Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-08


present silver cups"to the two MEM.
bers of the team this year making the
greatest number of hits and the great
F.est number of runs, y. p Brown said
ehc iiweuld; supplement the offer Of Mr.:
iFish:swithl cash prizes. Following the
meeting slast Hight Mr. lFerJg;usoh said
he; ;:intehdedI::to :: appoint 'Whacker"
Smith icaptainti Of, the team. 5 1t: is the
purpose Of the club to operate IT'S. af-
fairs this year on a Strictly cash basis.
Chester; Reporter, March :a:;t The
Chester Free. E.ibrary has demonstrated
its. 1issefuln'ess' and valuc to the cornnu-
nifty. Itsiss. being parronized' and! en-
!josed: BY larger number than: ever
before, especially the younger people,
and the membership is rapidly incrcas-
ing. The Pied Piper has not come
to town, bit a man. has who can get
rid of the rats and mice just as effectu-
ally. Mr. P. R.. stansell is. here to as
sist DR.. F.. NJ: :Boldridge. City Health
Officer, in a great rat and mouse ex-
termination campaign, which will begin
upon the arrival of the virus to be used
in. the campaign-perhaps tomorrow
certainly not later than Saturday. This
virus is certain death to rodents, but
harmless to- people. 1t is. put on the
bait to be used. and the rat or mouse
when he gets the poison into his sys-
TEN does not go,to his lair or remain
inside the house.: abut -rushes for the
open. to die out: there Mr.. T. G..
Ellis, formerly clerk ,of the Myers
Hotel and the Carolina Inn and more
recently feed inspector under Commits
.sioncr;B Harris, died at ole Of the
hospitals: In this city Monday after
moon. and his remains were shipped to
Due West Tuesday. morning for inter-
ment Mr.. Ellis had been in falling
health: since last fall though he had
improved at times and pluckily re-
sumed his duties. When brought here
Tuesday afternoon Of: last week, how
ever, it was. seen that he was in !cr1ti-
cal condition, and that the end was
only a. few days off...-....The city
council met last night for the first
time in several weeks, Mayor j. 3:
Wcstbrook> and all of the members OF
his-ufhcial family being present. chief
of Police Grants report for the month
Of January read as follows: Arrests
IS; fined, 81; sent to gang, .; sus-
pended, 1;A.conti tinned, i; discharged. q
fines, .S1,5O2.5O; February-Arrests' 81;
fined, AZ; sent to gang; 9; continued
S; discharged 9; Neash fines, S66f.eo.
The salary Of Mr.. Il. L.:Douglas, CITY
Recorder. was increased from s2S 10
$50 q month, Mr.. Douglas resigning
and being reelected at the latter
figure, in order to comply with the law
which forbids increasing. an. offciais
saluey during his term Of Office -:
Sheriff D. Goher Anderson was wa: 1Io! able rs! e
to-, be wheeled out. on the verandca at lt
the chester Sanitarium yesterday for
the first time since he was wounded
and greatly enjoyed the balmy spring
y.....::....:.:Ed Miller. "A :well-known col
ored citizen of the McConnellsVilAe
neIchborhood, died Tuesday. I'M Her
was a successful and well-to-do farm
,er.. a lover of fine stock and was a
frequent and familiar figure on the
streets of Chester behind spirited
horse.
Lancaster News, March 4: The dirt
streets in Lancaster have again been
scraped with the Fordson tractor
scraper paraphernalia during the past
few days and n wonderful Improvement
is noted. The town forces also. nave
been engaged in picking up the 1rger
rocks from the streets >and hauiinG
them off, performance which is great
ly appreciated by those who drive au-
tr,;noobiles. One Of the good things
coming to the town of Lancaster dur
ing the year 1921 is the opening OF the
Hotel Royal which is scheduled Tor
March IS. The building which has been
closed since last July !, is being re-
modelled and thoroughly renovated ana
the annex is being furnished and Will
be put into use, The hotel will have oo
rooms, 20 with bath. The hotel VIII DE
under the management of c. K. SIM
mons, an experienced hotel man. VINO
has operated hotels at York and else
where. 3. Lingle, principal OF
New Bethel school, was badly cut IN
tho shoulder in an encounter Monday
with r. C. Threat, 17-ycar-o!d pu-
pil Mr.. Linglc is at the home or DR.
.Sapp and is doing we'll. 1t is said the
knife which the boy used struck rib
and thus was prevented from DONG
more serious damage.......:.....There are
five murder cases on the docket for the
March term of court which were con-
tinued from the last term, and possibly
as many as five will, come up for the
first time. Sheriff Hunter has four stllls
in his office which must be, accounted
for by men he has arrested charged
with making liquor. One Of. the stillSS
is made out Of five gallon oil can WIN
the necessary .cquipage, which turns
corn into corn juice. Likewise Sherlii
Huntcl-. has many containers full OF
In, T,,oo;rn f,inray ptc which call