Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-10-20
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Crops About Rock Hill.


Crops About Rock Hill.
A. A, McKeown, district demonstra-
, ton agent, says that the best cotton
in his district is around Cheraw and
Chesterfield and that the cotton crope
around Rock Hill are as good as any
to be found in the Piedmont.
Blairsvilie School Opens.
The Blairsville school entered upon
the work of the 1929 session this
week with R. H. Cain of Sharon as
the principal in charge. His assistant
teachers are Mrs. S. A. Mitchell and
Miss Stella Cain,
Truck Arrives.
An automobile. truck. specially made
to carry school children, recently pur-
chased by the patrons Of Bethany and
Dixie districts to carry pupils from the
Dixie community to school at Bethany
arrived yesterday and will be put in
service Monday.
p. c. Fresh Win.
In ragged game of football which
really was a disappointment to the
several hundred fans who saw it, the
Presbyterian College Freshmen won
over the Davidson College Freshmen at
the York county fair in Rock Hill yes
terday afternoon, 74'to 0.c The p c.
Fresh play Rock Hill at the fair this
afternoon.
White Man Stabs Negro.
Carl Courtney, white is in Jail in
Rock Hill, charged with stabbing
Charlie Burns, negro, Wednesday
night, The difficulty occurred at the
York county fair grounds and is said
to have resulted following words be-
tween the two. 1t is feared that Burns
is fatally hurt since he was stabbed
near the heart,
Football Games Today.
Yorkville Highs football eleven is
in Lancaster >oday where they play |
Lancaster High this afternoon. Chester |
is playing Fort Mill in Chester this |
afternoon while Kershaw is playing |
Winnsboro at Winnsboro. Rock Hill |
freshmen at the fair grounds in Rock
Hill this afternoon.
Mr. Lummus Declines.
At q recent meeting of the congre-
cation of the Yorkville Associate Re-
formed church q vote was taken in
favor of extending call to Rev. r. A.
Lummus of Edgmoor to the pastor
ate Rev. Mr.. Lummus, however after
very careful consideration of the
matter decided that he is unable to
justify himself in leaving his present
charges. The Yorkville congregation
is still unsettled as to its pastorship.
Fort Mill Road.
Fort Mill Times, Thursday: The
public road between Fort Mill and the
county river bridge for several days
has been almost impossible in places
as a result of the recent heavy rains
following work done on the road two
weeks ago by the county chaingang.
The road was plowed up and be-
fore there was sufficient traffic over it
to pack down the surface several
heavy showers fell, with the result that
much of the road is now little better
than quagmire
Hilton is Pinched.
P. B. Hilton of the Hilton Drug Store
in Rock Hill, was arrested yesterday
on a warrant sworn out before Magis-
trate Poag of Ebenezer township,
charged with selling ginger and other
extracts He gave bond in the sum of
$780, Hilton was arrested following
an investigation by Constable James
Hart who is said to have been sent to
Rock Hill by Governor Harvey. 1t Is
common report that there are num-
ber of other drug stores and grocery
stores throughout York county who are
engaged in the sale of extracts and |
ginger; but whether the constable has
instructions from the governor to con-
tinue his investigations remains to be |
seen. A warrant was also issued for |
the arrest of clerk in the employ of
Hilton.
Rock Hill Woman Still in Jail.
A young woman said to be Rosa |
Scaley of Rock Hill, who was arrest
ed in Spartanburg several days ago in
company with Ollie B. Moser on
charges preferred in Federal court is
IN ioiI in rit according a
the Spartanburg Herald OF yesterday,