Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-07-29
LETTER FROM HOODTOWN.
The Picnic Last Friday-Notes About Peo-
ple-Other Matters.

ple-Other Matters.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer
HooDTowN, July N.-The Children's
Day exercises at Bullock's Creek last
Friday, was quite success, and in spite
of the excessive warmth of the day, a
large crowd was present After the
openin e prayer by Mr.. Pell, the superin-
tendent, Mr.. H. J. Sherer, conducted the
exercises, the first of which was respon-
sive readin gs, tunes and solos. These
were followed by recitations by the chill
dren, some of which were very nice in
deed. While all acquitted themselves
very we'll, the three little ''motto bear
ers," and the twelve, each Of whom bore
letter of the word Sunday School"
with an appropriate recitation, received
the highest praise. Altogether the exer-
cises reflected credit on Miss BERTHE
Smith, to whose energy and ready tact
much of the success of the day was due.
At the conclusion Of the exercises by
the children, Rev. Pell of Columbia,
made fitting address especially to the
children; but which was interesting and
instructive to the grown up people as
well. At this stage the programme
changed to basket picnic, and after re-
freshing themselves, the older ones
talked politics with the candidates, who
were present in nearly full force and of
all ages, sizes, heights and bodily condi-
tions. The young people, of course, were
not so much interested in this as in mat
ters more to their taste and more to their
own accord.
Mr.. Jno. J. Plexico has been quite sick
with fever, but is improving quite rapidly.
Mrs. &. D. Hood has gone to Piedmont
springs to spend week or two for the
benefit of her health.
Prof. T. B. Kell is visiting the family of
Mr.. Robert Hayes, at Blairsville, spend
ing holidays after the confinement of the
school room in Lancaster county, where
he had been teaching.
Mr.. R. E. Dagnall of Spartanburg, who
formerly lived here with his father, Rev.
R. R. Dagnall, was on our streets last
Monday.
Mr.. Lonnie Anderson and sister, Miss
Lillian, of Clay Hill, spent Saturday night
with DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Hood, en- route
home after a pleasant visit to relatives
near Gould.
The patrons of the school near Mr.. w.
E. Goods have secured the service of Mr..
H. E. Hood as teacher, the duties ofwhich
he assumed this morning.
| A protracted meet was begun yesterday
at Shiloh Baptist church, which will con-
tinue for several days.
have been requested to announce that
there will be picnic at Bethany Metho-
dist church, near Olive, Saturday before
the second Sunday in August. The pub
lie is cordially invited to be present with
plenty of substantial refreshments. Sew
eral addresses on Sunday school work
may be expected.
A negro named Joe Foster was taken
into custody Sunday night, the 18th in
slant, for stealing the sum of Sl0.5O from
the house of a negro woman on Mr.. j. E.
Plexico's plantation, and was placed in q
small log building under lock and key
until next morning; but before that time
he had secured his liberty by breaking
the lock. When heard from last, he was
in the neighborhood of McConnellsville'
The rains have ceased and we have had
few bright sunny days, which were
very much needed, as corn on lowlands
was being badly injured, and cotton was
growing too much to weed and not form.
ing we'll, Owing to the frequent rains
but little farm work has been done lately
Some have not yet finished work and
plenty of grass is left where crops were
! laid by" before. V0CE.