Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-22
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Baptists Call Pastor.

LOCAL LAcoNlcs
Baptists Call Pastor.
Rev. w. T. Furcon Of Camden, has
been called to the pastOrate of Park
Baptist church in Rock Hill and Rev.
Mr. Furcon has accepted the call. He
will take up pastoral duties about
October l.
Gotten Belt Defeats Filbert.
Cotton Belt and Filbert played
game of baseball at Cotton Belt yester-
day. The score was to in favor OF
Cotton Belt. Batteries: Filbert-Smith
and Lynn; Cotton Belt-Leon Smith
and Thomas. Umpire-Beaufort Smith.
Glover and Mutual Tie.
Rain broke up a game Of baseball
Saturday afternoon between the Glover
Mill and the Mutual Mill Of Gastonia,
played on Hawthorn Field, Clover.
Rain did not come until after the fifth
inning with the score standing 3 to 3,
Plank Had Nails in 1t.
Jack McCorkle, young lad of Rock
| Hill, slid down a plank while playing
around the new building being erected
by the First Presbyterian church in
Rock Hill, Sunday. The plank had
nails in it. The boy didn't know it. The
doctor took thirteen stitches in him.
Sharon Defeats Grover.
Sharon defeated the strong Grover,
Y. c. baseball team in a game Of base
ball at Grover yesterday afternoon
7 to 3. Floyd Stegall pitching for
Sharon had the edge on Moss, star
l'slab man for the Tar Heels and was
given good support by his team mates.
Batteries: Sharon-Stegall and Sherer;
Grover-Moss and Elliott.
Charges Attempted Bribery.
Declaration that ne was promised
the office of lieutenant governor If he
would withdraw from the race for sec
retary of state, was made at McCor-
mick, Friday by James G. DOZier, or
Rock Hill. veteran of the World War
and q candidate for the office Of sccrc-
tary of state Mr.. Dozicr sid the Of
fer was made over the phone from
Columbia on the Sunday previous 10
the opening Of the campaign. w.
Banks Dove. who followed Mr.. DOZicr,
said he knew nothing OF the offer and
he had never sought to deny anyone
the right to seek office. Mr. DOZier
said he didn't know who attempted to
change him i'm his purpose but said
he offered to take off his coat "nd
meet them face TO face if their identity
WAS made known.
Negro Educator Dead.
Rev NJ y. Hall, founder Of Friend
ship College for negroes in Rock Hill
and one of the best known COlored
educators of the state. died at his
home i'm Rock Hill, early Friday morn
ing, following a long Illness. He was
G3 years old and is survived by his
widow, five sons and six daughters.
He founded Friendship College in
Rock. Hill in 1891. the college being
instituted under the auspices of the
Negro Baptist Association Of York
and Chester counties. In addition to
lis work as president of the college,
Rev. Hall was pastor of Trinity Bap-
fist church. colOrcd of Rock Hill and
Mount Zion Baptist church ut Nc
Connellsvillc he having served the
two churches for - years and % years
respectively. His body was buried in
the cemetery for cOlored people in
Rock Hill this morning following
funeral services held at Prospect
Baptist church. BY his conduct and
GOOD works for the advancement Of
his people he enjoyed the respect Of
both white people and Colorcd.
Rock Hill BOYS Hurt.
Five boys Of Rock Hill were serious
~ hurt. one probably fatally, Saturday
night on the cement road a mile from
tic city when big truck was side
awipcd by an automobile. driven by an
unknown party. The boys were taken
tC local hospitals and are reported as
getting along ls well as could be eX-
pocted. The driver of the automobile
did not even slow up with the collision
and officers have been cndcavoring to
learn his identity The track, one of
tie Arcade mills, driven by Roy Wal
lace, was taking q number Of boys
out 10 the river bridge for a water
melon cutting. the party being in
charge Of Miss Mooney. community
worker. and Mrs. G.. d. Williams. wife
OF the Y. VI. Q. \. secretary mt the mill.
TIL" boys were sitting on the truck
with their feet hanging over tho edge
Of tho platform body. Driver Wallace
saw the speeding machine coming
and drew 20 one side. The big tour
ing car passed the front Of tho truck
with a good margin and then sworvcd
toward il sideswipin% the rear portion
and catching the LEGS OF the bows.
some of whom were hurled from the
truck while the legs of others were
cGUght between the automobile and
the edge OF the truck. The truck was
stopped but the machine kept on its
course towards town with increasing
speed. The injured arc: Frank Por-
ter, compound fracture of leg: Hubert
Tcno and Robert Blackwell laCCratcd
ankles: James Roland. laceratcd an
i!o ana Internal injuries: Grady Neal,
number Of cuts ana bruises on legs
n MI nr.I.lls