Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-19
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Fort Mill Times, July II: j. H. Har:
ris.. Pleasant Valley farmer. Monday
morning brought to Fort Mill a num-
Der of cotton squares he had picked up
in one OF. his >, fields. which bore evil
dence of having been attacked by an
insect whose work was said to be sim
liar to that of The BOIL weevil, il not
that CT the boil weevil itself The
squares were left at a Main street
store where. they. were an object Of in
terest., to many..--Mrs. r. F. Grier
has returned to Fort Mill after spend
ing. several weeks visiting her daugh-
ter Mrs. E. c.. Dubose in Birmingham,
Ala While away. Mrs. Grier attend
ed the marriage Of her son, Zenas c.
GrieE. at Simpsonville,.. .Greenvillc
county on June 15.............The drought
which had continued in the Flint Hill
section of Fort Mill township for more
than two months-in, fact since cot
ton was planted there the latter part
of April--was broken Monday after
noon bYSa heavy rain which fell just
before dark: Cotton:in the ,neighborhood
grew. remarkably we'll during the many
weeks it, passed through without rain,
but theS corn did not make equal head
way against theE drought Under
the ordinance PASSED by stJ,e -town
council,i Of; Fort Mill Tuesday night
hog pens will not be allowcds,within
The. municipality after March /, 1923.
Members Of the council favorng the
passage of the ordinance said that
Fort Mill was perhaps the largest
town in the state WHICH tolerated hog
pens and that both the health and
comfort, of: the community demanded
that. they :. be outlawed.....-.-..Not the
least important member of the Fort
MIL military company is year old
Fred. Harris, grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. W.. F. Harris. Fred was up
bright and early Sunday mofning to
leave in the capacity OF mascot with
the company for the annual 10 day
encampnient at Mount Pleasant Hc
was one of: the smartcst looking SOL
diers in the outfit dressed in his new
khaki uniform and, wearing the regu-
lar service hat. Some of Freds friends
were apprehensive that he might be-
come homesick before the encampmcnt
ended. but; he assured them that
they would hear no such reports OF
him.. .Fravor Kimbrell. Is year Old
son. of 1lr. sand Mrs. +. ". kunhrell'
has beehs seriously ill at the kimhrcll
home on Hall street for several days.
Yesterday his condition was reported
slightly Improved. The young man
has suffered intensely for several days
from maIarial pains in his head.........,.
Ninty-three. members of the Tom Hall
Guards OF Fort Mill Company Is
First regiment. n. G. S. CO entrain-
ed Sunday morning at 7'o'clock for the
annual is day encampmcnt at Mount
Pleasant, near Charleston. The COM
pany assembled at, the armory an hour
before the arrival of the special tram
on which it left and there each man
got the personal equipment he had
been ordered to take with him, Only
three or four membcrs of the com
pany were left hehind and in each in
stance these mem were reported sick
and unable to take part in tho en-
campment Previ6us to the arrival
of the special ::.train the. company
equipment, consisting osatefls, blank
cts, cooking utensils, ETC., had been
put aboard baggage resr:i Hhe COM
pany will be in camp until Saturday
week, July 24....H.:ga,:. The sweet potato
acreage in both the town Of -Fort Mill
and township outside the@town has
been greatly increased this year over
that of any. former year. Many peo-
pie have patches for the first time TINS
wear and in the lower section of the
township a number Of. farmers arc
growing sweet potatoes for CONNER
cial purposes. If tho venture proves
successful, the acreage will nc largely
increased another. year. iii rs, said. y
storage house soon is to he built for
the POTATOES. which will nc cured ac-
cording to the formula recommended
by Clemson college.
Chester Reporter July IA: DR.. ID. q.
Phillips and family left Monday Tor
Montreal. n. c., where they will spend
the remainder OF the summer. Dr'
Phillips will return on Saturday and
FIJI his pulpit during the month OF
July. On August 1st he will join the
family for his months vac;,tion..........
Mr.. j. * Henry. Jr.. who is pltchlnS
for Washington, y. c., in the Eastern
North Carolina League. is spending Il
few days at homc..,...Fricnds OF Shcr-
iff D. Cioher Anderson. who is at IN"
Chester Sanatorium. will be glad |"
learn that he has been entirely clear
of fever; for several days. and his gen
eral condition bctakcn considerable
.TpI1nH- high noon