Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-05-27
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Some. Items of Fact, Some of commen,
and All Helping to Give an Idea oi
What Our Nsighbors Are Saying and
Doing.
Fort Mill Times, May %: With the
canvass still incomplete in the cain.
paign for the centenary fund Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South, St
Johns Episcopal church Of Fort Mill
has exceeded it's allotment more than
80 per cent. The allotment was $4,000
and the incomplete returns indicate
pledges to the amount of $5,352.50
The officers and members Of this
church are indeed to be congratulated
upon this splendid showing. ajor
]. Erskine Ardrey, U. s. A, arrived in
Fort Mill Saturday afternoon for WIS.,
1t to his sister, Mrs. j. Lee Spratt, fol
a week or ten days before proceeding
overseas with his detachment to replace
troops which are being returned to the
United Mrs. Everard Ar.
drey Is visiting relatives in Florence
...J. w. Minis, Of Badin, N. c., visi.
tied relatives here during the pas
week....-----.--.John s. White returned or
Monday to Birmingham, Ala, after
visiting relatives in the township
Miss Clara Culp of Greensboro, N. c..
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w
n. Culp, during the week.......-.....Mr. Err
nest Harris and family, Of Richmond
Va, are visiting relatives in the Pleas
ant Valley neighborhood...
Robt. B. White, U. S. A., arrived Sun
day from Ft. Mcpherson, Ca, for q
visit to his home in lower Fort Mill
Willis Howie, recently returned
discharged, and at present employed In
Charlotte, visited relatives here during
the past week.--..-...-.-J. A. Adams, for
merly superintendent Of Springstein
and Eureka mills, Chester, has accept
ed the position Of superintendent OF
Carhartt mills, Rock Hill.....Mr. E.
l. Hughes, for a number Of years a
citizen Of Fort Mill and employed by
the Southern Railway company, has
accepted employment in Charlotte and
has resigned his position here to take
up new work.--..---...At a congregational
meeting held at the conclusion Of the
regular morning service in the Fort
Mill Presbyterian church Sunday
morning, three additional elders and
eight additional deacons were elected.
AS elders E. w. Kimrell and K. Shan
non were elected from the diaconate
and DR.. j. B. Elliott from the congre-
CATION. The names Of the additional
deacons elected are as follows: G. W.
Mckenzie, j. P. Crowder, E. F. Phil
lips, DR.. A. Theo Neely, ]. M. Hutchi-
SON, S. r. Cook, B. E Patterson and
]. j. Bales. These officers will be or
dained and installed at date early In
June. A report was received from the
board Of deacons who had been in.
structed to sell the old manse and
make recommendations for the build
ing of q new one; to the effect that
sale had been made and partial can
vass of the congregation made to Sc
cure funds for the erection OF new
building with the result that a sum
approximating $4,000 was in hand as
beginning Of the building fund. The
report, which was adopted by the con-
ereeation. also recommended that the
work of building be placed In the
hands of a committee composed Of DR.
J. Lee Spratt, J. Lee Capps, Osmond
Barber, ]. B. Mills and DR.. ]. B. Eli
liott with instructions to proceed with
the work to its completion. The plans
of this committee seem to favor the
location Of the manse on the knoll To
the north Of the church and somewhat
to the front.
Chester Reporter, May %: Mr.. and
Mrs. s. S. Morrow, Of Chester, met
with an accident at Great Falls Sunday
afternoon that lacked but little OF hav-
ing a most tragic termination. The
couple were riding in their Ford run
about, and were travelling over a high
fill that is being constructed near the
depot, when happening to pull too near
the side of the road the soft dirt began
to give way, and despite the most fran
tic use of the brakes the rear end OF
the car slipped over the precipice, and
cut a somersault before striking the
ground and pitched into the pond
Happily, before the car fell into the
water Mr.. and Mrs. Morrow were
thrown out, and though bruised moi
seriously hurt. Then the automobile
described another complete somersaul,
and was left standing in the water
pointed toward the shore, with every
bit Of the machine submerged with
the exception Of little Of the radiator
and the wind shield. A crowd hurried.
ly gathered, and one OF the crowo
jumped into the pond and attached q
rope to the front axle Of the machine
which was drawn out Of the water anc
up to the road by the combined
strength of about fifty men. The wa
ter was emptied out of the engine, new
oil put in, and the coils dried; anc
in about two hours Mr.. and Mrs; NOR
row were able to leave for chester
which they reached successfully, the
machine running as If nothing hac
happcned, and without mark or indica-
tioi, CT the adventure except for a
broken windshield..--.---Chester's streets
have absolutely gone to pieces. Wnen
the war was In progress, and all OF tne
community's energies were being de-
voted to winning the war, and while
conditions were such as practicaiiy
forbade all street work, there was
nothing to do but wait patiently. Now
however, conditions have changed
peace has been restored, and Chester
Should rouse herself to the conditions
that exist as other towns have done.
and are doing. 1t is not secret that
strangers make sarcastic remarks aDou'
our streets; and it is also without a
doubt true that the condition or the
streets is retarding the community
growth. Other towns that are IN the
same plight as Chester-streets utter
ly worn out-are Fastening to issue
bonds. Chester can issue bonds to the
amount of $175,000. it is estimated
which sum, combined with the prop
erty owners one-half, will make avail
able $35O,000 for street improvements
"a sum that ought to put every. foot
street in Chester in first-class shape
The law originally permitted a munici-,
pality to issue bonds not in excess Oh
eight per cent Of it's taxable values, but
was later amended in the case OF Ches.
ter and Sumter so as to permit a total
of fifteen per cent; and as Chesters
bonded indebted dness Is only $125,OoO'
and present taxable values, with the
increase on personal property recently
added, about $4,000, 900, it can be seen
that the city is in position to issue
about $175, 900 more in bonds. II Is a
matter that should be taken up al
once. as the condition Of practicaily
every street in Chester is positively dis,
graceful. The Chester High scnooi
baseball team was defeated by ROCK
Hill Tuesday afternoon In game on
the College street grounds, the score
being II to 4. The game was playeu
on a, muddy field, between showers
and misplays abounded. Batteries:
Chester, Hunter, Brice and Lewis;
Rock Hill, Ballard and F'rew.:;-"-:Ihse
Salvation Army drive is "over the top
so far as the city of Chester is con-
ho div in other