Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-08-26
Tuesday, August 2e, 1919.

$4,000, Officers are: g. F. Hambright,
president; A. Jf Quinn, vice president,
v. Q. Hambright, cashier.
Services at Tirzah.
Goodly congregations are attending
the series of protracted services which
are now being held in Tirzah .Presby-
terian church. The meeting began
Sunday. Two services are being held
each day.
Allison Creek Bridge
New flooring has been placed in the
Allison Creek bridge on the road be-
tween Yorkville and Clover. about a
mile and half north Of Filhert. A
force of bridge builders under the d.
rection of Mr.. A. j. Parrott has re-
Gently completed the work.
Play at Philadelphia.
Pupils of the Newport school pre-
sented an interesting play at PhilaA
delphia school house last Friday even
ing under the auspices Of the school
Improvement association. The play
was wen rendered, the cast consist
showed real ability. There was a large
attendance more than $50 being realiz-
ed in admission fees.
Odd Fellows Rsorganizs.
York Lodge No. 146, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows has recently
been re-organized at a meeting Of
interested Odd Fellows held at the
Cannon Mill last week. A numberaof
applications for membership have re-
Gently been received. The following
officers have been elected: c. Y. White,
noble grand; b. r. Carroll, vice grand;
g. G, White, secretary. T. d. Mullinax,
treasurer; c. M. Wood, outside
guardian.
Convention Held Saturday.
The annual Sunday school conven-
tions of Fort Mill and Ebenezer town.
ships were held last Saturday with
large congregations in attendance
convention was held Saturday morn
ing beginning at 10 o'clock and the
Ebenezer township convention was
held Saturday afternoon. Several
well known Sunday school experts at
tended the respective conventions and
delivered addresses.
To Meet Cherokee.
At the road meeting of advocates of
,rn road of the county held here yes
terday, Supervisor T. w. Boyd said
that he expected 20 arrange q meeting
with the Cherokee county highway
commission at an early date to decide
upon a meeting point for the highway
Of York and Cherokee counties. There
Is a persistent story to the effect that
the Cherokee county authorities have
already decided to meet York county
lat Piedmont Springs; but the super
visor said yesterday that the matter
had not been decided upon. j. Roy
Pennell. state highway engineer of
Columbia will probably come to York
county soon to 30 over the two pro-
posed routes for western York and
will also inspect other roadways, in
the county. -
Destroyed BY firs.
The Sinnery, sawmill, corn mill and
shingle mill of Messrs. G. r. McCarter
and J. T. Mcknight on Smyrna No. 2,
was destroyed, by fire about II o'clock
hursoay night. There Is no clue to
the origin of the fire and 1t is. possible
though there Is no reason for such
motive on the part Of anybody. This
plant was In operation Thursday and
about 10 o'clock q careful inspection
was made to see that there was no
fire which might do damage. AT IL
o'clock the plant was In flames and
burned to theN ground in a very few
minutes. The owners Of the. plant
carried no insurance.
Fort Mill School.
The Fort Mill Graded school will Dc~3
gin the fall semester Friday morning, |
September 5. and on that day the -pu-
pills will be. classified and assigned to |
the grades They will also be given
instructions to purchase the books re-
quired. 1t is expected that the new
class rooms,will be ready for occupan- |
cy and that the full corps Of teachers
will be secured, though at this time q |
Latin teacher, a music teacher, and an
assistant for the first grade are need |
ed. Assembly will have to be defer
red for some months until the new
building, now under construction, can |
be completed. The several depart: |
ments will be In charge OF the follow |
ing teachers: Miss Minnie Garrison,
first grade; Misses Agnes. Link and
Julia Armstrong, second grade; Miss
Esther Maecham, third grade; Miss |
Ethel Armstrong, third and fourth |
grades; Miss Ruth. Meacham, fourth |
grade; Miss Dorothy Bergstrom, fifth
grade. The junior and senior high
school will be in charge Of the follow |
ing teachers: w. H. Ward, mathe-
matics; Miss Lena Parks, English;
Miss Carolina Carothers, history.
Bruce H.. Stribling will have charge |
Of the agricultural department, and r.
teacher Is still to be employed for the |
department of domestic science. Man
uel training also, will be conducted by |
Prof. w. H. Ward.
Reunion of the BoIin Family.
A reunion of the Bolin family was
held at the family residence on Smyr-
of the 67th birthday Of Mr.. ]. /. Bolin.
IA fine dinner was served and de- |
votional exercises participated in by |
the large number of invited guests |
were a pleasing feature Of the occas- |
ion. Those Of the family connection |
who were present included the follow
ing: Misses Annie, Amanda, Susie |
and Jennie Lynn Bolin and MIA. p.
Bolin; Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.. Gossett |
,Cowpens; Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bolin, |
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Templeton and Mr. |
E. N. Stephenson; Mr.. and Mrs. John
VI. Hartness and children; Mr.. and
w. w. Cooper and children. Union; |
Mr.. Harry WILLIAMSON and Miss Belle1
Fuller, Pacolet; Mr.. A. G. Love, Cow
pens; IMessrs. Carl Martin and James
Givens. Grover, N. c.; Mr.. W.. M
Watson. Hickory Grove; Mr.. and Mrs.
B. p. Thomas, Rock Hill; Misses Mil |
dred Moore and Lucy Sapoch, Grover; |
Mr. and Mrs. E. p. McWhirter and
children, Pacolet: Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
Bolin and son, Spartanburg; Mr.. and
Mrs T. L. Neal and children, Chero-
kee Falls; Mr.. and, Mrs. r. M: Wallace
and children, York No. 1.
John P. Grace was on last Friday
declared elected mayor Of Charlestonl
over Mayor Tristram T. Hyde by q
off