Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-07
FORT MILL MATTERS.

What the Farmers are Doing-ho" the
Patrons of Gold Hill are Developing
the Efficiency of their School.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
GOLD HILL, Fort Mill township,
February l. The farmers of this sec.
ton have been taking advantage OF
the favorable weather and have done
a good deal of work, such as ditch,
ing, clearing off on bitches and
branches aud terracing, to put their
farms in shape.
The branches and creeks, which
have been choked up for some time
time, have been cleaned out, which
will nut some good bottom land that
has heretofore been useless, except for
pasture land, into cultivation.
Mr.. w. H. Windle, who bought the
"Marshal Place." last fall and moved
to it. has changed things around con-
siderably. He has done some building
and remodeling. He is terraclng the
plantation, which requires no small
amount of labor when it is done in the
proper way, and that is the way Mr..
Windle has things done.
Miss Bessie Boyd has charge Of the
school at Flint Hill, and the patrons
are well pleased with the work she l.
doing.
Messrs. B. M. Faris, G. T. Crook
and J. G. Smith have hay press and
have been doing some work tor the
public. They are jolly set and gen
orally stir up fun when 1t is TO he
found.
Messrs. C. T. and w. H. Crook
bought corn shredder and shredded
their own crops and several others.
Messrs. J. F. Boyd and c. B. Smith
have a shredder and work for the
public. The people who have had
shredding all seem to be pleased with
the work and with the plan OF har'
vesting the crop.
Mr.. c. P. Blankenship is building
a large and roomy barn. This section
is becoming noted for its barns, and
other things too. Messrs. B. Nj. Fa-
ris, J. G. Smith and S. H. EppS, Sr.,
have each just completed new barns
The people of this section have not
only been engaged, in building barns !;
but have in the meantime been bnild-
ing almost what you would call new
school house, having built more to the
old building than the original building.
The building is completed, except
some little finishing work. While the
people were increasing the building
the school continued to increase also,
till now we almost fill the new build'
ing completely. 1t was thought by
some that we would have more build.
ing than we would ever need; but
that idea has already vanished, and
these same persons are now thinking
what we will have to build next. The
building is now in the shape OF an L..
The stem of the letter being 90 feet
long and 20 feet wide, and the wing
being 60 feet long and 20 feet wide
with also another shorter wing parallel
to the first ii feet long and 20 feet
wide. Both the stem and wing are
divided by portable partition, cut
llnR OH ~ leSl III CdSu WV o"u ~ 90 '''s =
q corner room 2Ox20. The two longer
rooms are now being used as recitation
rooms. The corner room is used as an
entrance room and will be used as a
recitation room later. The small room
is now being used both for IL library
and music room.
About l25 students have been en-
rolled, and others are continually be-
ing enrolled.
The trustees, thinking ii cheaper to
buv than to rent, have bought piano.
Miss Mary Belk, of Fort Mill, has
charge of the music class, which con-
sists of II members. We consider
ourselves very fortunate in having Sc
cured the services Of Miss Belk. She
is we'll prepared teacher OF consider.
able experience. She has prepared
herself specially for this kind OF work
The students gave all entertainment
at the close of the fall term, the pro
ceeds of which are to he used for start
ing library. The entertainment was
we'll attended and nice sum was Sc
cured. The books will be ordered III
the near future. Several persons have
contributed books: Rev. K. A. 4oun
ger, B. NJ Faris, Mrs. &. Il. Crook and
some others. Mr.. J. II. Coltharp do