Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-13
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Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ETA JANE, November 11.-Mrs. Ara
minta Jefferies, wife of Colonel Samuel
Jefferies, died at her home at Gaffney
last Tuesday, after a lingering illness.
Mrs Jefferies was a daughter OF Mrs.
Sarah Smith, and sister OF Mr.. John
Smith, who lived and died near Smith
ford, in York county, several years ago.
She was an exemplary woman, possess
ing all the noble traits Of Christian,
She has a host Of friends all over this
county, and especially in Western
York, who will mourn her loss. Al
though she was vastly rich in this
worlds goods, yet she never forgot
the humility with which her spiritual
Master deported himself while in this
world, and like the true follower OF
Him she was, she counted 1t all but
dross that she might win Him. She
was literally a city of refuge for the
poor and needy. From early woman
hood she was a devout follower of the
meek and lowly Nazarene.
The commissioners will meet at How
ellis ferry on Tuesday of next week,
18th instant, at 10 o'clock to let out the
contracts for rigging up the ferry and
operating it for twelve months
Cotton is opening very we'll since the
frosts Of last week nipped it.
DR.. and Mrs. Miles j. Walker, of
Yorkville, came to this side Of the
Broad last week. Mrs. Walker was
born and raised near here, and has a
host of friends who are always glad to
see her. For several years DR.. Walker
practiced medicine in this community,
and we are proud to say, won an envia-
BILE reputation in his profession.
Farmers are thinking Of sowing
wheat largely this fall. Many Of them
have bought their guano and got 1t
home to put under their wheat and
oat crops.
The low price of cotton is very dis
couraging to the farmers, and many OF
them will sell out and go to other work
next year, from what they say now.
With continued fair weather this
week, most If not ALL Of the cotton will
open, and much of it will be picked out.
Rev. w. H. White preached at Sa-
lem yesterday was week ago. He
will supply that church for the present,
at least, once month.
Most Of our neighbors along the
creek are getting a supply of fresh
fish. They catch them with baskets or
nets. Very little, If any Of the old
style hook and line fishing is done
now. The process is too SLOW.
If Mr.. w. S. Wilkerson, who is one of
York county's most wide-awake and
progressive citizens, as well as a
county commissioner, was betting
man, he would wager any reasonable
sum of money that in the near future
steel bridge will span Broad river
somewhere in the vicinity of Howell's
ferry. and we would be willing to go
him halves. The future prospects of
the counties demand it, and he is one Of
those far-secing men who can calculate
with almost absolute precision, that
far ahead. The great reduction in the
price of material for building such
bridges and the constantly increasing
demand for them are the two contin-
gencies upon which he bases his calcu-
lation. Whenever these contingencies
properly meet. the bridge will be built.
No doubt about that. J. l.. s.