Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-08
LOCAL lACCNICS
West. Road Contract.

The county board Of commissions is
receiving bids for the construction of
1-2 miles of the West road between
Bullocks Creek and Sharon. The con-
tract is TO be let on September 10.
LowryvilIe School.
The school at Lowryville opened
Monday with an excellent attendance.
Prof. j. ID. Adams, of Ninety-Six, is
principal. Miss Miriam Betts, Of
Chester, has charge Of the inter
mediate department and Miss Mildred
Bankhead has charge of the primary
department. During the past couple
of months the school building has
been attractively worked over and it
now makes a splendid appearance.
Contract Awarded for Bridge.
Austin Brothers Bridge Company
of Atlanta, Ga, was awarded the con-
tract to build n bridge over Bullocks
creek on the Sharon Hickory Grove
road by the county commissioners on
Wednesday. The contract price was
$5,100. Under the terms OF the con-
tract the bridge must be completed
in two months. The bridge timber
will be treated with creosote in order
to preserve it.
Federal Jurors.
The following York county men have
been drawn to serve as jurors at the
October term of Federal court which
convenes in Greenville on October 8:
Grand jurors-JOhn S. Rainey, Sha-
ron; John T. ROddey, Rock Hill: John
r. Cobb Sharon. Petit jurors, first
weeks. +. Atkins. York No. G; w. O.
ford, York No. 3: j. B. Johnson, Rock
Hill: w. j. ?. Wylie, Yorkville; Ma
son Wilkerson, Hickory Grove; J. 5.
Glasscock, Catawba.
Bankruptcy Petitions.
York county relatives and friends OF
II. Grier Love, president of the Fl. G..
Love Real Estate Agency Of Ander-
son, will regret to learn that he has
found 1t necessary to file a petition in
bankruptcy in United States court in
Greenviile. His liabilities are listed
at S63.761.67, and his assets at ST.
4O1. w. L. Smith of Rock Hill, in the
mercantile business, filed n petition
September 2, in voluntary bankruptcy.
His liabilities are listed at $500 and
his assets at $4,000.
Still Taken at Harmony.
A large whisky distillery was found
in the Harmony section of Chester
county Wednesday and j. II. Feather
stone, one-legged white man, said to
live at Dallas. y. c., was arrested in
connection with the discovery of it.
He disclaims any connection with it
and was released on the payment Of
a 5000 bond. The liquor outfit was
found by Sheriff D. Gober Anderson
and Deputy Sheriff James G.. Howe
and was a big affair. The parapher-
MALTA WAS brought to Sheriff Ander-
sons office. Six and one-half barrels
of mash was found at the liquor manu-
featuring plant and it was poured out.
May Go To Pen.
Unless Governor Harvey extends
executive clemency, Edley Martin,
prominent Cowpens citizen, will have
to serve a two-year sentence on the
Cherokee county chaingang or in the
state penitentiary imposed two years
ago when he was convicted OF man.
slaughter for the death Of Nettie Hazel
Scruggs, four years old, who was killed
in the spring of 1920 by an automo-
bile driven by Mr. Martin. The state
supreme court has affirmed the con-
yictiOn according to a recent an
nouncement Mr.. Martin is Ga years
old. Friends of the convicted man are
making an effort to have the governor
intervene in his behalf.
Coming Federal Court.
Federal court for the Western dis
trict of South Carolina, presided over
by Judge III. II. Watkins, cOnvenes at
Rock Hill on Sept ember u. Proba-
lA 10, Il
the Rock Hill term of the court will be
before the court at the coming term,
including n representative number OF
cases in violation of the prohibition
act. Thirty-five cases have been re-
corded for the session. October Fed
cral court will convene in Grccnville
for practically the whole month, with
two weeks of criminal court followed
by two weeks Of civil court. Over 200
cases have Eeen dOcketcd for the GRIM.
inal side Of court, including n high av-
e!agc of liquor cases.
Money for York County.
A total of $G5,7S3.S3 is being sent
out from the office Of the state insur-
ance commissioner, J. J. McMahan, in
Columbia, this week. to the various
counties, as money received from ad-
ditional license fees on premium COL
leCted by insurance companies for the
semi-annual period which ended June
80. The largest sum 10 any single
county goes to ChaGleston, $S,5904S.
The second amount is to Richland. &c.
1883. Next come the following:
Greenville $5,729.46; Spartanburg, $4,-
470.S0; Anderson, $3,213.56; Florence,
$2,7l3.2t; Sumter, S2,353,9O; York,
S2,234.53; Orangeburg, $1.959.79;
Greenwood, $1,915.49; Darlington, ST.
7G9.49. \ check went to every coun-
ty treasurer in the state.
New Mill For Blacksburg.
An enthusiastic meeting of repre-
sentative business men Of Blacksburg
and Gaffney was held in the office OF
the Bank Of Blacksburg last Friday
evening for the purpose Of organizing
a cotton mill to be known as the Cash
Cotton Mills. More than 100000 in
to the proposed capital
stock OF a quarter million dollars was
represented ut this meeting. It has
been announced that j. w. Brown, n
well known mill man and financier of
Spartanbutg, will be the president and
treasurer of the new mill, while +. r.
Cash, one CT the best known and most
equipped mill men in South
Carolina will be the vice president and
general manage The site of .ae new
mill has already been selected and dirt
was broken yesterday afternoon The
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