Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-10-05
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Items Of General Interest Found IN
the Y0rkyille Enquirer.

AtcuS Va UCu0ka 1EteF6SC tOun0 II
the Yorkyille Enquirer.
A feature Of the York county fair at
Rock Hill this year Is to be football
game between the Presbyterian COLI
lege and Davidson college, the game
to be played on Thursday afternoon.
October 10.
DR.. r. r. Calhoun, proprietor of
the Calhoun Drug company Of York
vile, sold out Monday to DR.. ID. L.
Sheider and Quinn Wallace OF York
Vile, the transfer having already be-
come effective. DR.. Calhoun Will in
the future devote his interests to his
drug store in Rock Hill
According to Secretary FeweH, a
large number Of communities are to
have exhibition booths at the York
County fair, which is to be held in
kcck Hill, October 1S. 10 and 20. The
communities who have already signi-
lied their intention Of having booths
are: Flint Hill, old Hill, Oak Ridge,
Sharon, Cotton Belt, Mt. Holly, Dixie
and Ebenezer.
Former Representative Emmet w.
Pursley OF Santiago said Monday that
he would be candidate for the Of
flee OF superintendent OF the State
peMtentiary, the position to be filled
by the next General Assembly which
meets in January. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Pursley already has the in
dorsement or the York county legis-
iatiye delegation in his candidacy for
superintendent Of the penitentiary.
Farmers of York county are get
ting their cotton ginned much cheap
er than are those of North Carolina
remarked York county man the 9TH
er evening. 81 was in Shelby a few
days ago and ginner told me that
tho uniform charge in Cleveland
county for ginning bale of cotton.
under 500 pounds was So. The aver
age charge for the ginning OF bale
in York county under 500 pounds is
~, or difference Of 1918 per cent"
registration OF men and women
voters Of York county totals 1886 ac-
cording to a compilation of the regis
tration at the q general election pre-
cincts made by the Yorkville EnQui-
rer Monday from the records in the
ofice of the county board of regis
.tration. According to these figures,
there are 1921 more registered vot-
ers in the county than there were yot-
ers enrolled "a the primary election
last month, the enrolment for the
primary having been 6,275.
Alleging that their personal con-
uuct was detrimental to the morale
OF the chaingang which they had in
charge, Supervisor Hugh G.. Grown
Oh Saturday requested the resigna-
tion Of superintendent John Robin
son and Guards Jim Robinson and
fress Cornwell. The resignations
were promptly Forthcoming, the three
officials severing their connection
yith the changing on Saturday
night The county supervisor Mon
day announced the appointment of
truman ID. Turner of Yorkville as
superintendent of the gang and Of
chris Childers and Morse Norman as
guards to succeed the three men, re-
signed. Whether the new appoint
ees are to be permanent or not de-
pends upon developments" said the
supervisor, commenting upon the ap-
pointments.
A ferocious bulldog Is to be an i'm
portant witness in a murder case at
the November term of court of gem
eral sessions, according to a states
ment made the other day by a law
yer interested In the case. The bull
dog will be one Of the main witnesses
in the case Of the State againgt Alma
Williams, negro woman of Rock
Hiii, who, 1t Is expected, will be tried
on the charge Of killing her husband,
Harper Williams, several weeks ago.
The woman, II Is understood, alleged
that Harper Williams came home
under the influence of bad "hooch"
on Thursday night, August "a, and
set the ferocious bulldog on her. The
dog Is alleged to have bitten her
about the knees and legs.
Several ex-soldiers and American
Legion members Of Yorkville and vi
cfnity contemplate attending the an
nual convention OF. the American Le-
gion to be held in New Orleans next
month: The convention is to be held
October 1920 and some OF the .ex-
,buddies are figuring that they can
make the trip for $75 and less to the
Louisiana city and then come home
with money In their pockets. A bull
letin issued by State Headquarters of
the American Legion requests that
all ex-soldiers expecting to attend
the convention notify Department Ad-
5utant Miller C. Foster Of Spartan
burg.
Fflhert, famous York county village.
known throughout the Carolinas be-
cause Of the annual picnic that is
held there, has still another claim
to attention P6rhaps tha nnIv aoa