Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-08-12
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.

Items OF General Interest OippetI
From the YOrkville Enquirer
The village Of Tirzah may get q new
depot for which enterprising citizens
OF the place have been working for
some time.
w. T. Beamguard. ]. A. Page and
]. F. Pursley. who compose the board
or trustees for the Glover high school.
have as yet secured no superintend-
ent for the school for 1s20-21.
The chaingang having finished the
grading Of the Landsford and Rock
Hill road from the Chester line to
about Roddsy's station. Is now sur
facing the road at the point where It
crosses the Chester line. 80
|, Officials Of the York County Cotton
association. branch Of the South Car
olina division Of the American Cotton
association. have been advised that
the Staete convention Of the associa-
ton will be held August 25 instead
of August Is. as was originally pro-
posed.
While passing through the Lands
ford section OF Chester county the
other day. the editor OF the Yorkville
Enquirer had pointed out to him the
home OF Tom Hardin, well to do
negro. 7s years OF age. who has more
than Ice direct descendants. children,
grandchildren and great grandchil-
dren.
Prof. w. r. Koon. for the past two
years superintendent OF the Glover
high school. will not be superintendent
OF the Glover school again. He has re-
Gently accepted the superintendency
OF the school at Scranton. a progress
i've town In the lower section Of South
Carolina. and together with his family
will leave for that place within n
short while. --s
During the past few days q repre-
sentative OF the Yorkville Enquirer
has been across the county from
southeast to northwest. In fact he
has been from Fort Lawn in Chester
county to Kings Mountain in North
Carolina. and the only poor crop pros
poets he noticed along the entire
route was In the vicinity Of Neeiyis
creek and Roddey's station. where the
hail recently played havoc with both
cotton and corn.
Friends of Marvin II. Morrow. pres
ident OF the Bank OF Blacksburg, who
killed himself last Tuesday. insist that
the killing was accidental. They state
that his errand home from tho bank
was to procure certain private papers
that he kept in a bureau drawer; that
his revolver lay on the papers: that
when he picked up the papers the
revolver probably fell on the floor and
was discharged from the shock. The
friends insist that there was absolute
ly no business reason In the world
why Mr.. Morrow should think Of max
ing away with himself and that he
was not the kind of a man who would
commit suicide on account of trouble.
That portion of the Catawba river
bottems IN the neighborhood Of the
southern railway trestls Is in shape
to Weld up another heavy loss in case
of another food like unto that Of July.
1915. On lands OF Hall Spencer, Wal
ter Ferguson. ]. 8. Glasscock. w. N.
Ashe and Henry Massey there are
more thGn hundred acres Of corn
t.lat ~ from IL to Is feet IN height
and that looks as II 1t would average
not less than SO bushels to the acre.
In fact, none of 1t looks rs II It would
fall below SO bushels and some of II
seems to promise great deal more.
Much OF the corn Is now in the roast
ing car stage, and some Of II younger.
II the river continues to behave as
well AZ 1t has been behaving so far
there will be a tremendous yield from
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