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BAiro WITH SCISSORS News From Within and Without , the County. ? t CONDENSED FOR QUICK READING Some Items of Fact, Some of Comment and All Helping to Give an Idea of What Our Neighbors- Are Saying and Doing. v-n ^ Rock. Hill Record, Oct. 20: Theo, son of Mr; .and Mr&r J. M. Youngblood, is quite sick with a case of diptheria....; -.The board of directors of the Federation of Men's ' lilblo Classes of Rock Hill met in?tne i. M. C. A. office yesterday afternoon. Reports were received from seven men's classes that ihad ratified tile 1 (constitution as revised. The board then adopted the Constitution and proceeded with the electioh of osfilcers. The following men were \ elected: A. W. Greene,'president; A. it Q'.iantz. vice-president; P. C. Wyatt, secretary; R. E. Barron,' treasurer C. Schwrar of The Record left Safurday morning ft>r Baltimore, where ho has entered the Maryland General Hospital for treatment, and will' probably l?e away for a month.'; Mrs. Schwrar left at the same time for Roanoke, Va., to spend'a month Willi her sister...., .Miss Lucy Alerritt and Mr. Failey rtucV'of this city were Quietly married at the home of Rev Alexander Martin on Saturday night. Only a few close friends were present , at the ceremony. Gaffney Ledger, October 21: George J. Emory, a whito , man who was formerly in the army, being stationed i at Camp Wadsworth, Saturday was Wrought back to Gaffney from Belmont, N. C., where he had been arrested on a charge of larceny. It is , alleged that he stole a $C0 bicycle from Fritz Sarratt, One cf the local postofffce employes. He is' said to have ridden the bicycle to Belmont, where he violated Borne ordinance concerning the riding of these machines and was arrested by the police Lewis Austin, 'of Gaffney, and Frank Weaver, of Chesnee, both driving Buick touring cars, had a headon collision late Saturday afternoon about four miles froih Gaffney, on the Chesnee road. Both cars were ba<JIy damaged and the occupants wehe more or less bruised. It is said that another car was standing neaj- where the accident occurred. Mr. Weaver was driving towards Gaffney, being on thC ^ right side of the road. Mr. Austell, ^ going towards Chesnee, passed the standing car and lost control of his own, which crashed into the other Buick_ ..A few m^nbers of the Cowpcns Battle Ground Association met at the Hotel Carroll Friday evening and discussed (he. need for interesting moj^ men and women in the movement that is now on foot to have the famous battle field converted into a national memorial park. Mrs. \V.k S. Hall, regent or tne uanici morgan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was elected second 'Slice president of the association. Plans were made for, holding a public meeting at ^tho courthouse at an early date, when a prominent speaker will be invited to deliver an address ^ Owing to the inclement weather Saturday only a few of the teachers of rural schools were present at the meeting of the Cherokee County Teachers Association held at the Carnegie free Library. It was decided to postpone the reorganization of the association until the next meeting which will be held four weeks from last Saturday. The teachers present heard a splendid address on compulsory education delivered by Frank Evans, supei .ntendent of the Spartanburg public schools and a pioneer in advocating such measures. A few other good talks were made but the complete program was net carried out. v Cleveland Star (Shelby). Oct. 21: The Mills Branch sub-postofllce has beeiwliscontinued by the postofllce department. so Postmaster W. J. Roberts announced yesterday. Mills Brapch is located in South Shelby, and has been kept by Charlie Rheinhardt. Difficulty was found in securing a man to keep the oflice on the pay allowed. Mr. J. H. Hull stated^ind it was , so published that he had no insurance on his barn that was burned several days ago, but he,has discovered that he had $700 insurance in the Cleveland County Farmers Mutual. His loss, however, amounts to several thousand Mrs. A. P. Austell died Monday morning about four o'clock at the home of her son. James P. Ait3- ! tell, following an illness of about three weeks. While her condition had been considered serious, her death was rather unexpected. Up until the past three weeks her health had been remarkably good. Only little more than a month ago. her husband, Amos P. Austell preceded her to the great beyond ..Mayor C. 15. McBrayer | nas namca a commission ?>i wine; ?uu blacks to maintain harmony between the races Mr. L. L. White son o[ ilr. Webb White of No. 7 township and Miss Conic Ham rick, daughter of Mr. Chas. Hamrick of South Shelby, were happily married Sunday, October 12th at the home of Squire. Gjlead Green in No. 7 township. Mr. Green officiating. v ' Chester Reporter, Oct. 20: Fred Fisher, colored, known as "the hoy j preacher," spoke at the Metropolitan .\9 M. E. '/Aon church yesterday, and will speak every evening throughout . this week. Young Fisher, who is six- I teon years of age. has been preach- : ing since he was six. and is said to be j a speaker of unusual earnestness and force. He was born in Philadelphia,! and lives in Chicago. The follow-! inrr marriage llcenses^ave been issued (luring the list few days from the of-' flee of /ud^e of Probate A. W. Wise: Mr. Galther F. Stevenson and Miss Elisabeth M. Caldwell, both of Chester; R. F. I). No. 1; Mr. Marshall Long and Miss Leo Clay, both of Lnndo and Mr. Henry Chlstenbury ^ind Miss Laura Morris, both of Chester. All told there were close to 100 persons who identified themselves with Chester churches yesterday as an aftermath of the "Gypsy" Smith meeting, and pastors declared .that the day wcu one of the most glorious in all of their experience John M. Ashe quietly parsed away Thursday evening at his home in the Bullock's Creek section of York county... ?.Mr. A. M. McKeown, of Cornwellj^R. F. D. 1, has returned from a two-weoks' visit to hi3 brother, Mr. Tj B. McKeown, at Ada,. Oklahoma. Sir. McKeowr. soys there was rain every day of his stay with his brother, but despite this fact lie managed to see a considerable portion of the country and was much impressed with the stir and bustfe of the great south-west .Chester Poster the American Legion was organized Saturday morning at the courthouse with the following officers: MnJ. W. L. Davidson, commander; Lieut. Claud R. Edwards, secretary and treasurer; Capt. J. L. Glenn, Jr., chairman of the executive committee. The following were appointed delegates to the state convention. In Columbia on October 28: J. II. Roberts, C. A. McLurkltx M. D? W. L. Davidson, A. V. Harcjin, Jno. M. Jones, Jr., Alternates?Wareton A. Lynn, W. Carlisle White, Claude R. Edwards, II. B. Malone, M. D., and T. J. Cunningham, Jr.:..:....?..Mr. Geo. D.' Wall will take charge of the local o(- , flee of the American Express Co, tomorrow as successor to Mr. R. M. Bickett, who as prevloysly stated will go with the Chester Hardware Co. Mr., Wall has 'been with the Express Co. for two and one-half years, and his promotion to this important place is a \ribute to his worth .-Mr, R. J. White passed away at his home at Rodman, yesterday morning at an* early hour, following an apoplectic stroke on Friday. Mr. White had been a3 well as usual apparently up to' about a week before his death, when he suffered an attack of nausea, which resulted Friday in a stroke of apoplexy. Funeral and interment were at. H&rraon y ' Baptist church yesterday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. it. I. ] Corbett, pastor of the church, conducting the service, and being assisted by Revs. R. A. Lummu^ and J. F. i Pittman, and a large concourse of sorrowing friends being present I The many friends of Hon. J. L. Glenn were , glad to see liim able to be at his office today after a few days' illness. Gastonia Gazette, Oct. 21: In the* Lutheran church of'the Good Shepherd at Mt. Holly on Saturday night at 7 o'clock, Miss Carrie Mae Lentil and Mr.- William Charles Mast were mar?. rlcd by their pastor, Rev. E. H. Kohn, Ph. D A wedding of unusual, social interest to a wide circle of friends was solemnized at the home of Mr.^and Mrs. E. R: Rhyne on Sun-, day evening 7:30 o'clock when their only,daughter,/Alma, became the bride of Mr. Raymond C. Cook, Rev. Dr. J. I* Vipperman, the bride's pastor officiating.. Mr, xv. a. Mowen ana daughter. Miss Lena Howell, of the Hcthany section, York county,rwere in the city yesterday with the former's son, Mr. P. M. Howell *The body of /Mr. J. T. Green, of Lancaster, whose death was noted in yesterday's Ga- , zette, having succumbed to injuries* received in an automobile accident,V was taken to his old home at Ellenboro this morning for burial. Surviving the deceased in this county is one daughter, Mrs. C. C. Towery, of Lowell. Another daughter, Mrs. Oma Summers lives at Caroleen. Mr. C. E. Green, of Rock Hill, is a son. He r was driving the car, a Briscoe, on the morning of the fatal accident. He states that he and father and three friend3<'were en route to Rutherford ton to visit relatives, but that at Dallas thay turned back on account of not knowing tbe roads, and a lack of gasoline, intending to con\c to Lowell to visit Mrs. Towery. It Yas about 5:30 o'clock in the morning. The lights on his car were not iri good fix and "did not focus well. For this reason, he says that ho did not see the bridge over Long Creek until it was too late to stop the car. A projecting 1 rod from the side of the bridge mm mod the side of the car and pierced j Mr. Green in the side. He died in 45 minutes The man hunt yesterday. < afternoon in which a goodly portion of the town was interested for two j or three hours proved fruitless. The negro proved to be some one else than Joe Turner. Elder Crawford proved to be the name of the negro who caused alL the excitement. He seems to- be a stranger in these parts and withal a desperate negro, for he was armed with two guns. The police were looking for a negro nanted Buster Brown who was accused of cutting * his wife over on Happy run, wnen they ran into th<^ Crawford negro who upon being questioned showed fight and a hostile manner. When the cops stalled to arrest him he pulled his two gats and walked away, pumping lead in the general direction of the officers who returned the fire?four of them? hut no casualties were reported from either side. When last seen tne negro was headed north out in the wooded section opposite the Arlington mills. Adjutant W. F. Sahms, officer in charge of the American Rescue Home in this city, has returned from J Philadelphia, where he attended the J annual council of the American Res- j cue Workers. This was the jubilee year of this organization, being the 25th anniversary of the first council meeting. More than 50 cities in the United States were represented at the | Philadelphia meeting, while a number of cities in which theio are American' " - * -i * Homes wore not rcprcsentcdv i Murray Parham, who / shot Marion Adams last cummer, the trouhio taking place In the Pleasant Rldg6 section, was convictod of an assault with a deadly weapon in eriminal court yesterday. He was arraigned on the..' charge of assault with intent' to kill.-Sentence has not been passed by Judge Shaw ,Mr. William Newton Craig, one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of the county died this morning at 6:30 at the Gaston Sanatorium where he had been brought. Saturday, suffering from an acute bowel trouble. rft' .1 Hunting 'Possum by A6to.?Thcro are many ways to- hunt the wary 'possum: t but Aivin- ElHs, Hal Taggart, Paul Kennedy and Rucscll Thomson are'telling a wonderful tale of an automobile hunt with the aid of an au- I tnmnwio conrrhiiffhi between here and I Due West while returning recently (ram the Clemeon-Davldson football game.1 As the machine was icomuig toward Abboville, about two miles out of Due; West, the headlight disclosed a.'possum running across the road and into the bushes on, the side. The machine was stopped, and the searchlight was manipulated so as to throw the, light in any direjption. Soon after Brer Possum waslound, hugging the limb.of a tree, affecting a somnolent Indifference Jo the spotlight- . ' It' was easy to bag him. and the next day the four young, men had '^ssum and Sweet potatoes for dInner,-*-Abbeville PresB and Banner. Q?](=l?-fJOTJRTNEY TE 13 ' ' 0 | PLEASED I ? .. -> rj | 1 ? READ WHAT 1 SUCCt o 1 m 1 t . o- = g ^ This Cop ? the Best and iV ' -i i ? that has et been produced 1 THE FQRDSON BE ? DRESS] g ANY 0' 9 FOR PEOPLE WHC VINCIN BOUGH THOSE jg Mr. Hor 0\\ questions from a Re] p K Q.?I want to kn 0 tor. A.?Wearecarri g Q.?Do you thinl ^ Yes. We sawed abou O saw. jS Q.?How did the ? You could not tell an1 O Q.?How much m ^ than you can with a pi I as much, and do it be ? that could not be plov ^ been plowed in seven; O Q.?Have you ha< ?No trouble, except <j morning to leai'n to cr P3 Q.?How much ] *" About fifteen gallons j* Q.?Have you see have not seen any that E-i Q.?Knowing the ^ out it ? A.?No, sir. g Q.?How small a O one ? A.?A one-horsi saver, as well as a sav Q.?How long did About ten minutes. Q.?Is there anyf A.?The only objectio 0 pulley is detachable, a nenl fixture, as it tala change. In the presc P3 Ho id son will do twice H machine costs less tha 5 * ed in other makes of t w Foi dson, pulling a Re Q was convinced of the ? never bought anything * THE FORDSON NO^ L SON OF 1 FOR FURTHER IN: I Courtn a jklEl?COURTNEY TR, * STATE NEWS IN BRIEF. / ? . ? ' \ K # ' Items of Intorcst from All Sections * * -??**' -T. ? of South Carolina. ? K. M. Bryan has been "elected probate Judc? of Charleston over .1. D. E. Meyer by a majority oLv about 100 votes. ? Two negro public / automobile drlvera of Columbia, wcr^ JTned $40 each in Columbia reorder'.% court last Tuesday for speeding. ( ? \V. H. Mattress, arf\pg?"o, la lender arrest at Saluda, charg*?t with having guns and ammunition tin his possession Cor unlawful purposes, ? The boll weevil; has lieom discovered in Newberry county, several specimens having been picked, up in a field belonging, to John : D, Nance, near the town of Newberry. ? The United States navy's famous seaplane, NC-4, largest plane fn'thoworld and firtt to cross the Atlantic.' ocean Is In Charleston,- for a few days In the Interest of the government recruiting service. ? J. E.' Keelor, aged citizen ^of Traveler's'Rest, Greenville county and his 17-year-old grand-daughter were bitten by. a supposed madrdog last Monday afternoon whilo they were In a cotton field near their home. '?George A. Johnson and John P. Allen, civilian mechanics at the motor transport coifaj at Camp Jackson, died Tuesday from the effects of acute intoxication caused from drlokinw methyl alcohol, ,r Both v men -are said to have drunk quantities of^he ? .11 .7 A - ACTOR CO.?FORDSON TE TUP Ef . 1 IxH .#1 > . * . 'v *>< /-"" '1 >URCHASERS B HAT PRUDEN1 YOUR PROGRESSIVE, iSSFUL NEIGHBORS IAVE TO SAY I ?. ' 1 M -y-V~V" ; ' ; npany is engaged in se I--1. D I4.. ivsi Eiijcitm iii Aid w. The "Fords N .[ . PRESENTS PROGRESS, A ENG ONLY PROGRESSIVE rHER KEWr > > ARE CONSIDERING THI rG TESTIMONY THAN TH. T AND ARE USING TRAC WHO ARE IN A POSITIOl ace Whitesides, of Hickory Gi presentative of the Fordson 1 o\v just what you think of tk ied away with it. I am myself, [ it will do everything I say I t three hours out, here with a motor show, up while sawing? y difference on the engine.: ore work can you do \tith the t air'of mules? A.?:A bout fou t tier. We plowed some bottoi ^ed with niulesv the land not I years. 1 any trouble with your tracto it took me about an hour tli ank it. ... kerosene have you burned.? per day. * n any tractor you like better ? , I like better than the Pordsoi outfit as you do, could you do farmer could you recommend' e farmer. I consider it a grea ing to the strength of rpan. . it take you to learn to run it ? # 1 V hing that you do not like abc 11 that I have to it is that the ind ] would prefer it to be a p is about fifteen minutes to ma nice of others, I have said tli as much work, on less fuel, ai n any other tractor. 1 was int ractors until I made one roun )derick Lean harrow, after w machine I wanted to buy. ] * that I was prouder of. IV ON EXHIBITION AT TH FILBERT. FORMATION, COME AND , ey Tract* ACTOR CO.?FORDSON TR. : 7 ? alcohol Monday from which they died < Wednesday. ? Deputy Sheriff Lawronco Meredith stationed at the Riverside . Mills in Anderson, was shot and seriously wounded Monday night by Will Chastain following a difficulty when the deputy told Chastain that unless he went to work he would have to leave the mill. ' ? Edward C. Mann of St. Matthews, wa3?on Tuesday sworn in a,n a vmcmbei; of congress to succeed^ Reprcsontative Asi)ury I<i Lever, resigned. Phillip H. Stoli who has been elected to congress from the Sixth district to succeed J. Willard Ragsdale, deceased was sworn in on yesterday. , ? Sheriff Sanders of Anderson coun- \ ty who was charged with serious moral < misconduct as the result of-a story; J published in the Anderson Tribune (a < few days ago has issued a statement , in wifbfh ho sayo he will not resign his | office and that he will go on the stand , during the next campaign and let the J people decide the matter. * ? The administration bill extending | tiic food\ control act to clothing nnd 1 providing penalties for profiteering hap been transmitted to President 1 .Wilson for his signature. ? Alex Wilson, a negro, who shot ' and killed Miss Ruth Murrah, IS ypnr old-wealthy white girl of Marl- ' anna, Ark., Monday niorning tois shot and Instantly killed Mondajr night, by a posse who were ,in search of him. m 1 1 i Actors??courtni MtDSON I < " **- 7'* * * * EAR WILLING r BUYERS DEM/ VND iND AS THE REPRESENT PEOPLE, AS IT IS WOR! 5 TRACTOR QUESTION, T AT OP THE LIVE, PROGI TORS. THEREFORE WE ST TO, KNOW. rove, is the own at rvf TFnrdqpri Tractor Company:?<? a trac- ? ' A _ DOES ALI u-nA^ _ > \ wvu * S * Mr. T. N. V A. Tractor No.'6 16 statement, and raptor ment:? 1^ctul "Wo have <3 ' tilTlCS much, but it dc n land and ,,nd i p. v just this, wc,? ici rug, plowed what we ^ services. It is n j?| A. i uny two-horse l p fi i*5st Q'?"Do yoi ^ 111 ol< does all a felloe ground." A Q-?"Hav.e y ' given any trout A. I ,k EVERY TI i. , with- * Mr. J. MOI stated: "I ara s ought to have'or JOH) t time Mr. J. Q. H. himself on the I A that is necessar; road, where the West." mt it ? i power 1 , Mr. FRED L. 161111ft" aon Tractor owi L-r> llro and du? to the a 1 to give the Fon lit tllC any further sen for dinner, let the Mr Smart's crest- 68C13, and todaj d on a Dr. D. I hi?'1 Brandon of ' have E YORK COUNTY FAIR J SEE US, OR WRITE OR P ir Co., ACTORS COURTNE j THEY HAVE A8EIV I A shipment of Younj , Belt Model Suits?the nc . .tractive mixtures. Let us r ' t s - " \f Don't forget that \vt ? ConSdrVatfve 'Style.\in SJj I for men. v I A select line of Men' I $20, $25* $27.50 and $30. I > j j A select line of ifoysin size?Pi-iced at $7.501 \ RAIN COATS?We these?for Men, Ladies, ] > 1 Men's?Priced at $5, Ladies'?Priced at $( 'Boys'?Priced at $5.1 ' Misses'?Priced at $< \ SK0ES J. BLS l I > I ?T Typewriter Ribbons on sale at The j Enquirer office. j JY TRACTOR CO.-FORDS IS KING / ' :e ;>*VV? TESTIMONY VND TO KNOW " 1 ' let'. \._,Ji^./^cT >WI {BH KSfl - * ';* /~ v ' f < *%. ;' '* ^ 'ATIVE OF THE FORDS SE THAN A WASTE OF T i- ' /. fv '. . v. ' .". " . v1' HERE OAN BE NO BETT] tESSlVE FARMERS WHO No. 68 646. Here is what 1 ' 1 1 ? ' .' V '* * '.5 N i THAT COULD BE EXPECT fOOD & SONS, York, S. C., R. F. D. N< 18, upon being asked to criticise the F< the following arc a few "knocks" ga' lone with It what you said It would do tea all you claim It will , We have plo> 1 anything wrong with it. We are well >uld not plow places at all without tt t could not have plowed with horses. W i good puller. We can recommend the 'armor." f i prink the machine does all one could < k/ could expect, and did more than we I ' ou had any trouble with the Outfit?" dc at all. We arc mighty well pleased IREE-HORSE FARMER SHOUL] tGAN" LEECH, Hickory Grove, owner Lbsolutely satisfied with my tractor. Ev le. I would not be without It at all, if I N Q. HALL SAYS IT IS AL ALL, York, S. C\ R. F. D. No. 1. upon rordson Outfit, stated that he was too b f to satisfy, one is a visit to my farm, o ?y will see a field that has every app KR. SMARR IS NOW PLEj SMARR, Bullock's Creek. S. C.. York ( ler, in 1914, (ailed ip getting a dlplorr bsencc of a Fordson Service Station in Ison cylinder oil for dinner. The Fort dee,and kicked a hole in her side, whh regrets were sytch that he purchased r expresses himself as having an absolu j. Shioderof York,-arid Mcssr Bethel, also have FordSon oil ' ' S TO RE DELIVERED TO HONE FOR US TO COME 1 - Yorl < . .? V TRACTOR CO.?FORDSC < . : j . > . /' > / I I / 0) AT LAST, Tfe ;j < ? i ; Men's Seam Model and < I west patterns and in at- <? i show them to you. J; , ? it >, also have a full Jine bf r"<| ? T-? ,L__i _ '* * mis, itcgumrs ana siuum - > :.f) > ' ' ' ' '"|IU s Overcoats are here-^at 1;. 1 ! \ ?' *'1 -o Overcoats?6 to 1& years ; o $18.75 and all between. ;; arc especially stronp on, ^ 3oys and Girls?all sizes. 1 '* :+? v , o ,00 to $18.50. ' ; | 5.00, $8.50 and$12.60. 50,$6.50and$8.60. 5.00. U .< " roup se0e3 j! | WT YV. O.' W. Receipt Bocfcs at Tb? Enquirer QTflce. By mai>; >O Cia, ON TBACTORS--EI^ TO FACTS % r. I ? H * -- W ION WE ARE AD > IME TO ADDRESS 2 . v 'fy ' 9 SB OB MOBS CON- ' ? f HAVE ALREADY o iE EVIDENCE OF | ie says in answer to g, >: 1?n *. ' v ' r?SK ' ED AND MORE ? o j. 6, owners of Pordson ordson, made a lengthy ^ thered from the state- M ''Vltt;. . We have not plowed wed etght or ten acres, . r ( satisfied with it. it is, f? v lis machlne> We have ' > % Tn hnun nppHpH nnv w "w,v "w% ? " Outfit as economical to A expect? ?Yes, si* It ^ Cj t expected in some red ' ?0 / A.?No, sir. It has not & / u" -w ' > ., ' . * 3 HAVE ONE jj of tfractor No. 68579. *J> ^ cry three-horse farmer ' q could not get another." I, RIGHT g being asked to express ^ usy; but he said: "All * 5s ' n thre King's Mountain > W-. earance of the Middle I . L 4 \SED O W County's pioneer Fordia on tractor up-keop, .. ( jw York County, poglected Ison refused to render S :h proved the last call -2$ [ Fordson Tractor No. .Q tcly satisfactory outfit. ?d s. J. E. and L. A. ; Lt fits. r ? * & > MR. D. E. JACKTO SEE YOU. r ' s, S. C. in tractors?r=ir=H I 4 -A? 1 I ; ? i . 1 * ^ v. N % ' '