Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-02-04
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
The Registration Board.

The Registration Board.
The registration board held its regu-
lar monthly meeting yesterday; but is-
sued only few certificates.
County Pension Board.
The county pension board held Its
regular annual meeting in Yorkville
yesterday, and will hold several other
meetings in connection with the COM
pletion, of the pension rolls for the
present year.
Railroad Property.
There are 3,7S5 miles Of railroad In
South Carolina, and the total assessed
valuation Of railroad property, includ-
ing real estate. is s47,014,314. York
has 102.SS miles Of railroad, and the
railroad property Of the county Is as
sessed at $1,030,042.
Burglars at Sharon.
Burglars entered the store OF Mr..
Sam B. Pratt at Sharon last Thursday
night, by means Of the front windows,
smashing plate glass, and stole sew
eral overcoats and other articles. They
also made an attempt on the store of
w. L. Hill & Co., but were unable to
get in.
Movies Fight for Their Rights.
Through counsel the Rock Hill movie
shows went before Judge Moore at
Lancaster last Friday, on petition for
order enjoining the Rock Hill board of
health from interfering with their bus
mess. The movie people wanted the
Judge to allow them to continue in ope-
ration pending permanent settlement
Of the case. Judge Moore declined to
do this, but ordered the board of
health to show cause before him today
why the movie shows should be closed.
Looks Like Prosperity.
Mr.. F. E. Clinton, deputy clerk OF
the court, has made the interesting and
important discovery that all records as
to transfers Of real estate in York
county were broken during the month
of January just ended. The total num-
Der of transfers for the month was
233, and upon investigation Of the Of
fee of the auditor, it was found that
the next highest number Of titles re-
corded was in January, 1913, wheE the
aggregate was 1873. OF course, 1t is un-
derstood that these transfers are ac-
companied by the usual number Of
mortgages
The Bank of Hickory Grove.
The directors of the Bank of Hick-
ory Grove have elected Mr.. Leon NJ.
Allison cashier Of that institution, vice
Mr.. N. M. McDill, who has resigned to
take a position with one of the big
banks in Columbia. Mr.. McDill has
been cashier Of the Bank Of Hickory
Grove since its organization, and has
made q fine record in that capacity.
Mr.. Allison, with preliminary training
at Hickory Grove, has served long
while in one of the big banks of Char
lotte and is in every way equipped to
hold the Bank of Hickory Grove upto
the high standard it has attained un-
der the management Of Mr.. McDil.
Killed BY Bootlegger.
Deputy Sheriff Cole Of CASTOR coun-
ty, was mortally wounded in Gastonia
last Friday night by Jack Bridges, a
noted dealer in contraband liquor
around Gastonia. Bridges had just ar
rived from South Mountain with some
illicit whisky. Deputy Cole who was
on the lookout for him located him at
his home at about II o'clock and seiz-
ed his automobile and eleven gallons
Of whisky. The deputy was fired upon
from the back door Of his house, and
two heavy charges of shot took effect
in his face. The deputy was horribly
mutilated; but not killed outright.
Bridges and his partner, Randolph
Stevens, fed, and a posse followed
them in the direction Of Kings Noun
tain battle-ground. Co:e was taken to
the hospital with but little chance OF
his recovery.
Killed by the Train.
Mr. William James Love, aged 72,
was killed near his home in the Lock-
more mill village last Saturday after
noon by being run over by Southern
train No. 113. The tragedy occurred
the Yorkville station.
Mr.. Love had left his home to go to
the mill store about one hundred
yards or such a matter away. He had
evidently forgotten about the train
and as he was rather deaf he failed |
to hear It, or see 1t until he was about |
one hundred feet away. He attempted
TO go on across the track and either |
caught his foot or stumbled and fell. |
Both legs were cut Off and also an
arm. His body was horribly mangled.
Death followed in about half an hour. |
An inquest was held Sunday morn
ing, Coroner McManus presiding. The |
occurred within about $50 or
700 yards Of the station.
York County Bible Society.
The annual meeting Of the York |
County Bible society was held In the
Yorkville Associate Reformed church |
ast Sunday night, all the II congre- |
cations uniting in a general service for
he occasion. Rev. Alexander Martin |
IF Rock Hill, preached the sermon, his
subject being the relation Of the four
supreme tests Of observation-disclosures, |
character, content and effciency-to