Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-05-30
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Doing.
Fort Mill Times, May 25: Fort Mill
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Harris, who is remembered pleasant
" here as guest some time ago OF
Mr.. Harris parents, Mir. and Mrs. w.
F. Harris, learned with interest few
days ago that her father Hon: Quinn
Williams of Decatur, Texas, had just
been elected to Congress from the 18TH
Texas district to fill out the uneX-
pired term of the latc Congressman
Liician Parrish, who died some weeks
ago as a result of injuries he received
in an automobile accident. One OF
AIR. Williams opponents was Miss An
ME Webb Blanton, sister Of Congress
man Blanton of the 18th Texas dis
trict, who came near being kicked
out of his seat n few months ago for
inserting obscene matter in The Con-
sgressional Record.l In total vote OF
more than 10000 Miss Blanton got
less than COON Mr.. and Mrs. j. L.
{ Young are expected to return TINS
week from Rochester, Mimi, where
Mrs. Young has been a patient at a
hospital for several weeks, during
which her condition is said to have
shown gratifying improvement
: Members of the Baptist congregation
of Fort Mill, are anticipating with
la IN SIn1nN
June 4, of the revival services which
5sswiIl be conducted in their church for
ten days by the Rev. DR.. r. G. Lee,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Chester. DR.. Lee is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. d. A Lee of Fort Mill and was
reared in this community. He is con-
sidered one of the strong preachers of
the state and only recently closed n
successful meeting in Columbia. Since
he assumed the pastorate of the Ches-
ter church, only short time ago, ac-
cessions to the church have numbered
more than $50. At the meeting in
Fort Mill the singing will be con-
Quoted by Carlyle Brooks of Atlanta.
There is no truth in a report
which has gained currency during the
last week that George Fish, general
manager of the plants of the Fort Mill
Manufacturing company, has resigned
and contemplates leaving Fort Mill.
Mr.. Fish has not been well for sew
eral months. and has not yet entirely
recovered from the serious illness
through which he passed some tire
ago, although recently he has been
attending to his duties as best he
could, and last week he and Mrs Fish
left for a summer resort iE New Eng
land, where Mr.. Fish hopes to regain
his health and return to Fort Mill as
soon as possible. Speaking of the alb
sence of Mr.. Fish, Col. Leroy Springs,
president of the Fort Mill Manufac-
turing company was heard to remark
a few days ago that Mr.. Fish had been
the most successful manager yet in
charge of the local mills and that it
would be a big undertaking TO find a
man to succeed him.
Chester Reporter, May 25: Mr.. h
II. White of Great Falls, has been i'll
for several days with pneumonia, but !
we are glad to state is greatly i'm
proved.-We are glad to note that |
some active steps are being taken at
last towards the erection of com |
munity building in Chester as men,
orial to the soldiers of Chester county !
who sacrificed their lives in the re-
cent world war. A building erected |
by the community with as many con-
,tributing as can be induced to do so.
and housing all of the movements and
causes which are of public interest
will be most fitting memorial to
our soldier dead. The great majority
of the contributors in the two drives
made in this county have already
signed an agreement directing that
and we feel sure there will be no
great number who arc unwilling for
their gifts TO so this way..---...-..ThcI
bankrupt stock of the Peoples store.
S. Robinson, proprietor, was pur-
chased by T. NJ. Simmons, Of Orange
burg, for $3,277. The stock Of the Hot
Hustler Racket, ID. +. Estes, pro-
prictOr, was sold to j. \. Arey, of
Salisbury. \. G., for 5000 The pco-
pies Store stock ut Great Falls was
purchased by Mr.. \. Balscr, of Chcs-
ter, for $7OO........~..A large crowd of pa
irons and friends or the Chester
schools were ont Tuesday afternoon
for the manual arts exhibit, which
was voted us decidedly the best the
school has ever put on. 1t is marvel
GUS what development Prof. Aliens
and Miss Asbury's pupils nave made;
and it represents Il great deal OF hard
and painstaking work on the part of
pupils and tcaChcrs.--..........At the meet
ing of the Grand Lodge, X. of T., in
Spartanburg this week Mr.. John NJ.
Hcmphill, of Chester, was elected
Grand Prclatc. According to Pythian
custom. Mr.. Hcmphil. who is erected
Grand prclatc this year, will next