Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-16

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Frightened Mule Hurts Man.
: w. r. Gordon who lives on York No.
4 near the home of ]. M. Brice on the
Yorkville- Sharon roado was badly
bruised Wednesday afternoon when
the mule he was driving became
frightened at passing automobile
truck and attempted to climb'a bank.
The accident, it seems, occurred near
Turkey Creek bridge. Mr.. Gordon
riding in buggy with small boy
was proceeding to Sharon while the
truck was coming toward Yorkvil!e.
The mule SHE'D and jumped over into
the side of the road turning the buggy
over on top of the two occupants and
causing Mr.. Gordon an ugly scalp
wound and other bruises. Tho boy
was uninjured. ..,.,...
Southern Train Derailed.
IA broken rail caused Southern train
No. 81 TO leave the track ut a point
four miles north of Fort Mill yester-
day morning, the engine being parti-
ally overturned. The front truck Of
the baggage car also left the track.
Nobody was injured and after a delay
of several hours the train was taken
back to Charlotte and routed by Spar
tanburg to Columbia, while a special
train for Columbia w;s made up in
Rock Hill. Engineer Ambrose had
yyarning at Pineville by the engineer
Of the north bound train that some
thing was wrong with the track and
was proceeding at a rate of not more
tf.an 10 miles an hour when tfc broken
r;il was struck.
Gamblers Burned School House.
That a party of gamblers, in all
probability negroes. who Were en-
gaging in the great game or SKIN
are responsible for the burning OF
Miller school house in District No. As
last Sunday is the belief OF j. M.
Brice, one of the trustees Of the school
district, II have reason to believe that
a party of gamblers are responsible
for the fire that burned the school
building to the ground, said MIR. Price
Yesterday. There is much gambling
among negroes in our section, Il un-
derstand that a package of cards was
found in Sharon A. Rap. church one
morning some time ago, The theory be-
ing that n party Of gamblers were in
the church the night before" Mr..
Brice estimates that it will cost about
81, 500 to rebuild the school house.
Creamery Directors Chosen.
At a meeting at the court house in
Chester attended by a representative
number of the stockholders OF the
Chester Community Creamery asso-
ciation, the following directors were
elected: r. B. Caldwell, George r.
Dawson, H. c. Rohr, J., B. Westbrook,
n. M. DeVaga, ]. ]. Mcdaniel, Dan ;.
Hollis. James. s. McKeownr w. b
Stringfellow, F. Z. Abel and Walter
simpson. r. B. Caldwell. chairman
of the chamber of commerce creamery
committee, presided. At a meeting OF
the directors in few days officers wii
be chosen and plans effected looking
to the coming of the $4,000 creamery.
II Is proposed to make this creamery
a representative one, embracing not
only Chester, but York, Lancaster
Fairfield and Union counties.
Killed While Hunting.
Jesse White, young white man OF
Gastonia was shot apd killed Wednes-
day afternoon while out hunting III
tho Irnion section of Castor county.
II is thought that load Of shot from
the gun of Frederick kendrick caused
his. death. 1t seems that party Oh
several men were hunting rabbits and
,,Jesse White had strayed some distance
away from the other members Of the
party. kendrick fred at a rabbit ac-
cordinx to reports, tho load striking
White In the head. White was not
missed until some thirty minutes later
when he was found dead by one OF
tho members OF the party. The acci-
dent occurred near the old Joe Riddle
mill site. Due to the fact that the
shooting was purely accidental no IN
ouest was held. White. who was en-
ploycd at an automobile tire vulcaniz-
ing plant in Gastonia, is survived pS
his widow.
William Got Out Of Il.
Kings Mountain Herald, Thursday:
"Will Craig, I'm looking for you, come
bcrc" paul jackson the graded school
ianitor raised his head and shivercd
and answered "All right, I've been ex-
pecting that for long time rms Is
the substance of the conversation tnat
tool; place between Chief OF romeo
irwin Allen and the janitor nj inc
Graded school building just as DAY Was
fully cracking Wednesday morning ana
in a few minutes the fugitiTe from
south Carolina justice was locked up
and the telephone made busy. Chlci
Allen had learned that Paul Jackson
trc colored man who farmed TOT MI.
Grady Stewart last summer ana VINO
has been janitor for the graded school
WIS in reality VIII Craig, wanted al
sharon S. c., for wife beating. Alter
4 discussion Of the matter over tnt
nbone following the arrest, the SouIi'
Carolina authorities decided'not 10 ioi-
low I'd the case and the man was re-
leased.
Lytle Elected Mayor.
Arthur c. Lyle, popular young
man of Fort Mill and an eX-solaier
who served Overseas with Co. u, llSth
Inf of the goth Division was on Tues-
dov elected mayor of Fort Mill. he
defeated George Fish and B. {. Fer
ouson. Fish who is general manager
of the two cotton mills in Fort MIL
entered the race at the eleventh nour'
The vote was Lytle, 244; Fish 49,
Ferguson 54. Election CT Mi. Lytle as
chief officer of the municipality III
which he lives comes as the result 0i
his own efforts. Living in Fort Mill
practically all Of his life ard lett on
his own resources when but sinail
how he has by his own efforts ana ms
own grit and determination won 1of
himself an enviable place in the es-
tnern of his fellow citiZeLs. He is pro-
pI.ietor of a profitable drug business IN
Fort Mill ard is regarded rs one OF
the leading and most public spirited
.,.:...., 90 tho community. Is. w.