Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-07-29
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Items OF General Interest Clipped
From the Yorkville Enquirer

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Farmers on the western side of the
county do not seem to be quite so we'll
UP with their work as are the farm
ers on the eastern side. Most Of the
western farmers are hoping to get
two or three more burrows in their
cotton. and also their corn is still
needing work.
The gates to the Democratic pri-
mary in this county will be closed on
Monday, August 2. at noon. and the
opening campaign meeting will be Mt
| McConnellsville on Tuesday, August
| 8. All would-be candidates must
| sign the pledge and pay their assess
| ments before the first named date.
Comptroller General Sutherland and
Clerk Jackson OF the comptroller gen.
erals Office visited the court house
"Wednesday for the purpose of making
| their annual settlement with Treas
urer II. f. Neil and Auditor B. NJ.
| Love. The State officials found the
books Of the county officers in a very
satisfactory condition.
Last Saturday mornings session of
the court of common pleas was de-
voted to memorial exercises in honor
of the late w. b. Wilson, Sr.. Judge
Moore presiding. Tributes were rem
y. r..
:. Hart. w. w. Lewis. ]. A. Marion.
Thos. +. Mellow, ]. s. Brice. Herbert
Nv. Dunlap, Walter M. Dunlap. w. J.
Cherry and Judge Ernest Moore. All
of tho speakers testified to their high
appreciation of the character and le-
| gal ability OF the deceased, and q
| resolution OF respect was spread on
the minutes OF the court
A verdict for the plaintiff in the
sum OF $500 actual damages and $50
punitive damages was returned by the
jury at the recent session OF the court
o. common pleas in the case of II.
l.. Johnson against Friedheim Nc
Carter. johnson brought suit in the
sum OF $400 for alleged damages suf-
fered by his automobile in collision
with an automobile driven by McCar-
ter on November 30 last The acci-
dent occurred near Post Oak school
house in Bethel township. Many Beth
el township people heard the testi-
mony In the case Thursday
The handsome new church build
ing recently completed by the Beer
sheba congregation was solemnly
dedicated to the worship of God last
sunday with exercises appropriate to
the occasion. The programme in
cluded an address by Col. w. w.
Lewis, on the problems OF the mod
ern church, the regular morning SER
mon by Rev. NJ. r. Kirkpatrick, the
Oldest living former pastor of the
church, and the dedicatory sermon
| In the afternoon by Rev. George E.
Guile. There was picnic dinner
during the recess hour that included
plenty of the best of everything for
the great crowd that was in atten-
dance. All of the exercises were en-
tertaining and instructive. and the
signing. especially under the leader
| ship of Mr.. f. NJ. Dickson, came in
| for unusual commendation.
| IL. +. Eldredge, n Columbia adver-
tising agent. has published a chart
which purports to give the name. To-
| cation. circulation and frequency OF
issue of all the newspapers in the
state. He has the Yorkville Enquirer
down as having n circulation of $500,
and being published once a week. The
Anderson Daily Tribune does not ap-
| pear on his list at ALL The Fort
Mill Times. one OF the best of the
| country weeklies, has been overlook
| ed entirely, while other papers of
/ less Importance appear with consid-
| cradle prominence. The chart has
| caused quite n commotion In some of
| the newspaper offices. which are
! making vigorous protests because of
| alleged Misrepresentation The idea
OF the chart Is good and helpful and
Its execution is quite creditable, pro-
| Nided the inaccuracies are in good
| faith; but whether these inaccuracies
| are in good faith or not, IL would
seem that they ought to be corrected
| 4 least to the extent Of naming all OF
the different newspapers type SO
far as The Yorkville Enquirer is con-
cerned IL does not care. because 1t
has long since learned to appreciate
that the paper shows for itself and
| representations that are inconsistent
| with the facts have never done IL any
| rermanent HARM
| So far as the Yorkville ENQUIRER
has information. the boil weevii has
not yet made his appearance in any
part OF York county. II he succeeds
In establishing himself for long be-
fore he Is located and identified such
success will be surprising. All the
farmers are looking for him and in
tNeir search they are learning a good
| deal about insects of all kinds There
are bugs and bugs in this county,
II Guiding bugs that have been here
always, without having attracted even
passing notice previously. They are
| Icing noticed now. Every now and
again one OF them is run down and
hotted on suspicion. and unless some
fody can vouch for him. just as apt
| as not he is brought to the Office OF
tho Yorkville Enquirer for identif-
cation. The Yorkville Enquirer IL
not maintaining n department OF en-
tomology; but whenever 1t thinks
that suspicious insect needs to be
examined further. that insect is sent
to Clemson. Quite a number of such
suspicious insects have been sent to
| Clemson recently: hut so far all OF
| them have been able 20 prove tnat
| they were victims OF mistaken identi-
ty. The vigilance OF the cotton grow