Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-01
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sdme Items Of Fact, Some of Comment
,,and All Helping to Give an Idea OF
What Our Neishbors Are Saying and

Sdme Hems of Fact, Some of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea OF
What Our Neishbors Are Saying and
Doing. -,
& Fort Mill Times, Feb. "a: The sum
dfs$2,l32.4s was distributed Wednesday
among the members of the Tom Hall
Guards as compensation for attending
the>company drills between September
iG:and December u of last year. The
check for the militiamen came through
the adjutant generals department IN
Columbia from the war department.
F'rfvates received 81 each for attend
ing drills. the non commissioned Off
GERS were paid little more and the
Officers receive a fixed salary for their
services. The Tom Hall Guards was
osganized, early last fall and although
the, company is only a little more than
SIX months old, already 1t is ranked
by' the adiutant. general as. one of the
best in the state. All the officers, most
Of the mon commissioned officers and
= 81 number of the privates are overseas
Veterans of the World war.......,...-.The
York delegation in the General Assem-
bly, has recommended to Governor
Cooper the appointment of James Z.
Epps for membership on the Fort Mill
thwnship road commission to take the
plaee declined several days ago by j.
r. .Garrison....Thel late w. Z. Griftin
who died at his home in Fort Mill on
TUESDAY morning of last week, is
thought. to have been one of the most
thorough Bible students in this sec
ton of. the state. According to close
friend. Of Mr.. Griffin's he had read
both the Old and New Testaments 10
times. vt had been Mr.. Griffin's rule
for; years." said this. friend, 40 read
daily. a certain number Of chapters, of
the Bible and he seldom allowed busi-
ness or anything else to interfere with
threading. Mr.. Griffin was a good
man. He made no display of his re-
ligion, but he was consistent MEM
Der, of the Methodist church and be-
sides contributing literally to its
causes also helped in a, financial way
other churches of the community"
Dr.. .sJ., :. :L.Spratt. went to Columbia
Tuesday to confer with the adjutant
generals department relative to the
rifle range which the Tom Hall Guards
wish to locate on his land near Fort
Mil. Differences between Dr. Spratt
and the department as to the rental
td..be paid for the use of the land are
said. to have been adjusted and it is
expected that work soon will be begun
on the range. The officers of the Tom
Hall Guards are anxious to bring the
company up to the point of efficiency
lin craftsmanship maintained for many
years by the; old Fort Mill Light In
fnntry............. There has been some dis
'cchssion in Fort Mill during the last
ten. days of proposed township road
bond election to be held within the
next three. or four months and it is said
that the proposition has met with con-
siderable favor. Under the township
fdad bond act passed by the Legisla-
tlre a, year or two ago, it was provid-
ed that each township in the county
may issue bonds upon an affirmative
vote if a majority of the qualified
electors. Fort Mill township property
falues would warrant bond issue for
road purposes 4 little in excess OF
$4,000. There is little demand for
ha,.a, 90 nraeapt bnwayar eSnecia llS
at. the rate Of IL per cent. the law
allows on township road bonds. TAX
Ing note Of this fact the York delega-
,tion in the Legislature proposes to
change the rate Of interest the town
ships may pay on bond issues from the
present rate of 1-2 per cent to per
cent. In an effort to stimulate road
building in the county..--.....f a reso-
luton agreed upon yesterday in Col
umbia at a meeting Of the York dele
CATION in the General Assembly has
the desired effect upon the county su-
pervisor and the county comissio4ers
the county chaingang will be brought
to Fort Mill township before the first
Of next July and put to work on the
public road between the town and
Catawha river. The section OF the
road the delegation wishes to have
improved by the chaingang is little
less than two miles in length and is at
present in bad condition, as it has
been for several months...........W. Il.
Ardrey, postmaster OF Fort Mill, has
been confined to his home since last
Sunday as result OF stepping on 4
rusty nail which penetrated his foot
about q half inch.............F. E. Taylor
and, his family are this week moving
from Fort Mill to Charlotte. where he
has bought meat market and grocery
OH College street to which he will de-
vote his time Mr.. Taylor came to
Port Mill from WaXhaw, \. c., about
three years ago and had since con-
Quoted here business on Main street
similar to that he will run in Charlotte
He and his family have numerous
friends in Fort Mill who will regret to
learn that they are leaving the town.
Lancaster News, Feb. rs: Miss Lot
tie WallSup, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.