Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1922-07-27
NEWS OF YORK COUNTY.
Items Of General Interest Found
in the Yorkville ENQUIRER.

In the Yorkville Enquirer.
Unless all the experience OF the
past shall prove at fault, there
will be a mighty crowd Of people
at the picnic to be held ut Filbert
OH Wednesday of next week.
Prohibition officers operating in
York county have been quite ac-
tive during the past several days,
destroying several distillerius and
taking a small quantity Of liquor.
Enrolment of voters of Rock
Hill for the primary election is
far short of the estimates Of
many politicians and others.
While Rock Hill and suburbs
could easily enroll $500 or 5000
voters, it is believed that a count
of the voters will show a total
enrolment of less than 1000.
The lid" is ON again relative
to the sale of soft drinks on Sun
day. Folks accustomed to their
regular Sunday morning dope"
" ere told last Sunday that there
was nothing doing and many of
them had to 60 without. The po-
lice officers haye been instructed
to tighten up in enforcement of
the ordinance against Sunday
selling.
The ladies' society of the AS
scciate Reformed Presbyterian
church, Yorkville, has presented
Rev. j. l.. Oates, ID. d., the retir-
ing pastor, with a beautiful silver
pitcher and the officers of the
church have given him hand
some gold watch. DR.. Oates will
preach his last sermon as pastor
or the congregation next Sabbath.
- Enrolment at the Glover pre-
cinct had grown to $50 up to Sat
urday afternoon. Sam j. Mat
thews, one. of the members of the
committee, was of the opinion
that it probably would reach 500
by July 25, although it was lit
tie bit doubtful. Mrs. w. B.
Smith, widow of the late Capt.
w. b. Smith, was the oldest wo-
man enrolled. She is rs. - -
Of course all the cotton mills
should shut down OH Wednesday
of next week-at least all the
mills that are within reasonably
close Proclamation of Filbert. The
mill workers constitute large
and important element in York
county citizenship and they have
not only right to see and hear
the future officers of the State,
but they should be given the op-
portunity to see and hear.
Rev. DR.. w. H. Miley, evangeL
list of the Presbyterian church,
began revival service in Tirzah
Presbyterian chuch last Sunday
which is to be continued through
out the week. Rev. DR.. Miley is
accompanied by Rev. j. T. Hook
er, his choir Director The Initial
service was attended by large
congregation and it is believed
that congregations throughout
the week will be all that could
be expected in attendance.
Candidates for York county
offices who have been eager and
anxious to know what the assess
ments against them will be and
those who have been anxious for
the date of the closing to be
fixed will be in possession of all
that information after Monday, a
meeting of the committee having
been called by John A. Marion,
county chairman, for next Mon
day in order to fix these matters
as we'll as to arrange a campaign
itinerary for the county.
Mrs. Effie Huggins, recently &C.
quilted in the court of gen.
elal sessions of completely in the
murder of her husband, j. Pink
fluggins, who was killed on No
vember 7, 1921, and for whose
murder Albert Zimmerman was
convicted and is now serving
hfe term in the penitentiary, left
Saturday with her infant son for
Gastonia, where she expects to
live in the future in the home OF
a relative. For several months
past the woman has been living
at the county home.
| . ....
Bonds for Blaclxshurr. .-..