Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-08-06
SOJTTH CAROLINA NEWS.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Rev. DR.. Grier has gone on four weeks
visit to the Associate Reformed Presbyte-
rian Churches in Mississippi and Tennessee.
1t is said that more corn will be made in
Edgefeld county this year than in any year
since the war.
- Gen. Beauregard and some of his family
passed through Spartanburg on saturday
last and stopped at Hendersonville. lie
will perhaps 60 towards Asheville or Arden
Park soon.
The summer term of the United States
District Court convened at Greenvllle last
Monday. The dockets are heavy, and the
term will probably occupy four or nVe
weeks.
The citizens of Orangeburg are happy
over the removal of Alonzo Webster from
the control of the postoffice in that place,
and the appointment ola Democrat IN MS
stead.
Mr.. J. Robert Seay, of Eastover, Rich
land county, has invented cotton chopper,
which he has had in successful operation.
It has chopped out from sixteen to twenty
acres OF cotton in day.
THE citizens of Walhalla are very angry
because the result of their primary election
for postmaster has been ignored and "some-
body'' has induced the Postmaster General
to appoint an outside man.
The Spartanburg District Methodist
Conference at it's recent meeting at Carney
City adopted formal protest against free
tuition at the State College. The District
embraces Spartanburg, Laurens, and Union
counties.
The Camperdown cotton mills, located
on Reedy River, near Greenville, were sold
last Monday at public outcry, by Hamilton
Beatty, receiver. The property was bid OH
by Col. H. P. Hammett for the sum OF
$4,000.
William Sapp, of Lancaster county, was
struck by lightning while at Rich Hill
school-house, on Sunday July 26. he was
partially paralyzed for more than day, but
is now himself again. His hat rim was
torn, but his person showed no sign of being
injured.
The uneasiness of the low country farm
ers concerning the cotton worm is unabat-
ed. The State department Of agriculture
has reports showing their appearance, IN
four counties. The commissioner has taken
proper steps to have farmers supplied with
machines and poisons if the spread of the
insects shall require their use.
While young lady in Marion county,
on Sunday, July 19, was cleaning up the
room occupied by one of her brothers, she
dropped a pair of his pants, in the pocket
of which there was pistol. From some
cause the pistol was discharged, hitting the
young lady, and causing very serious
wound. This is another warning against
carrying pistols.
The growth of Gaffney City in Spartan
burg county and the development OF the
adjacent country in recent years has been
marvellous. The tax-books show that the
total property value Of Limestone town.
ship has increased PIG per cent, and in
the last ten years farming lands that were
then sold at $2 an acre cannot be bought
for 500, while town lots in Gaffney are to-
day worth as much as similar lots in Spar
tanburg.
The town of Cowpens, in Spartanburg
county, is excited over an attempt'by Hen
nv Whitaker to abduct Kate Stallings, aged
Is. The girls brother and the prospective
groom and friend threatened each other
with knives and two attempts at marriage
were frustrated. Whittaker's brother went
up from Trough Shoals to whip out the
whole Stallings family, but was arrested.
Ten warrants were issued during the affair.
Young Whitaker is now hiding out.
Reports from all sections of Fairfield
county indicate very promising prospect
from an agricultural point of view. The
cotton crop gives every promise of being the
best that has been grown in this county for a
number of years, and the same may be said
of the corn crop. There is also an increase
in the acreage of both of these products oW-
ing to the destruction of the wheat and oats
crop by the cold weather of last winter. If
the seasons continue favorable few weeks
longer, there will be little cause for COM
plant in agricultural circles.
"A Columbia dispatch of Monday says:
The caterpillar has made its appearance in
the cotton fields. 1t has been noticed in
Sumter county, where it is operating on
ridge lands as we'll as in bottoms. Reports
received to-day note the worms in Orange
burg and Berkeley counties and in Anderson1
county the boil worm has been seen. The
caterpillar appeared yesterday in bottoms
in Richland county few miles below Col
umbia. Reports from all sections of the
State indicate the largest yields Of all crops
for years, and unless the cotton is badly
damaged by worms the crop will be large,
as the plants are well fruited.