Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-07-13
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CHESTER.
| Reporter, July II: Hon. Jno. ]. Hemp
hill, while at Glenn Springs, last week,
made an address, by invitation to the
State Press association. ...Dr. j. c.
Brawley, of Lockhart, left last week
for New York to take a special course
in surgery. From Mr.. H. T. Carter
we learn that he had threshed out last
week 6S bushels Of wheat from two
and e-quarter bushels sown. OF a
different variety he harvested 80 BUSH
els from one bushel of seed..... Mr.
H. A. Brakefield made So bushels Of
wheat from two and half acres, more
than 20 bushels to the acre. After all,
1t pays to sow wheat in South Carolina.
.... Judge Gage will leave at the close
of court at Yorkville next week for
Blowing Rock, to join his family. Mrs.
M. H. CASTOR and Miss Grace Gage are
there also. The Confederate Vete-
rams met in regular quarterly session
on Monday. Interesting reports from
delegates to Columbia and Memphis
were received. A resolution thanking
Major T.. W. Woodward for pamph-
let copy of his address here at the 9Th
Regiment reunion some years ago, was
adopted. It was requested that any
errors appearing in the recently printed
pamphlet Of Confederate rolls Of Ches-
ter county should be reported to Major
J. w. Reid, so that he may report to
Colonel Zimmerman Davis, Of Charles
ton, who has been appointed to work
up a roll of the state.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, July 10: Rev. Mr.. Shimmon,
a Persian by birth, who recently grad
uated from the Seminary in Columbia,
preached here in the Presbyterian
church last Sunday morning and in
the A. R. P. church at night, to large
congregations. On Monday night he
delivered a lecture in the court house
on the manners, customs, laws, etc., Of
the Persians, illustrating his talk with
fine stereoptican views. Mr.. TILL
man Lyles, who has been mayor Of the
city of Cheraw for the past ten years
and who made most excellent Off
cial, died after a brief illness on Fri
day last, in the 77th year Of his age.
He was a native of Lancaster county
and a brother Of Messrs. Rush and
John Lyles. He moved away from this
county about so years ago.. The fol-
lowing teachers, who attended the
summer school, stood excellent exam
nations at it's close, and on the rec
ommendation Of the principal, have
had their certificates to teach renewed:
M. A. Connolly, Misses Gertrude Fos-
ter, Nettie Green, Bessie Perry, Mag
gle Porter Nettie Price, Alice Ratch-
ford, Mrs. Lou Riddle, Misses Lillian
Russell, Irene Swaringen, Maggie
Tompkins and Mr.. T. r. Thompson....
1t Is reported that cattle are dying IN
one or two sections Of the county. Mr..
J. w. Stogner lost a good mich COW
and a fine Jersey heifer last week..
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ton mills met Monday last in Presi-
dent Springs office. About three
fourths of the stock was represented.
The presidents report and also the Sec
retary's report were very gratifying.
The mill is doing we'll. The machinery
for the new mill is all purchased and
ready for delivery as soon as the new
building is completed, which will be
about October 1st. 1t is expected to
have all the machinery placed in the
building and ready for operation by
January 1st. Electricity, generated at
Landsford on the river, will be the mo-
tor power of the mill. In case the
plant cannot be completed in time then
steam plant will be erected here to
be used as en- auxiliary to the electric
power. The old board Of directors was
reelected. The usual per cent. semi
annual dividend was paid the stock
holders on July 1st. Immediately af-
ter the adjournment Of the stockhold-
ers' meeting, the directors met. The
same officers were reelected and same
salaries voted.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, July 9: On Thurs
day, July 4th, barn belonging to Will
liam Young, who lives in the Algood
neighborhood, was destroyed by fire.
In the barn were 40 or so bushels Of
corn and about 1856 bushels Of wheat,
all Of which were consumed by the
flames. 1t Is presumed that the fire
originated from some hot ashes which
were thrown on a pile Of straw beside
or near the barn, by Mrs. Young. The
loss was quite a heavy one for Mr..
Young. and his friends sympathize
with him in his misfortune..... The
tireless and enthusiastic congregation
of the Cherokee Avenue Baptist church
are never content to be idle or at
standstill. They are now adding to the
appearance of their neat house Of wor-
ship by having competent workmen to
give it a coat of paint both inside and
out. When finished it will be an orna-
ment to that section of the city and
credit for the congregation. ...On
| Monday afternoon, July 1st Mr.. A. L.