Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-07-15


sical risk involved, should have no OBJ
jections thrown in the way.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Discharged From Service.
Among the York county men re-
Gently discharged from overseas SER
vice are the following: Russell Alex
ander, p. c., Filbert; Hoyer Rose
borough, p. c., Rock Hill.
Beersheba Elects Officers.
Beersheba congregation elected ad-
ditional elders and deacons last Sum-
day as follows: Elders-D. c. Clark,
+. N. Neil, w. B. Burns. Deacons-W.
s. Cain, M. 8. Whitesides, Raymond
Whiteside, w. P. Brown.
Watkins to Receive Judgeship.
Information was received in York.
vile yesterday that Capt. II. II. Wat
kins, a well known lawyer Of Ander-
son, had been nominated for judge Of
the Western District of South Caro-
lima to succeed Joseph T. Johnson, de-
ceased.
Beersheba Summer Term.
The summer term of Beersheba
school opened Monday with Miss Mil
dred Mickle as the teacher in charge.
There was fairly good enrolment on
the opening day. Several other rural
schools Of York county are to enter
upon the work Of their respective
summer terms within few days.
Reached No Decision.
Commissioners Of York and Neck
lenburg counties who met at Wrtghts
Ferry Thursday for the purpose Of dis
cussing a site for the bridge to be
built jointly by the two counties across
Catawba river, arrived at no decision.
The commissioners discussed the sftu-
alton thoroughly and looked over
several prospective sites, but no deff-
mite action was agreed upon.
Autoists Seriously Injured.
r. L. Sutler and D. r. Creighton Of
Chester, were seriously injured on the
public road near. the Leander Parish
place about two miles northwest or
Yorkville Sunday morning when the
Ford car in which they were travelling
was overturned. Mr.. Sutler sustained
a broken nose and a bruised face while
Mr.. Creighton had his left arm broken
at the shoulder. The steering gear OF
the Ford locked when an attempt was
made to turn curve, causing the acci-
dent. The two men were en- route
from Chester to Spartanburg.
Powerhouse For Lockhart
The contract for the building Of the
big power house on Broad River at
Lockhart, in Union county, has been
awarded to the Hardaway Contracting
Company Of Columbus, Ga The power
house will be 36x160 and will be OF
concrete. Under the terms Of the con-
tract, work is to begin as soon as the
necessary equipment can be brought
to Lockhart and the building must be
completed and turned over to the
power company within eight months
from date Of contract. The machinery
for the building has been purchased
and is at Lockhart, awaiting the COM
pletion of the power house, when 1t
will be installed.
Negroes Shot In Bullock's Greek.
Dennis Wilkes and James Dorsey,
negroes, were shot and painfully
wounded Sunday afternoon in Bull
locks Creek township by Wash Wade,
the public road in front Of Wade's
home which the negroes were passing
en- route home from a church meeting
in Chester county. Bad blood, 1t Is
understood has existed between Wade
and Wilkes and Dorsey for some time
past on account Of alleged familiarity
with Wade's wife. AS the two negroes
came in front of Wade's house Sunday
afternoon he opened fire with doubled
barrelled shotgun, peppering both
Wilkes and Dorsey. Wade was later
arrested and is now in the county jail.
The wounded negroes are expected to
recover unless complications set In.
York County Motor Vehicles.
York county people on June 80,
owned 1901 automobiles and trucks
and 13 vehicles, total Of 1874 motor
vehicles. This Is an average OF about
twenty-five automobiles to each thou
sand population. According to the Of
fetal record Of licenses issued by the
state highway commission there was
a. total Of $3.50 automobiles and
trucks in operation in the state on
June 8, and 713 motorcycles, an aver
age Of about thirty-six vehicles to each
records Of the highway commission
show that there were 8,S59 more motor
vehicles in South Carolina on June 80,
1919 than there were on March 30,
1919.
deiQ on S6T1OuS SudkSCs
Dick Moore, a young negro Is in a
serious condition as the result OF being
struck in the head with rock alleged
to have been thrown by Dock Shealy,
who is now in the county jail awaiting
the outcome of Moore's injuries.
another negro. Will James Roof, a
friend of Shealys and said to have
been with him at the time Of the
difficulty is also being held In jail.
The alleged assault occurred at the
home Of Mary King, a colored woman
who lives on the Sutton's Springs road
Thursday evening. It appears that
Moore had some words with the Shealy
negro a recent conner to Yorkville
few days ago. At the party Friday
evening, Shealy saw Moore and with
)ut warning struck him with the rock,
crushing his skull. He later made his
escape and was arrested with Roof
Saturday in Yorkville. Moore mas
only a slight chance for recovery.