Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-25
LOCAL LAcONICS
YorkuiIIs School Defeated.


YorkviIIe School Defeated.
Winnsboro High walked away with
the Yorkvi!le High school football
eleven in game of football in Winns-
boro Friday afternoon. The score was
13 to in favor. Of Winnsboro.
Newport School Opens.
The school at Newport opened yes
terday morning. Mrs. Tom Faris is
the principal in charge, with Mrs. S.
NJ. Caldwell as assistant
Charged With Storing Ginger.
Rock Hill Herald, Monday:In police
court this morning Stark Aston was
given hearing on the charge of stor-
ing liquor, the officeYs having found
considerable quantity of ginger in
his place of business A five gallon
keg of the intoxicant mad. been re-
Gently received by express, the cost of
the keg being more than $46. He was
found guilty and fine of $50 i'm
posed. Notice of appeal was given.
Allison Released on Bond.
Byers Allison, farmer of the Sharon
section who has been in jail several
days charged with shooting Walker
Rice, colored farm hand last Tuesday
was released on bond today in the
sum Of $500. The bend Yves signed by
Allisor's mother, Mrs. Rufus Allison.
Rice is said to be getting along nicely
at the Chester hospital where he was
carried soon after he was shot.
The Chester Fair.
The Chester County Fair, which is to
be held next week, commencing on
Tuesday, promises to be better than
usual in that more exhibits and more
attractions have been booked. The en-
tertainment feature of the first day will
be series of automobile races and a
game of automobile polo. The great
Guernsey show is to be another fca-
ture of the week. The management Is
looking for record breaking crowds this
year.
Commissions Revoked.
Chief Game Warden Richardson has
revoked the commissions of 1877 game
wardens throughout the state. Utmost
cases it has been because the holders
Of the commissions have not been
functioning; but it has turned out, that
in many cases the holders of the COM
missions had sent in their designations
and the secretary of state had made no
record Of the fact. Among the York
county game wardens appearing In the
list of those revoked are the following:
w. S. Peters, r. G. Brandon, s. n. Cor
don, II. c. Gourley, J.. l.. Dowdle, VIII
+. Steele, D. j. Mitchell.
Mules Burned to Death.
Four mules and n mare were burn
ed to death in a fire which destroyed
the barn on the premises of Erwin G.
Pursley, we'll known farmer OF
Smyrna No. about 10 o'clock last
night 4 large quantity of roughness
and other property was also destroyed
by the flames. Mr.. Pursley had his
arm badly burned while trying to res,
cue his stock from the burning build
ing. Insurance was carried on The
barn in the amount of $500 but there
was no insurance on the stock. The
total loss is estimated at about $4,000.
Mr.. Pursley and his family were
asleep at the time the fire was dis
covered by negroes living on the firm.
When they reached the scene the
building was ablaze and it was impos-
sible TO save the animals.
Boy Died of Injuries. \
James Hope, aged about years,
son of Mrs. Agnes Maloney Hope who
lived with the family of NJ. II.
Stephenson near Sharon, died in the
Fennell Infrmary, Rock Hill yester-
day of injuries received October is,
when his arm caught in gasoline en-
gine and was broken in several places.
Little hope was held out for the re-
covery of the little lad from the time
of his accident and he is said to have
suffered great pain until death re-
lieved his suffering yesterday. Burial
was at Sharon a. r. Z. cemetery to-
day. a peculiar coincidence in con-
nection with the death Of the lad is
the fact that his father the late
Thomas NJ. Hope was killed in an ac-
cident at a ginnery several years ago.
The father met his death wound on
October II while the son met his on
Oct 49, The lad is survived by his
mother and ops younger brother.