Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-11-13


correspondents report an increase in yield,
compared with last year, of 6 per cent, nine
decrease Of % per cent, and ten report the
same as last year.
Correspondent ce of the YorkvilIe Enquirer.
LETTER FROM BLACK's STATION.
BLACKS STATION, S. c., Nov 10, 1879.
The oldest citizens of our section say that
they never have seen Fall that has been as
open and pleasant as the present one. To-
day feels like September weather. There
have been some instances in this section OF
fruits blooming and maturing the second time
this year. There has been no general killing
of vegetables by frost in this locality. There
is much yet that is green. The weather is
very favorable to the farmers, and if it cen.
tnues much longer, the entire cotton crop
will be gathered without any stained or frost
bitten cotton. Phe staple ranged here last
week from 10b to 104. The best to-day is
lOs. The merchants here report they are
being paid by the farmers more promptly
than any previous year for many years.
This can be accounted for from the fact of
good crops.
A. B. Smith, of High Point, N. c., who is
practical miner and member of one of the
mining boards of New York city, recently spent
several days investigating the minerals of this
section. He spent some of his time exploring
the country on Wolf and Gwinmore creeks,
which localities he pronounced as presenting
fattering mineral prospects. He took with
veins which he had ana yzed and found to
be worth Sc cents to the bushel. The placer
mining, of which he took specimens, has not
as yet been reported upon. Mr.. Smith in
tends to place before the capitalists of New
York the claims of this section as rich min
eral region.
William Goforth, who lives near here,
while feeding cotton gin last week, had his
left hand badly torn. Some of his fingers
were split to the bone, the entire length OF the
saws.
The Colored Baptist Church gave festi
val at the academy in this place for the bene,
fit of their church, last Saturday night. The
tables-one of which was prepared in sepa-
rate room for the white patrons-were ele
gantly arranged and bountifully spread with
every thing that the most delicate palate might
desire. The festival was literally patronized,
and handsome sum realized.
Rev. R. P. johnson, rector Of the Episco-
pal Church in Yorkville, preached an able
and instructive sermon in the Methodist
Church, at this place, last Wednesday night.
T. j. Bell, ESQ.,, was in our town last Satur.
day on professional business.
A meeting of the stockholders of the Kings
Mountain iron property is appointed to be
held here, next Saturday, for the purpose OF
dividing the lands-some II, 1000 acres-into
small lots to suit purchasers This landed
property lies from this place along Broad
river, south, and forms quite territory. 1t
is held as monopoly, and amounts to moth
ing to the owners, and is nuisance to the SUR
rounding country. If sold in lots, the owners
would realize more than they now ask for the
property as a whole. There are several who
would be glad of chance to buy up this
property in parcels, and it is hoped the own
ers will give them the opportunity. EGO.
CHEERING SIGNS OF PRoGREss.-No more
cheering signs of progress can be found than
exist in the impetus given to education in
Fairfield county during the past year. With
renewed financial hope comes the desire of the
parent to have his children fitted to perform
their duty in life and to do honor to their
name. The support given to schools in
Winnsboro has been very gratifying. This
town enjoys the distinction Of being the first
to ask for local taxation for education.
Winnsboro's example has, as was predicted,
awakened the zeal of other parts of the coun-
ty. The people of Feasterville, some weeks
ago, had meeting, organized a graded
school and petitioned for the right Of taxa
ton in school district six miles square. Last
Saturday the citizens of Monticello also took
steps to organize graded school, and peti
toned for district four miles square, with
the privilege of local taxation; and until
the Legislature acts upon the petition they
pledge themselves to pay one-ffth the amount
of their taxes (about two mills) for the sup
port of a graded school. We are informed
that Blythewood is taking steps to have a
first-class school in the Blythewood Seminary,
commodious and we'll fitted building
From all parts of the county come renewed
calls for schools, and we predict that the day
is not far distant when every district will de-
sire local tax law. Under proper restric-
tlOnS this law can 40 no marin anu IS CapaUle
of effecting much good.
Since the Inauguration of the Mount Zion
Graded School, several families have moved
into town, and it is said that within week
after Monticello determined to have good
school, four applications were made to rent
dwelling that had been untenanted for sew
eral years.
The people are awake about schools. All
they need is money, and as the outlook is
promising, we hope this difficulty may be sur
mounted. A good school enhances the value
of real estate and encourages immigration,
not only from other parts of the county but
from abroad.-Fairfeld Ne,es.
s@- Gen. Sturgis has recently preferred char
ges against Maj. Reno, of the Seventh Caval-
ry. The charges are based on Reno's having
been intoxicated week last Friday, in which
condition he acted indecently in the presence
of lady and had fight in consequence, also
that he acted indecently while intoxicated,
and wound up with fight at the officers
club room with Surgeon Bruner. !