Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-22
Saturday, February 22, 1902.

it's squads Of rabbit hunters. Some
commenced last Saturday; but then
the snow was soft and the rabbits
strong, and 1t was easy for them to
make headway. They were difficult
to catch except with dogs. Since then
the situation has been different. With
each succeeding day the rabbits have
become weaker, and when pursued
over the snow that had thin crust on
top, they stood but little show. Some
of the hunters tell Of forages that net
ted from 20 to 40 rabbits each in day.
Smallpox Alarm.
A suspicious case, that Is supposed
to be smallpox, has developed in the
York Cotton mill village. A young
man named Charlie PRESLEY, died last
week Of what was supposed to be
pneumonia. After his death an erup-
ton is reported to have appeared on
his body. Since then his father, Mr..
Cal PRESLEY, has been taken down,
and the doctors think he has smallpox.
DR.. Bacot was telephoned for at Nc
Connellsville, on Thursday, to come
and give his opinion of the case. There
Is no especial excitement on account Of
the situation; but it Is understood that
If DR.. Bacot confirms the diagnosis Of
the physicians, quarantine will prob
ably be instituted by the town Of
Yorkville against the mill village.
Same Here. -.
Charlotte Observer, Thursday: The
little English sparrows that have
claimed dominion over the town for
years past, have had to fight for their
supremacy during the past few days.
The starving robins, jays and blue
birds have swarmed into the city and
are to be seen on the streets and in the
back lots and gardens, battling for
their rights The country birds have
the wisdom to keep together in groups.
overawing the pugnacious but coward
ly sparrow by their numbers. A single
robin or a single jay has no chance
whatever, but when they appear In
fiocks the sparrows fly to their holes.
These birds from the country have
made it perfectly clear that the spar
row is a coward, yet 1t must be said
for the sparrow that 1t takes a dozen
Of any other specimen Of the feather
ed tribe to whip him. He files only
when dozens pursue.
Killed by the Train.
Gastonia Gazette, Thursday: Mr.. ].
A. B. L. Hurley was killed on the rail-
road track near Lowell at noon yester-
day by the Southern's belated north
bound passenger No. 36. He was on the
way to Lowell to meet q widowed Sis
ter, Mrs. Bell, who had come from
Spencer to make her home with him.
The AWFUL accident occurred near mile
post no. 1893, at the further end Of
shsfow cut just this side Of Mr.. Po-
We Stroup's: Mr.. Hurley lived at the
old Gum Crossing on the road between
Gastonia and Lowell. He was going to
Mr.. Stroup's to engage buggy and
gentle horse with which to bring home
his. sister, who was at that moment In
Lowell awaiting him. She had come on
the morning train from Charlotte, and
1t was the delayed train No. SO, go
ing toward Charlotte which overlook
him about noon and hurled him 20
death in its terrible rush.
Another Pig Story.
Mr.. w. G. Turner, who lives two
miles east Of Yorkville, has given THE
ENQUIRER another pig story that Is In
teresting as illustrating the profit that
is to be made Of properly handled hogs
in this country. "a little over two
years ago." said Mr.. Turner, II bought
SOW pig for 81. Last fall year ago.
this SOW brought a litter Of five pigs.
All of them were raised at small cost
until fattening time, and when killed
last fall they netted me 1000 pounds
of pork. In September, the SOW drop
ped another litter Of seven pigs. Up
until two weeks ago, did not feed
them a cents worth of stuff that had
value for any other purpose, all OF
them making their living on the range.
About the time began feeding, I sold
two of the pigs for $3.50 each. I still
have the old SOW and five pigs left, and
can get $3.50 each for the pigs any day
I agree to take the money"
The Hickory Supply Company.
X The Hickory Supply company, re-
Gently established at Hickory Grove,
by Messrs. T.. M. Whisonant and 7. Il.
Leslie, makes an interesting announce
ment in another column. It is to the
effect that they have eschewed the old
credit system and that they will. sell
plantation supplies Of all kinds on the
shortest possible margins for cash.
The idea is something of an innova-
ton in the supply business; but 1t
would seem to be practicable, II prop
erly managed, and these gentlemen are
no doubt capable Of giving such man
agement. Mr.. Whisonant has been In
business at Hickory Grove for some "
or is years, and Mr.. Leslie, through
practical experience, thoroughly under
stands the requirements Of the planta-
ton. They are both well-known gen.
tlemen who command the confidence
Of the people, and who are calculated
to make a success Of their somewhat
unusual experiment.
Clean Confession.
A white machinist was arrested over
in Union county one day last week for
counterfeiting. Prof. R. J. Herndon,