Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-02
WITHIN THE TOWN

There was a noticeable increase
in cotton selling on the local market
last week as compared with the week
before, according to a statement made
yesterday by Robert F.. Mcclure, pub
lie weigher for the town. Mr.. Mcclure
weighed about d50 bales of cotton last
week as compared with only about so
for the pEenieas week: 4.
Big rats like birds roost in the
large elm trees along Congress street
in Yorkville and every once in awhile
lose their footing and fall to the
death on the asphalt paving or the
cement sidewalk several score feet be-
low. Persons sitting in front of the
ShandOn Hotel Saturday night OBJ
served such case of involuntary sui
eide when n rat. said to have been. al
most as large as Il kitten, lost his foot
ing while in the act of changing his
berth. He was almost instantly kill
ed when he fell on the hard cement
paving.
American Legion Larrupers took
their fifth straight on the Yoriville
diamond yesterday afternoon when
they defeated the strong CowpeRs
club. 5-4. 1t was a good game and
lIle result WAS III uOlIJt IllNIl VIC i''A-
tors end of the ninth frame had been
played. Hcton, pitching for Yorkvilse
struck out fourteen of the visitors and
allowed eight hits while Fowler, pitch
ing for COwpcns, struck ont seven
men and allowed only seven hits.
Three errors made by his team mates
cost him the victory. The crowd yes
tcrday was a little off, attendance be-
Tho nlDV hnrG
again this afternoon. Batteries: Amer
lean Legion Larrupcrs-Helton and
Agnew: COwpcnS-F'owler and Pat
tcrson. Umpircs. DIR. C.. O. BurrIIs Of
Sharon and DR.. w. T. MCGiil of ilick-
DRY Grove. Scorer, William lnman.
Indications are that n lodge Of the
Loyal Order of. Moose will be organ
lied in Yorkville within the next few
days G. Lyman, of Greensboro, n. c..
organizer for the fraternity who has
been in Yorkville for several days with
Il view to interesting local people in
the establishment OF lodge here, said
Yesterday that he was meeting with
much encouragement and felt sure
that he would have no difficulty in
enlStng the necessary thirty mem
berS and many others in addition. In
the event that a lodge is organized
here il will have it's own hall and Will
have a social club for the benefit OF
it's members. Among the local people
who have signified their intention of
uniting with the fraternity are Messrs.
r. u. Jackson, Davis Boyd. j. II. b.
Jenkins Jr.. J. Forest Smith. Hal r.
Mackorcll JAS. d. Grist. S. L. Court
ney. j. Albert Riddle, W. G.. Pannell,
c. Y. White. S. D. Boyd. The Local
Order of Moose. according to Organi-
Zcr Lyman, includes about $4,000
members scattered over the United
States in 100 lodges. The greatest
feature of the Order is MoOSeheart,
the noble. na!-cducational in
stitution for the benefit of the children
Of deceased members of the order.
Twenty trades are taught these chill
dren. The village of Mooseheart is
located on the Lincoln Highway, thir-
tv-fve miles west of Chicago. The
Moose estate consists of 1,023 acres
500 of which are used for farming.
There are lodges of the order in a
number of surrounding towns and II
is expected that the local lodge will
re gotten under way very shortly.
Charged with poisoning a number
IF chickens. the property or Louis
Roth. well known YOrkvillc citizen. O.
:. Taylor. superintendent Of the York
lille Cotton oil Company was ac-
IuittCd when tried before a jury of
our men in Magistrate Fred c. Blacks
court last evening Mrs. Louis Roth
vas the principal witness FOR ;he pose
.utiun. She testified thai on Il Sun
lav evening several weeks az" she
go. Mr.. Tavlor throw dough over on
ne Roth side Of the fence &"n&ratinE
he premises occupied by the Roth and
raylor families. At the same TIM she
,aw SIR. Taylor throwing dough to his
,v.n chickens. on the following
morning she found several of her
chickens dead and others in dying
condition. some ui them lived until
Tuesday while others did not die at