Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 05, 1919, Page Page Two., Image 2
GARNERED WITH SCISSORS
News From Wllblo and Without
I 1 ; the Cnnnty.
. CONDENSED FPU PICK READING
Soma Itams of Fact, Some of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea of
What Our Neighbor* Are Saying and
Doing.
Chaster Reporter, Sept. 1: Mrs.
Sallie Anne Smythe, widow of the
late Alexander Smythe, died last Friday
afternoon*, after a few weeks'
Illness. The funeral services were
conducted at the- home of Dr. S. G.
on West End Saturday after
ifUllVl v
noon by Rev. L. M. White,* pastor of
the First Baptist church, followed by
Interment in Uriel cemetery near
Lewis T.i O Transfers of town
I property jiave been numerous the last
few days. Among: the number were
the purchase of Mr. Henry Samuels'
house Gadsden street by Mr. H. F.
Richardson; the purchase of the Brennecke
property on Center street and a
lot on McAliley street belonging to Mr.
A. N. Webto by Mr. Geo. R. Dawson;
, and purchase of Mr. M. A. Elliott's
property on West End by Mr. M. R.
Clark ....'.The annual contest at the
Bprlngstein Mills for the best-kept
' yard and garden resulted this year as
follows: Mrs. Albert Smith, 1st; Mrs.
W. B. Ross, 2nd; Mrs. Ed. Allen. 3rd;
~\Irs. L J. Watts, 4th and Mrs. G. \V.
McKeown, 5th. One of the striking
features of the winning display was the
fact that practically every rCvailable
Inch of noil was used tor vegetable or
flowers, the crop of both being parti-,
cularly luxuriant and well-worked,
r the weather for the last several weeks
considered... Mrs. B, MT Sigmon
has returned to Chester and is again
superintendent cf the Chester Sanatorium.
In the summer of 1918. when
th6 government called for nurses, Mrs.
SlgmoD resigned her position to Join
the University of Maryland unit, nr.d
was later transferred to/duty in the
* west, where, after the conclusion of
hostilities, uhe became superintendent
, > of a large hospital. Mrs. Slgmon is
without a superior as the head of a
hospital, and the local public is den?rhtBd
o^ain to Iirvo her here in this
responsible position. ..r......On Saturday,
August 30th. at 6 o'clock In the
morning a simple, but sweet and attractive,
home wedding wAs solemnized.
when Miss Hulda McLarnon be&
came the bride of Mr. Joseph William
Poteat.
Rock Hill Record, Sept. 1: The nnnual
getMOgether meeting and spread
of'the Rock Hill Alfalfa Growers' Ajsu.
soelatidn will be held on Saturday,
September 6. Much interest is being
^ manifested in . the n?eeting and the
prospects are very bright for a recordbreaking
attendance. There arc ir.oro
C than two hundred members of the association,
the membership extending
through the rich farming district of
' North, and South Carolina. For the
pant few year* interest has increased
each mi- 1(1 the growing of alfalfa
and it has proven to be a wonderful
7 money crop to many of the farmers
and their salvation ' in stock-raising.
;...Rev. W. J. Simpson of Covington,
Ga,. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
-* Simpson of Lesslle, wos operated on
Saturday at the Fennell Inflrmnry for
v appendicitis Miss Helen McManus
has been awarded the U. 1). C. scholarship
at Wlnthrop for the coming year.
?Secretary Mel! of the locul Y. M.
C. A. and a crowd of twelve toys re
turned Saturday night from a hiking
trip to Mount Mitchell. They all reported
a fine trip Mrs. Henrietta
Lyle, widow of the late Dr. David
~ Lyle of the Lando section of Cheater
county, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Joe Hollis. about 9
o'clock Sunday morning \V. Nr.
- Milling of Palmetto. Fla. brother of ihe
late J. H. Milling of this city, Is a
visitor here. Mr. Milling says that he
has not been here before in eighteen
years.
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Lancaster News, Aug. 29: The fifth
death from the shooting at the car
horns of the Southern Public Utilities
Company in Charlotte, Monday night
was that of William R. Hammond a
~ native of Lancaster. He was emplbyed
at the Fidelity Cotton mill In Charlotte
and was 3G years old. His death
on Wednesday was attributed to injuries
sustained In the riot. He Is
survived by his wife and a four-yearold
son -..For the third time, the
case of H. T. Williams, administrator,
against the Philadelphia Life Insurance
company will be heard in the
common pleas court of l^ancaster
county at the next term, the Btate
supreme court having set aside the
oraer of non-suit and ordered a new
trial Wednesday. This case is one
of great interest. It was first heard
at the spring term of court 191G and
went to the supreme court at its
April, 1916, term on demurrer. Errors
were found in the trial below
and a new trial ordered. The second
trial was heard in March, 1918, hefore
Judge George E. Prince and
counsel's motion for non-3uit was
sustained. It again went to the
South'Carolina supreme court which
has ordered a new trial. The case has
been hard fought from the beginning.
The plaintiff is represented hy
Jones and Jones, and Williams and
Williams and Stewart, of this cit:\
artd the defendant by Wilson and Wilson
and Stack and 1*arker, of Monroe,
N. C.
Gaffney Lodger, Sept.-3: " l-'our" marriages
have been performed by l?robate
Judge W. D. Kirby within the
past three days: Mi3s Maggie Louise
Humphries, of King9 Mountain, route
2, and George Juniper Hope, of King's
Mountain, route 3. were married Saturday.
Miss Maude Bell McDade and
Jefferson I*mgston Perry, both of '
Union, were mnrried Sunday afternoon
at the home of W. B. Cash, the 1
ceremony being performed by Judge
Kirby. Miss Nellie Poe, of Cherokee,
and Dee Scruggs, of route 9, were
married Sunday. Miss Sara Tesslner J
and Joseph Levi Bass, both of route
4, were married yesterday in the office
of Judge Kirby Dr. Robert C.
Gran jerry, A. B.,' B. D? associate
president nnd business manager of e
Lanier University, Atlanta, Gn., has J
accepted the call extended to him by
Sunday in September. His letter of c
church and will come to Qttifnoy to
assume the pastorate on the third c
" Onnlomhor Wis IsL* sr (if "
r?uu stuy hi r j
acceptance was received by Edward
Watson, the church clerk, Saturday ^
morring and was read to the congregation
at the First Baptist church
Sunday moaning W. H. Ross has
purchased for par the $3,400 worth of 5
school bonds issued by Midway school J
district for the purpose of erecting a
new school building. Plans fob a
four room house have.' been completed, ^
and it Is understood that the contract
has been let.. Professor E. A.
Moi. goruery, for 10 years superintend- 8
ent jC the gruded schools at BlacksInirg.
during which tlmes the BlncPsburg
schools were admitted and maintained
in Class A, spent a few Abuts
in the city Saturday. Professor Montgomery
recently sold his home pl-ico
in Filacksburg and moved out to his
fanr about three mllfes from Grover.
He .taught the Buffailo school la*? 8
year, but his plans for the coming
year have not been decided. It Is J
possible, he cald while here Saturday,
that he will ncrt teach agairi aUhnugn 1
he las been*offered several school. s
Professor Montgomery saltf that he is ?
seriously considering devoting his tlino
, to farming Claffney's public sehooM 1
opened at 9 o'clock yesterday ipomlng
with a total enrollment of 1,091 white *
children. It Is probable that a few ad- J
.1 It l.,Hn I .ikU.I-An luill I'Or.Af't ^
thlii week as some were prevented
from being present yesterdfty morning
by unavoidable causes. The attendance
by schools was as follows:
Central, 405; Cherokee Avenue, 417;
artd West End, 269. The compulsory
attendance law requires all children
between the ages of C oind 14 years
to attend tjie first four months of
thet session Captain O. P. Rlchardijon,
cotton factor in upper South
Carolina, died Sunday morning at
10.3(1 o'clock. He was 35 years ?f age.
Captain Kichardson's death, which occurred
at the City Hospital, was caused
by complications following an operation
performed about three weeks ago
for appendicitis. Close relatives and
intimate friends knew for a day or
two before the end came that his condition
was/ critical. ' He had just retun
ied from France about two months
ago. and it had been announced that
he was in the future to be connected
with the Irene Mills here.
Lancaster News, Sept. 2: Mrs. Jhon
T. lJlyier and daughter Miss Grace, of 1
Monrpe, Washington, are the guests
of ihe formers parents Mr. and Mrs. ]
H. M. Parks, on Meeting street, toils
is the first visit that Mrs. Plyler has 1
made since she left for the west several
years ago Mr. Ben Hinson and
Minn PlA??ln/J CawaII ViAtVi Af IViia nlt?
were married Sunday, Magistrate H. \
M. Culp officiating. After the cere- ^
mony the couple left by automobile for (
Charlotte. Miss Sowed Is a daughter
of J. Mike Sowell, of Brooklyn W. J
B. Stallman and Miss Bleeka Sims, ^
daughter of Mrs. Agnes Sims of this (
city, were married Friday afternoon (
at 5 o'clock at the home of the bride, (
Rev. T. A. Dabncy officiating. Imme- ]
diately after the ceremony the couple ,
left on the C: 05 Southern train for the ,
home of the groom in Virginia ,
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Prcssley and children
of Lewlsvllle, Ga-, were Lancaster ,
visitors this week, having come down (
Monday by way of this city on their ?
return from a stay in the mountain:; of ;
Western N'c^tli Carolina. J i
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? Prices are said to he even higher ,
i In Pnrrlinrl Ihnn thev .iri> in the United
St..tea. There Is the same disincllnn- f
tion to labor. Thousands of people who
caved money during: the war are now ^
putting In their time spending their
savings. A correspondent of the New
York Times says there are more than
.1(0,000 strangers in the city of Louden
and an outsider runs a great risk in
going to the city without having in
advance engaged a place to sleep. 11
Is a very common thing to see young
wohien smoking cigarettes in the
streets, generally using long holders.
England has an unemployment insurance
system that gives pay to workers
out of a job for six months at. the
rate of $6.30 a week and thousands
and thousands of people are now drawing
this unemployment pay. A bed
that formerly cost 75 cents ir. London
new costs $2.50 and shoes that cost $S
during the war now cost $10 and $11.
Clothes arc fully 25 per cent higher
than a year ago. f'.reen apples soli at
60 Cents a pound, cherries sell at 5C
[cents and g.apea at $1.25 a pourm It
is said to be difficult for one to get his
shoes shincd in London unless he docs
it himself.
I Cnudiflrn ciCf/.o tiftiu I.Ann nllntt/..! F
$691.57G of the $3,051,919 granted by
the government for the fiscal year ot
1919-30 for agricultural trade, home
economics and industrial subjects, anil
teaching training under the vocational
education law. Allotments for agriculture
in the southern states total 1
$313,914 for trade, industry and home
economics, $105,139, and for teacher
training $222,532. Allotments by states
ale: Virginia, $63,634: North Carolina,
$7,152: South Carolina, $46,350;
Georgia, $S0,31C; Florida. $23,991; Tennessee,
$67,220: Alabama, $65,376; Mississippi,
$54,804; Arkansas, $48,259;
Louisiana, $51,510; Texas. $120,393. I
The first quarterly payments will/bejl
made October 1. ft
YO?lK BAPTIST WOMEN;
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Held Annual Meeting at Flint Hill
Last Friday and Saturday.
With Miss Emma Lowell, president
>reslding, the annual meeting of the
Vomen'o Missionary Union of the York
iaptist association was held at Flint
lill church in Fort Mill township last
Friday and Saturday. Practically
ivery society In the association was
epresented. the annual convention
Com a standpoint of attendance bedng
me of the fnost successful ever held.
Reports from various departmental
officers were quite encouraging and
howed that good progress hod been
nade along all lipca during the year
Before adjournment Clover wps scectcd
as the place for holding the next
innual meeting. .
The opening: service was given 10
eports from tho Woman's Missionary
Societies, after which the official vistor,
Mrs. Edwin Carpenter, Rave her
necsage and Dr. J. C. W. Dyches preented
in a very able way tho llnpist
"Seventy-flve Million Campaign."
The first part of the afternoon season
was given to the Young Woman's
Auxiliary work. This was conducted
ly Mls3 Prances Smith, the aittociatd
superintendent of the- Girl's Auxilliry.
Then came the Iioyal Ambassador
eports, Miss Minnie Garrison, tho It.
i, associate superintendent, presiding.
Saturday morning boing Sunbeam
ession. Mr3; J.'T. Garrison, associate
uperintendent of that department
resided. During this hour, the local
?u .abeam Band gave on appropriate
inc'i. impressive demonstration, with
ipcclal music from them.
Mrs. Curpenter then presented Uic
'75 Million Campaign,' and after many,
eports this session was closed by havng
an obituary report and memorial
'Xercises, conducted by Miss Mozeilo
fhomoson, death having claimed fifecn,
and in addition to the?5e two solders,
sons of the W. M. S., lost their
Ives ai me irom 111 cnn .
At tho close of the last session. the
ifoung Woman's Auxiliary gave a patr ant,
"Bearing the Llght.^
Notwithstanding the strenuous times
>f war and affliction, the union went
iver tho top, giving $347 more than
iielr apportionment for missions. The
otal amount of all glftii for all pur)oees
totaled $2,507. Twenty-seven so.
icties were on the Honor Roll, more
hen two-thirds, exceeding any of the
rears. . .
Officers for the ensuing year were
>lectcd as follows: Superintendent Mrs.
?. S. Frew; president, Mi3s Emma
Powell; secretary anfl treasurer. Miss
Vlozelle Thomason; Associated Superntendent
of the Y. W.^A., Mrs. B. A*
Icruggs; associated superintendent of
he G. A., Miss Frances Smith; aslociated
superintendent of the R. A.,
Vliss Minnie Garrison; associated superintendent
of the Sunbeam Band.
Mrs. J. T. Garrison; mission study
Chairman, Miss Lula Smith.
President of Fort Mill division, Mrs.
lalph Mpss.
President of Rock Hill division, Miss
Florence Thomason.
President of tho York division, Mrs.
3. H. Wauffh.
? The will of Andrew Carnegie was
idmitted to*probate on last Thursday.
Phe value of the estate at the time of
1I3 death was about $30,000,000. Be
ore his death tno tamous ironmaster
lad given away for different philanhropies
a total of $371,065,553. The
sulk Qf the estate is left to Mrs. Carlegie
who is to have the management
if it and who is to provide for their
laughter, Mrs. Rosewell Miller as a
mother's love may guide. The public
lequoats were $300,000 ^o Hampton InJtitute,
$200,000 each to Pittsburgh
IJnivorsity and the Relief Fund of/the
\uthors' Club of JNew York; $100,000
o Stevens Institute "to improve my
n-iginal gift." $100,000 to St. Andrew's
moiety in addition to a lifetime gift of
?100,0f'0, and $G0,000 to Cooper Union,
making hiu total of gifts to that Itvstiutlon
$750,000. Annuities to well
known persons include the following:
William H. Taft, $10,000; Hon. John
Burns, $5,000; Mrs. Grover Cleveland,
low Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, $5,000;
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, $5,000; Dav^THE
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$10,000; John Morley. "llfelonff
friend," $10,000: Walter Damrosrh,
$3,000; Thomas Burt and John Wilson,
members of parliament and llfelo-.-.p:
frlentlw, $5,000.
? A Paris dispatch says that oixty- !
two French women who mnrrl"il I
American officers and soldiers have
returned to France, bavins obtained
divorces from their husbands. In mo. I
cases says the French newspaper from
which the correspondent pot his information.
the trouble was not so
much on account of inability of husbands
and wives to pet along together
ns inability of the wives to accommodate
themselves to the American mode
of living,
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? Eugene M. Lancaster, a policeman
of Columbia who killed his wife Mrs.
A"hrie D. Lancaster and Newton Loriok
on May IS, while the two were out
riding together will likely be tried at
the approaching teim of tho Richland
county court of general sessions. Siijte
tho killing the policeman lias been out
on bond in the sum of $7,000.
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? A. Goldman, a negro ex-roldier was
instantly killed, two white men were
painfully Injured and a second negro
was fatally Injured In the wreck of a
log train near Allendale, last week.
? Several moonshine distilleries were
destroyed In Allendale county last
week.
THIS BANK WILL PAY
* 85.00 IN COLD
To the neller of the. FIRST DALE of
New Cotton on the. ('lover market thisi
M'UhOll.
The record for the pa3t ten yearn in
as follows:
Sept. 3, 1909?Si J. Clinton.
Sept. i2, 1910?Ernest Partlow.
August 23. 1911?Arthur L. Black.
Sept, 0, 1912?-E. A. McCarter.
Aug. 27, 1913?S. J. Clinton.
Aug. 22, 1914?J. E. Beamguard.
Sept. 9, 1915?J- H. & J. P. Adams.
Sept. 1, 1916?W. A. Cook. (
Sept. 12, 1917?W. A, Cook.
Aug. 31, 1918?W. A. Cook.
To any one who duplicates the record
of Mr. Cook an extra 35.00 in jtlold
will-be given.
The Bank of Glover
JASJ A. PAGE, Cashier.
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