Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-06

county prisoners in the Jail and two Of
them arc charged with the theft of
watches.
India Hook School Closes.
Exercises marking the close Of the
1920-21 session Of India Hook school
were held in the school house last
evening. a large number Of friends and
! patrons being in attendance. Teachers
in charge during the scholastic year
come to a close were Mesdames H. H.
W'indle and w. NJ. Carothers.
Killed by Fall.
w. w. Barron, of Iorkvlle, who re-
turned Wednesday from Cleveland
Springs N. c.. brought information of
the death of Bud Collins, so, white, a
the new Cleveland spring hotel last
Tuesday. The laborer was engaged in
pulling planks from the first to the sec
ond floor of the hotel building when he
fell backwards down stairway. Death
was almost instantaneous. He leaves
q widow and several children.
Machinery Sold. Cheap.
Machinery, the original cost of which
was more than $500, sold for $50 at
auction in Rock Hill last Monday. the
auction sale was conducted by Sherlft
Fred f. Quinn to satisfy judgment ana
costs in the case Of r. e. Smith, plain
tiff. VS.. Fl. Campbell & Sons, defend
ants, Smith having obtained judgment
in the sum of S521.43 and costs. Artl-
cles sold included concrete mixer ana
saw which were bid in by the plaintlit
for SIS.
immortality In Rock Hill.
immortality in Rock Hill, was the
subject of the sermon Of Rev :. r.
Tucker, pastor of the First Baptist
church Of Rock Hill, last Sunday night,
according to people who heard the ser
mon. In the course Of his sermon ReV:
Tucker is said to have fayed immoral
practices alleged to be more or less
common in Rock Hill, and what the
minister had to say fully covered the
subject. A large congregation heafu
the sermon, according to report
Boy Kills Brother.
Robert Dixon, colored, aged II, was
shot and instantly killed with a sno'
gun by his brother, Nose, 8, at the
home of their father, Will Dixon, on
the premises Of Mr.. S. B. Pratt, at Sha-
ron. Wednesday afternoon. It appears
that the two boys had gotten hold OF a
shotgun which they did not know was
loaded and the weapon, pointed toward
the older boy, was discharged with Ia
tai results. The younger boy was no
arrested. since the authorities were
satisfied that the killing was acci'
dental.
II. 6. Court Jurors.
The following citizens in and around
York county have been drawn to serve
at the next term Of the United States
district court for the Western Dlstrlc,
Of South Carolina, which convenes a.
Asderson, Tuesday, May 81: Petit Ju'
rors-J. E. McAllilley, Ebenezer; sep
] tinus Massey, Catawba; j.. b. Scott
yorl, No. g: A. W. Love, Kings Creek
". p, Bambright, Grover; Robert Zenc
LIicks and j. Z. Jeffries, Gaffney. Crane
J Jurors-D. S. Hollis, Richburg; +: n
Hall, Great Falls; J. F. Hardin, Ches'
ter.
. Horse Outran Ford.
Ford automobiles are not in 1T VIII
Lesslie Feemsters horse, acco"alne ~
a story told yesterday by Frank teeHl
ster, brother of Leslie. According te
J the story, Leslie Feemster ielt III:
J horse and buggy standing IN 1ront o.
! a store on South Congress street MOI
day afternoon. The horse became
frightened and started running FOL
home FIVE miles west Of Eorkville. John
Cameron's fiiyver was nearby ano
Feenstcr ond Cameron started attei
the runaway horse in the Ford. Wher
thew caught up the horse was at nome
Damage to the extent Of about 70 cents
, was done the buggy.
Jury Reversed.
The verdict Of jury in Magistrate
4 +. Ouinn's court in Kings Mountain
township, whereby w. n. Hanna
Kings Mountain township farmer, was
convicted Of an assault upon l.
Freeze. was reversed by Judge John 5
Wilson at the recent term OF the cour,
of common pleas for York county
Hanna took an appeal from the decls-
ion OF the jury in the magistrates
court. Solicitor Henry did not under
take to fight the appeal when the de-
fendant stated that the plaintiff had
called him a foul name, the solicitor
saying in effect that any man who call
ed another such a name laid hlmsell
liable to an assault. The reversal OF
the jury in magistrate court by Judge
Wilson has the effect Of granting new
trial to Hanna. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, if, the matter will be brought ur
again.
Sharon School Closes.
Presentation of diplomas to members
of the graduating class and an address
by Prof E. A. Montgomery, superin
tendent of the Yorkville Graded schools
marked the final closing exercises OF
the Sharon school at the school audi
torium Wednesday evening. An audi
ence that could not find seats In the
auditorium, was present. for the occo-
sion. An interesting feature Of the en-
ercses of the final night was the pre-
sentation of prize of S. gold piece
offered by Superintendent J. W. Shealy
for the best declaimer in the declama-
ton contest held last Friday night
First honors were awarded to Miss Sal
lie Scott Erwin; second place. was
awarded Paul Whisonant and third
place, Miss Nell Horton.
Benefit of the Cotton. Association.
Seconding resolution of regret al
the inability of J. Skottowe Wanna
maker to be present at the meeting OF
the South Carolina Branch Of the
American Cotton association in Colum-
bia, last Wednesday, because of the
desperate illness of two of his sisters
DR.. J. e. Johnson, president Of the York
county branch of the association, paid