Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-04
LOCAL LACONlCS
Y. M. C.. A. Secretary.

Y. M. C. A. Secretary.
J.. f. Yeager Of GreenvilIe has a
position as secretary of the y. Nj. e.
4. at the Victoria cotton mill III
Rock Hill.
BarnwelI Resignes.
John G. Barnwell for several years
past city manager of Rock Hill has
resigned his place to become assist
ant treasurer of the Aragon cotton
mills in Rock Hill.
HopeweII School Opens.
The fall term of Hopewell school, west
of Hickory Grove opened yesterday
morning with a large initial enrolment.
Frank Grayson and Miss Lena Wilker-
son are the teachers in charge.
Sharon Municipal Election.
Considerable interest is being mani
fest in the election to be held in Sharon
Thursday on the question OF whether
or not bonds in the sum of $4,000 for
street Improvement shall be voted
There is considerable opposition to the
proposition although both sides are
confident of victory.
Sales of Real Estate.
George w. Williams, real estate dealer
or Yorkville has sold the Rob Ratch-
ford place east of Yorkville and con-
sisting of 57s acres to John X. Scott OF
Yorkville No. 3. The consideration was
$40 an acre.
Negro Buys Land.
r. w. Bowen, colored has purchased
a tract of 5S ga acres on the Stowe
Spencer place in Kings Mountain
township through the real estate
agency of Geo. w. Williams. The price
paid was $40 an acre.
piptheria and Measles.
There are a number Of cases of dip
liberia and measles in the McConnelis-
vile community according to reliable
information received from there yester-
day. None of the cases are serious,
however, and il is not believed that
either malady will assume the propor-
tions of an epidemic.
York's Ginning Figures.
Mr.. Joseph NJ. Taylor, agent for the
census department in connection with
the collection of ginning statistics. re-
ports that the total amount Of cotton
ginned in York county up to October
i 0
only 1880 bales up to the same date
last year.
Hickory Grove Minister Leaves.
Rev. Ellie Myers, for the past two
years pastor of Mount Vernon,
Canaan. Cedar Grove and Sharon
Methodist churches expects to leave
within the next few days for Webster,
n. c., to take charge of paStorate
there. Mrs. Myers and children have
already moved TO Webster.
Will Employ Own Pastor.
Tirzah A. K. +. church is making ar
rangements whereby it will employ n
pastor for all of his time. Although
numerically small, having less thar
seventy members the congregation is
undertaking to raise $500 for pastors
salary and this will he supplemented
by $4OO from Catawha Preshytory.
Twenty-eisht Register.
Twenty eight persons were granted
registration certificates by the count
board of registration which held It's
regular monthly meeting yesterday lr
the courthouse in YOrkvillc. twenty
four of the twenty eight certificates
were granted residents Of Sharon who
desire to vote in the bond election
Thursday.
Kicked by Mule.
A young colored hoy. the son of
Tom Brown who lives on Nj. Joe
Thomasson's place about five miles
north of Yorkville was painfully hurt
last Saturday when he was kicked N
the face hy mule The boy was
sitting in the yard eating walnut:
when the mule walked up to him and
kicked him in the face, knocking out
several of his teeth and rendering
him unconscious. He will recover.
Many Veterans Attended.
The following Confederate veterans
attended the dinner given in honor OF
veterans of the War Between the
States by Andrew jackson Chapter. L.
d. c. in Glover, last Thursday: John
Thompson, J. J. Wilson, William Arm
strong, 4. Dale. William Barnett. II.
j. Love. John Law Jackson, w. II.
Sparrow, John W. Lawrence. John
Knox, James B. Cook, jerry Walker,
Samuel Harve". William Barber.
Little Girl Injured.
Edna Broom. little daughter Of Mrs.
J. j. Broom Of Fort Mill, is il the
Fennell lnfirmary in Rock Hill, suf-
ferinS from a broken arm and minor
injuries, as a result of being run
over by an automobile late Sunday
afternoon alleged to have been driven
by four young men, MeSSrs. Nash
Magress. X. G.. Stocgaton. r. G. StOc-
gatOn and G.. G. HambriCk of Lattt-
mer, y. G. The Buick car which they
wCrc driving was also held. It is al
legged that there was some whisky in
the car.
York Cherokee Road.
The road commissioners of York and
Cherokee counties got together at Caff-
new not hong ago and organized York =
Cherokee road commission preliminary
TO celebrating over and settling
the question as 20 where the road from
Yorlville to Gaffney should cross tn"
York Cherokee lipe. The commission
was organized by-thc election of Su-
pervsor Boyd of York county as chair
man and Mr.. PecleE, of the Cherokee
board. as secretary. After discussion
of the situation it was decided that
another meeting of the commission
would be held at GaftneE at such time
as it might suit State Highway l'ennell
TO be present. notice of tlie time 10 he
furnished by Secretary Pac!er after he
has made the necessary arrangements.
Charged With Attempted assault.
Charged with attempted assault up
on q young white woman. Me VIII" OF
q well known man of Rock Nlill, whc
is i'm the employ Ur the Nnd"I:'I