Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-07-05
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The County.
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Some Items Of Fact, Some Of Comment
and All Helping TO Give an Idea OF
What Our Neiahbors Are Saying and
Doing.

"hat Our NetanpoTo FHo o"J"s ~
Doing.
Fort Mill Times, June 30: At n pro-
longed session Monday night of the
board of trustees Of the Fort Mill
graded school, C. C. Stewart OF Pen
dleton, Anderson. county was elected
for the 1922 session, which opens
early in September. OF the many ap-
plicatfons received by the board for
the position, Mr. Stewards was ac-
companied by recommendations from
well known school men which were
considered best by the board and there
was practical unanimity in his elec-
ton. although the Fort Mill nlgh
school building was not put up in ac-
cdrdance with the requirements OF the
law, says John E. Swearingen, state
superintendent of education, in q let
ter written on June IS to John E. Car
ron, superintendent of education for
York county, the application OF the
trustees Of the school for $1,000 state
aid in paying for the erection of the
building has been approved. Mr.
S#earingen adds in the letter, how
ever, that he feels sure the state sup
erintendent himself will be criticised
by many people because of the faults
In the Fort Mill school building.....-.,....
News of the sudden death at Union
Memorial hospital in Baltimore Tues
day night of Miss Willie Mae Hoke'
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hoke'
was received in Fort Mill yesterday
morning with many expressions of
sorrow by her friends and the friends
of the family. Miss Hoke left Fort
Mil two weeks ago and after spend
ing a few days in Washington became
patient at the Baltim9re hospital
where she was operated upon Monday
morning. with apparent success, as
was indicated in a telegram to the
family Monday afternoon from her
brother, Joe Hoke. A decided turn ior
the worse came in her condition Tues
day, however, and she succumbed in q
few hours, due to the shock of the
operation. Miss Hoke had been SUI
ferer for several years from heart
trouble and II was with great reluc-
tance that the family consented for her
to have the operation performed. Miss
Hoke was 81 years old. She was
woman of marked intelligence and cul-
ture and had taught successfully IN
the Fort Mill public school and the
public school at Summerton. VIII
liamsburg county, She returned to her
home in Fort Mill last Christmas al
ter spending Is months in Washing
ton In the government service. She
was an active member of the D. a. X.
and had been q member of the Pres
byterian church since her girlhood.
Besides her father and mother MISS
Hoke is survived by three brothers.
John S. Hoke and Paul w. Hoke OF
Fort Mil and Joe Hoke of Spancer ~
C..Mr, and Mrs. c. S. Link lell
Fort Mill Tuesday morning for VIII
liamston to be present "Wednesday
evening at the marriage OF their son.
Clarence S. Link of Laurens, to Miss
Ruby Anderson. daughter of the Rev.
MIR. Anderson. pastor of the Williams
ton Methodist church...-"...The con-
sregation of Philadelphia Methodist
church Saturday afternoon gave their
pastor the Rev W. R. Bouknight. an
old-fashioned pounding" consisting
of choice groceries and other good
things to eat" for which Mr.. Bouk-
night expressed gratitude to the COM
mittee which delivered the supplies.