Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-10

to return from Texas yesterday to re-
sumo her place in the Yorkville postof-
flee. She has a host of friends here
who will be delighted to welcome her
back.
Superintendent G. r. Spencer, Of the
Tavora Cotton mill, and Superintendent
Grimes, Of the York Cotton mills, were
in Charleston this week, In attendance
upon a meeting of the Southern Spin
ners' association.
been called to serve United Presbyte-
rian church at Toronto Ohio. Rev. B.
Frank White, of Hickory Grove, has
decided to accept a call to do mission
ary work in Tacoma, Washington.
TNDrs. A. Y. Cartwright and w. M.
Kennedy leave next Tuesday to at
tend the annual meeting Of the State
Dental association, which convenes In
Charleston on that day and continues
in session three days. They expect to
return on the following Saturday.
| Misses Annie, Hattie and Lillian
Stevens, and Master Walter Stevens,
sisters and brother Of the late Cadet
Harry Stevens. came over from Rock
Hill last Tuesday afternoon to attend
the special memorial service at the
Kings Mountain Military academy.
They were accompanied by Miss Anne
liza Beckham and Mr.. Gilbert Greene.
| Fort Mill Times: The following party
boarded the morning train at this place
yesterday for Charleston: Messrs. D. o.
Potts, ]. w. Davidson, ]. M. Harris,
White Cousart, s. E. Bales, Chas.
Hawfield, Misses Bessie Wolfe, Mar
tha Bales, Iona and Rebecca Harris,
Eva Potts, Of Pleasant Valley; E. 8.
and Eb HOWE, of Belair; Misses Dovie
Harris, Eunice Hall, Della Mills, Ava
and Bessie Kimbrell, Aileen Harris, Su-
sic White, Mrs. A. o. Jones. Messrs. w.
F. Harris, A. Barber, and Masters Muir
ray Mack, Kenneth Minis and John
Massey of Fort Mill.
P>Engineer Bob Smyre, Of the c. &
NV. railroad, who makes a round
trip with the mail and passenger train
from Chester to Lenoir six days almost
every week in the year, and has been
dong so for several years, has not been
holding the throttle this week; but in
stead has been attending court at New
ton, N. c., as a witness in a case
where a citizen Of Catawba county Is
suing the road for $4,000 because q
fractious horse, which he was holding
in the public road beside the railroad
track, threw him against MI. /Smyre's
engine and broke his arm. 1t Is not
probable that there Is locomotive en-
gineer in the state who Is on duty as
many hours and travels as many miles
each week as does Bob Smyre, and 1t
Is safe to say that there Is none who
Is more popular with everybody than
he or who comes nearer being always
In a good humor.
HDr. A. Y. Cartwright returned last
Thursday from a three weeks visit t.
Texas, and reports a delightful time
of it. His visit was for the most part
to Grayson county, up next to the In
dian territory; but he went entirely
through the state south to Galveston,
and made several side trips outsSHe
talks Interestingly about the country,
especially about Grayson county, which
he thinks Is the most prosperous agri-
cultural country he has ever seen.
They raise cotton, corn, oats. il, wheat
and almost everything else they want
to raise and they make big crops with
much less work than Is required in this
country. The farms are small, ranging
from 25 to 100 acres. It Is very seldom,
he says, that one runs across farm
of more than 100 acres. It looks, how
ever, as If the whole country Is under
the highest possible state Of cultiya-
ton. The people have good houses
and a most admirable system Of roads.
The roads are numerous; but no one
ever thinks of requiring detailed in
structions as to how to 60 from one
point to another. All that Is necessary
Is to have the destination pointed out,
some IL or Is miles away, and after
start in that general direction the trav-
eler continues In easy view Of both the
point from which he Is travelling and
the point to which he desires to go.
There are no Negroes in North Texas.
DR.. Cartwright says. In many Of the
towns he observed signs reading like
this: "Nigger, don't stop overnight.
Keep a travelling" He was advised
that when a Negro happened to land in
one of these towns, a citizen would
approach him with advice like this:
Leave here; leave today; don't wait
until night, and don't walk; go on the
train" The people say that most OF
them came west to get rid Of the Ne
gro, and they are going to stay rid OF
/ him. Another noticeable feature that
Dr. Cartwright noticed, was the heavy
forest growth to be seen throughout
Grayson county. Forty years ago the
country was covered with prairie. Now
there are extensive growths Of pecan,
Usage orange, oaks and other trees,
many of which are two feet through.
These forests are of volunteer growth.
They began on the water courses and
followed dry valleys into the interior.
spreading out on either side and COW
ering the country. But when I got
back" concluded DR.. Cartwright, Il
told my wife, what I believe to be a
fact, that there Is no country on earth
like old York county would not
leave York for any other country In
the world"