Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-11-21

ored Methodist conference of South
Carolina is in session in Lancaster
this week, having convened with the
Mt. Zicn church at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. The attendance upon
the conference for the session is estl-
mated at between 500 and 700, the VS.
itors being cared for by the assistance
of the other colored denominations OF
the city. Bishop Clinton, of New YORK
city is presiding over the business ses-
sions, which are held daily, beginning
at 10 o'clock a. M, and lasting well into
the afternoon. At night preaching
services are held by one or more Oh
the visiting ministers. During the
midday sessions lunch is served the
conference members at the church.
Chester Reporter, November IS: The
annual fair of the Chester County COL
ored Fair association is under way
and is better than ever. The EXHIBITS
are good. the carnival is proVlulhS
6rst-class midway attractions ana '"e
racing, is excellent. Races each day at
m. Today is Agricultural Day
and tomorrow will be Educational Da!'
which is expected to be the biggest u"S
90 tho fair. A special feature TO-DAY
u,;u no the Judging of the booths INC
Murphy Hardware company is ollerins
Keen Kutter saw for the pest ooo'"'
ord this prize has been supplmeh'eu
~. % in cash from the Peoples Ma
tionol Some say nara SUI
face road between Chester ana Nrea'
Pons would be mighty nice, but "ouiu
oon,e too high-that's very true p"'
the counties and states that are gums
ahead are building. permanent roaos'
ona we have an idea that whaI 10
rrorinp them outdistance competition
is the fact that they are progressile {
IN the very important matter OF roau''
ond will have none but the oest'"''''''''''
"A ose bales of cotton ginned up to NO
,,o,,,ber I Of would indicate that Ches-
Ter county made at least l5'Soo 10 lo'
ooo baIes this year, which is not so oau
,ndor boll weevil conditions, ana
ought 70 be the subject for devoul
thanksgiving, as at the present price
this is equivalent to a full crop d
from - to Is cents. With this year 3
oxnarience and a resolute determina-
tion to fight next year ought 10 nave
no terrors for the farmer OF Ches'ei
oo,nty The formal resolution or
derinp an election for voting s15O'ooU
in bonds for the purpose OF erectihs Il
new high school building will be pup
ushed in Mondays Reporter and Iues-
days News. The election will likely
no called on Friday, December Sth'
This will be during National Educa-
tion Week. Mr.. S. c. Carter, Mr.. b.
r. Byers. and DR.. G. B. White Will act
no managers of election.....----The elec-
ton commissioners for Chester coun-
" met here Tuesday and canvassed
the vote cast in this county at the
general election on Tuesday, NoVem-
Der 7th. For representative IN con-
gress Hon. w. +. Stevenson. the DEM
ocratic candidate, received 473 votes
There was no Republican opposition
The state and county tickets received
total of AIS votes.---........Mr. Henry
Crawford. a brakeman on the local
freight on the Southern railway, had u
very narrow escape last night from
meeting with an awful death. MT.
Crawford, while engaged in shifting IN
the yards just above the passenger
station. fell between two freight cars,
and three cars passed over his BODY as
he was lying on the track. He sus-
tanned a broken rib and several painful
bruises: but was otherwise uninjured.
MIR. Crawford is at the Chester san
atorium. About the only recent
development we have heard of in con-
nection with the Chester postmaster
ship situation is the receipt Of ques-
tionaires by about ten citizens of
Chester, in which they were asked for
certain information in regard to the
two applicants for the postmastership,
Mr. T. NJ Douglas, the present post
master and Mr.. s. L. Myers.--.-...-....
County Treasurer Albert T. Henry
opened his books yesterday morning
for the annual collection of taxes. Mr..
\. VI. Hardce of Lowryville, was the
first to pay, and Sam Strong, colored,
of Rlackstocl, the second.