Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-08
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LOCAL LAcoNlcs

Win tor FIlbert.
The girls basketball team of the
Filbert school defeated the girls team
.of the Glover -Iigh school in a game
last Thursday. The score was 10 to
4 in favor of Filbert. -
Called to Chester. :..:,. ~
OF interest to York county people is
the announcement thai Rev. r. G. Lee,
of Edgefield, has been called to the
pastorate Of the First Baptist church Of
Chester. at salary of $4,000: per an
mum. Rev. Lee is former resident Of
York county, a native of Fort MIL
township. ,,,.,,,. &.
Private Waterworks Plant.
DR.. w. w. Fennell Of the Fennell
Infirmary, Rock FILL: is installing a
private water plant at the sinfirmary,
work on the plant having begun yes
terday. It is proposed, to erect a 6O,-
grounds which will be adequate to
supply the needs Of the hospital:
Registration Board Re- organized.
With TIE election. off, MIN. Bowen
as chairman, and f. E. Clinton as clerk,
the York county registration board was
re- e-organized yesterday. T. e. Clinton,
the new member Of the board, succeeds
the late J. B. Barron Of Rock Hill.
About twenty registration certificates
were issued by the board yesterday.
Auction Sale Draws Crowd.
Auction sale of a large number of
horses and mules at the barn Of R. T.
Allison, Yorkville live stock dealer,
yesterday, attracted a large crowd or
people from the surrounding. country.
Bidding on the animals at times was
lively. Practically all Of the animals
offered were sold and they brought
what were considered good prices.
Clover Mills Resume Operations.
The, Clover Manufacturing company
has resumed operations after remain
ing idle for several months. 1t was un-
dcrstood Yesterday that operations IN
all departments will be resumed. Dur
ing the time that the mill has: been idle
a. number Of the operatives have moved
elsewhere in search of work. The mill
EMPLOYS more than 200 operatives
when running full time in all depart
mcnts. The Hawthorne mill at Glover
is also operating on full day time,
Killing in Fort Mill.
Mote Moore, colored shot and killed
John Glenn, colored at the home vi the
latter about two miles from Fort Mill,
Sunday afternoon. the weapon causing
death being a double barreled shotgun.
Moore surrendered following the shoot
inc. Coroner Paul G.. McCorkle went
to Fort Mill yesterday and the verdict
of the coroner's jury was that tue
death of Glenn was. the result OF
criminal carelessness at the hands or
Moore. The slayer has been committed
to the York county Jail.
New Magistrate Takes Charge.
Fred C. BLACK, nominated for magis-
trate of York township by majority
of the voters in the primary last Au-
gust. took over the duties Of the office
Yesterday morning. He succeeds j. G.
Conner, who has held the pace for to-
tai Of sixteen years. The retiring mag
istrate said yesterday that he did not
EXPECT to be actively engaged In any
business for some time to come; but
would take a rest which he felt he
needed. w. S. Peters, who has served
as constable during the administration
of Magistrate Conner, has been sue
cecded by r. F. Lee. r
Favors Farm Demonstration Agent.
r. L. Vinson, we'll known farmer Of
SISCh. IOhiiotA-P tettNSS ~
ception to the action Of the York
county taxpayers' convention yester-
day in recommending that the services
of the county farm demonstration
agent he dispensed with: II intended
to protest against that part Of the re-
Dorr referring to the farm demonstra-
ton agent adopted by the convention
Mr.. Vinson said. yesterday afternoon:,
but the convention adjourned before
had an opportunity. The county farm
demonstration agent, Mr.. John R. Blair
saved the farmers Of. York county
thousands and thousands>of dollars last
wear and year before last through the
purchase of fertilizers, especially soda
at prices that the farmers acting. in
dividually could not have obtained. He
has proved of invaluable assistance to
them in many other ways. I think the
people of the county y should by an
means retain the services Of the county
f.r,,, damon t,a tiDn agent