Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-01-18
Correspondence of the Yorkyille Enquirer.
I LETTER FROM FORT MILL.

FORT MILL, January 1G.-Ye reporter
has been sick, and you have not had much
news from the ''cut off, lately.
I propose mostly agricultural reports
in this letter.
Mr.. B. D. Springs made seventeen bales
of cotton off the same number of acres
within the town limits.
With two mules, J. G.. Jones made forty
bales of cotton with two others, thirty
bales; with two others, twenty bales; be-
sides he made three hundred and fifty
bushels of oats, one hundred and fifty
bushels of wheat, and n hundred and
fifty bushels of corn, damaged by water.
J. H. Coltharp reports that he gathered
tWenty-one hundred fifteen pounds of cot.
ton off one acre; and nine acres would
average over eighteen hundred pounds
per acre. He has not yet killed his pig.
R. T. Bailey, superintendent on B. d.
Springs place, reports that he gathered,
as the product of a six mule farm: Nine
ty-fve bales of cotton averaging five hun
dred pounds; twelve hundred and sixty
bushels of good corn; seventeen hundred
and thirty-four dozen of oats; n hun
dred bushels of beets, off one-fifth of an
acre turnips and potatoes in abundance.
Besides he hauled two hundred and thirty
cords of wood to market.
This cotton was raised from the Peter
kin seed. If we do not beat Mr.. Peterkin
in raising cotton, we will take another pro-
gramme.
In this township we have a girl, in good
health and mind, thirteen years old, who
weighs one hundred and forty-siX pounds.
If that does not suit we have another
outrageous, but veritable announcement,
to wit:
Evan Crawford, of this township, aged
siXty-eight, was at a dining the other day.
He counted one hundred and forty-one
nephews, nieces, grand nepheWs and
nieces and so forth; and still he had three
brothers and their descendants to hear
from. This looks like buNd0zing, but the
returns are verified.
The Masonic fraternity installed officers
on the 9th of last month, and gave a big
supper everybody and his wife and chill
dren were there they had a glorious time.
The following officers were installed: w.
H. Stewart, w. M. J. r. Harris, Sr. w.
A. r. Banks, Jr. W.. j. G. Jones, Treasu-
rer J. M. Spratt, Secretary; W. E. Spratt,
Sr. D.; J. NJ. Armstrong, Jr. D.; II. D.
Faulkner, Tiler; w. r. Warren, j. A.
KiZer, Stewards.
Our town has been enlarged. We are
growing. Instead of a mile square we are
now a mile and a quarter square, and
enough for anybody.
LAT a recent election the following Off
GERS were elected:
Intendant, J. w. Audrey Wardens, S.
E. White, ]. M. Spratt, j. R. Harris, A.
r. Kimbrell.
The American Legion of Honor is pros
pering here. AT a recent election the fol-
lowing persons were elected as officers and
have been installed J. M. Spratt, Com
mander; B. D. Springs, Vice-Command-
err; J. +. Massey, Secretary l.. J.. Mas
sey, Treasurer; It. B. Belk, Collector
Rev. J. H. Thornwell, Chaplain S. F.
Massey, Orator; A. r. Kimbrell, Guide
A. A. Bradford, Sentry J. G. Hughes,
Warden. Trustees-T. G. Culp, w. H.
Crook, j. D. Withers.
Mr.. German, superintendent of the fac
tory here, says he will have some looms
running by the first of next month, and
will gradually get others into training
as fast as practicable.
Messrs. Springs e. Heath, of Lancaster,
and r. B. Belk of this place, have bought
out B. D. Springs and Heath & Belk. The
consolidated firm will be Springs, Heath
& Belk. Is. d. Springs retires from mer'
camille business.
Some people are moving out, and some
coming in. Messrs. James Stewart and
M. B. Massey are bringing their families
here from WaXhaw. The latter will mer-
chandise. ANON.