
a large number Of citizens. The peti-
tions will be presented to the council
at an early date.
York Federal Jurors.
The following York county men have
been drawn to serve as jurors at q
special term Of Federal court for the
western district of South Carolina
which convenes in Greenville, the first
Monday in August: c. P. Blanken-
ship, Fort Mill; T. w. Jackson, New
port; John D. Good, Bullock's Creek;
j.. Boyd Creighton, Catawba; s. W..
Plyler, Rock Hill; T. E. Patton, Rod
deys; T. F. Leslie, Leslie; T. B. Ham
bright, Smyrna.
Judge Moore III.
Clerk of.Court Jno. r. Logan recsiv-
ed a letter from Judge Ernest Moore
of Lancaster Saturday in which the
Judge stated that he was feeling very
unwell and that upon advice Of his
physician he would not attempt to pre-
side over the two weeks term Of the
court Of common pleas for York coun-
ty which opened yesterday. Chief
Justice Gary was notified Of Judge
Moore's illness and a substitute judge
was named.
Negro Still Lives.
Dick Moore, a negro Of Yorkville
whose skull was crushed by rock
alleged to have been thrown by Dock
Shealy, also colored, following a row
at a party several days ago, has been
taken to the Fennell Infirmary In
Rock ELL, for treatment. Little hope
for the negro's recovery was entertain
ed following the occurrence; but 1t Is
now thought that he has a chance.
Shealy and another negro, VIII James
Roof, who was with him at the time
of the difficulty are still in the county
Jail awaiting the outcome Of Meore's
injuries.
Negro Out Of Danger.
John Crosby, a young negro who
was shot in the stomach at Weeping
Mary church on Sunday afternoon two
weeks ago by Fred Hardin, also color
ed, Is now considered out of danger,
despite the fact that his intestines
were pierced nine times by bullet
fired from Hardin's pistol. The negro
will soon be able to leave the hospital
and return to his home. Hardin who
has been in Jail in Yorkville, since the
shooting awaiting the outcome OF
Crosby's injuries, was released from
custody yesterday on bond In the sum
of $500.
Taken To Chaingans.
Frank Moore, convicted in the York
county court Of general sessions last
Tuesday Of manslaughter in connection
with the killing Of T. R. Penninger at
Sharon, September 80, 1918 and sen.
fenced to ten years imprisonment will
serve his sentence on the York county
chaingang instead Of the state peni-
tertiary. Moore was taken to the
chaingang yesterday in charge OF Capt.
J. Ben Cook Of the changing guard.
The following negroes convicted OF
various offenses at the recent court
were also taken to the chaingang yes
terday to begin service Of their respec-
tive sentences: John Crockett, Vance
London, Boy Watson, Ike Sanders.
Julia Walker. a negress convicted at
the recent term will serve her sentence
in the state penitentiary.
Hold Meeting In Charlotte.
Thos. w. Boyd, supervisor and ]. c.
Kirkpatrick and Ladd j. Lumpkln'
county commissioners went to Char
lotte, last Thursday where they held
another meeting with the MecklenburS
county commissioners in regard to the
location CT a bridge over Catawba
river somewhere in the vicinity OF
Wright's Ferry. No definite action
was taken although the joint COM
mission decided to send an engineer
10 the river to take soundings with
view to deciding upon location. The
new bridge to be built jointly by the
two counties will be located some
where within a mile and half above
Wright's Ferry. Just where the bridge
will be located will not be determined
for sometime.