Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-24
WITHIN THE TOWN

There was a fairly good shower
yesday afternoon-the first shower that
has fallen in sufficient quantity to
lay the dust in more than six weeks.
MIR. o. Fl. Faris who has been su-
perintendent of the Water, Light and
Power department since last winter,
has resigned his position, the resigna-
tion to take effect June 80. Mr.. Farls
expects to so into the electrical sup
ply and repair business. His success
sor has not yet been employed.
- Glover defeated the Neely Cotton
Mill ball team Of Yorkville in q six in
ming game on the colored baseball
grounds here Saturday afternoon, the
game being called in that inning be-
cause Of a disagreement between the
two teams, the score standing to
in favor Of Clover.
The street paying contractors are
getting fairly started on their work.
They have already excavated and paw
ed considerable of the guttering on
Kings Mountain street next to the
Church Home Orphanage and they
are laying down large quantities OF
sand cement and stone for concrete
along with other materials.
-Messrs. Starr & McElwee have pur-
chased the old Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church lot, fronting on
East Madison street, for $1,750. 1t Is
understood that Messrs. Starr and NC
Elwee have sold part Of the lot to
the Peoples Bank e. Trust company as
a part Of the lot on which they pro-
pose to erect big cotton warehouse.
The street paving contractors, hav-
ing failed to get board and quarters
for their laborers on satisfactory ba-
Sis have arranged to erect number
Of army tents establish commissary
and common kitchens and take care OF
the men in such way as to give them
the best possible accommodations and
board at the least cost. These con-
tractors have adopted this plan In 9TH
er towns where they have had big paw
ing jobs and have found that the plan
has worked satisfactorily.
The Neely Cotton Mill baseball
team has been reorganized for the sea-
son Of 1919, and the team expects to
stage some good games here during
the summer. There is much good
baseball team material among the mill
employees and it is hoped that baseball
fans will support the team. G. W..
White, manager Of the team Is anxious
to get in touch with the managers OF
other teams over the county with a
view to arranging games, most OF which
will be played on Saturday afternoons.
"A cabin occupied by Miles Tate and
his wife, on the west side of the How
eIps Ferry road, q short distance from
the pumping station, was destroyed by
fire last Sunday night at about IL
o'clock, and with 1t an eight-months
old child Of the couple. 1t appears
that Tate's wife went to church, leaV-
ing Tate in charge OF the house anu
the baby. Shortly after the departure
of his wife Tate got in q buggy anu
went somewhere else. About an nour
later Mr.. M. e. Plexico on KING 8
Mountain street, telephoned Policeman
Ferguson to know the meaning OF tne
big blaze in the western part OF to"n'
Inquiry of the people at the water
works developed information as to the
identity of the burning building. The
fire engine was sent to the scene, but
the flames had already made such
headway that nothing could be done;
Tate's wife was sent for. She stated
that she had left the house In charge
of Tate. It appears that after his Wi1e
left Tate went away also, leaving
lemp burning. The presumptlon Is
that the lamp exploded. Nothing was
saved from the burning cabin.
1--WE are still lacking consldera-
ble mart of the sum that has been OIL
fered to cover the $250,cO0 that mas
heen offered toward the building or a
half million dollar cotton mill mere,
said Mr.. w. B. Moore last Saturday;
"but I am persuaded that II we tall TO
raise the amount desired 1t VIII De
more on account OF our own lack VI
hustle than on account OF the reiuct-
ance of the people of the snrroundiIs
country to go into the enterprise. ~
company with Mr.. John X: Hart ! tooh
trip down into the BullocKS CteeA ssnt
country on Friday. It was the nrst
time 7 had had the opportunity to go
ont and of course we talked cotton
mill. We found quite lot OF inteii-
gent interest and also a willingness 70
helm. With only two or three excep-
tions all the people to whom we men
toned the matter gave us liberal SUP,
scriptions. Really they supscrlpea
much more literally than ! had ex-
nected. and I am satisfied that II tne
matter should be personally presented
to , sufficient number of our Farmers
we could easily raise all the capltal
needed for our proposed mill and some
to spare. OF course 1t Is understooo
that we are not going to undertake lhis
mill without sufficient subscriptions 70
start it without any debt. l VIII De
willing, II necessary, to start WIN VIII
full capacity mill building, paIt.ars pntins
equipped, with the idea OF G9lnp,e'tnS p" ror
E ~. h,t I prefer sufficient capital to
start right without being hampered:
And we can do this only as the result
of an earnest, energetic canvas with
IN the next few days. AS have already
stated ct the option under which 1 VIII
be able to buy the machinery anu .ha
equipment at saving Of $40,oOo 10 tie
stockholders expires next THURSDAY.