Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04
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Rock Hill Herald, November 30: On
Tuesday last, the barn Of Mrs. Lou
Sherrer, four or five miles west OF this
city, was burned, including about So
bushels Of corn, lot of roughness and
some wheat. The origin of the fire is
unknown. There was no insurance on
the property and the loss falls heavy on
Mrs. Sherrer. Beginning at o'clock
Wednesday morning there was quite a
costly fire in Fort Lawn. The residence
of Mrs. T. r. Howe was burned, as
was also the ginnery Of Childs & Ed
wards and the cotton seed house OF
Daniel & Hicks. Mrs. Howe residence
and her household effects were insured
for s1,15O and the ginnery Of Childs &
Edwards for s1,500, while Daniel &
Hicks had no insurance on their seed
house. The opinion at Fort Lawn Is
that the house was the act Of an In
cendiary. Mr.. o. P. Heath was In
the city Thursday. He says the cot
ton receipts in Charlotte this season are
only 300 or 400 bales short Of the same
time last year. Master Albert Fried
helm came down from Yorkville Thurs
day to spend a few days in the city
with his parents. Miss Gillie Neely
came down from Yorkville Wednesday
morning and spent few days with her
parents at Edgemoor. "A very enjoy
able dance was given in Friedheim's
hall Wednesday night. The following
couples were present: Miss Amelia
Beckham with Mr.. T. A. Moore, Miss
Strauss Mills with Mr.. Lloyd Phillips,
Miss Josie Sadler with Mr.. Morris
Cobb, Miss Orrie Steele with Mr.. Jas.
Witherspoon, Miss jamie Massey with
Mr.. Charlie Cobb, Miss Sallie London
with Mr.. Claude Cauthen, Miss Fleda
Steele with Mr.. Lyonold Love, Miss
Fannie Friedheim with Mr.. Wilson
Moore, Miss Sallie Gillespie with Mr..
John Key, Miss Edith Stewart with
Mr.. George Witherspoon, Miss Corrie
Mobley with Mr.. Charlie Spencer,
Miss Marie Fewell with Mr.. w. H. Nc
Cav, Miss Lizzie Hall with Mr.. Charlie
Chreitzeberg. Stays: Messrs. S. H.
Mcdaniel, J. A. Long, ]. H. Roddey,
Will McFadden, Joe Rawlinson, DR..
Twitty, Of Heath Springs, H. D.
Thompson, of Charlotte, Pat K. Will
liams, of Charlotte. Chaperones: DR..
and Mrs. w. G. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs.
Greene Sandifer.. There is very con-
siderable criticism of the "gander-pull-
ing" in which a number Of our young
men engaged on Thanksgiving day. 1t
is said that large crowd was present
to witness the torture of the harmless
creatures. whose sufferings were to fur
nish sport" for the observers. A cor
respondent says of the occasion: There
was some splendid riding. some good
pulling. and fun for all. The heads
and necks of the ganders were picked
and creased. Then the gander was
suspended by a rope with his head
hanging down just in reach of the man
on horseback. He had to ride at full
speed and pull off the head of the gan
der. This proved quite a difficult job,
and no one was able to pull off the
head. Several ganders were killed,
their necks being broken; but the head
remained intact" We must think
that the young men who engaged in
this cruel sport did so thoughtlessly.
We hope SO, at any rate. We have no
idea they considered for a moment the
amount Of torture they were needlessly
intiicting upon helpless creature.
The city council has been held respon-
sible and severely criticised for not put