Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-07-18
LOCAL LACONlCS
Game Warden Woods Re appointed.


Six persons convicted in the court
of general sessions for York county
last week were taken 10 the county
chaingang to serve sentences. The
chaingang now includes Al persons.
Services at Bethel.
Rev. Flournoy Shepperson Of Ches
ter, assisted Rev. G. w. Nickel in
series Of services at Bethel Presby-
terian church last week, preparatory
to communion services on Sunday.
Stevens Named President.
At a recent meeting of the directors
of the York County Fair Association
of Rock Hill, DIR. w. G.. Stevens of
Rock Hill was elected president Of the
fair association to succeed John +.
Williams, resigned.
House Destroyed by Fire.
The home of Mr.. Ide Rcecc in the
Santiago section of Kings Mountain
township was destroyed by fire about
noon last Wednesday. The fire is be-
lieved to have been caused by de-
fectivc fiue. A part Of the furniture
was saved. Insurance i'm the sum of
$3.50 was carried on the house and
furniture.
Tenant House Destroyed.
Rats and matches are believed to
have been responsible for a fire which
destroyed a tennant house on the farm
OF j. II. Watson near McConnellSviIle,
on Sunday, July 8. The house was
five-room dwelling. Insurance was
carried in the sum of about 500; but
according to the owner the dwelling
was worth $500 or $500. Some of the
furniture was saved.
200 Gallons of Beer Destroyed.
Moonshiners's hopes Of a run
early this week were blighted Sunday
morning when State Constable john
son. Magistrate Love and Constable
Hedricks of Kings Mountain town
ship destroyed q still which they found
about one and one-half miles north of
Kings Mountain battle-ground. The
still was one of the sheet iron kind
and nobody was around when the or
ficers came upon the scene.
Public Institutions Inspected. =
H. C. Brearley of Columbia, assist
ant secretary of the state board OF
charities and corrections inspected the
York county JAIL county home and
chaingang last Saturday. Mr.. Brear-
ley was quoted as saying that the
present chaingang camp located near
Blacks mill about two and one hait
miles west of Yorkville was in the best
condition he had known it to be in
several years.
West Road.
Convicts engaged in building the
West road from YorRville to the Chero-
kee county line have reached a point
about even with the home OF X. b.
Hartness, about five miles west or
Yorkville. Construction work on the
bridge at Blacks mill, about two ana
one half miles from YorkVllle mas
reached the point where the force Is
about ready to pour the necessary
concrete. 1t is expected that the bridge
will be completed within a short time.
Gas Tax for York.
State Treasurer Carter announces
that the 3 cents a gallon gas tax for
South Carolina amounts to S2l6,9Ol.ol
for the months of March, April ana
MAY, and he has just sent out checks
TO the counties for one half OF the
amount collected in each. York coun-
tv gets S3,3l1.50 as her share. Charles
ton leads with S9,306.96 and McCor-
mick tails the list with only SI5o.36.
ONLY the counties of Aiken, Anderson,
Charleston, Florer e, Greenville, Ken
land, Orangeburg and Spartanours
used more gas than York. The gas
MONEY can be used for road work only.
New Bridge for Riddles.
4 new bridge is to be built across
Crowder's Creek at Riddles Mill, Su-
pervisor Hugh G. Brown stated yes
terday. The present bridge is totter-
ing and is likely to collapse at any
time, being dangerous for traffic in its
present condition. \ span from what
was known as Roddey's Bridge across
Catawba river which was washed
away several years ago has peen
taken ou' of the river and VIII serve
as a bridge at Riddles Mill. Inc
span is about 1G2 feet long, is in good
condition and the material VIII serve
well for the bridge TO be built over
Crowders Creek.
Zimmerman to Penitentiary.
Albert Zimmerman, convicted last
week Of the murder of Pink Huggins
and sentenced to serve the balance OF
his natural life i'm the pcnitentlary
was carried to that institution yeStef-
day afternoon. Guard j. X. RoDlnsoiI
of the penitcntiary force came after
Zimmerman and other prisoners yes
tcrday/ morning. Others who were
taken TO the pcntentiary along win
Zimmerman were: Hugh Snlpes, SIN
months; Jerry Johnson, five years;
Horace Chapman, four months. Elllutt
Potts, a white boy of Fort Mill town
ship who was sentenced to serve three
wears in the state rcformatory at
Florence was carried to that place yes
tcrday.
Bethel Presbytery Meets.
Provision for the installation OF
Rev. j. W. Weathcrs of Ninety-SiX, |
MS pastor of BullOck's Creek and |
Mount Pleasant churches was made
ut a called meeting of Bethel rrcsby- !
terry held in the First Presbyterian |
church in Rock Hill. yesterday morn
ing. Rev. Mr.. Wcathers, according TO
plans agreed upon yesterday, VIII be
Installed pastor of the two churches
the first Sunday in August. Rev. j.
B. Swami will preach the sermon ana
Rev. K. c. Wilson of McConnelIsville
and Elder J. H. Mcclure OF Chester,
will charge the pastor and the people.
Rev Mr.. Wcathers has already enter
ed upon his pastoral duties. AT the
meeting of Presbytery yesterday the
resignation of Rev. ID. y. Miller as
pastor of Liberty Hill and Heath
Springs churches was received. Pas