Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-07-14
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Current Items Of Interest Found
in the Yorkville ENQUIRER.

IA VIC xOIhVul0 GauQUlI8I.
The county board assessment
on mules and horses for purposes
of taxation has been increased
about 20 per cent on instructions
from the State tax commission.
Yes, we are going to have a
good old time picnic at Filbert
on Thursday, july 49," Monday
said w. l.. Pnrsley, chairman OF
the committee. Congressman W..
+. Stevenson and Hon. Cole u.
Blease, former governor, will be
the speakers.
The contractors who are to
build the west road from Smyrna
through Hickory Grove toward
Sharon commenced putting down
their plant on last Saturday
with the understanding that they
were to begin work Monday anu
complete their contract as rap
idly as possible.
Paul Dunlap of the Delphos
neighborhOod, 25, and a World
war veteran, lost his life while
swimming in Guys mill pond,
between Lowryville and Chester,
last Sunday afternoon. The body
OF the unfortunate young man
was not recovered until 1S min
utes later, and although two ply
sicians worked furiously in an eli.
fort at resuscitation, they were
unable to bring back any sign of
life. -
Funny thing been occurring
up our way said Magistrate r.
Il. A. Smith to the reporter Mon
day Negroes got in big fight
at Smyrna Sunday a week ago.
There were nine OF them in it and
We got five of them arrested.
Several OF them were beat up and
cut up, but when it came to trial
nobody could tell who did it and
we could not convict anybody.
But we got good pistol off of
one OF the negroes and fined him
$45. The fine was paid, but we
held on to the pistol" "
Information was received Tues.
day morning that the body of
Corp. Clark Graham, Company
G, llSth infantry, 3Oth division,
who lost his life while fighting
with the American army in
France October 6, 1918, will ar
rive in Hoboken, n. D., about July
IL, and will b. brought tu York
vile for buria! in American Le-
t.'on lot in >i.ose Hill Cemetery,
the exact date of the funeral to
he announced later. Young Gra-
ham, the son of Burton S. Gra-
ham, now of Belmont. N. G., en-
listed with the Fort Mill National
Gnad company at the outbreak
OF the World war and was a faith
ful soldier until his death. He
will be buried with military hon
ors under the auspices of Mech
Stewart post of the American
Legion.
Charged with criminal assault
upon the ls year old daughter of
we'll known farmer residing in
Builock's Creek township, Jack
son Darby, negro, As, was arrest
ed Saturday afternoon by Con-
sable Moffatt Mcknight, Broad
River township, and is now in the
county Jail awaiting trial. The
woman in the case appeared be-
fore the York county grand jury
Monday morning and the grand
jury returned a true bill. The
alleged crime was committed sew
cral days ago, but did not be-
come known to the officers until
Thursday. when Sheriff Fred f.
Quinn received letter from
sister of the victim, stating the
facts. Her own father, it is said.
knew nothing of the matter until
Saturday. "
Preliminary organization of the
York County Health association
was effected at a meeting of a
few persons interested i'm the
American Legion club Monday
afternoon. The object Of the as
sociation, it was stated, was to
work for the employment of a