Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-12


put off until April it will be q three
per cent.
Gastonia Gazette, September 8: Mr..
Andrew Kennedy, an aged and highly
respected citizen OF the Union section,
died suddenly at his home Thursday
afternoon about o'clock. Neighbors
who came to inquire as to his death
found him dead on the floor. 1t is sup
posed that heart failure was the cAuse
of his death. He was about 65 years
of age, and lived alone. His wife died
some months ago. Messrs. Will and
Arthur Kennedy, two sons, Of Gasto-
MIA, survive. Mr.. r. C.. Kennedy of
Bcssemer City, was a nephew. \
daughter, Mrs. Nathan Jenkins, died
some time ago. Funeral and inter-
ment took place Friday morning ut
Sandy Plains Baptist church. With
Moose hall filled to capacity and many
more unable to get in, Moose, their
families and friends gathered Thurs
day night to hear reports from dele
gates to the recent Mooseheart Jubi-
lee, held in Mooseheart, Ill. Mr.. j. M.
Hoyle made the report. A quartet
composed of Mesdames H. c. McFee
and C. R. Gillespie and Messrs. e. K.
Lesson and H. V. McFee entertained
delightfully."- with selected songs. Ice
cream. cake and cold drinks. were
served in abundance. A delegation Of
Gaffney Moose attended...........Mr. JOS
eph A. Mclean Of Charleston, S. c., is
the guest this week of DIR. and Mrs.
c. E. Adams at their home on Broad
street. Mr.. Mclean was, before the
World war, professor Of music at Ag-
mes Scott. He is now head of the
American Red Cross, Charleston di-
vision.Figures to the increased
enrolment this year in the city schools
were given at the weekly Rotary lun-
cheon by Superintendent w. P. Grier
Thursday at the Country Club. The
total enrolment so far in the city
schools is. 2,673, divided as follows:
Central, 742; Loray, 9SS; East, 334;
Clare, 159; Willow, Asa. The total en-
rollment last year was 2,314; the year
before 2,2S6. The school census this
year shows $500. Last year it was
3,940; the year before 3,460. These fig
ures give us an idea as to the growth
10 hn nf In,
the city.
Cherokee (Gaffney) Times, Sept. 8:
Inexpressble gloom was. cast over
Gaffney yesterday when word went
over the city that Mrs. Julia Saratt
Robbins, wife of Clint c. Robbins had
died at a local hospital following a
brief illness............Pau the four year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Evans of Kings Creek, narrowly es-
capped fatal injury yesterday afternoon
when the auto driven by John Horn
struck him as he was running across
the street after his mother at the
crossing between the First National
Bank and the Battery. His mother
and neighbor We're walking in advance
of Paul and his older brother and were
out of line Of the track Of the ap-
/ preaching auto which confused the
I children. The older boy turned back,
! it to his mother and started in a run
! for the Battery side of the street, too
| late for Mr.. Horn to stop or dodge
! him.........O Oscar Williams and Curtis
Phillips, two youths about Is or 16
years of age, living in the Battle
Ground section of the county, were ar
raigned' before a Gaffney magistrate
yesterday on a charge of stealing
watermelons. The case was tried, the
youthful defendants convicted, and
they were each sentenced to pay fine
public works of the county. They paid
the fines. Thirty-five new houses
to be occupied by employees Of the
Limestone Cotton Mills and the Gaf-
fney Manufacturing Company are now
in course of construction here, contract
for the work having been awarded to
Weaver & Mcmillan. 1t is stated that
the approximate cost Of the new
houses will be $65,OO0 and that the work
is to be completed not later than Nov
embrr Is. Twenty Of the houses are
for the use of Gaffncy Manufacturing
Company employees and the other Is
for Limestone Mills. Each house is to
be equipped with all modern conven-
fences, including water, lights and
sewerage.
Cleveland Star, (Shelby) Sept. 8:
A party of Cleveland fox hunters re-
turned last week from Bladen county
where they enjoyed fox hunt, catch