Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-06-30
NEWS or York COUNTY.
Current Itsms o. Inteesst Found
in the Y6rlvfils Eaqu1fsr.

in the Y6rkvfne 8Hquktr.
Unlawful distillihg is gong on
in every township in the county
and the business is ON the increase.
rather than ON the decrease.
Mr.. ID. Horace Brown, who
lives near Oak Ridge school house
in the northeastern part Of Be-
thesda township, lost 81 bales of
cotton last Saturday evening
when lightning struck his cotton,
house. There were 80 bales in
the house and only one was saved.
Accepting a material reduction
in salary, Prof. w. s. Reid, dur
ing the past year superintendent
of the Clover high school, has
been reelected and has accepted.
Trustees and patrons of the
school were particularly pleased
with the work of Prof. Reed and
are happy to learn that he is COM
ing back again. Prof. r. S. Coch-
rane, principal of the school, has
also been reelected and has ac-,
cepted.
Mr.. w. ID. Bowlin, who lives on
Fishing creek, about 10 miles
southeast of Yorkville, raises lots
of chiGkensy They range in the
wide flat bottoms of Fishing
creek near his home. 1t is fine
place for chickens under ordinary
conditions, but it does not suit at
all under conditions of high wa
ter. Because of the big rain Sun
day night of last week and Mon
day the creek got up in record
time and caught large numbers
of chickens in the bottoms. Mr..
Bowlin and Mr.. r. E. Wingate
went in after the chickens. They
succeeded in saving quite a mum
Der, but many were lost.
They always raise lot Of corn
iii Bethel township, as everybody
knows. They are also strong FOR
wheat and oats up that way. Ask
farmers about it this year and
they'n tell you that the acreage
devoted to those crops is as large
il not larger than it was hast yesr.
Up towards Riddles mill, going
in from Glover by the homes of
j. b. Ford, A. l.. Campbell, l. H.
Campbell, the Glenn place, R.
Meek Barnett's, Will Adams,
DIR. T. n. Dulin's, Will Wallace's,
Gus Brandon's and so on, one
sees lots of corn planted. AL
though it is small. it is apparently
in good shape. There's been
nightly little rain and there. has
been no trouble about keeping it
clean. .
Folks up Bethelsway are mighty
keen to see something started in
the building. of that bridge across
Catawba river above Wright's
ferry. York county and Meek!
lenbnrg county have already got.
ten together in regard to furn-
ishing the money, and according
to the Bethel people asked about
il, unless somebody throws
monkey wrench into. the ,nachIn-
cry somewhere, why it won't pe
so long before construction work
will be started. In all probabil-
ity the bridge will be located at
what is known as the Buster
Boyd site. The site gets it's
name by reason of the fact that
it adjOins the premises of a Meek.
lenburg county farmer named
Buster Boyd, who has been
great booster for the bridge for
years.
Best almshOuse in the State un-
der the best management is the
distinction that the. State Board
OF EuDlic Welfare gives the York
county home and L. p. Boyd, the
superintendent. Here is a report
hat has just been made by AS
sistant Secretary Breariy of
>lsIt to the county OH June 8:
"lhe York county almshouse is
one of the few commendable in
st,tutions of it's kind in South
Carolina. The permanent plant
is ranked as the best in the Stsoe,
even though the cement walls are
showing signs of weakening, and
the management of Mr.. |. p. Boyd
is a.credit to the county. The
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