Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-10
Tax Collections.

8S4,24: bales.
Tax Collections.
State and county taxes collected by
Treasurer Neil up to December 81, ag-
gregated $432, 800 out Of n total book Of
$637,75O.30. The dog licenses issued
reached q total OF 1881.
Foundcr's Day at Winthrop.
Founders Day was observed at Win
throp College today, quite Il number OF
alumnae as well as others interested
I'm the college from various parts OF the
state attending the exercises.
Delegation to Columbia.
York county's legislative delegation
Senator John X. Hart and Represcn-
tatives Bradford, Pursley, Mitchell
and Carothers left today for Columbia
to attend the session of the general
assembly which convened this morn
ing.
Emmanuel Daniel Pardoned.
Governor Cooper yesterday pardon
ed Emanuel (Bub) Daniel, York coun-
ty negro convict for his act in holding
twelve prisoners at bay last Thursday
after John Reid, n negro convict had
struck Guard Jim Robinson with an
axe in an attempt to escape.
Subscription Divided. -
Emmanuel (Bub) Daniel was given
$50 OF the $105.25 raised last Friday
and Saturday by popular subscription
as an act Of appreciation OF the peo-
pie to Onie Grier and himself for hold
ing convicts at bay after Guard Jim
Robinson wns struck down last Thurs
day morning. Grler got $25.25.
Ducks, on BulIoek's Crock. a. al..
Numerous wild ducks on the lakes In
the vicinity of the home OF Rober'
Gittle Bob Whitesides, who lives or
York No. s, near Sharon, have beer
reported. Ducks are said to have been
seen both on Buckhorn and Bullock's
creeks as we'll as the back water, while
one sportsman Is reported to have re.
Gently killed wild goose there.
Win Call Pastor.
Bowling Green and Beth Shiloh
churches will hold congregational
meetings next Sunday for the purpose
Of considering the question OF calling q
pastor. Rev. II. D.. Corbett OF ST
Matthews. preached for both congrega- l.
tons last Sunday, and from express
s!ons OF members who heard him he
has made a fine impression on. every
body.
Miller School Building.
Miller School Building in district No
which was destroyed by fire several
weeks ago, the fire having been
caused il Is beloved by defective
fiue, is being. rebuilt. Tho building
: will be n two room structure modelled
or the latest Clemson plan for school
houses ard will cost complete about
$4,000. John Robinson has charge of
the carpenter work. ..,....
Reserve Officers Assigned.
The following named officers Of the
officers reserve corps, having been as
signed TO the send division, organized
reserves have been assigned to the
327th Infantry, Company A, Capt.
Thos. w. Hucy. Rock Hill; First Lieut..
William Neville Cork, Rock Hill; First
Lieut.. X. B. johnston. Chester; Second
Lieutenant Earl Partiow Steele, Ebc-
ncXer and Second Lieutenant Hal Il.
MackOrell, YorkYille.
Large Community House.
NJ. l.. Smith, manager OF the IIaw-
thorn Spinning Mill at Glover, who
was in Yorkvillc yesterday, said that
proposed TO build this spring would be
a two story brick building with q
basement. 1t will be used for church
and school purposes as well as for a
general recreation building. IL VIII
cost between $4,000 and $4,000 ac-
cOrding TO estimates.
OF Interest to Woodmen.
The Sovereign Visitor, national or
gan of the Woodmen OF the World.
saws: Next month we will, for the sec
oud time, distribute to our great. Loyal
membership the second refund OF over
one million dollars ($l,000,00O), making
a grand total refund of two ana
uuarter million dollars. This is
record to be proud of, and proves 10
the word that we are indeed over lOO
per cent. solvent and then some. This
rcfund viii bc distributed during Janu-
ary 1922. .
No New Rock Hill Hotel.
Rock Hilrs proposed new hotel will
not be built this year at least. AZ
recent called meeting of the city IN
tcstment Co, of Rock Hill, corpora.
ton organized for the purpose OF
building the hotel there were nov
enough stockholders and proxies rep
resented to hold meeting. 1t was the
opinion of a majority OF those present
That the lot for which they paid $6.OOO
should he sod and the money received
from the sale and the $l,lO0 on hand be
returned to the stockholders and the
company liquidatcd.
Accidental Killing.
Waddel Kennedy, young negro BOY
Of the McConncllsvillc neighborhood,
died Friday night from the effects OF
gunshot wound sustained through the
accidental discharge Of gun IN uc|
hands Of James Love, n young whlte
boy. on December 26, and Coroner NC
Corkle held an inquest on Saturday.
According TO the testimony Of young
Love, and little negro boy who was
along as we'll as the antc-mortcm
statement of the deceased, the shooting
was entirely accidental and the jury
rendered a verdict in accordance with
this testimony.