Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-06-09

are offered. If the attendance on the
sale in Rock Hill Wednesday is Suf-
large, it is the purpose of the
merchants TO hold them each month
indefinitely.
Charged With Robbery.
Charged with robbing \. J. AlcXan-
der's Store in the New Zion section
last Saturday night, Malcolm Grier.
negro has been lodged in the county
Jail. The claim is made that Gricr
was tracked from the store to his
home where a quantity of merchandise
alleged to have been stolen from the
store was found.
Held Up on Highway.
Alex Long, Jr., reported to the Rock
Hill police Thursday morning that he
had been held up by two men while
riding in an automobile on the Cherry
road between Rock Hill and the
Catawba river bridge, Wednesday
night. According TO the report young
Long was held up by two white men
who demanded money. He told them
that he had no money with him
whereupon they made off.
To Borrow Money p
The monthly meeting of the county
commissioners was held "Wednesday
at which time, the commissioners
agreed to borrow $4,000 to pay the
contractors building the Boyd's Ferry
Bridge over Catawba river. This
bridge is being built by York and
Mecklenburg counties, the North Car
'olina county having agreed to pay two
thirds of the cost while York county
will pay one-third of the cost
Thinks 1t WeeviI.
Mr.. F. w. Hardin, who lives across
Kings Creek in Cherokee, county, was
In YorkVille Wednesday with report
that the boil weeWl- is operating in his
young dotton as well as on the cotton
Of his neighbors. He says he is no
boil weevil expert, but he feels that
there can be but small doubt about
the identity Of the insect that is
boring into the cotton buds that
have not yet developed into squares.
He finds the insects in various stages
of development from tiny fellows to
full grown adults. He thinks there
were boil wecvils in his section last
Year, and from all the indications they
are coming in large numbers this year
Phillips Goes to Anderson. r
"Dode" Phillips, the ,Erskine football
star, has been engaged to teach in the
boys high school at Anderson next
school year, according to p. {. Nc
lCants. superintendent of the Anderson
school system. This disposest definite
ly of reports current in Columbia that
thalredoubtable "Seceder" would enter
Princeton in September. Phillips
presence, whether or not he shall DC
nominally the coach, will very llkely
contribute toward improving the play
of the Anderson high school team. the
squad was coached last year, enthu-
siastically and with considerapie
ability, by "Buck" Barton of Anderson
land made n most creditable showing.
West Road.
The York county chaingang is mah
ing good progress on the EASTERN enc
of the West road which will connect
Yorkyille with Cherokee county bt
way of Sharon and Hickory Grove
The chaingang has reached point
near the home of f. n. Stephenson
about four miles west of Yorkville
where they are making good progress
with grading work. Construction WORK
is also in progress on a bridge being
built over Blacks Branch near the
home of n. S. Black. Information
from the west road Is that the con-
structors are coming right along with
the construction of the road from
Hickory Grove to Bullack's Creek
bridge. The road from the Cherokee
line to Hickory Grove was completed
some time, ago. ......
Democratic eligibility.
Rule 6 gives the qualifications for
membership in any club. in, the state
The rule requires every applicant fol
enrolment as a voter 10 be u years
of age. or to become so before the
succeeding general election and be a
white Democrat. He or she shall be
a citizen of the United States and OF
this state. No person shall belong To
any club or vote in any primary un-
less he or she has resided In the state
two years and in the county slH
months prior to the succeeding general
election and in the club district 6O
days prior to the first primary follow
ing his offer to enroll: Provided, That
public school teachers and ministers
of the gospel in chan ge of regularly
organized rCnuGCH SIldll Dc SANiiipN - N'''
the provisions of this section as TO
residence, If otherwise qualified.
DR.. Oates at Newberry.
Referring to the address that Rev.
DR.. j. L. Oates, of Yorkville delivered
in Newberry last Sabbath, the Oo-
server of that city had the following:
DR.. Oates drew an impressive picture
of Judah standing before Joseph ap-
pealing for the release of the young
lad Benjamin, that he might go back
to his old fatheT. From this picture
he drew another showing how God
stands watching, waiting and longing
for the lost lad, humanity to come
home,yl and how Jesus, the greater
Judah" came down and made the ap-
peal to humanity TO come to God and
satisfied Gods Justice for the SINS OF
humanity. He applied these visions
to the occasion by showing how the
college boys with their Christian cul,
ture are in the position of judah ana
stand between God and humanity seek
inc to lift men to God,