Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-21
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Some Items of Fact, Some of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea OF
What Our Neishbors Are Saying and
Doinc.
eastonia Gazette, Feb. II: Senator
Thomas. ]. Hefin, of Alabama: one OF
the most famous reconteurs in Ameri-
ca, will be chief speaker at the annual
membership dinner of the Gastonia
Chamber of Commerce this year. The
annual dinner will be held in the
chamber of commerce auditorium on
FRIDAY, March oath All members in
good standing at the time will be
guests of the organization for the af-
..Announcement is made today
of a merger Of the Bank of Belmont
and of the Peoples Exchange Bank Oh
the same town. The Bank OF Belmont
it Is understood. takes over the assets
of the Peoples Exchange Bank. The
Peoples Bank was organized about two
years ago with r. B. Suggs, president
and w. D. Crawford, cashier. The Bank
of Belmont was organized in 1908 ana
has grown to be one Of the, strongest
institutions in the state. r. L. Stowe
Is president and w. B. Puett, cashier.
Chester Reporter, Feb. 16: Mrs.
Fanny McFadden Jordan celebrated
her seth birthday yesterday at her
home on Columbia. street. Several
friends called during the day to tender
their congratulations. Mrs. Jordan is
enjoying splendid health---------.F'u F'uneral
services for the late Mrs, Mamie
Leard, relict of Allen Leard, well
known Chester druggist OF twenty
years ago, were held at Bethel M T.
church, Tuesday morning by Rev.
Henry Stokes, pastor of the church fol-
lowed by interment at Evergreen
cemetery. The remains were accom-
panied to. Chester by Mrs, C. A Rays
or, of Asheyille, N. c., a daughter and
Miss Lizzie Cousar, Of Monteasle,
Tenn, Of the immediate famhy.----.-
Owing to the raw and inclement
weather, only few farmers were able
to be In Chester Tuesday to hear Mr..
T. B. Young, President Of the South
Carolina Sweet Potato Association, put
those who did come were repaid with
very interesting and instructive ad-
dress. There is a great future IN the
sweet potato business; and all that Is
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sweet potato business successfully is
the proper storage facilities, as po-
tatoes can be grown in great abund-
ance, as all know. Down in Florence,
where Mr.. Young is located, this in
dustry is flourishing and the growers
are more than pleased. A potato house
Of about 10000 bushels capacity, in Mr..
Yeung's judgment, would prove suf-
flcient as starter, and would pay
wonderful dividends.....--.----Att the Coun-
ty Directors office this morning it was
stated that no report has been receiv-
ed Of damage to any of the county's
bridges from the high waters, though
it is not improbable several OF the
smaller bridges may have been damag-
ed. The top-soil roads in places are
also bound to have been considerably
damaged from the almost steady
forty eight hours downpour Mr.. L.
NJ. Wooten phoned in this morning that
South Ford is up, and the small bridge
has been anchored.-.-....-.-Rev. and Mrs.
j. B. Traywick, both of whom have
been very i'll, but are now well on the
road to recovery, ask that their most
hearty thanks be conveyed to their
friends and neighbors, who were so
very kind and solicitous during the
illness of this popular couple DR..
Paul Traywick, son, who was here
during his parents illness, was deeply
impressed by the innumerable kind
nesses shown his parents, and said he
regarded it as nothing short of an act
of Providence that his aged father and
mother had come to Chester to spend
their declining days.
Cleveland Star, (Shelby) Feb. II:
Shelby is to have a new ice plant
Messrs A. p. Weathers, Claude Tur-
ner and C. B. Cabaniss have purchased
the Sam Hunter lot on West Graham
street just beyond Wilson'S shop near
the Southern depot and have placed an
order for the latest and most improved
ice making machinery to be shipped in
60 days.. Nj. Earl Bridges, IS years
of age, died Tuesday night in the
Rutherford hospital as q result of
serious injury which he received Janu-
airy 2nd while employed on construc-
ton work at the power plant of the
Cleveland Mill and Power company at
Lawndale. Young Bridges sustained a
broken back when 4 dump car loaded
with sand fell on his chest.----.-----Rev.
Wade Bostick who is home on years
furlough from the mission fields of
China is here on weeks visit to his
sister, Miss Judic Bostick. Mrs. Bos-
tick accnDn1nipd Rpv Mr. ROStick