Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-07
LOCAL LACONICS
On Board of Education.

On Board OF Education.
~. Bcattic Wilkcrson has been ap-
pointed a member of the state board of
education for York county to succeed
T. e. McMackin, now clerk of the
court.
Baseed II Squirrels.
Despite his II years of age, the ar
dor OF J. c. Blair Of Blairsville, as 4
squirrel hunter is not diminished. In
fact, he is every bit as fond Of the
sport as he was forty years ago. Mr..
Blair said yesterday that so far this
season he had bagged Al squirrels.
lie is in the 72d year Of his age.
Quack Caught Suckers.
4 quack doctor operating in the
Crowders Creek section a few days
ago, relieved several people Of that
community of s12O, according to Har-
ry Henry of the Crowders Creek COM
munity, who was among the visitors
in Iorkvillc yesterday. The doctor
claimed to be q specialist in eye trou-
Dlcs and he also claimed to be able to
permanently cure headache. Upon
payment Of fee he agreed to begin
treatment of his patients and he eX-
pccted to come back. He collected
$1"O, and nobody has heard OF him
since.
Still is Captured.
Prohibition officers operating III
Broad River and Kings Mountain town :
h, 1.r do n.3 ntuf16 still said
to have been on the lands Of J. n.
Quinn near Smyrna 1t was evident
that the distillery had been run OUT
several days prior to the coming OF the
officers, although there was barrel OF
beer on hand. The worm was gone.
Officers said that the distillery was one
Of the neatcSt that they have run
across in long time. 1t was construct
cd Of galvanized copper; the first or
it's kind to have been taken in York
county in Il long while. The raiding
ficcr, NJ. S. Turner. State Constable RI.
l.. johnson and Deputy Sheriff Tom
Quinn.
They are Picking Cotton.
There is lots of cotton to be pick
ed throughout York county yet, ana
they arc picking it. w. Fl. Crook and
j. r. Halle who came through the
country yesterday, said they had seen
many fields are still white with cot
ton: but there are pickerS IN every
field. only one in some, more in others.
The cotton would have been picked
before but it was out Of the question
TO hire pickers. 1t is different now.
II. G. Stanton of Bethel, remarked that
the same thing is going on in ms
country; that he has quite number OF
pickcrs at work.
On the Way to India.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred r. McGill of
Hickory Grove, are Ell route TO India
where they so as missionaries for the
A. r. T. church. In the current Issue
of the AssucGltc Reformed prcsbytc-
rian, Due vest, Rev. McGill has the
following under date Of December 80:
I'VE are ut last on our way to our new
home and great work in India. Miss
Mary Kennedy and her aunt, MISS
Kennedy. arrived in New York Mon
day night while Mrs. McGill and ar
rived Tuesday ut noon. MI George
r. Mcclellan of the United Prcshyte-
rian Board Of Missions, was Kind
enough TO come up to New York from
philadelphia Wednesday to help us
get ourselves and our belongings in
readiness for sailing. Since the City
of Rcn:l-es has been delayed another
day In sailing, we do not sail until
Friday We have been spending our
extra time in seeing some OF the won
derful things in this great city. -!
this time tomorrow we expect TO be
mlny miles out on the deep blue sea.
and perhaps we shall hc Il little hit
sick. We shall let yuu know when we
get to the other side"