Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-16
LETTER FROM HICKORY GROVE.
Death of James Good-That Pension Bus
iness-A Successful Cotton Raiser
Church Notes-Other Matters.


Church Notes-Other Matters.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY GROVE. September 1.-THE
angel of death has again visited this
community and taken from our midst
an old and honored citizen, Mr.. James
Good. Mr.. Good moved here several
years ago from Bullock's Creek, and
in the time here has made many friends,
who will mourn and sorrow with his
family in their great loss.
Mr.. John M. Watson, who for the past
two years has been the efficient manager
of Mr.. w. J. Moorhead's branch store at
Hopewell, has accepted a position with
Mr.. Jerome Whisonant of Blacksburg,
and left for his post of duty Monday. Mr..
Watson is a universal favorite with all In
whom he comes in contact, and we be-
speak for him many friends and customers
among the hospitable people Of Blacks
burg.
The election for magistrate resulted In
Geo. C. Leech being renominated for the
Office. Mr.. Leech has had the office for
years, and the result of the election speaks
well for him, and shows with what satis-
faction he serves his people.
Your correspondent has Of late had to
undergo some very severe criticism on
account of what he had to say through
these columns about the way the pension
money was distributed. simply wish
to add that have no apology to make to
anyone, for the information was given me
by a gentleman who is above reproach,
and feeling as did that some who were
deserving the assistance were not getting
it, and others who were not were
getting it, I began to gather data from a
reliable source and came to the conclu'
sion, "Silence ceased to be virtue," and
from that gave to the public fair and
unprejudiced report of facts as reported to
me. For this I say have no apology to
make, as all wish to see is justice done
to those whom justice is due, and 1 will
add will welcome the day when every
man who shouldered the musket in de-
tense of the south shall have a pension I;
but as the law Is now, I maintain and IL
can be proven by undisputable facts that
the law is not being administered without
fear or prejudice.
Mr.. Jno. Warren Quinn of the Smyrna
neighborhood, seems to be the most sue
cessful cotton raiser yet heard from. Mr..
Quinn has eight acres in cotton and has
already picked five bales and there is an
other picking to come. While speaking
of the cotton crop, your correspondent
was informed the other day by one OF the
up-to- date farmers, that all the cotton In
this section would be gathered by the last
of this month. This is the earliest crop
known to some of our Oldest citizens.
Misses Matte, Ella and Belle Leech
are expected to leave for Jones seminary
at All Healings, in few days.
The Rev. J. P. Knox has a movement
on foot tending to the establishment oi
an orphanage at this place. This is ex-
ceptionally commendable in this benevo-
lent gentleman, and he will have the
corporation of all good Christian people.
For the past week one of the most sue
cessful meetings has been held at Salem
church, and those who have heretofore
refused to know their God, have renewed
their VOWS and are again abiding in the
love of the Father and the hopes of eter-
nal happiness. The many friends OF the
old and historic Salem church will well
come the news that the church Is to be
This is most certainly
move in the right direction, and should
be pushed forward with all dispatch.
Salem, as all know, is one Of the oldest
churches in this section, and is certainly
In need of repairs, and as our ancestors
built it, and many are now sleeping i'll
the silent bivouac of the dead, the least
those sons and daughters can do, would
be to 90 forth with new energy and