Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-11
The news 0E Sharon
Yearllng Was Killed When Struck by
y: a Bolt Of Lightning.
NEGRO ARRESTED ON LIQUCR CHARGE

plcants for Postmastership. Still or
Waiting List-News. and: Notes oi
Metropolis Of Western York County
(By Staff Correspondent).
Sharon, Feb. 10-A bolt Of lightning
Tuesday afternoon struck and instant
ly killed a yearling, the property OF
Mr.. Sidney Gourley who lives near
Bairsville school house. The yearl-
ing was out in the open at the time 1t
met it's death. A heavy electrical dis
play followed.
Walter Wilson Arrested
Walter Wilson, colored, was arrested
Tuesday by Constable Moffatt Nc
Knight Of Broad River township .on a
warrant charging him with manu-
featuring liquor and having an owner
ship in distillery. Wilson gave bond
In the sum Of $500, the hond being fur
nished by Capt. j. NJ. Sims. Wilson
is charged with being associated in
the moonshine business with John
Crosby, colored farmer arrested at
| his home on the R. H. G.. Caldwell
place near here last Saturday when
officers found parts Of the necessary
paraphernalia for making moonshine.
Wilson could not be located at that
time. Consequently his arrest did not
follow until Tuesday.
Roads in Bad Condition.
Not in years have the roads of Bull
locks Cheek and Broad River town.
ships been in worse condition than they
are at the present time All automo-
bile traffic has been. virtually sus-
pended for the past few. days and peo-
Pile who have been travelling in bug
gies claim that better time could be
made by walking. The road between
Sharon and Hickory Grove is one vast
bog. According to Arthur Whitesides.
an automobile belonging to Rev. Carl
McCully. pastor Of Woodlawn Presby-
terian church got stuck while coming
down the hill at the home of r. W.
Hope a few days ago. 1t was neces-
sary to have four mules to pull the
machine down hill, according to Mr..
Whitesides.
The main street Of Sharon and d}l
the other streets of the town are u
series Of mudholes. 1T has been i'm
possible for several days past to- GROSS
the street without getting muddy: ].
is the stickiest kind Of sticky mud
everywhere. A Sharon lady told the
CORES pondcnt Tuesday evening a
story Of two young men of Sharon
who recently started to call on two
young ladies in Bullock Creek town
ship. Upon rea ching the door of their
destination one of the young men un-
tlertook to pull off his~overshoes. To
his surprise he had none, having lost
them In the mud while approaching
the house. A Sharon man suggested
Tuesday the probability that bond
issue for cement sidewalks and paved
streets if put before the voters of the
town right now. might pass.
No Word About Postmastership
There is yet no word in regard to
the appointment Of a new postmaster
of Sharon, according to Postmaster
William G.. Caldwell who was asked
about the matter. All of the appli-
cants who took the examination for
the place are still on the anxious list.
4 hardly expect there will be any ap-
pointment here until President Hard
ing takes office" Mr. Caldwell told the
correspondent.
Still Ginning Cotton.
Seed cotton to be ginned still comes
/ to Sharon. There are scores of bales
in the fields in the community that
will not be picked. II am expecting
to gin about $50 more bales Of cot
ton," John S. Rainey, proprietor OF a
ginnery here said the other day.
Few Fertilizer Inquiries
Still there are practically no inquir-
! les from farmers about fertilizers ac-
cording to Sharon merchants inter-
viewed on the subject. A little cot
ton seed meal and acid has been SOLD
4 Dul very lilllS Iic eiS JoSs
not interested on the subject Of ferc
tilizer and we just don't care either"
remarked one merchant.
Residence Sold
Mr.. Kirby Bankhead Of Sharon has
sold his residence here to Mr.. Clyde
Potts. Mr. Bankhead, however still
occupies the property.
Mr.. O. NJ Spurln has about COM
pleted the work of remodeling his
dwelling.
Municipal Election.
With the election Of town officers
less than IL month away there Is still
no candidate in the field for the Of
flee of mayor of Sharon. II guess we
will do again like We have been do
ing" said Mr.. r. l.. PleXico, clerk OF
the council who was discussing the
matter Really no body wants the
job of mayor here. The place carries
no salary and is lot of trouble
Heretofore it has been the custom tc
nominate some good man at the last
moment and elect him and then trust
that he will consent to serve. l guess