Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-28
LOCAL LkcoNIcS
New Commissioner Appointed.


New Commissioner Appointed.
w. T. Youngblood has been appoint
York township, to succeed w. u. kel-
Ter, resigned.
Road Work Progressing.
Overseer Gambrell is making good
progress in the Broad River township
road construction programme. The
township forces are now working at
point about the home of r. w. Hope
on the road between Sharon and Hick-
ory Grove.
Pistol Got April in Trouble.
April Poag, a. colored youth, is in
the county Jail charged with pistol tot
ing and with firing pistol on the
public highway, the alleged offense
having been committed several days
ago. The officers. are looking for
April's brother, Raspberry Poag, who
is also charged with pistol toting.
Baseball Season Opens.
Despite the fact that the chill blasts
of winter have not entirely disappear
ed, York county school baseball teams
are already playing regular match
games." Alex Revels of Guthriesville,
sends the information that Guthries-
Vile school defeated the Philadelphia
school in q game at Philadelphia Fri
day afternoon by score of to 3,
wlrile Gutiriesvllle defeated Philadel-
phia the previous Wednesday at Guth-
riesville, 10 to Q.
Chester Ticket Office Robbed.
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Railway in Chester was robbed last
Sunday night. The safe in the office
was rified. of 1915 in cash and two
mileage books. 1t was apparent that
whoever. did the job knew the lay OF
the land as an old cabinet was pried
open and the key to the safe secured.
Entrance was effected through glass
window. Mr.. Cameron who happened
to be at the depot shortly after the
robbery was discovered, said that the
officers have little or no clue to the
identity of the robber or robbers.
Craven Released.
Ed B. Craven, deaf and dumb mute
charged with uttering worthless
checks who has been in Jail for sew
eral days past, obtained MS reiease
this morning when Gastonia relative
paid the amount of checks. Cravens
son, a boy about thirteen years old was
taken to the refounatory for white
youths at Florence this morning by j..
O. Wray. It was said that 1t was
necessary to carry the boy to the
juvenile Jail because Of the alleged
fact that his father is incompetent TO
care for him.
Ebenezer Negro Kills.
Frank Smith, colored, shot and kill
ed Jay Jackson, colored, at the home
of Leila Hutchison, a colored woman,
in Ebenezer township Sunday. Jack
son was shot with a pistol and lived
but q short time following the shoot
ing. Coroner Paul G. McCorkle held
dn inquest over the remains yesterday
and the jury Of inquest held Smith re-
sponsible. In fact Smith admitted the
killing and is said to have made a
statement to the officers to the effect
that he was glad he killed Jackson.
Mary Smith, wife Of Crank Smith, tes-
titled before the coroner's jury that
her husband shot at Jackson three
times and shot at her one time. Jeal-
ousy Is supposed to have been the
cause Of the shooting.
Officers Took Still.
Prohibition officers on Friday, says
q Gaffney dispatch, captured 4 5O-gal-
lon distillery near the Kings Noun
tain battle-ground, in Cherokee county,
where number of plants have re-
Gently been captured. Three men
were working at the plant, but as soon
as the officers hove in sight they made
a quick getaway, and in spite OF the
fact that they were followed for more
than q mile succeeded in making good
their escape. One of the officers rec
ognized two of the men, who were
white, and it is probable that warrants
will be taken out for their arrest.
Nearly hundred gallons of beer was
destroyed, together with all of the ac-
cessories. The still, worm and cap
were brought to Gaffney and added to
the already large collection of Sheriff
Watkins at the courthouse.
Gift for College.
OF especial interest to York county
Presbyterians is the announcement
that the General Education Board or
Rockefeller Foundation has appropria-
ted $125000 towards S375,0O0 for in
creased endowment for the Presby-
terian College of South Carolina which
is located at Clinton. In order to be
recipients Ol llllS SIll liiS SOiiN 30
raise $250,O00. In order to fill this
condition it will not be necessary to
put on a campaign if all the money
subscribed in the recent million dollar
campaign is collected. The General
Education Board will make no gifts to
a college until it is absolutely out or
debt and the Presbyterian college Is
now carrying an indebtedness OF about
100000. 1t will be necessary to pay
this also before the board will make
its contributions.
The Late Tracy Hardin.
The New York World of last Friday
has the following paragraph about the
late Tracy Hardin: "The funeral OF
Abraham Tracy Hardin, vice president
and a director of the New York Cen
trail railroad, and regional director OF
Eastern railroads in 1919, will be held
in the Fifth Avenue Baptist church at
ino