Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-07

OF cement SIDEWALKS u
the town. The vote was p for the
bonds and &c against.
Episcopal Missionary Convention.
The missionary convention of the
church Of South Carolina
was held in Columbia, yesterday.
Among the York county Episcopalians
in attendance were Mr.. and Mrs. VI
c. Willis OF Yorliville and Rev. Guy
:. Fraser. Miss Scotia Reid, Mrs. II,
d. Gue!ich and Mrs. Alexander Lon,
Of Rock Hill.
American Legion Organizes. r..
What is to be known as the York
County Post of the American Legion
composed of men who saw service in
the late. war was organized in Roc1
Hill this week with b. j. White as
post commander and Oran s. Craw-
ford as post adjutant. II is proposed
to hold meetings on the first Tuesday
in each month, the meeting place o..
course being in Rock Hill.
Charged With White Slavery.
Frank Myers, n white man who
has been in Jail here for some tint
past was taken to Greenwood yester-
day to go on trial in Federal court on
the charge of violation of the white
slave law. Myers was arrested in
Rock Hill recently, it being alleged
that he had transported woman from
without the state for immoral pur-,
poses.
Holland Gets British Medal.
James w. Holland, well known
young man of GaSton!a, the onl!
CASTOR man to receive the distinguish.
ed service cross in the late war, has
been advised that he has also been
given the British military medal. Mr.
Holland has been notified that the
Prince of Wales. will pin the media
upon his breast on November % in
New York The young man served q
sergeant first class in Company d,
1O5th Engineers, Thirtieth division
during the World War. He Hon the
Distinguished Service Cross for gallan-
try in action near Bellicourt, In
September, 1918. r-.
Pleaded Guilty in Federal Court.
Several York county defendants
charged with various violations of the
United States liquor laws pleaded guilty
in Federal court in Greenwood this
week and received sentences. Charlie
Finley, colored pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to pay fine Of $500 or to
serve three months in the county jail
in Yorkville. julius Hope pleaded
guilty to q violation sand received a
like sentence as did Will Ross and
Charlie White. Among the York county
prohibition officers who attended the
court as witnesses were as following:
S. II. White, II. L. Johnson, F. Z.
Quinn, Frank Allen, J. w. Garner; j.
NJ. Youngblood, J. w. Lynn, Joe Lee,
SAM Williford.
Caused Much Excitement.
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: Hap
pening to step upon her back porch last
night between and Z o'clock, Mrs.
s. W. Enloe, who resides on Laurel
street, saw a bulky negro hidden,
crouching against the wall. She slam
med the door and called to her husband,
who was in the rear Of the premises.
When he answered the negro turned
and fled. Acting Chief r. Z. Steele
was notified and the bloodhounds from
the chaingang were soon scenting the
trail. They followed a trail around
through the cemetery and later lost II
at the point where IL crossed the hedge.
Officers Steel and Sturgis spent some
little time in an effort to locate the
negro who had frightened Mrs. Enloe.
II is understood that he did not give
anv reason for his being on the rear
porch at that hour. Later in the night
a suspect was rounded up by a crowd
and turned over to Officer Steel. Mrs.
Enloe stated that he was not the one
she had discovered on the porch, so ne
was released.
Sentenced to County Jail.
George w. Welch of Bethesda town
ship was convicted in Federal court II
Greenwood this week of transporting
moorshine liquor and was sentenced
TO nav a fine of $500 and to serve three
months in the York county jail. Welcn
was apprehended by York county pro-
hibition officers several weeks ago
while en- route to his home in the
Ogden section from, the South Noun
tain section of Catawba county, y. Z
and q five gallon keg Of liquor whic'
he is alleged to have had IN his ForC
automobile at the time was taken
custody by the officers. The scrape
had already cost him $500 in Yor
county since he paid fine OF $lOO for
violation OF the prohibition laws at
recent term of the court Of general
sessions and $400 for the recovery
his automobile. The sentence impoSe
by the Federal court is an additlo?
WaIch was brought to Yorkville las'
,venirg from Greenwood and has al
ready entered upon service OF his sen
tonce in the county Jail here.
The Chester County Fair.
Scores of York county people, es
pecially many residents OF CntaWb;
and Bethesda townships were anon
he hundreds of people who ATTENDED
the Chester county fair in Chester
this week. The fair opened Tuesda:
morning and will come TO close tc
night. Fair officials were of ontnic
Yesterday that from the standpoint OF
attendance and the number and H.
excellence of the various exhibits
Chester county commercial, agricul
tural and industrial progress the fan
vas the best ever held. The midWa'
included a number of pretty clca'
shows rs shows at fair go, tn
crowds attendant upon the fair eac
day and night were well behaved ar
orderly and everything connected VIII
he big county exhibition novel alon
nlite smoothly. John Robinson's cir
eIs came in on the fair on Tuesday.
the opening day. It's coming ha'
worried the fair officials no little, but
at the eleventh hour somebody diS-
covered that there was law on thf
statute books of the state prohibltlnF
travelling circuSes pitching their tent
within five miles of an agriculture
fair without the consent of the far
management. The fair officials rcatiZ'