Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-11-23
NEWS OF I0BK COUNTY.
Items Of General Interest Found N
the YOrkyille Enquirer.

the YOrkyille Enquirer.
Treasurer Neil Monday received
wire from the comptroller general
instructing him not to open the tax
books until December /. Several peo-
PIE applied at the office of the treas
lrer Monday to pay their taxes, hut
on account Of the Instructions from
Columbia the taxes could not be re-
ceived
Nobert 9. c'Fox Hunting Bob'o
Whitesides. in jail in YorkviIle.
charged with the killing of Jim white
ner, pear Glover, on November IL,
VIII not be tried at the November
etrm Of general sessions. Whitesides.
1t is expected, will be released on
bond this week, following application
OF his attorney, T. F. Mellow. Esq.
According to estimates of MIR. T.. C.
Marshall. civil engineer Of Yorkyilie.
VINO Is well informed in such matters,
would require about 100000 to
Duiid concrete road between Rock
Hill and Yorkville. Mr.. Marshall has
had wide experience in road building,
and understands the subject as thor
oaghly perhaps as any man in the
State.
Within very short time after the
new home OF Mr.. r. M. Mitchell of
sharon No. l began to burn last
Thursday afternoon there were near
!y 100 automobiles parked in the near
vicinity, the cars coming from every
direction, some OF them from as far
away as Hickory Grove: but because
no fire fighting facilities were at
hand, the crowd could do nothing but
look on. AS yet there is no definite
idea as to how the fire originated. =
George NJ. Bennett, 30. formerly of
Yorkville, was run down and killed
by street car in a suburb of Char
iotte on November 12 Mr.. Eennett
was dragged for q distance of go feet
after being run down by the. car. He
survived the accident only short
time. He is survived by his widow
and one child. His father and mother.
nir. and Mrs. j. w. Bennett of York
vile survive, as do number OF
brothers and sisters. "
The work Of the chaingang in grad
ing the West road in YorkvilIe is be-
ing hampered somewhat because Of
the delay in building abutments at
the two bridges that are to be con-
structed. There being nothing to
hold the dirt that would otherwise be
banked against the abutments, work
has to be concentrated for the pres
ent on less advantageous points. "
Clover Leaf council No. %, Junior
Order United American Mechanics. at
Glover, has taken on new growth dur
ing the past month and there is no
indication OF any let up in. the enthu-
siasm In the order. In the past 30
days, 40 new members have been ad-
mitted and there are a dozen candi-
dates awaiting initiation. Council
of1icers are planning for big Junior
banquet to be held on December g..
There was a total of 4s3 votes cast
in the general election in York county
November 8, according to the report
OF the commissioners of federal and
State elections. who met in the court
house last Tuesday to tabulate the
vote. Each Of the constitutional
amendments voted on carried by a
big majority in York county. Repre-
sentative Bradford's resolution seeek-
ing to amend section {: article s
OF the constitution, empowering the
General Assembly to reguate the
printing for the State, carried l20
to IL.
FAINT Robbins, negro about Is years
old, died on the farm OF Mr.. Roy
Bankhead in Bullock's Creek town
ship Saturday night following an at
tack Of hydrophobia. The boy was
bitten by a dog, supposed to be mad,
in August. DR.. Saye gave the hydro
phobia treatment at once, but be-
cause of the irregularity of the mails
at that time, due to the railroad
strike. the serum failed to arrive
promptly and the treatment was ir-
regular. The boy began to act
strangely Friday and following con-
yulsoins Saturday he died Sunday
night. -
Reports reaching the, office OF the
county superintendent from various
school districts are to the effect that
parents are cooperating with teach
ers to most satisfactory degree in
enforcing the provisions of the COM
pulsory school attendance law. Su-
perintendent Carroll said Monday that
there are not more than 20 children
OF compulsory attendance age who
are not now In the schools and he
was satisfied they had good reason
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