Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-18

YOUR new nome Is at l<ODD county ana
the moon shines on the moonshine at
Willeo. Signed "The Willeo Club"
LOCAL LACONIcS
Box Supper For School.
The sum Of $50 was realized as the
result Of Il hoX-supper held at Noun
tain View school last Saturday night
for school benefit. Mrs. +. Z. White
is principal Of the school at Mountain
View.
Special Levy Increased.
Mountain View School district, No.
II, has increased its special school
levy from to S mills.
Sentenced to Two Years.
Bertha White, negro woman Of
Charlotte, who killed Dave Reed a
Fort Mil negro, in Charlotte on Oct
ober %, WAS convicted OF second de-
gree murder in the superior court in
Charlotte last Saturday and sentenced
to two years in the state penitenti-
ary. according to the testimony
as developed, Reed went to the woman
On circus day to buy liquor, and she
refused to let him have any, claiming
that he already owed her SIT. FTe de-
MED the allegation, setting up instead
that he had been ''short changed
and she promptly whipped out 4 81
calibrc revolver and shot him through
the heart. Reed died almost instant
ly. The woman il; described as IN
aged cripple.
Attacks Rent Hogs.
The following dispatch from Hick-
Dry, y. c., under date Of January 13, in
dicatcs a disposition to rebel against
increased rentals of business property
being demanded in some places:
Something Of q sensation was caused
here when +. Frohman, Of Gastonia.
who operates stores in several Pied
mont towns. placed large red and white
cloth signs in front Of his place Of bus
mess here announcing that because Of
gouging in rent he was going out of
business on March 81. Everybody who
passed read. He carried the same an
nouuccmcnt in Il page advertisement.
Two years ago, his signs read, the
building he occupies rented for $50 Il
month. last year for $50 and this year
the owner demands $50 month, with
everything on earth going down." Mr.
FrOhman said he would not keep the
building on account OF the publicity he
was giving the affair, but he hoped he
was presenting the case Of the mer-
chant who is up against the renting
proposition.
More Than a Hundred.
Gastonia Gazette. Monday: Uncle
Harry Adams, Il well-known negro Of
the Crowders Creek section. died some
time early Sunday morning ut q very
advanced age. Some nf the white peo-
pie in the neiGhborhood think he is
about 115 years old but close figuring
places his age at right around los. He
was under twenty. in fact as near as
can be ascertained. around II years
old when the stars fell which was in
the year 1893. Figuring on this basis
he was about 105 years Of age. Uncle
Harry lived all alone and up until the
past two years made his own living on
Il little piece of ground which was set
aside for his use by the late Frank
Adams Mr.. Adams built him u title
house and gave him the Use Oi the
ground free of charge. For the past
two or three years he had been
charge on tho county. Sunday morn
ing some OF the neighbors found him
dead in bed. There were live Goals in
the fireplace Which Indicated that he
very probably died sometime after
midnight Saturday night. He had no
one with him except as the neghbors
dropped by each day to look after his
wants.
Cbiectors VIII Fight.
Chester Reporter Monday: There
are citizens in the Fort Lawn section
uf Chester county who don't propose
Ian, iflsn al
York county, simply to gratily the per-
sonal whm of Il few men, without the
hardest kind of fight; and the fight
will bc actively waEcd in Chester to-
morrow before the Board of State and
County Election Commissioners
AIeSsrs. Henry O. Tcnnant, !. Foster
C;uter and Geo. W. Byars. Ncssls. d.
Ferguson. W. G.. Atckeown. j.. L.
Jordan. and y. +. Harris. on behalf or
and other citizens affected.
were in Chester Friday, and served
:, notice If protest Of the election Of
Tuesday last. when the sections in
question by Il vote of HI to sc register
cd their desire 10 leave Chester coun-
ty and join York. The grounds Of pro-
test are thrcc-fuld: 1st. - e contest
Hnts alcgc that from ninety to one
hundred who voted last Tuesday were
nDt entitled u NOtc DS lC'iSoii W. l!lcll
failure To pay poll tax. IN or before
December 3lst, rs the law clearly and
specifically requires 2nd, failure to
advertise the opening Of the polls at
T.nntu and Great Falls. which were
responsible for man" not being Tbe to
vote: and. ard, tho governors procla-
nation gave only twcntv-days' notice
of the election, which did not permit
Of the books of registration being
unened for tho election. and dcmlrrcd
many from taking part in the election.
on Saturday and Monday before cleo
liun numbers paid taNrS. and these
arc said to nave taken part right along
in the election. Notwithstanding the
provision IF tho law. While il is prob
able that both proponents ANA oppon-
CntS Of the annexation scheme lGll't
taxes in January and took part III the
election. tho general understanding Is
tina, it was mostly the former. On the
other hand there were number
the section in question who
are favorable Ia remaining IN Chester |
rnunly and had not concerned them
selves krrnlv in the election until Il
lny or two before the 1lth instant.
who found themselves unable To vote
hy the restriction in regard Ia the pay
mrni of taxes by on before December
:il%t. The contestants feel that they
have Il gnn1 chance 10 have the elrc-
tt1 Il ..t,. tod