Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-05
LOCAL LACoNICS
Special Venire Drawn.

LOCAL LACONlCS
Special Venire Drawn.
| A special venire to serve this week
in the York county court of common
pleas was drawn by the jury commits
sioners yesterday as follows: A. ].
Clinton, w. f. Jackson, E. NJ. Dickson
w. L. Wallace, j. A. Wilkerson, w. H.
Simrill, ]. s. Mackorell, L. G. Thomp-
son.
Wife Beater Pays Fine.
Bub Davis, negro, who lives on
Rob Goods place in the Cotton Belt
section paid a fine of $25 in Magis-
trate Blacks court last week for beat
ing his wife. 1t seems that Davis had
beaten his wife several times lately
and had not only beaten her but
chcwed her ears. The fine was paid.
Flu at the Chaingang.
The majority of the convicts on the
York county chaingang have recently
been inoculated with influenza serum
due to the fact that two or more cases
Of the malady were discovered among
convicts last week. The county phy
sician was unable to give the flu serum
to all of the convicts because his sup
ply ran out 1t was stated yesterday
that the remainder would be inocu-
lated as soon as another supply could
be obtained.
Convicts Still at Large.
Gilmore Deas and Hall Neisler, con-
victs of the York county chaingang
who recently made their escape, are
still at large. 1t was reported last
week that relative of Deas who lives
in Rock Hill would return the two
men to the chaingang; but so. far
nothing has come Of it. Deas and
Neisler were TRUSTEES at the time they
ran away on Sunday night of last
week. Both men who are white, had
been convicted of car breaking in Rock
Hill.
Kiwanis Club Makes Visit.
About forty members and their
friends or the Kiwanis Club of Rock
Hill visited the county home, the
Church Home Orphanage, the chain
gang and the Economy Horne, near
Kings Creek last Sunday. They
brought gifts of fruits and candies and
other things and at each institution
brief talks were made and song SER
vices were held. Richard Fewell was
chairman Of the committee in charge of
arrangements. The Kiwanis Club Of
Rock Hill, made a similar trip last year.
State BaRtists, in Rock Hill.
The annual convention of the South
Carolina Baptist association convened
in Rock Hill this morning. The ses-
sions are being held in the First Bap-
tist church in that city and the con-
vention. is expected to continue through
Thursday. About 500 delegates from
all parts of the state are expected. j.
J. Lawton of Hartsville is president of
the convention and w. c. Allen of Dill
Ion, is secretary. President Mullins OF
the Southern Baptist convention is eX-
pected to be present during the week
and address the convention.
Registration Board Met.
Preparation of q list of registered
citizens from whom will be drawn
those for jury duty during the next
year was the principal business to
come before the York county registra-
ton board which held it's regular
monthly meeting yesterday. Names
of women voters were not included in
the list prepared by the board. Few
registration certificates were issued
during the day. Members Of the regis
tration board are n. J. n. Bowen Of
Yorkville; ]. D. Gwin OF Sharon and
f. E. Clinton of Rock Hill.
Farm Workers Want Hearing.
Senator Hart said this week that
various representatives of the Federal
Department of agriculture had already
DeSun WIlllIlS HIHl a. IlStii
ing before the delegation for York
county relative to the farm demon
stration work for another year. It has
been reported that tax payers at their
annual meeting with the delegation
just before the legislators go to Col
umbia for the annual legislative ses-
sion will probably request that appro-
priations for the farm demonstration
agent and the woman's home demon
stration agent be discontinued this
year.
Bridge Completed.
The bridge over Bullocks Creek at
the Chambers place on the road be-
tween Sharon and Hickory Grove has
been completed. II is expected that It
will be put into service within a few
days, some approach work yet remain
ing to be done. The bridge was built
by the Austin Bridge Company of At
lanta Ga, and cost several thousand
dollars. The bridge company has
moved its pile driver over to the West
Road IN beoin work on the bridge on