Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-14
THE NEWS IN CHEROKEE.
Crop Condftions-The Meeting at Un.
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Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.

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Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
ETA JANE, August 10.-The recent
rain storm has done irreparable injury
TO the corn crops along the creeks and
rivers. In many places the water rose
above the tops of the corn and filled the
bud with sediment and thus ruined 1t.
Much of 1t was small, being the third
or fourth planting. This Is covered up
in mud or washed away entirely. Much
of the land Is bare. A good crop of
grass can be gathered almost any
where, and I suppose farmers will take
care Of it as much as they can.
Our people are still hoeing and plow-
ing their late crops. Corn on uplands,
where regularly worked, is fine. Cot
ton Is very good. One farmer who is
inclined to be cheerful at all times,
told me the other day, while the river
was over some of his corn, that he
would make more off his cotton crop In
conseuu ance of the rain than he would
lose on his corn crop.
The political meeting at Union for the
last two days has been very decent
affair. Mayor Young, in his address of
welcome, urged that no vituperation
or mudslinging be INDUCED In by the
speakers, and from what I hear, his
suggestion was fully carried out. 1t
is much regretted that Senator Nc
Laurin was unable to attend on ac-
count of his sick child. Our people
haven't taken the political fever yet.
A few chronic cases are on hand and
will be till they are removed from this
sphere.
We have very little sickness in this
section now. Mrs. John Foster. who
has been sick nearly all summer, Is
still very low and but little hopes OF
her recovery are entertained.
It will be forty years next Monday
since the first troops left Yorkville to
Join the 18th regiment at Lightwood
Knot Springs. There were three COM
panies from York county in the regi-
ment. A, B and H.
Mr.. H. T. Estes and his. sister, Miss
Matte, are visiting friends In Chester
county. Also Mrs. Amanda Lee and
her daughters, Misses Dorothy and
Matte, have gone to visit relatives in
Chester county.
Thursday of last week the children
of Salem church entertained their
friends with Children's Day exercise,
which was highly enjoyed by those
present. To add to the pleasure Of the
occasion, Rev. C. A. B. Jennings, Mr..
S. M. Rice, Jr., and Rev. S. T. Creech
were present, and made addresses after
the children's exercises were over, IN
which many good thoughts were
brought out. The church was nicely
decorated with flowers and evergreens.
On the right side of the speakers
stand hung the Salem Sunday school
flag. on one side of which was inscrib-
ed. From Bethlehem's Manger to CAL
vary's Cross" On the other side, 1t Is
Finished" On the left hung the Uni
ted States flag. The Sunday school
marched into the church with the BAN
ner at the head of the column. This
banner is made of cross of yellow with
a dark background. Over the cross
were Faith. Hope and Charity" these
words forming a crescent. Underneath
the cross was God is Love-" forming
another crescent. Over the speakers
stand was the word welcome" The
classes formed in front Of the stand,