Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-05
LOCAL LACONICS
Hickory Groves First Bale.

Hickory Groves First Eaie.
The first bale Of the new cotton crop
to be sold on the Hickory Grove
market was sold this morning by II. ;.
Ramsey to Smith Bros, for - cents
pound. The cotton was ginned at
Smith Bros.'s ginncry.
DR.. johnson on Way Home.
DIR. ID. b. Johnson, president of Win
throD College who has been spending
several weeks touring Europe, Is on
his way home. He sailed from Liver
pool, England, for New YORK on the
steamer Adriatic September 2, and Is
expected TO arrive in New YORK,
September y.
Proposed School Consolidation.
A movement is on foot to bring
about & consolidation OF Mt. Holly,
EdgmoOr and Harmony school IN "a
tawba township. While some OF the
patrons of the three schools are oppos-
ed to such consolidation II is peileVcu
that the majority favor it. The matter
will he Thoroughly discussed at several
school meetings in the territory al
fected
Call for Or. Phillips.
York County Associate Reformed
Presbytcrians will be Interested espe-
clallN 10 lGilIn llltNS NV. III a. ~
Phillips of Chester, has been called to
the pastorate of the First A. +. T..
church of Charlotte. The action call
ing DR.. Phillips was taken at IL con-
gregational meeting held last Sunday.
DR.. Phillips has not yet signiiled his
intentions relative TO the call.
lueeo Gunter Dead.
I.ucco GuntCr. for the past two years
nr bn mcnt nf education
at Furman and formerly Supcrintend-
ent of the Rock Hill city schools, died
Mt his home in GrcenvillC, last Friday
afternoon, following i long illness. lie
was 43 years old and Il native OF
Wagner Intcrment was in the
cemetery in Greenville Saturday after
noon.
Clerks Sales.
Two tracts of land and the timber
rights in a third tract were sold by
Clerk of the Court McMackin ycstcr-
Gsy before the court house door in
accordance with previously advertised
notice The case was that of q. }.
Corpening trustee, plaintiff, against
the Consolidated Trust Co, ct III. One
tract of 4S1 acres in Fort Mill town
ship was bought by the ColSolidatcd
Trust company for $l70o. Timber
rights in 325 acres and y tract OF, II
acres in the same township, were Iur-
chased by the Consolidated company
for $3.50.
Sharon Meeting Closes.
A protlactcd meeting at Sharon
Methodist church which began on
Thursday of last TcCk came to close
Sunday night. The services were coll
Quoted by Rev. DliSS1rs of Clemson
College who has held meetings at S!a-
ron before. Two. services were held
each day and the large congregations
that attended each service attestcd the
great interest In the meeting. 1t IS re-
ported that several persons connected
with the church on profession of Ialth
as a result of the meeting.
Caught in the Act.
John p. Moore, Jr., alleged negro
moonshincr and blind tiger Of Broad
River township living several miles
west of Norllvill", is said to have been
caught in the act of selling a quantity
of liquor 10 Il young white man last
Thursday. \ prohibition officer who
had climbed Il tree near John +. home
is said To have seen him turn over the
shine to the purchaser and there are
probably other interesting features
connected with the case That John p.
will learn for the first time when his
case comes to trial. Moore, it is
said. has often been arrested by the
officers on liquor charges; but has
never been convicted. He gave bond
in the sum of $500
Evening Herald Changes ownerohip.
With tho issue of last Friday The
Evening Herald Of Rock Hill passed