Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-09
LOCAL LACoNIcS
House Blown from Pillars.


House Blown from Pillars.
During a severe wind storm last
Wednesday afternoon the. residence
of M. j. y. Strain on York No. 2,
was blown from the pillars on which
il stood Some damage was done TO
the house and the furniture was dam
aged. No one was injured.
Auditor and Treasurer.
The annual settlement Of the comp
trol!er generals office with the auditor
and treasurer Of York county was
made last Wednesday, two rcpresen-
tativcs from the office in Columbia
coming TO Yorkvile for the settle
ment They found all the books and
records kept in a satisfactory manner
Robbery In Rock Hill.
Goods valued at about 5000 were
stolen from the store of George b.
Farrah in Rock Hill, Sunday night by
robbers who effected an entrance
through a transHm over the rear door.
Suits. pants, shirts and other articles
of wearing apparel were carried Off by
tie thieves, and many articles were
eft by the robbers on the floor in their
hurry to get out Of the building.
Private Lynn Buried.
The remains of Private James NJ:
Lynn. who lived near Rock Hill, and
who died in France, were interrSd III
the pot of Frank Roach Post Of the
American Legion, in Laurelwood Gem
etcrv, Rock Hill, Sunday afternoon,
following funeral services at st. Johns
Methodist church, conducted by Rev.
Alexander Martin. The funeral was
ne d with military honors and the last
i. es for the deceased soldier were at
ended by Il large concOursc OF people.
Auto Destroyed by Fire.
Fire of undetermined origin destroy
ID a Cha. .mers automobile, the prop
artv of c. Frank Sherer, of Yorkviile,
IT an early hour this morning. MI.
Sherer left the automobile in an out
building on mis- farm about mile ana
= half north west Of Gorkville, about
sundown. The fire occurred about
O'Clock this morning. The car was
valued at about $1,000 and was insured
for $500.
Well Known Negro Dead.
Evening Herald Rock Hill, Monday:
Rev J. l.. jennings pastor of the Boyd
Hill and New Zion Baptist churches,
died Sunday afternoon at his home on
Boyd Hill, west Of the city. The funer-
Al will he held tomorrow at IL o'clock,
from the Boyd Hill church, conducted
By Rev. r. s. Gilmore and Rev. VI. +.
Murray. The burial will be at Cross
Roads Baptist church, near Carhart
station. Rev. Jennings was an able
minister and had also served for
number Of years as principal Of the
Boyd Hill negro school. He was great
liked by both whites and colorcd, re-
gardIcss Of denomination.
Pension Board Re- organized.
W. :. Wjlkcrson of Hickory Grove,
=. II. Epps OF Fort Mill and DR.. }. j.
Ha gins OF Rock Hill, were reelected
members of the York County Pension
Board al meeting Of Confederate
veterans held in the court house yes
torIay morning. NJ. =. Carroll of the
Cotton Bell section presided at the
meeting There were no other nomi-
nations in addition To those elected.
The new beard will hold office two
years. The county probate judge cN
uiIiriO is secretary To the board OF
county commissioners by statute.
Seventeen veterans of the county at
tented the meeting yesterday called
for the purpose of clecting Il pension
board.
Smith Gets Two More Stills.
Magistrate Il. l.. \. smith, of Broad
river township. has hagged two more
stills within the past few days, one
on Saturday morning and the other on
Sunday morning. The first was To-
;tcd Cn the Mellow place and the
,"oad on the Miss Reola LceCh place,
both ,Dout 3 II miles of Hickory
'irnrr. The still captured Saturday
w..s - 20 gallons capacity and that
,L!trrcd Sunday was a rs gallon ca
Ipaciiy. The first still had not been in |
recent operations but at the second, |
Ma Eistratc Smith and his posse, con-
sisiin% Of Dick I.anicr. ID. Il. Ray and |
Haskell Mcknight. captured also 200 /
gallons Of beer and u quart of whis /
k,". In addition to the officers just /
NJ. VI. Mcknight and Frank .
Itamsry were also at the capture of .
the still on Saturday.
Tirzah Picnic.
Fred f.. Smith and other prominent |
citizens uG Tnzlh. are working on
plans for the holding Of another pic
lic ut Tirzah on Thursday, August %, !