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arrived in the States after serving over
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home very shortly.
WANT PUBLIC WEIGHER

Petitions are in circulation praying
the county board Of commissioners to
appoint a public weigher for the town
Of Yorkville.
The statute provides that:
Upon petition Of fifty or more quail
flied electors who are growers Of cot
ton and who reside within five miles OF
any place in which there may be cot
ton market, the county board Of COM
missioners of that county may annual
/ ly elect one or more public cotton
weighers for said markets, whose term
of office shall be for one year and until
the election and qualification of his OF
their successors"
Petitions put in circulation Wednes-
day already contain names Of more
than fifty qualified voters who are
growers Of cotton, living within five
miles Of Yorkville, and other names
are being added without difficulty, as
the understanding Is that up to yester-
day morning only three people to
whom the petition was presented. had
refused to sign.
Along with the petition to the county
board Of commissioners, which petit
ton asks the board to elect as weigher
whoever may be recommended In q
primary election to be held for the
purpose, there is another petition to j.
A. Marion, Esq, chairman Of the Dem
ocratic executive committee, asking
him to provide for the holding Of a
primary election to be held under the
authority and direction Of the Demo
cratic organization, for the purpose OF
recommending a suitable candidate for
weigher, to be elected by the county
hoard of commissioners.
In the event the county board OF
commissioners shall grant the petition
of the cotton growers, 1t will next be
ND to the town council and the county
board of commissioners, II need be, to
provide a suitable lot upon which to
erect a platform and also to provide
for the erection Of such platform.
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CLOVER CUlllNGS
Correspondents Of The Yorkville Enquirer

CORRESPONDENTS Of The Yorkville Enquirer,
Glover, July l0.-The people OF CIo-
yer as well as those " the ftlheri seS-
ton. are looking forward 10 the ms~t-
inc. of the Rock Hin pistri,' Conner
ence ut Kings Mountain Chapel next
we, X with good deal NJ interest. fhe
pastor. Rev. II. \. Whitten, Is expsr :
ing an attendance ot about $50 dele"
gates and ample arrangements nave
been made for their entertainment.
The Conference will open Monday 'N-
ening. July II. and will close Wednos-
day afternoon. Bishop U. V. w, uar-
lington OF Huntington. w. Va, who
has supervision OF the work or the
Methodist church In the two Carolnas
VII ne present and will preside over
the sessions OF the Conference aud
preach at least one OF the services
This makes the occasion douhly inter-
csting, as Bishop Darlington Is recoS-
niZed rs one OF the greatest preachers
in America The presidents or the
Methodist colleges In the state, Ep-
worth Orphanage and other connec-
tional institutions will also he present.
w. J. Whitener Of Tampa. Fla. for
merly police chief here. Is visiting
homefolk and friends In Glover.
Fred Whitener and Leslie Ritch OF
Shelby. spent the weekend with rel
atives and friends here.
Misses Ethel and Mozelle Ritch at
tended n house party given by Misses
kathleen and Mary Law Gray at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Gray. In
Charlotte. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs n. w. Holland and
Miss Eileen Holland Of Gastonia, spent
several days with relatives here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Whitener and
children Of Gastonia, visited relatives
here last week.
Miss Minnie Enloe Of Charlotte, Is
spending her vacation with relatives
and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Whitener and
family Of York, spent several days
with relatives here last week.
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The crops between Yorkville anc
Chester look rather better than the
crops between Chester and Columbia
Chester streets upon which man!
thousands of dollars were expended
dozen or more years ago, are looking
very ragged. They need something te
be done to them and that right away.
Winnsboro has quite a handsome
cotton mill and large, clean looking
mill village. It also has many hand
some residences. But taken altoseth-
er there are very few indications about
the village to indicate that it is incor-
porated as a municipality.
It Will be a very easy matter to build
that second big cotton mill in York
Vile: but it will be most remarkable II
the necessary capital is raised with the
small amount Of effort that has been
put forth so far. Indeed the subscrlp-
tions so far rendered show up a re-
markable aggregate. considering such
a small amount OF efrort.
The people of the whole northern
and central portions Of the county need
to get into their heads the very great
Importance Of improving the Kings
Mountain road, especially from York
VILE to the North Carolina line. The
idea of detracting from the importance
of the road from Yorkville to Gastonla
is not to be thought Of for an instant
The travel between these points is
heavy and with the passing years II
promises to become heavier and
heavier; but that Kings Mountain
road striking the national highway at
the town Of Kings Mountain, promises
IL it Is only put in condition, to carry
much Of the developing travel between
the whole northeastern part of the
state and the mountains Of western
North Carolina. Some day this travel
will be Of tremendous Importance to
every foot of road over which 1t moves
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PROPOSED NEW MILL.

Whether or not Yorkville's fifth
cotton mill is to become reality Is
matter Of more or less doubt, although
the promoters Of the latest enterprise
are confident that the stock will be
subscribed and the project go through
At a meeting Of those interested In the
venture which was held in the court
house Tuesday evening 1t was stated
that a group Of Eastern capltalsts
several months ago announced thelr
willingness to subscribe to cotton
mill to be located here; but whether
or not they still retain such willing
ness was a matter of some doubt. Col.
,John r. Hart said that he had recent.
ly written these capitalists advising OF
the progress that local people had
made in the matter and requesting to
know whether or not they were still
interested. He had received no reply.
There were about twenty-five people
present at the meeting held TUESDAY
evening. j. A. Tate presided and T.. A.
Hall was called upon to state the oo-
iect of the meeting. He said that ne
was approached some time ago In re-
gard to the establishment Of new
mill and had been asked If he would
take over the management Of such a
project were it accomplished. He saw
no reason why a sixth mill would not
be a paying proposition in Yorkville.
and he was rather Of the opinion that
he would agree to manage the mill.
A list of those who had made sub
scriptions to the proposed new mill
was read and the amount totaled
about $4,000, although the list includ-
cd the names of a number OF people
who had announced their willingness
to subscribe but who had not seen fit
to state the amount Of their subscr1p-
tions. The subscription pledges varied
from $500 to $4,000 and several
thousand dollars in additional sub
scriptions were pledged at the meeting
Tuesday evening.
]. +. McElwee was appointed chalr-
man to appoint soliciting committees to
make a thorough canvass OF the town
and the surrounding community with
a view to raising the local amount Of
the proposed capital stock or $400,ooo
within the next few days.
1t was, pointed out that there were
in all probability a number OF well-to-
do farmers in this section who would
in all probability subscribe to the pur-
pose. 1t was further stated that peo-
pie of Hickory Grove had for some
time past been agitatlng the idea OF
establishing a cotton mill at Hickory
Grove; but had about abandoned the
idea because Of the fact that 1t would
cost large sum to bring the neces-
sary electric power to the town. 1t was
suggested that a thorough canvass or
Hickory Grove and the Hickory Grove
section might result In many subscrip-
tions to the capital stock Of the pro-
posed sixth mill for Yorkville.
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AROlJT PEOPLE

Chief Of Police ]. NJ. Youngblood Of
Rock Hill, was visitor in Yorkville
yesterday.
Mr.. NJ. E. Plexico and daughter,
Miss Mamie were visitors in Sharon,
yesterday.
Mrs E. B. Clements and children, Of
Americus, Ga. are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Ferguson in Yorkville.
A. Knox Quinn of Newbern, N. c.,
is visiting the family Of his father. Mr..
John Warren Quinn, In Yorkville.
Mr.. w. ]. Whitener Of Tampa, Fla,
formerly resident Of Yorkville, is Wis
iting York county relatives and friends.
Miss Albertine Miller of Raleigh. N.
c., is the guest of Miss Lula Allen in
Yorkville.
Mr.. Rupert Ledbetter of Greensboro,
y. c., visited the family Of Mrs. Jen-
ME Whitcsidcs in Yorkville this week.
Mrs. p r. Bratton of Yorkville, is
spending several weeks in Tryon,
n. c.
r. NJ Finley of Muscle Shoals, Ala,
is visiting his mother, Mrs. D. E. Fin
ley in Yorkville.
Rev. b. H. Waugh of Yorkville, has
returned home from Grcenville. where
he attended the South Carolina Bap-
tist convention.
Mr.. Cecil Simmons of the Atlantic
Coast Realty Co., Petersburg, Va, Wis
tied his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r..
ESimmons in Yorkville, this week.
Thomas Woods, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
D. T. Woods of Yorkville, has enlisted
in the United States marines, and is
now stationed at Paris Island, S. c.
Mrs. c. \. Bennett of Williston, and
Mrs. ]. S. Hickson and daughter, Miss
Ruby of Rock Hill, are visiting Mrs.
Benefits daughter, Mrs. G. n. Smell
ing in Yorkville.
Mr.. T. r. Sandifer. of Yorkville No.
3, has received information that his
sons, Nessrs. John and Lowry, have
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Crossing the Atlantic.-The voyage

Crossing the AtIantic.-The voyage
of the R-34, the first successful at
tempt to cross the Atlantic in a dirigi-
BILE, brings to climax the history of
transatlantic travel that began with
the voltage Of Columbus in a sailing
vessel in 1892. For more than 300
years after Columbus the sailing ves-
sci was the only means of transport,
and it was not until 100 years ago that
the first steamship, the Savannah,
made the trip.
Between that event and the recent
seaplane and airplane trips came the
voyage of the German merchant sub
marine. the Deutchland, in 1916.
Records of Atlantic voyages follow:
First sailing vessel-Santa Maria,
Spanish, from Palos to San Salvador,
1492-time, 20 days.
First teamship-Savannah, Ameri-
can. from Savannah to Liverpool, 1873
time, 25 days.
Steamship record, one way-Maure-
tania, British, Queenstown to New
York, 1910-time, 4 days 10 hours Al
minutes.
Submarine - Deutchland, German
Bremen to Baltimore. July 9. 1916
time, 16 days.
First seaplane -NC-4, American
from Trepassey. n. F.. to Azores, May
16, 1919-time, Is hours IS minutes.
First airplane, heavier than air
Vickers- Vimy biplane British, from st.
"A, 1919-time 16 hours and II minu-
tes.
First dirigible, lighter than air
R34 British, from Edinburg to Min
cola, July 6. p919-time. los hours -
minutes.
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MERE-MENTION

Birmingham, Ala, proposes to build
a $1,000,000 Mrs. Elliott
noted English society beauty was
found shot in her home in London,
Wednesday. thousand en-
ployess of Chicago candy factories are
on strike in Chicago, seeking higher
wages and better working conditions.
---Herr Weissel, minister Of econ
omics in the German cabinet has re-
signed. Robert Lansing Is
expect to sail from France for the
United States today............Paym
by the war risk insurance bureau to
soldiers and their dependents amount
ed to $30,S32,762 in June S62 322 checks
being mailed. Payments this year
have amounted to more than s250000.-
000.........Several persons were killed
or wounded Monday in fighting at Han
over, Germany, when a mob released
prisoners in the castle. Martial law
has been proclaimed..-...Hog prices on
the Chicago market on Tuesday jump
ed to $22.70 O hundred weight.
Wade H. Harris, editor of the Char
lotte Observer, has been appointed q
member of the Southern Commercial
Congress commission to "go to Eu-
ropean countries under the approval
of the departments of state and COM
merce. The commission will start
about August Prince Henry of
Prussia, brother of the dethroned Ger
man war lord, has now come to the
aid of the dethroned emperor and adds
his plea to that of the others for aban-
donment by the Allies of their project
to bring the former kaiser to trial for
his crimes against mankind.~....C Con-
gressman f. Yates Webb of North
Carolina. is expected to be appointed
Judge of the Federal district of western
North Carolina within few days..
James II. Allison of Fort Worth, Tex
as. was on Wednesday elected presi-
dent of the Southern Newspaper Pub
lishers' association, in session at Ashe-
vile. He was elected over the vigorous
protest of Major F. b. Stahlman, pub
Usher of the Nashville, Tenn, Banner,
who declared that Mr.. Allison, while
publisher of the Nashville Tennesseean
had attacked his patriotism. Total
casualties of the American Expedition
ary forces to July 2. were 297147 ac-
cording to announcement Of the war
department. Federal govern
the sale of 3-4 per cent beer.
The republic of San Salvador, Gen.
trail America wants to borrow $40, ,000.-
O0O.........James Ceary an American Y.
NJ. c. A. man was killed near Prague
Monday when an aeroplane in which
he was flying with an italian aviator
fell to the ground General Per-
shing will accompany a detachment of
American troops who will go to Lon
don to take part in victory celebra-
tion there on July There is to be
a general shake-up in the tax collection
forces of the United States in the near
future, according to announcement
coming from Washington.
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p,sn-At the home os her daughter.
Mrs 5, l. Brown, il Clover. sunday.
luly 1, Mrs. MARGARKr kArAER-
lNE DAVIDSON. wife OF ], f. David
son. AGED so years Deceased was q
lifelong member OF the Presbyterian
church and y woman OF great Chris
tian influence, TIE mterment Was In
Bethel cemetery Monday, Deceased Is
survived by her husband. now In his
Slst year. and the following children:
J, NJ, Davidson. Lowell. n. G; d. l.
Davidson. Clover No. s; .. w. David
son. York No. s; Mesdames W. n. Lu-
Mrs. A. w, Sherer. McConnellsvtlle:
Mrs, s. L. Brown. Clover, Twenty-sev-
ell grand children and three great
grandchildren also survive.
In Morganton. n. c. Thursday
morning. July 10. following an illness
extending over several years, Mr.:
WILLIAM RAlNEY CARROLL OF
Iorkville In the 57th Year Of his age.
willie, the son OF the late ALI Carroll.
and was born April Is. 1868. He was
twice married. first to Miss Mamie
Betts who died many years ago and
the second time to Miss Susie Hill OF
Yorkville. who together with the fol-
lowing children survive: Miss Sarah
Carroll and William. Ernest and Thad
Carroll One sister, Mrs. 0. E. Grtst
and three brothers. Messrs. II. L, c. w.
and ]. II. Carroll also survive. The de-
ceased was engaged in the mercantile
business In Yorkville for many years
and was we'll known throughout the
county He was a member Of the First
Presbyterian church Of Yorkville. The
body was brought to his late home
here last evening and the interment
will be in Rose Hill cemetery here to-
day.
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day for the last six weeks and 'tomor-

day for the last six weeks and tomor-
row hasn't come yet"
The return trip was commenced at
$50 p. m. The route taken led due
north out Of Columbia and by the sand
and clay road directly up to Ridgeway.
It was longer but the travel was much
better. In fact the roads were fairly
good almost all the way, even the
heavy, fresh worked road out Of Ches-
ter having dried up to an extent that
admitted Of easy travel.
But what was lost on the down trip
by bad roads was lost on the up trip
by the good Samaritan act About
twelve miles south of Winnsboro two
men were trying to lift the axle Of a
crippled car with a heavy pole. They
were helpless. They explained that a
wheel had come of and they could not
get 1t on. Clontz was sorry; but he had
passengers and could not delay them.
The passengers, however, did not OBJ
ject, and Clontz went at 1t. 1t was a
regular garage job, and 1t required al
most an hour to put the men In shape
40 they could travel to Winnsboro; but
Clontz managed the job all right, and
when he got through with 1t and the
men asked him what he charged, ne
replied Nothing" They let 1t go al
that. >,
"It did seem to me-" remarked
Clontz afterward, that those felloWs,
seeing I was running public service
car might have had the decency to Of
fer me 50 for what would have cost
them not less than $5 or SO at gar
age" and he was about right
Later the Chevrolet developed
puncture in the right rear wheel. Get
out your watch and time me-" request
ed Clontz. It was 20 minutes to Z. He
got at the Job in business-like man,
ner, and when he was ready to rol,
again II was minutes to z. Severai
automobiles passed while Clontz was
working on the puncture, and at least
two of them asked II they could be OF
a assistance. No, thank you,' said
Clontz to the first one. The next COM
er was driving four or five ladies IN
big touring car. He was dressed In a
spotless palm beach suit that iookeo
DELIGHTFULLY."- fresh and cool. Slowing up
almost to the stopping point, ne asked;
"Can help you?" AS Clontz turned
his head there came over his race
grin that seemed to Indicate amuse-
ment at the idea Of the young gentle,
man getting down In the muo, anu
with a comic banter replied: mot un-
less Won want to work" The ladies
broke out in merry laughter and re.
piied. "Oh, he don't mind work." but
the young man drove on.
It was $50 when the Chevrolet got
hack into Yorkville. The down trip
and the up trip had required six hours
each. Except for the voluntary delays,
however, the up trip could verv easily
have been made in four and q nall
hours
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Friday, July II, 1919.
CLEANED IN SHARON
Recent Happenings Gathered by The
Enaursrs Correspondent.

Sharon, July 10.-Thirty- four and
one-half cents per pound which has
been offered by local cotton buyers
here for cotton this week has failed to
induce many sales, Sharon farmers
desiring to hold for more money which
the majority of them are confident
that they will receive for their pro-
duct. Cotton sales during the week
have totaled only a few bales.
1t is expected that there will be a
large crowd at the Sharon school
house tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
to attend the meeting of the Broad
. River Township Improvement Asso-
citation. l. Is understood that several
we'll known speakers have been secur-
ed for the occasion and a profitable
meeting is expected to be held. Magis-
trate R. L. A. Smith, president Of the
association, Is expected to preside.
r. l. Plexico has returned to Sha-
ron after spending several days In
goods for his firm. The Baltimore
market, according to Mr.. Plexico, Is
crowded with buyers rom all sections
OF the south, all Of WON predict the
greatest business for the coming fall
and winter that they have ever known.
Indications on the Baltimore market,
Mr.. Plexico said, are that merchandise
OF every description is still on the up
ward trend and dry goods of all kinds
Is necessarily going to be higher than
ever before because Of the great de-
mand.
DR.. J. H. saye appeared before the
Yorkville, Wednesday for the purpose
OF having them to make certain
changes in the road at Buckhorn
Creek near the home Of Mr.. Robert
Whitesides, the idea being to elimi-
nate certain hills. The commissioners
took the matter Of the change under
consideration and announced their
intention Of looking over the road next
week.
Misses Annie Lee and May Ross of
Little Rock. Ark, are visiting the
family Of Mr.. r. H. G. Caldwell in
Sharon.
Miss Mabel Edwards has returned to
Rock Hill after visit to Miss Eugen-
Ia Pratt.
Miss Rachel Cain has returned from
visit to friends at Rodman.
Rev. E. B. Hunter, Mr.. G. w. White
sides and Miss Iva Sherer attended
the meeting Of the Young Peoples
Christian Union Of the A. r. p. church
In Newberry, this week.
Miss Elsie Hartness and Mr.. Robert
Hartqess Of Shelby have returned
home after a visit to the family of Mr..
John s. Hartness and other relatives
and friends In this section.
Miss Augusta Saye and Mr.. Joe Saye
OF Rodman were visitors in Sharon
this week.
Miss Susie Hartness has returned to
her home in Sharon after visiting
relatives and friends In Mooresville,
and Shelby, N. c.
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inspiration to the grass as we'll, with
the result that everybody Is very busy

inspiration to the grass as we'll, with
the result that everybody Is very busy.
Fishing IN the Catawba river and in
the lakes around Is said to be pretty
good just now and scores Of York
county fishing parties have been fishing
on that side recently, catching large
quantities of carp and cats and suck
ers. There are said to be just lots OF
fish in the river and the lakes and 1t
| isn't q great deal of trouble to get q
good mess in an hour or so.
Traffic on the Southern railway be-
tween Columbia and Charlotte and into
| the mountain sections of North Caro-
lima, Is the heaviest now that 1t has
been among civilians In the past two
years according to well informed rail
J road men. OF course it Is not so heavy
as was the case during the movement
of troops over the country. Compare
lively few civilians travelled then. But
| the travel to the mountains and the
seashore from this section is now
something immense and the railroads
have their hands full.
II reckon I am about the champion
bee hunter Of York county," said Mr.
T. j. Nichols of Yorkville No. 6. yes
terday. II have found ten trees al
others spotted Most Of them ! have
found in my immediate section Of the
county and never before in all my ex-
perience have I known there to be sc
many swarms Of wild bees" Talking
to the re porter about bees, Mr.. Mich
OILS said that the valuable insects had
not been doing as we'll this year as u.s.
ual, with the result that the honey pro-
duct was somewhat scarce. The cold
weather back in the early spring dam
aged the poplars and other trees and
shrubbery upon which the bees feed
Mr Nichols, who has ben handling
bees for many years, now has only
twenty three hives, having recently
disposed Of quite number
While he was in Yorkville Friday
Afternoon the attention OF Congress
man Stevenson was called to the fact
that the monument erected at Kings
Mountain battle-ground in 1909 by the
Federal government Is not getting tne
care that 1t should, with the result that
both the monument and the park are
in pretty bad shape. There Is no pro-
vision for the upkeep Of the monument
and the. park with the result that the
battle-ground, which could easily be
made into a beautiful place, is growing
up in underbrush, while souvenir hunt
ers have done some damage to the
monument. The attention Of Mr.. Stew
enson was called to the matter by Col
John r. Hart in the presence Of sew
eral people, Col. Hart saying that he
hoped Congressman Stevenson at some
time in the future would be able to do
something toward preserving the his
toric site. Mr.. Stevenson said that he
would be unable to do anything being
of opinion that the various states
should take care of the historic battle
fields and other places of their res
pective territories. He was Of the
opinion that the only way any result
could be obtained in the matter would
be for the state legislature to make
appropriation for its upkeep.