Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-16


the ladies desire to get it in a more
satisfactory shape. Letters have been
written to all of the living trustees,
including Colonel A. Coward, the gov
ernor of North Carolina and the gov
ernor of South Carolina. At this time
there is no reason TO anticipate that
there will be any difficulty in securing
the transfer.
Forest Hill Picnic.
The union picnic at Forest Hill, last
Saturday, under the joint auspices of
Forest Hill, Concord and Allison Creek
schools, was somewhat of failure in
point of attendance. There seems to
have been somewhat of misunder-
standing as to the programme; but as
to this there is no definite information.
The attendance, however, was quite
small, and there was no speaking or
other special entertainment features
except good dinner, which was abun-
dant, as always seems to be the case
in Bethel. Captain Crawford, Mr.. J.
J. Hunter and Mr.. John A. Barron at
tended from Yorkville. They report
the crops along the road as looking
we'll. x
With or Without.
Mr.. J. K. Scoggins, of Warren, was
iu Yorkville last Saturday to attend
the Prohibition conference and left at
THE ENQUIRER Office some samples OF
Blackjack wheat off his farm. There
were two samples, both from the same
field, and showing the difference IN
development with and without ma
nure. The stalks that had grown
without manure were about three feet
in length, while the others were near
er four feet, and in every way much
healthier and better developed. MIR.
Scoggins says his wheat prospect was
very good indeed last Saturday, but
without rain in few days, the yield
would be cut rather short. He has
seen some chinch bugs in the Black
Jacks this year but they do not ap-
near to be numerous enough to, cause
damage.
The Governor and the Teachers,
Superintendent of Education Car
roll, on yesterday, received the follow
ing letter from Governor McSweeney,
dated May IA: 81 am in receipt OF
YOUR very kind letter of the 10th, ask
ing me 20 be present during your sum-
mer school and make talk to the
teachers. 1t would afford me great
pleasure to be with you, for consider
the school teacher the most important
factor in our civilization. He has to
do with the training of the mind and
the moulding of the character of those
who are soon to be the men and women
of the state, and upon whom will soon
fall the responsibility of citizenship.
His responsibility is great, and have
always felt deep interest in the school
teacher. AS have said, it would at
ford me great pleasure to meet with
them, and if it were possible would
accept your kind invitation but pre-
vious engagements and official duties
will prevent"
Memorial Day at Ebenezer.
The memorial exercises at Ebenezer
last Thursday afternoon were quite
interesting and elaborate. They were
conducted under the auspices of the
S. D. Barron Chapter, U. D. c., and
Captain L. M. Davis presided. Rev.
d. S. McAlister opened the exercises
with prayer, and we'll trained choir
rendered some beautiful music. The
roll of the Confederate dead was read
by Captain w. H. Edwards, who has
been performing this duty for more
than a dozen years. There were three
addresses. One by Mr.. Jennings K.
Owens, of Yorkville; the second by
Mr.. w. H. Stewart, of Rock Hill ; and
the third by DR.. J. B. Alexander, OF
Charlotte. Mr.. Owens spoke for about
ten minutes. He cited the origin of
Memorial Day observance, discussed
the causes of the late war, which he
attributed principally to northern jeal-
ously of southern civilization, rather
than of any especial horror of the
crime Of slaveholding. He maintain
ed that the constitutional contention
of the south was right then and it is
right now, except for its having been
settled by force of arms, and he paid a
handsome tribute to the patriotic cour-
age and fortitude with which the
southern cause was upheld by the sons
and daughters of the Confederacy.
The address was we'll received and
highly complimented by those who
heard it. Mr.. Stewart also made a
good speech, dealing particularly upon
the injustice the people of the south
are inflicting upon themselves by al
lowing the use of text books which
teach their children untruths about
the war, its causes aud results. Dr.