Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-31
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Kicked by a Horse.
<Bessie, the 7-year-old daughter o.
Mr.. Lamar Ashe, who lives IN th'
neighborhood Of Delphos, was kicke'
by a horse on Tuesday afternoon ant
had one of her ribs broken. She is get
ting along very nicely.
For the Benefit of the Public.
Mr.. J. F. Pursley, Of Glover, Is put
ting in a stock of school books, Whicf
he proposes to sell to the public at th'
same prices asked by the county super
intendent's Of education. The arrange
ment will be quite a convenience to th'
people living in Nj. Pursley's territory
Annual School Report.
Superintendent Of Education Carol
Is lust finishing up his annual report
of the work and condition of the puole
schools of York county. In some re-
spects Mr.. Carroll thinks that his re-
port will be one Of the most accurate
that has ever been made in this county
Waiting on the Printers.
Treasurer Neely has little more
leisure on his hands than he likes Jus'
now. Usually at this reason, he Is
busy filling out blank tax receipts rol
the approaching collection period; pu'
I'D to date he has not received the
blanks from the printers and he Is
afraid he is going to be seriously incon'
venienced by the delay.
Grain In Fort Mill.
Fort Mill Times: Messrs. McElhaney
Crook & Hoke's thresher finished UP
the season in this township yesterday
Mr.. ]. w. McElhaney informs us that
they have threshed 5000 bushels OF
wheat, 4,65s bushels Of oats, and 15s
bushels Of rye. These figures indicate
that the farmers of this township are
in good shape for another year, at least
80 far as living Is concerned.
The 8. G. & G. e. WashOut.
The washout on the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension railroad, last
Tuesday, was not so serious as was al
first reported. Timbers were secured
from Blacksburg within few hours
after the discovery of the break, and
the train reached Yorkville at about
O'Clock D. m, some five hours late
The trip to Camden and return was
completed as usual.
The First Bale.
The first bale of new cotton for last
year was sold on this date. August 81;
but this years first bale Is hardly IN
sight vet. There is some open cotton
scattered about; but the reporter mas
not heard Of a field in which it Is thick
enough to warrant picking. The slow
ness with which cotton Is opening is
due in a measure to the continued wet
weather. A few days Of sunshine Will
make it crack with great rapidity; but
under no circumstances does 1t appear
probable that the first bale will be Of
offered on this market for week or ten
days yet.
At the Catawba Dam.
Fort Mill Times, August %: Robert
Hall, a Negro man who has been work
ing at the plant Of the Catawba Power
company, was shot in the stomach on
last Wednesday evening by another
Negro, whose name is said to be Walter
Taylor. The shooting was the out
come of a quarrel on Sunday before
hand. Besides the bullet wound Hall
had a deep cash on the left side Of his
face. lust about the ear. He was
brought here and taken to Charlotte
his home, for medical treatment. Tay-
lor took his departure as soon as he
had shot his man.
JohnstOne as a Farmer.
Rock Hill Herald. Colonel George
Johnstone. Of Newberry. candidate for
the United States senate, Is quite an
extensive farmer, and in conversation
at the Carolina hotel last Friday night
he related quite an interesting expert
ence that he had had on tract OF
wornout land several miles out from
Newberry. The arabic land on the
place is about 40 acres. and the custo-
mary production of cotton was about 10
bales on the farm. Beginning several
years ago with 200 pounds Of CONNER
cial fertilizer to the acre, he has in
creased the amount each year until
this year he put in 600 pounds. From
10 bales to 40 acres he has been able
within only a few years to bring the
yield up to three-fourths of bale to
the acre. He intends to continue to in
crease the amount Of fertilizer each
year and expects in a few years tc
gather as much as a bale and half
where only the fourth Of bale grew a
few years ago. Mr.. ]. Edgar Poag was
an interested listener and participant
in the conversation. He told Col. John
stone that he expected to spread a tor
of fertilizers over an acre Of gooo
ground we'll cultivated next year anC
plant it in cotton as an experiment. and
with much interest.
Why He Was Slow.
Rev. v. I. Masters, wellknown tt
many of the readers of THE ENQUIRER
and who is now pastor of church al
Beech Island, in Barnwell county, has
been spending his vacation in the
mountains of Western North Carolina
and during his stay there wrote severa
interesting letters treating of subjects
peculiar to that famous section in thai
interesting and inimitable style pecu.
liarto the writer, to the Baptist Courier
and from one of them we clip the follow.