Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-10-07
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Items OF General Interest Citpped
FrOm the Yorkville ENQUIRER

items OF General Interest CitpDed
From the Yorkville Enquirer
Because of construction, reconstruc-
lion and repairs. the road between
forKviile and Gastonia has been more
or, less difficult in places all summer
ana II Is not yet altogether clear.
Miss Lutte Jenkins and Mrs. C. e.
Spencer have received appointments
as notaries public from Gov. Coon.
er.S The commissions Of the two wo-
men bear the daie OF September 27.
so iar as the records show they are
the nrst two women of York county
to hold public office.
Some farmers in Bethel townsbip
are getting wage hands at a cost OF 81
uay and dinner. according to scv.
erai Brthel township mon in Yorkyille
Yesterday. However. there are Others
nat are paying 80 n day and dinner.
out the consensus OF opinion Is that
ne latter figure will soon become the
exception. -
Socalled blue laws" are being rio.
IDLY enforced in Sharon. according 70
information from that place. Sale of
"ott drinks and other articles on the
Sahhath Is strictly prohibited and the
police officer of the town has been
Instructed to keep a vigilant. lookout
Tor violations, 1t is said. Nobody
may buy gasoline in Sharon on Sun
day except the physicians. .-.
Residents of Glover face n conl
Thor'age. II is reported Coal dealers
IN that town who for years past have
heen accustomed. to take orders for
coal among residents of that town
HnriY In tho summer and who have
h"cn In position TO deliver the fall and
winter supplies before this time have
peen unable to make deliveries this
year. Numbers Of residents OF Glover
'rc said to he very much worried be-
cause OF fear that they will he unable
70 get coal for this winters ,consump-
ton. i'.
Horsetraders assembled In York
vile on account OF First Monday
""norted dun days business. There
w"r" fow traders in tho hack lots
md they brought with them few ami.
mats. One horsetra der excused the
'"thar~ic business conditions that pre-
rniled because OF the fact that the day
was not rainy md wct and IN the fur
'h"r ground that thcre was little iio-
nor IN evidence, which. had II been
nhtainable. would have nut some Of
fhe' horsemcR az least In a trading
notion.
York county women who desire to
vote In the general election but who
nave failed to register are now denied
that privilege. Although yesterSfay
"as first Monday for Oct tohcp and the
registration books are kept openeon
arst Mondays the hooks were closed
Yesterday because or u provision of
the INV which requires their closing
20 days prior to any general election.
Several Glover ladies made inquiry
Yesterday about registration certifi-
rntes. but their inquiry developed the
information that they were too late.
Private opinions "a to whether or
not women would be required to pay
noli tax and road tax In York county,
ma In South Carolina. now that wo-
men have the right to reGssser and
vote under the 10Th amendment TO
the federal constisnt ron, were freelp
given yesterday hy. several men who
freely admitted they were not AZ all
nre about IT. There We're some who
'rgued that legislation would he pass
I'd which would require the new Quail
med electors TO pay poll and road tax.
'rhcre were others who arsrued that
the general assembly OF South Caro-
irn would never do IT, g
+ j. Ralph Rankin. formerly superin-
tcndent OF the Riverside farm In York
rounty and resident OF the New Hone
7ection OF Gastnn county. was killed
early Saturday afternoon when tr.ct-
or he was driving tell over an embank-
ment. Rankin. according to reports,
was operating the tractor with q hap~
row and apparently was not aware
that he was so close to- the steen
"mbankment. He failed to hear n
warming cry and tePpled over the
high step with the tractor. which fell
"n top of him. ffe lived only short
while after the accident. Mr.. Rankin.
who was ABOUT 40 wears of age. was
well known In northern York county
and in CASTOR county. Ho II survived
by his widow and two sons and Sow
oral brothers and sisters.
About so cattle. Including repIster-
ed. grade and cross cattle. the prop
crty OF Irby u. and J, Blakelv Nc
Gill. farmers OF Broad River township
living near Hickory Grove. were re.
norted yesterday by j. Blnkely Nc
GIN MS heing In danger Of perishins
from hunger because Of the fact tina,
pasture lands on which the cattle had
been grazing had been stripped bv tho
army worm. Mr.. McGiH safd that he
had heen unable to buy cottonseed
hulls and meal for the cattle up to
the present time. although no was
Till making nm effort Attempts 10
sell the cattle to butchers hal boom
although their sale had
he"n attempted In Columbia Gastonia
and other places. The army worms
made their appearance In the Nc
GIN pasture. In which the cattle have
been grazing all summer. some time
ago and have literally cleaned II Of
'rass leaving nothing for the cattle to
Haf. There. aro more than 200 acres
IN the pasture. Mr.. McGin said ne