Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-06
Tuesday, June 6, 19225DI"


Win for Cotton Belt.
Cotton Belt defeated McCOnnellsville
in a game of baseball at McConnells-
vile, Saturday afternoon, 3 TO U.
Smith, pitching for Cotton Belt, struck
out sixteen of the opposing batsmen,
while Bell and Sandifer succeeded in
striking out only two of the Cotton
Belt Differs. Batteries: Cotton Belt
Smith and Thomas; McConnellsville-
Bell and Bell and Sandifer. Umpire
Hugh McCleave.
Pastor Comes In July.
Rev. Mr.. Weathers of Nnety-Slx,
Greenwood county who recently ac-
cepted a call to the pastorate OF Bull
locks Creek and Mount Pleasant
churches, will take up the. duties OF ms
new pastorate about July l, IL WB
learned this morning. II was the new
pastors intention to begin his labors
about June 4; but he and his, family
have been delayed in moving into the
parsonage at Bullock's Creek. ,.
Fred Dunlap Injured.
Fred A. Dunlap, well known fertl-
lizer salesman of Rock Hill, was serl-
ously injured near Lancaster Satur-
day night when the automobile which
he was driving struck an abutment TO
a bridge on the Charlotte road lie
was driven through the windshield by
the impact and his neck and throat
were cut severely. He also suffered
other injuries. Another car was
Following closely and following the
accident Mr.. Dunlap was picked up
and rushed TO the Fennell lnfirmary,
Rock Hill, where he is doing as well
as could be expected.
All Quiet at Mount Zion.
There were hundreds of colored
people from all sections of York
county ,and from CASTOR and Chester
counties in attendance upon the an
nual big meeting day at Mount Zion
church. colored. near Guthriesville,
last Sunday For n number of years
the first Sunday in June has been a
big religious meeting day at Mount
Zion. In years gone by there, was
much rowing among the ,colored peo-
pie on June day at Mount Zion and
numbers of colpred people have been
killed However, good order was
maintained last Sunday. ~
BlairsviIIe Teachers.
Trustees of BIairsville school have
re elected Mr.. Ralph II. Cain, princi-
pal and Mrs. S. A. Mitchell, assistant
teacher. A third teacher Tor the
school has recently been added in tlee
election of Miss Stella Cain, the
school enrolment having reached the
point where it was necessary to en-
ploy three teachers. Another room
will be added to the school building
before the work of another year is en-
tered on and this room will be so con-
II. Il AT & 10 fnr n
commodious auditorium when such
an auditorium is needed.
Auction Sales. ff ~.
There were two auction sales before
the courthouse door yesterday: morn
ing in accordance with previously adj
vertised notice. In the case of J. Lee
Owens. plaintiff against Henry Leon
ard, f. ]. Leonard and o. j. Carpen-
| ing, defendants, 143 1-2 acres in Fort
Mill township were sold to b. j.
White, attorney for 800. Eighteen
acres in the village Of Hilbert were
sold by Sheriff Quinn to satisfy an
action in the attachment tproceedings
LEVIED upon the said lands by r. l.
| Wood and w. i. Pursley trading as
Wood & Parsley against ]. c. Wood.
The tract was bid in by Wood & Pur-
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Building Aid.
A total of s3,S65 has been granted by
the state department of education to-
ward the building &fund of certain
York county school district, according
to information received by Superin-
tendent Of Education John e. Carroll.
This is less than the amount that was
applied for from York county. How
ever, since the appropriation of the
general assembly for new buildings
was only $60,000 and there have been
an, unusually large number of applica-
tons from over the state, the pro rata
of each county has been considerably
reduced. York school districts which
will receive aid from the building fund
are as follows: Bethel No. 3. $444;
Rock Hill No. 12.. $40; Rock Hill NO.
II (colored) $740; Glover, No. 81. S757;
Center Hill (colored), Santiago district
No. Al, s444; Smyrna No. A, $259.
Row at Irene Bridge. l
Hickory Grove people who were in
Yorkville yesterday brought the news
of a terrific eight between Ward
Brown and Jeff and Evans Estes, all
well known farmers living in the VI
cinity of the bridge. The scrap oc-
COIreQ ABOUT UOOH II oNNh'''
that prohibition officers of York and
Cherokee counties have recently raid
ed the premises of the Messrs. Estes
looking for contraband liquor and 1t
is alleged that the Estes brothers ac-
cused Ward Brown of informing the
officers. When jeff Estes and Ward
Brown met at the bridge Sunday,
words ensued and Brown took n pis-
tol away from Estes after cutting him
up pretty, strongly. Then later Evans
Estes. a brother of Jeff Estes who
runs store on the. Cherokee county
side of the Irene bridge over Broad
river came up to Browns house and
wanted To tstart something. Itsis al
legged that he also'had a pistol which
Ward Brown took away from him
after giving him n severe beating. 1t
is said that ii was necessary for n
physician to attend the Estes Brothers
Sunday afternoon and night while
young Brown came out of the melee
.unharmcd. He is said to have return
ed the pistols of the men TO them
after the row. The fight between
young Brown and the Estes Brothers =,
created much excitement in the Irene
bridge community Sunday afternoon.
Young Brown il said to have sworn
out a warrant against the Estes
Brothers charging them with carrying
pistols but later decided to withdraw
tn" warrants. f.'. 90