Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
Wednesday, October 5, 1898.

Yorkville, on Tuesday night of last
week, after a race of four hours. The
hunting party consisted of Messrs.
Pursley, D. NJ. Hall, Brown and Wal
ter Neill and Sam Davidson. "1've
run nine foxes this year," said MIR.
Pursley, "and we caught every one OF
them"
Will Sow Grain.
Mr.. It. B. McClain has not yet had
any experience with wheat; but he
has been looking up the subject extern
sively and has made up his mind TO
put in not less than so acres this fall.
And he is going to win. 1t is his pur-
pose to use his best land, prepare it
thoroughly, put on liberal amount OF
fertilizer and seed with drill.
Not q Frequent Visitor.
Mr.. w. H. Parks, of Fort Mill, who
is about 4S years of age, was in York
Vile last Monday for the first time in
2S years. He came here % years ago
to pay his taxes and has not had oc-
casion to make a second visit to the
courthouse until last Monday, when
he came over to get registration GER
tificate, having lost the one that was
issued to him when the registration
board visited Fort Mill sometime back.
A Regular Machine.
Mr.. E. H. Jaskson, of Newport, is
the champion cotton picker of the
county. At least he enjoys that repu-
tation up to this time, and we are yet
to hear from the man who can beat
him. He let himself out last Thurs
day TO see what he could do, and in
one hour and ten minutes picked 80
pounds. During the day he worked
IL hours and picked 365 pounds. Mr..
Jackson issues this challenge: 81 have
$5, which says that can pick more
cotton in day than any other man in
the county"
Jackson's Limbless Cotton.
Quite number of interested farm
ers have called at THE ENQUIRER Of
flee to see the stalk of "Jackson's
Limbless' cotton, of which mention
was made last week. They all pro-
nounce it to be a remarkable speci'
men. If we were at full liberty we
could tell of full acre Of this cotton,
growing in York county, and almost
every stalk of it is equal to the speci'
men from Camden. But for reasons
Of his own the enterprising farmer
who has this acre does not want his
name, or the location of his patch,
made known just at this time.
Signs of Improvement.
Charlotte Observer, Saturday: Some
time ago several articles appeared in
this paper in regard to the uniform
size of cotton bales. The articles sug'
gested that the standard size of the
bales he 54x24 inches. 1t was very
gratifying to the cotton buyers yester'
day, on looking over the platform, to
find that the bales were of the same
height almost to a bale; also the i'm
proved condition in which the cotton
is wrapped was noted. The bagging
is better and the heads are more care
fully sewed. The cotton at the COM
press, forwarded from various points
south of Charlotte, to Norfolk, does
not compare, in condition, with that
of Mecklenburg, the leader in improve
ments Of all kinds.
Watson-Ivy.
Ridge Spring correspondence Column
bin State, September 80: At noon to-
day, at the beautiful country home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. w. Watson, near this
place, was united in marriage their
second daughter, Miss Elize, to James
Morrow Ivy, of Rock Hill, the cere-
mony being impressively performed by
the Rev. DR.. w. E. Thayer, pastor OF
the First Baptist church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ivy left on the train for Colum'
bia. The handsome groom is Il sue
cessful young business man of Rock
Hill, where it was his good fortune to
meet his beautiful and accomplished
bride while attending school at Win
throp college. The very best wishes
of all the good people of this commu,
nifty will follow the happy young
couple wherever their lot in life may
be cast.