Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-12-08


He is expected to assume work about
January l.
Released on Bond.
c. NJ. Turney, committed to Jail re-
Gently on a charge Of grand larceny
was released from Jail Tuesday. Bond
in the sum of $500 was signed for Tur-
ney by Butler Wallace of Glover.
Collection for orphanage.
People living in Lowry Wilson
School District No. 6, in Bethesda
township contributed $50 in cash as
Thanksgiving contribution to the in
mates of Thornwell OrphaRage at Clin-
ton, last week. A canvass Of people OF
the district for funds for the purpose
was made by Mr.. H. F. Bookout.
To Run Up to Christmas.
Most of the rural schools of the
county will continue their work right
up until Friday afternoon before
Christmas, which COMES on the follow
ing Monday, it was. stated at the Of
flee of the superintendent of education
Yesterday. Most Of the rural schools
will suspend ten days for the Christ
mas holidays.
Big Still Taken.
A galvanized still of so gallons ca
pacity was captured by prohibition Of
ficers near Peeler's Mill Pond in Kings
Mountain township last Tuesday. A
quantity of still beer was taken. The
raiding officers were Constable H. l..
Johnson and Magistrate Love and Con-
stable Hedricks.
State Baptist Convention.
With the election of ]. ]. Lawton of
Hartsville to serve another term as
president and w. c. Allen of Dillon as
secretary for another term, the 1O2nd
session of the Baptist state conven-
ton in session in Rock Hill the past
week adjourned Thursday afternoon
sine die l. H. Hunt Of Newberry and
ed vice presidents, and A. B. Kennedy
of Columbia was again named as as
sistant secretary.
Ran Fox Thirty Miles.
They had a great fox race through
the northern part Of the county last
Monday night. 1t was red" The
race started about $3.50 p. m, near the
home of ]. D. B. Currence, with seven
dogs belonging to Mr.. Currence and
o. w. Davidson, and went in the di-
rection of Catawba river. On reaching
the river the fox took down stream to
Allison Creek and then up Allison
Creek, following through the bottoms
up to the Lawrence place, and thence
across Henry's Knob. When last heard
from by hunters on this side, the dogs
were somewhere close to the Gap"
through Kings Mountain. People liv-
ing near Kings Mountain report hav-
ing joined in the race next morning;
but so far as known the fox was never
caught.
To Hear Lobbyists.
Senator John r. Hart said yesterday
that he had called a meeting of the
York county legislative delegation to
be held in Yorkville, Monday morning
at IL o'clock. At this meeting various
representatives Of the Cooperative EX-
tension Work Of the Federal Depart
ment of Agriculture will appear before
the delegation relative to an appro-
priation for the continuance Of the
work in this county another year. The
understanding is that at the meeting
next Monday the members of the dele
CATION will merely listen to the repre-
sentatives of the farm and hom'
demonstration work; but will make no
pledges. The senator said yesterday
that following the meeting next Mon
day a meeting of the citizens OF the
county relative to the work will be held
later. At that meeting if it appears
that the majority sentiment is opposed
to a county appropriation for continu-
ance Of the work he said that his vote
would be against any further appro-
priatioa. Unofficially it is learned that
sentiment among the five. members of
the county delegation is divided rela-
tive to the value and the wisdom Of
continuing this work. There will