Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-06
GARNERED With SCISSORS
News From Within and Without
the County.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Some Items of Fast, Some of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea of
What Our Neighbors Are Saying and

and All Helping to Give an Idea of
What Our Neighbors Are Saying and
Doing.
Fort Mill Times, Dec. I: 1.-The trou-
bic with the roads of this community"
said n farmer who had just driven
through the mud to Fort Mill from his
home in the upper section of the town.
ship, sis not so much n lack Of work
as it is the character of the red clay.
All the digging and other work that
might be done on the roads Of Fort
Mill township for the next century
would not put them in condition to
withstand the rains unless they were
resurfaced. The roads cut up into
deep ruts and holes, come in them
where the water stands for any length
of time following every rain that lasts
for n. few hours or longer. We are
wasting money trying to make good
red clay roads" ".....-~-AS l.. Crane, Fort
Mill man who some months ago in
vented and patented a concrete cross
tie, has arranged with the Southern
railway to have the first test of the
tie in Fort Mill during the present
week A number of the ties areto be
placed in a,sidetrack near the passen-
ger station and will remain there until
it is demonstrated whether they will
support the heavy traffic passing over
the road at that point. A second
test will be given the ties in Charlotte
a. few days hCnce....--.~....F. +. Ardrey,
MAYOR of Fort Mill, has stated that he
would not ask to be reelected. Mr..
Ardrcy was elected without opposition
two years ago and has many friends
who will regret that they will not have
the opportunity of voting for him. He
has served the town without financial
compensation, agreeing eayly in his
administration to give the salary to
which he was entitled to the recorder
to, escape the unpleasantross Of pre-
Siding over the police court The
only hard surface road the Fort Mill
township road commission proposes
TO build. according to a statement
printed in The Times last week from
member of the commission, is be-
tween the county bridge across the
Catawba river and the town of Fort
Mill. Federal aid for road building al
ways is somewhat uncertain and the
plans of the township commission can
noi be worked out fully, as this paper
understands the situation, until the
commission knows definitely how much
assistance it will receive from the
national treasury.
Chester Reporter, Dec. 1: The pros
poets for the Chester Community
| Creamery are looking better. The
Chamber Of Commerce committee re-
ported today that the total had reach
co $4,000. The goal ise $4,000. The
work will continue until the necessary
amount is raised. AS soon as 1t
reaches the $4,000 mark no time will
be lost in getting the organization un-
der way. Recent subscriptions are rs
follows: Marion &c Marion, shares;
f. l.. Fox, 2; Joseph Lindsay, 8; A. w.
KluttZ 5: Sam w. kluttz, 5; ROOF &
Lee. 1: T. NJ. Douglas. l; Robert Gage
10; :. 4. Cough, 5; w. d. Page, D; n.
VI. McDiIl, 10: a. l.. CASTOR, 5........Mr.
-R. i. ScogEins and family have moved
into the Tinsley house on York street.
Mr.. Joe \. Whitener and family, VINO
have been living on Columbia street
have moved into the house on Saluda
street recently vacated by Mr.. II. l..
Patrick and family who are now max
ing their home with Mr.. j. y. stewart
on West End...........Th Chester coun-
ty is making 4 start in the direction
of fruit growing as measure render
cJ necessary and advisable in the cam
paisn to get away to as large an extent
as possible from cotton ana the Doll
wceyil was demonstrated at Lowryville
Yesterday when DIR. James Lana
bought the Davis G.. Anderson lands
consisting of practically 100 acres, for
The purpose of setting out q large
peach orchard. DR.. Land had pre-
viously lad Mr. HUT an expert from
North Carolina, go over the land; and
Mr.. Hutts conclusion was that the
land in that section is most admirably
adapted to the growing of peaches.
DR.. Land will set out n large orchard,
and hopes in Il few years to realize in
Il substantial way on his investment
Mr.. Sam J. Taylor, of Greenville,
has been flying about the city since
Tuesday in his acroplane. Mr.. Tay-
lor distributed considerable advertis-
ing matter for the Pryor Service sta
ton. and has been taking up passen-
gcrs....... Secretary II. B. Branch will
write today to Congressman w. +.
stevenson and United States Senator
T.. y. Smith and ask these gentlemen
10 communicate with the Marshal
Foch party and cndeavor to have the
great French generals train stop in
Chester tcnminutcs or so on the even
ing of Friday, December 9th so that
the people of Chester may get n look
at the Allied gcncralissimo, who pass
IS through here that evening on a
special train bound for Washington.