Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-07
GARNERED With SCISSORS
News From Within and Without
go the County.
CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING
Some Items of Fact, Some of commen.
and An Helping to Give an Idea OF
What Our Neiehbors Are Saying and

What Our Neiehbors Are Saying and
Doing.
Chester Reporter, July 8: The Pres
byteriarrs defeated the independents
Friday. afternoon by the heone-sided score
of 9 tos1.a This gives the Presbyterianls
four victories and one defeat and per-
centagesof 800. The A. r. P.'s are ,neXt
with three victories. and two defeats'
percentage of 800, The Methodists
have won two games and lost three
which gives them percentage Oh '4oV'
The Independents have won, one game
and lost four, their percentage nelns
200 Marriage licenses have been
issued as follows from Judge OF ,Pro-
bate A. w. Wise's office since Thurs-
days Reporter: Mr.. Granville L. VIII
born and Miss Lottie Henson, both OF
Chester: and Mr.. David McWat'ers
of Fort Lawn, and Miss Mary l.. Rose
of Columbia..--.--.At the meeting Oh the
Chester county Democratic executive
committee at the courthouse Saturday
morning, with seventeen Of the execu-
tive committeeman present, the cam
paign schedule and the assessments ol
candidates were agreed upon. AS IN
years gone by the campaign VIII open
at Armenia, Tuesday, July 2oth' ls
the data set for the candidates to make
their initiatory appeal TO the voters.
Mrs. Mary Virginia Cornweh' wid-
ow of the late w. J, Cornwell, passed
away at an early hour Saturday morn
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
John E. Cornwell, on Ashford street
Mr.. Hugh Knox of Chester, X. f.
ID. /, showed us an interesting old VOL
ume saturday that he recently founo
among some old books and papers. III
is a Gazetteer of the United StaCes'
compiled by ]. E. Worcester, and PRINT
ed by Flagg & Gould in the year
1915. The population Of Chester ois-
trict was put down at 11,47O, slaves
-2.743. What is now the city of chester
was described as a post town ana cap
ital, and was said to contain an acad-
envy and about thirty houses..---..Mr.
Jno. r. Page of Lowryville. r. F. ID.
No. 2, says a very effective remedy 'or
destroying the boil weevil is to purh
sulphur in the field at night. Mr.. rage
has tried this out on a five-acre field
and states that he is convinced it VIII
do the work, and the cost is very small
Gastonia Gazette, July a: While on
fishing trip to eastern Carolina, Mr..
Charles Featherstone, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. C. Featherstone Of Gastonia'
and Miss Lettie Lennon Of Clarkton'
were reeently united in marriage at
Elizabe etitown.--.-..---T Sparrow the
well-kn64n farmer and dairyman' was
In towp this morning. Thought you'd
gone to Hartsville with the boil weevil
crowd" remarked the reporter. "The
boil weeyil's not worrying me one par
ticle," declared Tom, who added, i
haven't got a stalk of cotton on my
farm" Tom Sparrow is known as one
of the most successful dairy farmers IN
the county. He quit raising cotton
years ago and thinks CASTOR would be
much better off if it didn't raise any
cotton AT. Mrs. Ross Forbes and
children of Hickory, spent the week
end with Mr.. Edison Forbes and Mrs.
w. III. Thrower of Bowling Green, ), Z.
They also visited Mr.. and Mrs. f. f.
Clinton of Rock Hill, S. C..----"Mr. ana
Mrs. r. r. Robinson of Bessemer CITY,
had as their guests Sunday Mr.. ana
Mrs. Ross Forbes and children OF
Hickory; Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Bradley
and children of Gastonia, and Mr. and
Mrs. w. II. Thrower and children OF
Bowling Green, S. CHI telegram
sent Monday night from Lexington,
Kentucky, to Mrs. J. A. Anderson by
her son, Mr.. Walter Anderson, IL is
stated that the Boil Weevil Special a
Ford touring car which left here sat
urday for the West, had reached Lex
ington, Monday night in spite OF bad
roads from the North Carolina line 10
that place. The other members OF the
party are Everett Jordan, Kenneth Par
ker and Pink Rankin. They left Lex
ington this morning for st. Louis
Officials of the Gastonia High School
Athletic association have been at wo
for the past week mapping out plans FOR
their 1923 football season. With pier
ty of material on hand and two coach
es added to the staff, the team VII
again plow it's way into enemy terrific
ry for q share of the state prep schoo.
honors. Last years team was the ffsl
the local high school has had since 1911.
The record made by that team was
fair and, with the lads protiting by the
past years experience, this years
squad expects to have a considerably
better showing on the gridirons OF
Charlotte, Gaffney, Shelby, Concord
Lincolnpn and others.
WFNiA,;
Cleveland Star, (shelby), July q;
The host of friends throughout the
county will regret to learn of the
death of Mrs. Sarah Gibson one OF
F,arrs oldest and most beloved women