Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-04
LOCAL LACONICS
mist Minister to Leave.

| Rev. c.. E. Thomas has resigned the
pastorate of the Park Baptist church
in Rock Hill, his resignation to take
effect about September Is.
Sharon Defeated Tirzah.
| Sharon won from Tirzah in a game
of baseball on the Sharon lot on Mon
dav afternoon, to /. Stegall, pitch
| ing for Sharon had good day and
| the TirZah batters were unable to sue
cessfully solve his delivery
| Mill Contract is Let.
Contract for the Hampshire Spin
ming Mil at Glover, has been award
ed the CASTOR Construction Company
| of Gastonia. The mill is to be of con-
crete and steel construction, it is re-
ported and construction work is to
| begin Immediately.
Riddles Mill Bridge.
The county road authorities have a
! force of hands engaged in rebuilding
| the bridge over Crowder's Creek at
| r. b. Riddles Mill. A good part OF
the material for the bridge Is taken
| from the old ROddey's mill bridge,
washed away some years ago.
Or. Johnson Lands.
Friends of DIR. d. B. Johnson, presi-
dent of Winthrop College who recently
went abroad will be interested to learn
that he landed at Cherbourg, France
on Monday. DR.. Johnson sailed from
New York on July % on the liner
'Lapland."
Contract for School Rooms.
The board of trustees of Rock Hill
School District has let a contract to
the Southeastern Construction Co.. OF
Charlotte for the building of six addi-
tional school rooms. The bid was $13,-
$685. 1t is understood the trustees
plan to build twenty-five additional
rooms this summer.
Visited Georgia Peach Belt.
Messrs. Johnson and Dave Cameron
of the Philadelphia section were among
the York county peach growers who
recently visited the Georgia peach belt
with a party of peach growers from
all sections of South Carolina. The
Messrs. Cameron have several thou
sand peach trees which they are culti-
waiting.
Auto Accident at FiIbert.
Ford automobiles driven by John
Cook of Yorkvillc and Jap Stowe of
York No. /, collided in the road in
front of Filbert Presbyterian church at
Filbert on Wednesday. The automo-
bile driven by Mr.. Stowe was badly
smashed by the impact of the Cook
car Occupants of neither car were in
jurcd.
Leans" Turn Table.
Glover Leans" turned the tables on
the Clover Fats" in a game Of base
ball on Hawthorn Field Glover, Tues
day afternoon, winning by a score or
IS to 13, the second game that the two
teams have played in the past ten
days. As usual there was big crowd
of fans out for the game between the
two teams and every minute Of play
was enjoyed.
Revival at Olivct.
Rev. Flourney Shepperson of Ches-
ter, has been assisting Rev. r. e. VIII
son, pastor of Olivet Presbyterian
church of McConnellsville. in a series
of services at McConnellsville, this
week. Two services are being held
each day and congregations have been.
large The meeting is to be concluded
on Sunday.
Deputy Sheriff Loses Barn.
A barn on the farm of Deputy
| Sheriff Tom Quinn of Yorkville was
destroyed by fire early Tuesday morn
ing. Rats and matches are believed to
have been responsible for the fire. The
premises are occupied by colored
tenant who lost quantity of oats and
wheat. A cow which was in the barn
managed to push open the doc. ana
reach a place of safety. The loss is
estimated at about 5000.
Little Liquor at Filbert.
While there were a few drunks
trimmed with moOnShinc present we'd
ncsday at F'iIbert, it was the opinion
of prohibition officers who were pres
ent that there were fewer signs or
liquor than usual. Several prohibition
officers beat around the bushes on the
outskirts Of the picnic area looking Tor
mOOnshine that had been slowed away;
but they were unable to find any
spirits.
Young Man Badly Cut.
When the mules pulling the moving
machine which he was WORKING OH
started off suddenly Tuesday AFTER
noon. w, NJ. Cornwell, young son OF w.
! c. Cornwell Of the River BEND section
of Catawba township had two fingers
of his right hand cut off and also suf-
| fered a bad cut on his right leg. lie
was carried to the Fennell Intlrmary,
/
! Rock Hill where he is getting along as
well as could be expected.
Few Cherokee Women Enroll.
County Chairman Harrison or
Cherokee county, when asked about
the matter of the enrolling books for
the primary election, said that many
of the books have not as yet boon
turned over to him. hut that judging
from those which no had received, not
many Of the women in the county had
enrolled. lie cited as an example, that
III one precinct where there We're more
than eighty enrolled there were only
two women The enrolment Of the
women in tie towns of the county ap-
pear to br pretty general, but in the
country they have shown very little
iuCrCSt.
Cherokee Crops Damaged.
\ severe storm in Cherokee county,
Friday afternoon, is said to have
caused considerable damage to the