Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-27
Hill, Mrs. w. A. Fewell, Mrs. ]. E
Heath and Mrs. Minnie Rudicill.

Heath and Mrs Minnie Rudicill.
York County Bible Society.
The annual meeting of the Yorl
County Bible society was held in Trim
ity church last Sunday night. There
was a large congregation in attend.
ance, and after an able address by
Rev. ]. C. Johnes, the regular business
Of the meeting was taken up. The
report of the treasurer and depository
Mr.. w. M. Kennedy, showed the sale OF
$31 worth of books during the past
year, and it developed that with cash
on hand, added to the contributions OF
the evening, the society was entitled
to one life membership in the parent
society. Rev. w. G.. Neville was elec.
ted. Rev. B. H. Grier was elected pres
ident for the ensuing year, and the
pastors of the local churches vice pres
idents. F. P. Mccain, Esq, was cho-
sen as secretary and Mr.. w. M. Ken
nedy was reelected treasurer and de-
pository. The former executive COM
mittee was reelected.
Dowp~a Thousand Feet.
l(he contractor who undertook to get
water for the Glover Manufacturing
company, or sink shaft through a
thousand feet of the underlying gran
ite, quit work last Friday, having COM
pleted his undertaking. He went down
the specified distance, and two feet
over; but he failed to strike any more
water than he had at the last report
some weeks ago. Instead of becoming
more encouraging, as the drill reached
greater depth, the situation was
really more discouraging. At times
during the boring process, it was pos
sible to make seven or eight feet day;
but along about the last, the granite
was so hard that only two feet could
be made. It looked as If it were use
less to go any further, and the mill
people decided to quit. at least for the
present. 1t was their original inten-
ton to experiment only to the extent
of 1000 feet. The two extra feet were
made for heaping measure. The we'll
cost 5000, and the total flow of water
secured aggregated only about 10 gal
Ions to the minute. This Is Of some
value, Of course; but it takes at least
so gallons to the minute to reach re-
quirements. A pump will be installed
and the supply Of water that has been
secured will be utilized. Somebody,
maybe the mill people, will tackle
the problem again, and go down an
other thousand feet. 1t Is reasonable
to assume that there is a bottom to
that granite somewhere, and close
about the bottom, there is likely to
some dampness-or fire.
Summer School at Converse.
Superintendent McMahan has given
out the following: 1.-THE summer school
will be held this year at Converse COL
lege. This does not indicate any lack
Of appreciation of the admirable ad-
vantages Winthrop college has afford
ed. After much correspondence and
many personal interviews with school
men and teachers, we have decided, for
this year at least, to give to the people
Of another section Of the state, the ad-
vantage Of having the school in their
midst. Spartanburg presents many at
fractions. 1t is not only city Of push
and progress, but an educational CEN
tre, with a distinctively literary atmos-
phere. 1t lies at the foot of the noun
tains and it's climate will be cool and
bracing, especially inviting to the
teachers coming from the lower part Of
the state. AS it is on the direct path,
those who wish to spend a few weeks
in the mountains after the close of the
summer school, will be able to do so
witha minimum of railroad travel. The
school will be open on June 20. The
State Teachers association will hold
it's sessions at Converse college on the
18th and 18th, Immediately preceding
the opening Of the summer school.
Three hundred teachers can be accom-
modated at Converse college. The
charge will be $14 for the 30 days, in
cluding the sessions of the Teachers
association. President Wilson and the
matron, Mrs. Thompson, are enthusias-
tic over the prospect Of entertaining
the state summer school, and pledge
the reputation Of Converse for being
first class in everything; that the
table and accommodations shall be all
that could be reasonably desired. A
limited number of men may obtain
board and lodging in the Wofford dor
mitories at the cost of So and $40. Inc
attendance on the state summer school
has thus far averaged about $50. This
year it should be 400, and during the
two days of the Teachers association,
Immediately preceding the state school,
the attendance should be at least 50O.
Two years ago the summer school was
an experiment. It's success was doubt
ed by many. Utter failure was pre-
dicted even by some who were rejoiced
to find their predictions unfulfilled, and
the school a remarkable success. Now.
with hundreds Of teachers over the
state having experienced the advanta-
ges and the pleasures 1t affords, the
school can be said to be firmly estab-
lished. The difficulty will be to accom-
modate the crowd. This office will is
sue soon an announcement giving full
details as to instructors, courses Of
study, rules and regulations.