Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-09

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he would remain in Gastonia for
week or ten days.
/CommissiOn Issued.
& Columbia special, Of Tuesday, to The
News and Courier: The secretary of
state has issued a commission to the
Home Life Insurance Agency society,
of South Carolina, with headquarters
at Yorkville. The corporators are John
r. Lindsay and Walter B. Moore, both
of Yorkville. The company has capi-
tai stock of s400. 1t proposes to do a
mutual cooperative life insurance bus
mess on the assessment plan, no policy
to be written for an amount over $1,000.
Condition of Cotton Seed.
Cotton seed are better some years for
oil making purposes than others. They
are off, this year, having suffered
considerably from the wet weather that
came on them as they were maturing.
The condition from which they came
from the fields made them more liable
to heat. There are, as usual, some per-
feet seed, of course; but owing to the
difficulty of distinguishing seed that
are slightly damaged from those that
are perfect, all have to be mixed to-
gether and the result very frequently
shows up in the quality Of the oil.
Bridge Completed.
The repair work on the Catawba
bridge has been completed, and Super
visor Gordon says he thinks the con-
tractor has done good job. The
structure has been readjusted in per-
feet alignment, the cylindrical piers
have been encased in concrete and 9TH
er work has been done. In the opinion
Of Mr.. Gordon and others who have ex-
amined the work, the bridge is now
safe from all future damage from high
water and other dangers, except bat
tering rams in the shape or heavy
RATS. These cannot be provided
against.
D~velling Burned.
.The residence Of Mr.. c. c. Pursley,
three miles west Of Glover, was Destroy
ed by fire last Wednesday morning at
$3.50 o'clock. The origin Of the fire is
unknown. Mr.. Pursley and family
were awakened by the noise Of the
flames, and only had short time in
which to save a portion of their house
hold goods, including bedding, clothing,
etc. The house was two-story frame
structure, worth about $500 or 5000. 1t
was insured in the Farmers Mutual
Insurance company, for $780, Mr.. Purs-
ley was in Yorkville on Thursday.
He was unable to give anything like an
approximately correct estimate Of his
loss; but he has no idea that the insur-
ance would cover half of it.
The Cotton Crop.
1t is a very general opinion that the
frost of Wednesday morning put an
end to further development of the cot
ton crop in this section. AS to whether
the county this year as there was last,
is doubtful. The acreage planted last
spring was about the same; but some
thing like 10 per cent was thrown out
because Of the continued wet weather
during the hoeing time. The favorable
weather that prevailed during October,
helped the situation very materially
and in many cases brought the yields
that were conceded to be short. up to
last years average. 1t is the opinion of
a great many people that picking is not
nearly over. They think that the frost
will open a great deal Of cotton that
has heretofore been proving quite stub
born.
Death of Mrs. F.. II. Brown.
Mrs Mary P. Brown, widow of the
late F. H. Brown, died at the home Of
her daughter. Mrs. J. c. Wilborn, of
Newport, last Thursday afternoon.
She had been in failing health since
she was bereaved of her husband, to
whom she was singularly devoted,
about a year ago, and her death is pro-
badly due to the fact, more than to
anything else, that she no longer cared
to live. She was about Is years Of age.
People who knew Mrs. Brown invaria-
bly, spoke of her as a most lovable
character, and in the neighborhood in
which she lived so long, she was held
in the highest esteem because of her
attitude of loving kindness to all. The
funeral took place at Ebenezer on yes
terday. Mrs. Brown leaves three
donpbtorS opd ono CON a. fol1ows. Mrs
Henry Massey. of Tirzah: Mrs. ]. c.
Wilborn, of Old Point; Mrs. S. M.
Jones, of Chester; and Mr.. w. A.
Brown, of Texas.
Needed, n Farm.
Rev. ]. H. Simpson, superintendent
of the Grier Orphanage, Hickory Grove.
writes to The Associate Reformed Pres
byterian as follows: The central
thought of my communication in the A.
r. P. of October %, was the Importance
of having a farm for the care and pro-
lection of the fatherless. The ques-
ton in my mind now is. How to get
this farm and where?" If some benev-
olent man or woman will say, Here is
farm of 100 acres, more or less, which
I give to be cultivated for the benefit
of orphans" the thing is settled. And
I believe there are many in the A. R.
P. church who are able to do this, il
only the spirit of Christ was allowed to
stir their hearts. But in case this
should not be the resolution of any one
I have this suggestion to make to the