Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-04
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Burts 70 Head Schools Aaain.

LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Burts TO Head Schools Again.
Prof. r. G.. Burts has been re-elect-
ed superintendent Of the Rock Hill
public schools. Mr.. Burts has been
superintendent of the schools in Rock
Hill, for the last eight years.
New Zion Farm Sold.
John F. Smith of the New Zion sec
tion has sold his farm Of 126 acres to
c. A. Mullinax of Grover, n. c. The
purchase price was $2,S35 and the deal
was made through the real estate
agency of ]. C. Wilborn.
Monument in City Park.
Rock Hills new Confederate monu-
ment built through the efforts Of the
Rock Hill Chapter U. D. c. will be
located in the new City Park near the
Fennell Infirmary. The name Of the
park will be changed to Confederate
Park. ,.
Rock Hill Man to Jail.
Robert Helms, young white man Of
Rock Hill, was committed to jail yes
terday in default of $500 bond follow
ing q preliminary hearing before
charge of obtaining goods under false
pretenses. =.
Taken Back to Asylum.
Berry Wray, white man living near
Yorkville, who escaped from the state
asylum several days ago and returned
to his home was carried back to Co.
lumbia yesterday. Because Of his
mental condition it was deemed best
to take him back to the state institu-
tion for the insane.
Sentence for Adams.
Andrew (Buck) Adams, young ex-
soldier of Rock Hill WIS convicted Of
housebreaking and larceny In the court
of general sessions for Chester county
last week and was sentenced by Judge
Bowman to eighteen months on the
chaingang for carbreaking up, until a
few months ago when he was paroled
by the governor.
Turney in Trouble.
c. M. Turney, who lives near Tir-
Zah. was arrested in Rock Hill, last
week charged with uttering worthless
checks. 1t is understood that the
magistrates of York and Kings Noun
tain townships have q number Of
worthless checks alleged to have been
issued by Turney.
Jail is Full. e..
There were twenty-ninc prisoners
in the York county jan yesterday
afternoon. With the exception of five
who are serving Jail sentences inn
posed upon them in United States
court, the other twenty-four prisoners
are awaiting trial at the April term of
the court of general sessions.
Thirty Days for Richard Moore.
Richard Moore Rock Hill negro was
carried out to. the York county chain
gang yesterday, TO serve Il sentence Of
thirty days on the public roads
Richard was convicted of theft before
the recorder Of Rock Hill and being
unable to pay q fine of $40 was under
the necessity of doing the days.
Registration Beard Busy.
Messrs. J. d. Gwin and +. F. Clinton
Of York county registration board had
quite a busy session OF it yesterday
ct their office in the court house. Most
of the citizens applying for registration
certificates were people of Yorkville
who desire to vote in the approaching
municipal election. Most of the certi-
ficates issued yesterday were renewals.
Between Gastona and Glover.
The postOffice department has es-
tablished q star service from Gastonia
by Pinkney rural station and Bowling
Green, S. c., to Clover S. c., II miles
and back, six times q week, one way
only. The postmaster at GaStonia is
to employ temporary car
rier at not exceeding $3.50 annually.
The carrier will be required to carry
first and second class mail only.
Sharon Road Work.
Road Overseer Gambrell and his
road force engaged in building Broad
River township roads are now work.
ing through the main section of the
town of Sharon. The road workers
are engaged on the road between
Woodlawn Presbyterian church and
Sharon a. r. =. church. The road is
being widened and put in first class
condition generally.
To Attend OratoricaI Meet.
Five York county high schools will
be represented at the annual contest
of the Catawba Oratorical Association
to be held in Chester Friday evening.
On Saturday athletic contests among
teams representative of the several
schools that are members of the asso-
citation will be held. The list of York
school speakers and their sub
jects at the contest Friday night are:
Rock Hill-Crosby Steele-Lay Down
Your Arms; Clover-Phillip Jackson,
The Greatest Battle Ever Won; Fort