Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-11

| H. S. Adams, the Chambers most
capable treasurer, is elected by the
board of directors.~.~...The big tent
meeting that the congregation Oh tne
First Baptist church Is holding Will
have to be conducted in the church
| tonight, owing to the damage sus-
tanned by the Gypsy" Smith tent IN
yesterday afternoons rain and wind
storm: but it is hoped that If the
weather turns pretty within the. next
few hours the necessary repairs can
be made, and the tent got back into
service tomorrow eyening.-..-.....--J. b.
Written, a white boy aged sixteen,
had one of his feet badly crushed this
morning at the Seaboard Air Line de-
pot. He is at the Chester Sanatorium'
and is getting along very nicely.
though in all probability his foot will
have to come off. About one chance.
out of a hundred or even less Is the,
way the surgeons speak of the proba-
bility of being able to save the injured
member. Young Whftten had been
working in Gastonic, and had reach
ed Chester on his way to his home
at Greenwood when his funds became.
exhausted, and in endeavoring to beat
ride on the train his foot slipped
between the couplers. Had he paid
attention to his mother, the young
man told some of the bystanders, the
unfortunate accident would not have
occurred Chester Chapter. U. D..
c., is already planning for Memorial
Day exercises on Wednesday, May
10Th, and has invited Hon. ]. L. Brice,
Superintendent of Education of Fair
field county to deliver the annual ad-
dress............- Parcel post delivery in the
business district of Chester was in
stituted Tuesday. Mr.. Frank Ttmmie
Is the carrier, and the deliveries are
made during the afternoon with an
automobile. Postmaster Douglas has
been working on this proposition for
several months, with the aid of the
Chamber of Commerce, and finally
when check of the parcel post bus
mess; of the local office was secured.
the desired service was readily OBJ
tained...Mr. James S. Fischel has
bought the Ross Sims tract of land,
containing seyenty-one acres, about
three miles from Chester on the Ash
ford Ferry road, and Is making ar 4
rangements to start a poultry farm.
Mr.. Fischel has already bought
number Of fine White Leghorn chick
ems and Is also raising others which
he will put on the farm. Mr.. Fischel
has had several years experience in
raising chickens and his many friends
wish him much success In the poultry
business. ........The ""Ehrlich" ditch,
which figured considerably in the cur
rent history of the city a few years
ago, and was responsible for divers
meeting of council, special surveys,
etc., bids fair to get back into the
news. Folks whose property is ira,
versed by this ditch say it is utterly
inadequate to carry off the vast vol
ume of water that enters it, and the
consequence Is that their property is
flooded, and In one case at least the
water yesterday afternoon was up to:
the second step on the back porch. The
parties in question say that when the
new streets were put down the drain.
age was changed and there is much
more water to be carried off by the
ditch than formerly, and they think
the city ought to come to their relief.
.........-~The residence of Mr.. John q.
Sanders on East Lacy street was
struck by lightning during the storm
yesterday afternoon, and a hole torn
in the roof. Mrs. Sanders and
daughter, Miss Evelyn, were slightly,
shocked.-.~...,The Chester High Gchool
baseball team is being pursued by a
jinx that causes teams with which
games are scheduled to call off the.
combats just before the hour of bat
tie arrives. Great Falls had to cancel
a game with Chester on the Great
Falls diamond a few days ago on ac-
count Of the flu situation at Great
Falls, and Fort Mill cancelled the
Tuesday game on account of small
pox scare at Fort Mil, which result
ed in wholesale campaign of vacci-
nation in the schools. Glover is due
to play here tomorrow, and will bring
a star pitcher, Walker, who is hang
ing up great strike out record this
year, and holding the opposition down
to very few hits.... The case of J.
w. Bankhead VS. the Insurance Com
pGny of North America was the first
case taken up when the court OF COM
mon pleas convened Tuesday morn
ing. The jury found for the plaintiff
in the sum of s1,400 and interest. The
case Of a. w. Palmer vs. Sam Fecm-
stcr, which was the next case to be
taken up, resulted in verdict Of 5000
actual damages and $50 punitive dam
ages for the plaintiff. The case of
the Miller Rubber Co. vs. A. II. Whcr.