Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-17
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What Our Nsishbsrs Are Saying ana
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Fert Mill Times, Feb. 14' George
Potts, negro laborer,. had one OF ms
legs broken a few days ago by a cave
In at a gravel pit in which he was at
work near the county river bridge. He
was taken to a. HOSPITAL in Rock Hill
where. the broken limb, was SCI,
The e, condition. Of George Fish, genera.
manager iSaa Of the plants Of the Fort MD d
Manufacturing company who, has lH'
been in for several weeks continues
TO improve and his. friends are
hopeful that he Win be able to leave
his home In q few days,:,;;..r,-71 The
rom Han GuIafds, local military COM
pany Of Which Frederick Minis, j., is
captain, plans to begin holding drills
frequently within the next few days in IN,
anticipation Of the annual inspection
ON March 20 by the adtutant generals :
depaftfnent. The company is rated as
one one Of the best infantry organizations
in the National Guard OF the. state and
Is expected to pass a credftable inspec-
tior,,.--....s,.. Two mules were killed and
q wagon demolished by Southern pas
senger a,ts train No. III, southbornd, at
spratt street crossing IN Fort Mill
Monday morning about 1880 O'clock.
The mules and wagon were the prop
erty of Brown Niyens, Gold Hill farm
er. Tom Smith, tenant on Mr., Niyens'
farm, was as the driver OF the wagon and
he escaped Without injury by jtumpitnig..
The wagon was, loaded with wood and d.
was apbroaehing the track down the
Sharp descent from. the. west, side;
smith il said to, have stated that he
heard the approaching train, and that
he tried IN vain to stop the mules be.
fore they got upon the track but the
load was SO heavy, the mules, gould not
hold back, the wagon. The crossing is
about 200 yards south OF the: passen-
ger station. and Is. considered danger
GUS on account. of the buildings OBJ,
straetfng, the view OF the track in
both directions and the sharp descent
on the west Side.
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+, LsDsaster News, Fab. ID: Rev, ".
r., .Reasonoyer, a. highly. respected
BAPTIST minister, who made his home
in, Lancaster county for n many ,;ll,sy years,
died at, the, home O, his dapshEer. Mrs,
= {, B, Smith, in the Beulah section of
Kershaw,; county. Friday Imorpipgoe,...--
In the local court, Friday afternoon
Chester basketball team defeated the
Lancaster girls by. a..score Of 13 to 5,
= 1t was an interesting. game, .cleanly
played and hotly-co contested. On the
same afternoon Rock Hill Training
school girls defeated the. Great Falls
team at Rock Hill by a score of 2a to
20..-...-..... AZ most enjoyable affair of the
week was an old-fashioned quilting
party given at the home Of Mrs. Les
ter Robinson on last Friday afternoon
by the members Of the u. d. C. The
autlt:was put up by Mesdames Robin
son MeCardell and Poag and every
thing was in readiness when the quilt
ers arrived. Under such skillful,
workers the quilt was soon finished
and: II was then that the hostess serv-
ed Sdeiiefo1s refreshinents The quilt
will be sent by: the chapter to the Old
Soldiers Home in Columbia. ......--44-
Representative W. P. Robinson was
detained at home yesterday and today
diving to the Illness Of his son, Charles
Neely; who has tonsilitis. Mrs. John
r. Poag, sister of Mrs. Robinson, came
over today to be with the young man.
Chester. Reporter, Feb: 13: From 10p
to, 159 could not get in the First Bap-
tist church last night 10 hear DR.. Robt.
G., Lee speak on. kissing in the Sec
ond of his Sunday evening series of
sermons during February and Match
and at the. request of some OF these
persons DR.. Lee has agreed to repeat
this sermon during the series Of tent
meetings that he will conduct, begin
ming Sunday. April 2nd:-.s---.~~-.At the
annual meeting here Thursday of the
stockholders of the Baldwin Cotton
Mills a. per cent semi-annual divi-
dend on common stock and a 8 1-2
per cent. sespi-annual dividend on pre-
ferred stock on "a capitalization of
$5S2,090.O0 was declared. Alexander
Long. of Rock Hill, was reelected
president and treasurer for the en-
suing year and E. r: Lucas, Of this
city, secretary and assistant treasurer.
.,.....Mr. Alex A. Owens, OF Chester, r.
+. p. /, says some folks are disposed
to take that story of L. NJ. Wooten's
about the finding Of boil weevil
perched on a rock In the public road
taking. sun bath two or three days
after the recent freeze as a bit fanci-
fal: but in proof of Mr.. Wooten's story
Mr.. Owens has sent up a weevil that
he, caught day or two since in his
lot which gives no signs of being at
all affected by the weather and is