Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-08-08
LOCAL LACONlCS
BAPTIST Minister Resians.

Rev. j. d. Croft, for some time pas
tor of the West End Baptist church
in Rock Hill, has rendered his resig-
nation to his congregation.
Win for Cotton Belt.
Cotton Belt won from Bethany in a
game of baseball on the Cotton Belt
diamond yesterday afternoon. The
score was to 4. Cotton Belt is reput-
ed to have one of the best amateur
baseball teams in this section Of the
county.
Car Sold Cheap.
A seven passenger Chandler auto
mobile the property of lawson McCaw
of the Sharon neighborhood was sold
before the courthouse door at auction
yesterday morning. The car was
bought by Paul Ferguson of Sharon
for $305. The car was sold to satisfy
an execution against McCaw' ordered
in favor of Claud Wade.
Campaign Opens Tomorrow.
The York County Democratic cam
paign opens tomorrow morning al
| 10: 80 when the candidates for the sew
eral offices will address the voters ol
McConnellsville The candidates speak
at Ogden on Thursday and at Rock
Hill on Saturday. On Friday night the
candidates have an invitation to ad-
dress the voters of the Aragon- Blue
Buckle Mills in Rock Hill near Hill
tons store.
Ice Comes High In Rock Hill.
The Herald says: The price of ice
was recently boosted from half q cent
a pound to three quarters OF q cen,
per pound. Today it was sold at the
rate of 35 pounds for 25 cents. Nc
explanation for the increase in price
has been offered the public. An
nouncement is made to the effect that
q movement is on foot to organize a
third ice company for Rock Hill, this
probably resulting from the boost in
prices.
Home Coming at Tirzah Church.
There was a large crowd present al
Tirzah church today on account OF the
Home Coming Day celebration staged
there by the congregation of TirZaf
church. Many former members of the
Tirzah congregation came back to the
church for the day and found pleasure
in meeting with friends and acquaint-
ances after long absence. The crowC
at Tirzah church today was not con-
fined to members of the Associate Re-
formed Presbyterian denomination
alone; but members Of all denomina-
tions We're there to enjoy the pro-
gramme of the day. Rev X. ID. BYRD
pastor of TirZah church presided over
the exercises. A bountiful picnic din
4 oh, Il ri :
at midday. 1t was a most enjoyable
occasion for the big crowd.
Strike Breakers Home Bombarded.
A party of unknown men, usinl
pistols and shotguns, bombarded the
home of Alex Dunlap, negro strike
breaker, in Rock Hill at 3 o'clock Fri
day morning. Dunlap lives on Craw-
ford highway, just beyond Clinton in
| stitute. No one was hurt by the fir
ing, but the rear windows of the house
were shattered, while seversl loads OF
shot entered a bed in the rear room
| Dunlap and his wife were sleeping in
a front room and no shots were free
into this portion of the house. Dun
| lap has been working in the local
| shops of the Southern railway since
the shopmen walked out on strike.
| Whether the home of the negro was
assaulted by strikers and strike SYM
pathizers is not known. The police
are conducting an investigation. About
| "a shopmen walked out there nstrike
July 1, number of these being negro
helpers and car cleaners. ]. Webb
| White, in charge of the local shops,
stated that he had employed several
negroes since the walkout and that he
now has nine at work in the shops.
Dunlap did not go to work Friday
morning, stating that he would rather
have another job and q whole skin.
The remainder of the force turned VI
at the usual hour.