Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-30
ROCK HILL news BUDGET
Interest in Approaching Gypsy Smith
EVangellStlC Campaign.
BOIL WE'LL EXCURSION TOMORROW
Hotel Manager Will Appeal to Higher
Court-Rock Hill Swimmers De-
feat CharIotte-Other News and
Notes of Metropolis of York County.

Notes of Metropolis of York County.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
Rock Hill, Aug 29-Relisous en-
thusiasts and people of Rock Hill gen.
orally are beginning to show some in
terest in the approaching Gypsy"
Smith, evangelistic campaign, whlch
is to be held in this city for three
weeks beginning the first week in
October. Gypsy" Smith, one OF the
greatest ewangelists in the world
comes to Rock Hill under the auspices
of the Federation of Mems Bible
Glasses of Rock Hill. The campaign
will be held in large tent capable oi
accommodating several thousand per-
sons and religious leaders here feel
unite confident that It will be well fill
ed at each and every service by people
of Rock Hill and the surrounding
community. While the matter has. not
been settled the tent Of the famous
evangelist will very likely be pitched
on a lot, the property of st. Johns
Methodist church.
Visiting Boil Weevil Sections.
John X. Blair, of Sharon, YORK
County Farm Demonstration Agent
who was here last Saturday, said that
there would be a good many farmers
from all. sections of the county to go
on the "Boll weevil automobile eXcur-
sion this week into those South caro-
lima counties that have suffered great
" from the ravages of the boil weeVil.
The party of York county cotton
growers will leave York county To-
morrow and will be joined by other
cotton growers from other up state
counties who also wish to make Tie
tour. Col. T. b. Spratt will head ~
large party of farmers from Fort Mil
township, who will make the trip. and
farmers from practically every town
ship In York. county will be included.
.'Nhat we want to study most par
ticularly." Mr.. Blair. said, us the
means that the small farmers are
using to combat the ravages OF the
boil weevil and to learn what their
ideas are regarding the substitution
Of other crops for cotton. We propose
IN learn all that we can about the boil
wecyil and his ravages with view 10
using that knowledge to the best ad-
vantage in our own county. The
marty will probably return to York
county Friday evening.
Hotel Manager to Appeal.
Il was learned Saturday that w. f..
Hall manager of the Anderson Hote!
here who was convicted of disordefiy
conduct in. recorders court here last
week and fined $50, will appeal 10
higher court. Conviction of Hall grew
out of the raid by the police on the
hostelry when several men and wo-
men were caught in the hotel, the
charge against the manager being that
NJ keeDing disordelly house. Detense
of the hotel manager was that ne haa
seen nothing disorderly about MS
puests and that he was therefore no'
resnonsible for their actions. Later
in the week he was acquitted Oh ID
charge of conducting a bawdy mousse
Trial of the two cases against the hotel
manager here last week attracted con-
siderable attention and it was stateu
here Saturday that several young men
of Rock Hill left town during Ihe
week having an idea that it was 10
,beir hest interest to be outside the
iurisdiction Of the recorders court
during court week.
Baseball Season Over.
The baseball season for the "RocK
Hill All Stars" has come to 4 CLOSE
and it. has been most unsuccessful
soo.on for the Stars for the simple
reason that they lost every game they
nloyed despite the fact that the per
sonnel of the team includes seVeral
amateurs as good as ara to be 1ouhu
anywhere in the up-countrE. lie"
Iatest defeat and the defeat when ac'
oord;up to some Ct the local fans hur'
r,ost- was that which they suffered at
,ha hands of Chester last Thursday
the score being to l. 1t was stated
here Saturday that Rock Hill VIII 90
in for baseball early next summer aho
that every effort will he made ID put
ont = team that will he winner.
Swimmers Defeat Charlotte.
The swimming team of the ROCK
Hill Y. NJ. G. 4. won a meeting iroi"
the Charlotte Y. NJ. c. a. in the Chi'r-
Iotte "Y" swimming pool last week.
r.i,.at Mace in each OF the several
dashcs went to Rock Hl} whose team
was pronounced by the Chariolte
s,yimmers as one of the best that mad
given exhibition there. Swimming en-
,busiosts here are anxious to arrange
meetings with Yorkvillc, Glover, Ches-
fer Gastonia or other teams In this
section.
Collier Next Captain.
First Lieut.. Gordon q. Colller
will be elected captain of the Frank
Roach Guards of Rock Hill TO sue
cecd Capt. James c. Doaicr, recently
oppointed major. Lieut.. Collier VINO
is en- loycd in the United States post
office here is one of the most popular
vounp men in Rock Hill and Is per-