Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-17
WITHIN THE TOWN

At a congregational meeting last
Sunday the following were elected
deacons Of the First Presbyterian
church of Yorkville: William s. Moore,
w. w. Ferguson, N. C. McCorkle,
Perry Ashe.
- When she lost control of her car
while trying to avoid striking person
crossing the corner of South Con-
gress and Jefferson streets Friday
afternoon a Ford driven by Miss
Margaret Gettys crashed into an elec-
trio wire pole and tore the machine
up considerably. Miss Gettys was un-
hurt. The young lady was riding alone
at the time the accident occurred.
- Several ministers and elders Of the
Presbyterian church en- route to the
fall meeting of presbytery at Sharon
this morning found some difficulty in
getting there. Because Of the recent
heavy rains, the road between York.
will and Sharon is in bad condition
and jitney drivers were not much in
clined to make the trip even at $3.50
fare. However, those who had come
up from Chester all managed to get
over to Sharon after some little delay.
Several days ago Charles, little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Stroup Of
Yorkville fell while playing in the yard
at the horne Of his parents and dislo-
Gated his shoulder. The injury had
since caused the little fellow much
pain. On Saturday he fell again and
in the fan according to the belief Of
his father, pushed the injured shoulder
back into place again. Anyway, since
the second fall ne has hdd no more
trouble. go
- Willie Lloyd, white, pleaded guilty
in Magistrate Blacks court yesterday
morning to q charge Of obtaining
goods under false pretenses and was
sentenced to pay fine of s25 or serve
thirty days on the chaingang. He will
probably take the days. Lloyd was
arrested on complaint of Frank p.
Morrison, store keeper who said that
Lloyd had come to his store and pur-
chased $685. worth of goods giving
him an order on the Cannon Mill COM
pany for his time. Inquiry at the mill
developed that Lloyd had no time"
and that he had not been working
there.
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Police Ed Steele lost q highly priced
walking stick while he was engaged
in locking up two prisoners who had
been arrested on the charge Of dis
orderly conduct. The chief was not
sure just where he lost the stick but
labored under the impression that his
prisoners had very probably taken it
from him. Last week however the
stick turned up while force Of work.
men for the town were moving back a
tenant house on the Spencer place
west of Yorkville. The stick had been
hidden in the loft of the house and
the necessary jostling in moving the
house shook it down. The chief Is
unable to explain how the stick got
there unless it was carried there by
some person who had found it.
Evidently deciding that an after
noon like yesterday was good for moth
ing much except ducks and "skin
turner's" and that the officers of the
law would be keeping close to quarters,
eight negroes Of the town went to g.
house on the Love farm mile east of
Yorkville yesterday afternoon and
made ready for high old time OF 1t.
Deputy Sheriff Tom quinn and Con-
stable Johnson got wind Of the enter
tainment and surprised the crowd,
one negro who tried to make
his escape by going up a chimney.
Four of the eight escaped temporarily
but were recognized and are expected
to come in and submit to their fines
along with the four who spent part
Of the night in JAIL A few dimes which
were on the board were taken In
charge by the officers.
A Ford sedan the property of w.
f. Ferguson, local grocer and driven
by Jim Stewart, colored, and bort
car driven by B. T. Rish Of
Lexington county, s. c., collided in
the street in front of the York Furni-
ture Company's store yesterday after
noon. The Ford was travelling north
and the bort which was headed south
had turned to the left in order to get
TO the filing station in front of the
furniture company's store. When the
rash came the Ford suffered most
although there was some damage to
he other car. Neither of the drivers
we're injured but Miss Minnie Florence
Ferguson who was in the sedan suf-
cred bruised shoulder. Each driver
vas required to put up q SO bond and