Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-09-05
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.

BLAGKSBURG BUDGET.
First Bale of New Cotton-Brick For the
Factory-Gaffney's New County Scheme
Protracted Meeting at Antioch-Kiued
on the acknowledgements at Work.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLAcKsBURa, September 1.-The first
bale of new cotton brought to our market
was sold here on Tuesday, the 18th ult.,
by Mr.. n. C. Cooper, who lives near
town on the C. M. Green place. 1t was
bought by Mr.. ]. F. Whisonant at cents
a pound. Several other bales have been
sold during the week, but at lower
price.
The contract for making brick for the
Blacksburg Cotton mill has been given
to Henry Mosely, colored, Of Greenville.
He is nearly ready for work, and will
probably mold his first brick tomorrow.
He has his mill on DR.. ]. G. Blacks land,
near the Southern railroad track, and ex-
poets to burn over 1000, 900 brick.
Pursuant to notice posted on our
streets last week, meeting was held In
Whisonant's Hall on Saturday last for
the purpose Of electing. delegates to
meeting to be held at Gaffney's today, in
the interest of new county, with Gaf-
ney's as the county seat. About 70 or ~
of our citizens were in attendance, and
elected the following delegates: W. d.
Camp, E. R. Sspoch, w. 81. Carroll, DR..
J. G.. Black and N. w. Hardin. From
what information I can gather in regard
to the formation of new county, very
few of our citizens are in favor Of the
scheme of itself, and I am inclined to
believe that only the fear that Rock Hill
will succeed in her project Of cutting of
a part of York's present territory and
forming new county on that side, will
induce them to vote for 1t. In other
words, I feel sure that majority OF our
citizens are content to allow matters to re-
main as they are but If the Rock Hill
people persist in forcing division Of the
county, Blacksburg and Cherokee town.
ship, will take advantage Of Gsffney's
liberal offer and unite with her in form
ing a new county. trust though, that
the issue will not be forced upon us, and
that after the election is over, our people
will have a long and much needed rest
from the agitation of any public question.
A series of meetings were held last week
and on Sunday at the Baptist churches In
this section, in the following order and
time: At Antioch on Thursday; Mount
Paran on Friday; Buffalo on Saturday,
and Blacksburg on Sunday. The at
tending ministers were Revs. Hickson OF
Yorkville; Mosely of Rock Hill; Her
ring of Fort Mill and Cover OF Lincoln
ton. The Rev. Mr.. Herring preached
here on Sunday an excellent sermon to
q large congregation.
On Saturday night about 1 o'clock,
Dave Gibbs, colored, Of Newton, n. o.,
was killed by the southbound mail train
on the Southern road at this place. He
was seen by another Negro few minutes
before the train passed, and he was very
drunk, and when taken up, a bottle OF
whisky was found in his pocket. 1t is
thought that he attempted to board the
train for the purpose Of stealing ride,
after it started, and in his drunken condi-
ton failed to get secure hold, fell on the
track, and was run over. His skull was
crushed and badly mangled, and one Of his
arms fractured. Trial Justice Camp held
an inquest over his body on yesterday
and the above facts were de veloped.
The Blacksburg graded school was
opened yesterday morning with an atten-
dance of about $50 children. The super
intendent' is Mr.. 8. M. Rice of Union,
8. c. His assistant teachers in the var
ious grades are Mr.. Robert Murphy from
Union, s. c.; Miss Geiger Of Columbia;
Miss Sue Walsh of Hagerstown, Mary
land; and Miss Blanche May Of Rock
Hill, s. C. All of the teachers are stran-
gers to our citizens except Miss May.
She is well and favorsbly k nown to usau
and we are glad to welcome her back TO
her former position in the school which
she filled 80 acceptably.
The Misses Brice Of Woodward, Fair
field county, who have been visiting Miss
Emma Lumpkin, returned to their home
yesterday.
Four or five Mormon preachers are
holding meetings near here, with what
results do not know. They are very
jealous for their cause, however, and are
probably making an impression upon
those who listen to them. w. A.