Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-24
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Fort Mill Times, Feb. p; Myster-
,cus notes signed tx. K. K" leading
10 the belief that the Ku Klux Klan is
operating in Fort Mil, Sunday night
were left at the homes of four young
men living in the upper section OF the
town. In the notes the youns men
were warned to find jobs and get 10
work or leave town. With each note
wan a bundle Of switches tied together
With, a piece of cloth besmeared with
what appeared to be blood.--------....The'
Rev. w. r. Bouknight left this morn
ing, for Columbia to attend today a
meeting of the board of trustees OF
Epworthi orphanage, Of which no Is a
member.-.-.It is said 10 be not un-
likely that the courts win be called
upon to settle the differences which
have arisen between the town council
of Fort Mil and the local board OF
health over the repeal of the anu-hog
pen ordinance passed by the council In
office last year. A special meeting OF
council was held last Thursday night
at which the final stamp of disap-
proval was put upon the action OF the
former council in passing the ordi-
nance making 1t an offense punishable
by a fine or Imprisonment to raise
hog IN the corporate limits of the
town. Several members Of the board
OF health were present at the, meet
ing to protest against the anticipated
action of council in repeating the or
dinanee but their protests went un-
needed. Instead. council passed new
8 ordinance providing that hogs may be
raised in Fort Mill in pens of certain
dimensions, built according to specinc
plans and not to be located within 10
feet OF q residence. Following the
meeting of council, q member Of the
board Of health stated that hog pens
could not be maintained in Fort Mill
under state statute and that the board
of health would forthwith take the
: matter to the, courts. The statement
has since been made that both the
town council and the board OF health
have arranged. for counsel In anticipa-
tior Of the court proceedings. 1t also
is stated that a number of citizens OF
the town have gone to Mayor Lytle
+ and volunteered to contribute to a
fund to employ counsel to assist the
regular town attorney in defending
council position. .r
: Chester Reporter, Feb. 20: Follow
ing the recent visit Of Mr.. T. B. YounS.
president Of the South Carolina Sweet
Potato association, who told about
the progress Of the sweet potato IN
dustry in this state and the market
ing system. President r. r. Moffat
appointed the following committee to
investigate the matter furthc:, ard II
deemed advisable t. make recommen-
dation for the construction of n sweet
potato curing house here: Messrs. j.
NJ. Latham, chairman; G. c. Edwards
w. Carlisle White, Jno. G.. White, f.
w Gibson, Joseph Lindsay, Z. E.
Sims, s. A. Cough and F. E. A5sll.....-..
At Rock Hill two or three weeks ago
Chester was forced to play five min
utes extra to defeat Winthrop Train
ing School, but had no trouble at all
Thursday evening in taking the visl-
tors into camp in game played at
Hardin's Hall. The score was u to
In favor of 'Chester.-.......--There Will
be a meeting of representatives of the
A R. p. denomination at the Chester
A. r. p. church tonight to take steps
looking to thu re-org;u .ization of the
aged ministers relief board. Those
who will be present are as follows: r.
]. Hudson, Atlanta; j. w. Kirkpat-
rick, Greenville; S. N. Boyce CASTOR
ie, N. c.; Henry Elliott, Columbia;
Rev. r. c. Grier, Due West: ard T. H.
White Chester.....--..,On One of the most
serious fires in the history of Chester
within recent years occurred early
yesterday morning when Mr.. Paul
Hardin's big building on Wall street,
used by him as headquarters as
Chandler and Cleveland distributor
and for his various subsidiary enter
prises, caught Are. BY the splendid
work of the Fire Department the
blaze was corfined t. the lower, or
new section OF the building, and the
upper, or old, department was saved.
AS well as can be got at, tie fire orig
mattel in the work shop on the second
floor. When discovered the blaze was
burning with great fierceness, and it
was with the. utmost difficulty that
GERS could be got out. Mr.. Hardin
said this morning that he had been
able to make no detailed inventory
since the fire, and 1t was impossible
to tell just how many cars were burn
ed, but that the number was around
thirty-fve including new and used
.Messrs. T. j. Pressly, Jr.,
and Gage Kirkpatrick, who played star
football for Chester High School foot
fall team last fall, leave for Spartan
burg, where they will enter Wofford
College and Wonord Fitting School
respectively.