Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-02-04
LOCAL LAcoNICS
York County Cotton.

LOCAL LAcoNlcs
York County Cotton.
York county ginned 41,790 bales OF
cotton prior to January 25, 1921 against
44.111~prior to the same date Vast year.
There is probability that the l920-2l
crop will be as large as the l9l9-2O
crop.
Given Heavy Fine.
Following his conviction before the
recorder of Fort Mill last Tuesday, on
charges Of lisorderly conduct, drunk
enness and disturbing the peace Roll
er Gordon, proprietor of a. lunch stand
near the. Southern railway depot II
Fort Mill. was fined s75. He gave no.
tice Of an appeal, 4
Judge Wilson to Preside.
Judge John S. Wilson is to preside
over the February term Of the court
of common pleas for York county
which convenes in the court house In
Yorkville, February--14. Jurors for
only one, week have been drawn and
there is a probability that. the court
will not he in session an entire week.
Committed to Jail.
Floyd Hunter. IS, of Rock Fill who
with Paul Sistare was arrested by
Young Frank Allen last Saturday
night while in the act Of burglarizing
the wholesale grocery firm of Blanken-
ship johnson in that city has been
committed to Jail in Yorkville. Sis
tare managed to give bond.
Automobile for johnson.
j. number of York county citizens
have signed and sent to-, Governor
| Cooper a petition asking that Horace
L. Johnson, a special deputy appoint
ed by tile governor be supplied with
an automobile so he can better con-
duct his business. The petition sets
forth that other special constables are
supplied with automobiles and the
| York citizens believe Mr.. Johnson
should have a machine. Johnson fur
nishcs his own automobile at the pres
ent time.
Large Let of Cotton Sold.
Claud NJ Inman. well known farm
CT living on York No. l on Wednes-
day sold more than 400 bales Of cot
| ton tp Paul y. Moore. Yorkvilie cot
ton buyer. Moore bought the cotton
for the Cannon interests and the un-
derstanding is that the cotton will be
shipped away from Yorlville to var
| ious mills Of the Cannon chain. The
price. paid ranged from II IL cents
to 10 cents Il pound. r. z. Mcclure.
| public cotton weigher for Iorkvllle
yesterday began the task Of weighing
! the cotton.
Contract for New School House.
N. T.. Turner, contractor of York
vile has been awarded a contract TO
build new school house in Union
! district No. SO. Turner's bid was 81
go. Six bids were submitted as fol-
Smith. $3.4S5.75: w. a. Mckinney. S3.-
900; York Supply Co., $3.50; NJ. S.
Turner. $500: w #. Beamgmrd. S%,-
300. Several bids were submitted for
the building of this school house Il
Eyear ago. the lowest bid made at that
time being $4,000. Trustees OF the
school district are w. w. Jackson, T..
T. Ioungbood; George Turner.
Fort Mill Methodists To Enlarge.
Fort Mill Times, Thursday: y con-
tract involving IN expenditure oil slh.-
900 WAS awarded Friday evening by
the building committee OF st. johns
Methodist church to the Fort Mui
Lumber company for remodellnE ana
cnlargins the church edifice according.
to pniis adopted by the committee
rsomc time ago. The work on the
building Is TO be begun az soon rs the
weather will permit and it is hoped
10 have it completed by August !.
next. The lowest bid received for the
work n few months ago was S2l odd.
Nm additional expenditure Of S2.O6O Is
10 'be made on the steam heating plan.
TO he installed in the church.
Would Abolish Attendance Officers.
Senator John r. Hart would abolish
the office Of compulsory attendance OIL
ticcrs and require the county superln-
tcndents Of education and the School
trustees TO do the work now being
done by the attendance officers. How
eyer he would not abolish the offices
until June 30, and he offered an amend
mant to the Wightman bill abolishlng
the office to that effect; in the senate
last Wednesday, His amendment was
rejected by Il big majority. Senator
Hart was among those who voted
against striking out the enactlnE word
of the Wightman bill. abolishing the
Office of compulsory attendance officers
and the bill was passed 70 q third read
iny by Il vote uf % TO l6.
No Decision Reached.
Aricr herring arguments OF ator-
ncrs and tikinT evidence. the state
hoard of election canvusserS in COL
umbia yesterday failed to reach Il de-
risiun in the Chester York hnneXa-
ton case. The election commission
crs of Chester ordered null and void
trc election held January II. to de-
termine whether or not portion ol
east Chester county would annex TO
York county. The election carried. but
the county board of Chester declared II
void on account of irregularities and
lhcn tho York faction and the faction
voting for the annexation appealed to
the state board OF canvasscrs. In all
probability decision will be reached
in Il short time.
Ewbi to reduce thp number o! |