Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-24
ABOUT PEOPLE

spending several days In Atlanta.
J. Frank Ashe of McConnellsville
was in Yorkville yesterday.
Miss Maud Stroup, of Yorkville
spent Wednesday in Rock Hill.
Mr.. A. C. White, of Kings Creek No.
2, was among the visitors in Yorkville
today.
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relatives in Yorkville.
Mrs. ]. K. Aston and Mrs. L. w.
Perrin of Yorkville are visiting rela-
tives in New Orleans, La.
Mr.. John J. Matthews of Rock Hill
No. 4, was q visitor in Yorkville on
Wednesday.
Messrs. ]. K. Allison and w. S. Will
kerson OF Hickory Grove were visitors
in Yorkville yesterday.
Miss Ellen Crawford of McConnells-
vile was a visitor in Yorkville ye5ter-
day.
Mrs. ]. H. Glenn, of Chester visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. ALI
son in Yorkville this week.
Mrs. Tracy Practor, OF Summerville
Is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
t. j. Mackorell, in Yorkville.
Mrs. J. f. Love has returned to her
home in Chester after visit to her
father, Mr.. H. T. Williams, in York
vile.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Stroup, of YQrkville visit
ed her daughter, Mrs. w. S. Patterson,
who is a patient in a Charlotte hospi-
tai this week.
Mrs. Jas. A. Chapman, Jr., and lit
tie son of Inman, arc visiting the fam
lily of Mrs. w. +. Marshall, in York
vile.
Miss Mamie Reid who makes her
home with her nephew Mr.. Potts at
Sharon sustained stroke Of paraly-
sis yesterday and relatives and friends
are much concerned about her.
Mr.. Arch Steele, for a number OF
years past a resident Of the Blairsville
section is preparing to move to Great
Falls. His son, j. Gel Steele is chief
of police there.
Walter G. Hayes, for number of
years past in the furniture business
at Sharon and later in the ice busi-
ness there has moved with his fam
lily to Great Falls.
Mrs. Daisy r. Walkup and Miss
Alice Ratchford Of Waxhaw, N. c., are
visiting the families Of Mr.. j. NJ. Sims,
Mr.. c. L. Kennedy and other relatives
and friends at Sharon.
Mr.. r. C. Brockington, Of the Pal
metto Monument Company, Yorkville
who has been seriously i'll for several
weeks, Is now able to be up; but will
hardly be strong enough to resume his
regular work until next week. He has
had quite a serious time OF 1t.
DIR. S. Howard White, United States
naval service assigned to the U. ). s.
Kitterie visited tho family of his
mother, Mrs. w. G. White in Yorkville
this week. DIR. Whites boat is now al
Norfolk, Va, having recently returned
from q trip to United States naval
stations in Cuba and the West Indies
Hartness DuBose, young son of DR..
and Mrs. L. H. DuBose of Great Falls
was seriously burned and shock d
yesterday morning when he W.
struck by a high powered electric viii
carrying a current of 1900 volts. The
lads father was also badly shocked
when he attempted to separate him
from the wire. The top of the little
boys head was badly burned and one
of his hands. He is grand son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Hartness of
Sharon and nephew Of Mrs. Jas. d.
Grist of Yorkville.
Howard McMackin, who made quite
reputation as a pitcher with the
American Legion baseball team here
last summer has received an offer of
try-out with the Spartanburg club
of the South Atlantic league this
spring Mack" received an offer for
trial with the Columbia Club OF the
same league some time ago as did Carl
j. Gaulden who also played with the
American Legion team here. Mr..
Gaulden has decided to accept the Col
umbia offer of q trial; but Mr.. Nc
Mackin has not decided whether he
will try to break into professional
baseball or not.
Mr.. w. II. Hope, we'll known farmer
Of Newport was the guest at sur
prise birthday party given by his wife
and nine children Monday on the oc-
cacion of his list birthday. The af-
fair was arranged by Mrs. Hope and
his children, each Of whom accompan-
led by their wife or husband reached
the home at Newport just before noon
Wednesday at about the same time.
Each brought along a supply of edibles
and to these were added q collection
of dainties prepared by Mrs. Hope, in
cluding a huge cake with IL candles.
Despite his II years Mr.. Hope is hale
and hearty and gives his personal at
tention to his four horse farm, seeing
that his hog pasture is well stocked
with shoats and fattening hogs all the
time. He comes from n family noti-
fled for their longevity and has every
reason to hope that he will enjoy many
more years of health and strength.
He has two uncles nearing the century
mark-Messrs. Thomas Hope, aged 81
Of New York City and Chris Hope OF
McAdenville, n. G. who is 81. Mr..
and Mrs. Hope have been married lor
4S years and of this union nine sons
and daughters survive. All Of them
were present for the family reunion
Monday as follows: w. H.; J. r.; and
+. Earl Hope OF Rock Hill; ]. X. Hope
Rock HILL. R. +. d.; T. G. and Odis
Hope, Gastonia; Mrs. H. w. Adkins,
Newport; Clyde and Worth Hope,
Newport. Two brothers Messrs. G. c.
and John c. Hope and a sister, Mrs.
r. II. Garner were also present.
GASOLINE TAX.