Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-12-16
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Current Items of General Interest
From the Yorkvillc Enquirer.


There are eight prisoners in the
York county JAIL all of whom have
been committed since the recent
term of the court of general sessions
on charges of minor nature. All
of the prisoners are negroes and
none of them has been able to give
bond. despite considerable effort
made by them to obtain bondsmen.
That there are many birds in that
part of Bethel township near the
1ork-Gaston county line is the tes
timony of MeSsrs. Robert Herndon
and Lewis NJ. Grist of Yorkville, who
spent Saturday in that section hunt
ing with Mr.. T. NJ. Riddle. The par
~ discovered eight coveys of par
tridges and had to stop their sport
for the day when they had killed all
the birds that the law allows for a
day-a total of as.
That portion of the Yorkville- Rock
bridge and TirZah is in the worst
condition known in years. according
to persons who have recently had
occasioE to travel ii. The road, it
Will be remembered, was taken
over several weeks ago by the State
highway commission, which plowed
it up with u view to rebuilding sit.
Since that time heavy rains have had
the effect OF Softcning it and heavy
trucks and automobiles have cut
deep ruts, making it In scverur pla-
ccs we'll nigh impossible. The road
is particularly bad at point near
the residence OF Bob Ward, colored
farmer living near Tirzah.
Two burial plots in Rose Hill GEM
etcry, Yorkville. have been donated
bN thp York ('pmntrry
tlon TO Meccn Stewart post No. 66
of the American Legion with the un-
derstanding that the plots be used
fol the burial Of soldier dead of the
late World war whose bodies may in
future be brought back to the home
sod from Europe. INFORMATION was
received several days ago by relatives
or the late. Private Clark Graham,
VINO lost his life while lighting with
the llSth infantry of the 30th di-
vision TO the effect that his body
would soon be shipped to the United
States. 1t is the desire of relatives
tnat the remains be inferred in Rose
liill cemetery here. The funeral
VIII be in charge of Mech Stewart
post of the American Legion No
definite information has yet been re-
ceired by post officials as to when
the body will arrive.
ihcrc is strong probability that
The positions now held by Mr.. John
X. Blair and Miss Juanita Nicely as
farm demonstration agent and home
demonstration agent, respectively
Will be abandoned after January, l.,
according to Information gathered
by the reporter.
AT least two members of the York
county legislative delegation, it Is
learned, are inclined to favor a dis
continuance of appropriations by the
county TO support the work on. the
ground that because of general inan-
cial depression and n taxation that is
about double that of a year ago, it
Is necessary to use the pruning knife
on appropriations wherever possible.
When askei about the matter in
Rock Hill last Saturday afternoon
tarm Demonstration Agent A. A.
NtctscoWn said that while he had
hc;trd that some members OF the
delegation favored discontinuing the
work in York county. he had no def
mite information on the subject and
that so far rs he knew the work
would be continued in York county.