Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-08
LETTER FROM HOODTOWN.
The Fourth Of July-Personal Mention
Wilson's Question Quoted Correctly
Other Notes.

WILSON'S QuesiOn UuOteu CoFTocty
Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HooDTowN, July 6.-Saturday the 4th,
was spent as holiday by nearly every
body here. Most of our villagers attended
the picnics at different places. Quite
number went to Lockharts, some to Gatf-
.ney and others to Hickory Grove, your
correspondent among the latter. We had
the pleasure oflistening to addresses from
Revs. Pitts, J. P. Knox, and Jno. o. Will
son, D. D., all ofwhich we enjoyed very
much. The day was one both of pleasure
and profit. Among the most "likely"
candidates present were the "persevering'
Rev. Pitts, Bachelor Sam," and The
ENoUIRER's hustling correspondent ct"
Mrs. 6. D. Hood has been quite sick for
few days, but Is now better.
Mr.. W. Lee Plexico who has been quite
i'll at his home near here, learn, Is i'm
proving.
Mr.. ]. G.. Tolbert gave our village call
last Monday enroute to his bachelor quar-
ters at Buffalo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. R. Wallace visited
relatives here last week.
Several of our citizens have been eating
watermelons for over week, and some
have been put on the market. Mr.. Joe
Wallace sold about 40 at Lockhsrts Sat-
urday. Watermelons, roastingears and
cotton are all about two weeks earlier
than usual.
see that Mr.. Elder is out in q card
in which he claims to have been mis-
represented, though unintentionally, by
me, in my letter Of last week. 1 will
say just here that my profession Is not
that of newspaper reporter, and some
things he said were unintentionally omit
ted but what had to say was as near
the truth as my recollection OF his speech
would allow, and 1t was far from my
purpose to misrepresent Mr.. Elder. In
justice to him will say that his remarks
about the area and amount Of property
necessary for old and new counties hav-
ing been fixed by the constitution, and
also that he was running on his own
merits, and unsolicited by any eastern
man, were about the same as he spoke
here; also he thought it ought not to be
made an issue in this campaign. How
ever, the point in which the people are
especially interested, gave as under
TODD it, and number Of responsible
men with whom I have conferred since,
bear me out in my statement. I refer
to Mr.. Wilson's query, which, as have
said, tried to put truthfully, and just
as it was spoken, and do not ask any
one 10 more than mention the matter to
me and I can refer to some Of those who
heard it.
The great and important question with
our people was HOW DOES Mr.. ELDER
STAND NOW? We thought he had put
himself fairly on record here, and will
also say that express the sentiment OF
the great majority of the people here
when I say they are bitterly opposed to
the division of York county. or to voting
for any man who will not fairly and
squarely put himself on record as being
opposed to such division. Your cores
pondent is not political enough to UNDER
stand the issue as we'll as he would like;
bat thinks that unless we elect men who
Will WOIk W LILO UcSt lut0i OSt Va WIG hAeSSo
es of the people, the conditions necessary
to the formation of new counties may be
MORE EASILY MET and not necessarily,
strictly according to justice and constitu-
tional right. shall have nothing further
to say on the subject as Mr.. Elder ralready
hss opposition and this matter win be
fully ventilated and discussed in the
campaign.
The farmers are generally getting their
crops pretty clear of grass, though, as Is
usually the case, the frost may have to
finish the work for some, and the showers
which are falling today will gladden.
many heart as the ground was very
dry and badly run rogether by the heavy
rains of short time ago.
Rev. Jno. o. Wilson, D. D., editor ofour
Southern Christian Advocate preached
one of the most practical and touching
sermons we have heard in quite awhile,
at Shady Grove Sunday afternoon. His
text was Matthew xi, $3.50. Those Of us
who from time to time read his excellent
editorials, were especially proud to be
afforded the opportunity Of hearing him
expound the scripture. We will lcerain-
ly be delighted to have him break the
bread of life to us again. VocE.
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