Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-07
LOCAL LAcoNIcS
Concrete Bridges.


two concrete bridges on the West road,
one over Turkey creek and one over
the branch a short distance further on.
Beersheba School to Close.
Beersheba school closes its term
this afternoon. The school has been
in charge Of Misses Ella Wilkie and
Leslie Carroll.
chaingang Force Reduced.
Expiration of sentences Of number
Of prisoners has considerably reduced
the strength of the changing, it was
stated yesterday. There are now 80
prisoners on the gang.
Thirty Prisoners In Jail.
There were a total Of thirty prison
ers in the county Jail yesterday. Twen-
ty were negroes and ten white. Sure
ly takes lot of stuff to feed 'em three
times q day." was the comment of
Deputy Sheriff Quinn.
Bethel Presbyteriai.
OF interest to York county Presby-
tcrians is the spring meeting of Bethel
Presbyterial which is to be held in
Chester, April 20 and u. A very elab-
crate programme has been arranged
for both days and large attendance
is anticipated. The sessions are to be
held in Purity Presbyterian church.
YorkviIIe High Lost.
Yorkville High School lost game
to Lancaster High at Lancaster Tues
day evening Is to 6. The locals defeat
ed Cotton Belt yesterday afternoon z
to 6. Glover and Yorkville are
scheduled to play here next Tuesday
afternoon.
Negro Night Schools Close.
commencement exercises of the
night schools for colored people of
Rock Hill were held at Friendship
College in that city last evening. j. b.
FELTON,, state supervisor OF negro
schools was the principal speaker OF
the occasion. Each Of the three negro
night schools had a part in the exer-
cises.
Union School Closed.
Union School in District No. SO
closed it's term last Friday afternoon.
The school had been in session seven
months. Prof. Macon Sifford Of Clo-
yer and Miss Lizzie Wood Of Filbert
were the teachers in charge. The
school was the winner Of several
prizes offered by the state school i'm
provement association during the
year.
Break in the Road.
The heavy beating rain of Wednes-
day night found a soft place In the
newly built Kings Mountain road
that may give trouble. The top soil
had necessarily to be laid over wet
ground that would probably have been
permanently all right after q week OF
dry weather. 1t Is not expected that
the break will make the road impassa-
BILE unless the rains continue for some
time.
Alleged White SLAYER Arrested.
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday:
Robert Phillips, of Jacksonville, Ala,
is being held here by the police on
the charge of violating the white slave
act, pending arrival of warrant from
the federal authorities in Birming-
ham, Ala. Phillips, who has a wife
and four children, in Jacksonville,
came here several weeks ago and Sc
cured a position in a mill, stating to
officials that his wife would come
later. A young woman, he alleged to
be his wife, came a week or so later
and both have been working since
that time.
Children Present Pageant.
In the presence of large crowd Of
parents and friends, pupils Of the
Aragon-Blue Buckle department Of
the Rock Hill city schools presented
an elaborate pageant-"The Victory
of Health" at the Aragon Mill base
ball park Tuesday afternoon. Lead
ing roles were taken by pupils taking
the following characters: Queen of
Health; King Common Sense; Prince
of Demons and Hope. The health
pageant had been planned to show
how various physical activities are
benefit to the health Of boys and girls
and also to teach the need and value
of establishing correct health habits.
Worth Looking At.
Mr.. Eugene Garrison, on the York
ville-Rock Hill road, ten miles from
Yorkville, has young peach and apple
orchard that compels the admiring at
tention Of passers by. There are about
SO trees, all trimmed and pruned to
symetrical uniformity, evidently by an
expert who knows his business, and the
bodies of the trees whitewashed, evi-
IDENTIFY with some preparation that is
intended to protect against damage
from insects. The trees are about
three years old, and all appear to be in
perfect condition. Altogether they
serve to furnish one of/thc prettiest
sights along the Yorkville- Rock Hill
road.
Road Contract Awarded.
Elliott & Sons, road contractors
with headquarters in Spartanburg,
were awarded a contract yesterday by
the state highway commission to build
about two and One-half miles of the
new West road from the corporate
limits of Hickory Grove to Bullock's |
Creek trestle. They bid to do COM
mon excavation work for u cents n
yard while their bid for top soiling |
was &c cents. The total amount of
the contract for the road work will be |
about $4,000, it was estimated yes
.crdny. Thirteen contractors submit |
ted bids to the representatives of the |
state highway commission and the |
West road commission yesterday |
when bids We're received in |
accordance with previous notice. DR.. |
b. n. Miller, n member of the West |
Road commission stated yesterday |
hat the commission not only has suf- |
iCient funds to cover the cost of the |
contract let yesterday but to continue
he west road toward Sharon on The |
eastern side of Bullock's Creek.
The Miller School.