Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-03

DAYS before the fact of his death was
established, he having been detailed
with British command at the time.
Harmony Church Burned.
Harmony Presbyterian church on the
Sharon road about four and one-halt i
miles west of Yorkville was destroyed
by fire about IL o'clock last night, |
There Is no idea as TO the origin of the
fire. About three weeks ago Miller
School No. 48 was destroyed by fire
and next day the pu pills were moved
into Harmony church where school
was resumed There bad been no legi- |
Innate fire in the building for two
weeks. The church property was valu-
ed ut about $4,000 and there was no In.
surance.. The building was located
about 200 yards east OF the residence
Of Mr.. j. NJ. Brlce, one OF the trustees
of the school district; but Mr. Brlce
residence was not endangered. Scnool
trustees have plans for rebuilding
Miller school. Harmony church Is sup
piled by Rev. c. W. McCully OF Sha-
ron, who IS pastor OF Woodlawn Pres-
byterian church there. ~'t..
Audit Of the Offices.
The report OF the accountants who
audited, the books OF the various YORK
county public officers under the direc-
ton OF the comptroller general, Is in
the hands of the York county grand
jury. 1t Ia a full, exhaustive and
comprehensive report, with comments
OF the business management or each
office and rec3pitulated statement
showing the financial conditions at the
time OF the closing OF the report All
Of ihe officers with the exception OF the
cotnty board of commissioners are
commended for the manner in Whlch
their books, papers and accounts are
kept. The bookkeeping OF the county
board OF commissioners, however, is
severely criticized, especially because
OF failure to make a proper showing as
10 distribution OF funds as required by
law. The books and records of the OF
fee of the county treasurer are lie d up
as a model of neatness, accuracy and
eomprchensibility.
Federal Aid for Fort MILL.
Col. Thos b. Spratt. who is chair
man of Fort Mill township highway
commission, has announced that he mas
secured from the county commissioners
an appropriation of 100000 to suppie-
ment the funds already secured for the
purpose of building standard Mgnways
through Fort Mill township, says Fort
NJ
cial meeting Of the county COMMISSION
crs held I'M Yolkville Wednesday, the,
needs Of the township were presented,
and the whole Of an appropriation 70
the county by the state highway COM
mission, was awarded for the purpose
of building standard roads in Fort MIN
township. With an additional appro-
/ priation hitherto made Of $4,000, and
bond issue Of $4,000, there VIII be
available $105,000 for road purposes,
and the improvements will include an
| 49, foot asphalt road from Catawba riy.
/ err bridge through the town or fort
Min, q distance of about two ana one
half miles, the town co-operatins
through a bond issue Of $4,000. otner
highways will be OF standard sand clay
| construction. The recent death OF c.
| p Blankenship has caused a vacancy
| on the township highway board. when
! will be filed at the coming session OIL
the general assembly uE'lu the rec
| connmendation Of the York county DEL
| eeation. Petitions recommending Jas.
n Garrison OF the Flint Hill section,
and w. II. Crook Of the Gold Hill sec
tion, for the appointment hove been
circulated. tl
Grant Talks Of Weather.
J. Marion Grant OF Chester who is
well known in York county as weatn-
or prophet as we'll as in Chester coun-
ty has handed out his prognosticatlons
| for the month Vof January. His fore
cast is as follows; "January:ls due 10
come In fair and moderately cold. A
Venus disturbance. central. December
30, 1921, will have O finger In all
weather phenomena up 10 the 18th OF
January. Wind storm period central
on The third. Look for increasing
cloudiness, third 10 nth. With some
rain, follower by clearing and cooler
Lunar STORM period, contral on the
ninth. Major disturbance OF Mercury
on the ninth. Moon at extreme nortn
declinatIon on the, 11th and in apposi-
ton to the sun on tho 18th, and IN
perigec the 18th. The Venus perturn-
atoms are in full force during this
period. stormy combination OF dis-
turblng causes from the 9th 10 the 18th,
inclusive! Look for much cloudy, un.
settled weather, probably snow ana
sleet. about the 18th and 14th as far
south as the 34th or 35th degree o.
latitude. After the storm center passes
east of your longitude look for rising
barometer and colder. Seventeenth
and 18th probably fair. On the l9tn
to 2lst. incleasing cloudiness, proDaply
rain. followed by clearing and frosty
mornings. On the 22nd and 23rd. fair
About the cath TO Goth, cloudy ana
threatening. probably rain and wthd.
On the 27th the center OF Mercury
disturbance and n lunar storm period
central on the Both, and moon in con-
junction with the sun on the 27th.
Much cloudiness. rain, probably thun-
der and lightning south from the 2sth
to 3lst. followed by clearing colder.
Upon the whole, the outlook is for a
moderately mid winter and the precl-
pitation below the average. The year
1922 promises TO be dry one"