Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-16
LOCAL LACONiCS
Glover Farm Land Changes.

LOCAL LAcoNics
Glover Farm Land Changes.
T. NJ. Allen, Of Clover has sold his
Wright place" on the Bethany road
to ]. B. Jackson. There are more
than 100 acres in the tract. The pur-
chase price was not made public.
BuIlock's Creek Parsonage.
w. L.'Wallace, Yorkville contractor
has recently completed extensive re-
pairs to Bullock,s Creek parsonage at
built to the parsonage and also spac-
ious porch with brick columns. The
parsonage was also recovered and Is
now In good state of repair.
For York County Schools.
York county gets $1,000 from the
state department of education Tor the
extension of school terms under the
act OF the legislature. appropriating
1921 state funds for this purpose. n
total of $42,423 has just been distri-
buted among 442 school districts in
thirty-six counties for this purpose.
Most Schools Close Friday. ~
Most of tho rural schools of the
county will close next Friday for the
Christmas holidays, superintendent
of Education Carroll said this morn
ing. A number Of the schools will sus-
pend for tho Christmas holidays next
Thursday. suspension OF work Will
be had in all Of the schools until jan
uary 2.
Coos to chaingans.
: Dave Cannon who was convicted OF
transporting at tho November term OF
the court of general sessions in his
absence and Il sealed verdict returned
began serving n twelve months sem
tencc on the chain gang Yesterday
Cannon was captured at winston
Salem. y. c., after his trial and
brought TO Jail in Yorkvillc. He was
sentenced to twelve months OIL the
gang.
No Insurance.
SO far as is known there was no in
surarce on Miller school house in dis
trict No. which was destroyed by hrc
Monday of last week, according to L.
Campbell Barnett, one of he school
district trustees who was in 1orkVii!e
Yesterday. Mr.. Barnett said that SO
far as he had been able to learn the
policy on the building had expired.
Material is being laid on the grounds
with Il view to re-conStructing the
building as soon Us possible. y few
changes in the plan of the building
will be made.
School Foot Ball.
4 number of pupils from the several
high schools of the county are m COL
umbia today to see the football game
which is being. played, between Chart
lesion and Chester high schools TO de-
eide the high school foot ball champ
ionshin of the state. Charleston de-
feated every foot ball team down state
This season and. Chester every thing
up state. Hundreds of high school
students and others Interested from all
sections of the state are in COlumbIl
for the game this, afternoon.
Charter for Furniture Store.
The Glover Furniture Company OF
Glover was chartered by the secretary
of state Tuesday with capital STOCK
of $4,000. The Officers are {. y. Alex
ander. president; c. l.. Parker, vice
president and c. Q. Duffo:d, secretary
ard treasurer. The clover + urhiluIe
Ccmpany is successor TO c. l.. Parker
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furniture business at Clover for some
time. Messts. Parker and Alexander
have been residents OF Glover for more
than q year. Mr.. Dufford recently
moved to Clover from kinGstree, >. Z.
Smyrna School Improved. 49,. ..
A new coat Of white. paint. and he !
addition Of another classroom has,
greatly improved the aschooi building
at Smyrna. The interior of the build
ing will be painted during Christmas
week and new furniture ard hXtures
installed. The school has an enroll
ment of so pupi]s at the present time.
J. II. Hood is principal and Misses lrma
Hood and Susie .Whitesldcs are the
assistant teachers. Trustees of Snlyr-
ma school arc Il. j. Castles, W. W.
Whitcsldes and II. =. Whitcsidcs.
Ships Roosters to Mexico.
That MeXicans love cock fighting as
we'll as ever aud that the cock fighting
business in Mexico is picking up now
that the various warning factions III
that country are at peace for time
and General Francisco Villa has quit
fighting for farming is the belief of j.
Ben Cook. who raises many game |
cocks. Mr. Cook who was formerly
of the York county
chain gang and who lives near Rock
Hill has recently received an order
from a Mexican cock fighter for thirty |
cocks and the understanding was that !
the chickens were to be shipped this |
week. They were not shipped direct |
to Mexico but to Laredo, Texas. which |
is on the United States side of the |
border line. The Mexican to whom |
they were consigned was to, get them |