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

pany will be enabled to save thousands
of dollars annually, which money here
tofore has been paid to northern con-
Germs.
Getting the Iron.
It Is understood that the Carolina and
Northwestern railroad people nave
secured enough iron to complete the
standard gauging Of their road from
Lenoir, N. c., down to Glover. The re-
mainder of the iron is being delivered
as rapidly as it can be furnished and
laid down.
Fort Mill Times: It is now reported
that the Catawba Power company and
Messrs. Ordway & Sons, have about
settled their differences as to the build
ing of the eastern section of the Ca
tawba dam. 1t will be remembered
that some days ago the latter were DR.
dered to stop work, which, it Is said'
was unsatisfactory to the company. A
compromise will probably be effected
soon, and, while the Messrs. Ordway
may not complete the work, this step
will open the work to others, which in
the present shape would stand until
after court this fall.
Merger Proceeds Slowly.
Spartanburg special of May to Char
lotte Observer: The directors of the
Spartanburg and Asheville railroad
met at the Spartan Inn yesterday.
Among those present were DR.. J. H.
McAden, Of Charlotte; Henry Miller,
and S. B. Patterson, of Raleigh; P. H.
Haynes, Of Winston; G. H. McBee, of
Greensboro, and E. P. McKissick, OF
Asheville. At this meeting only minor
matters were discussed, but the direct
ors decided to hold another meeting
here June II to consider plans for the
consolidation of the Spartanburg and
Asheville line with the South Carolina
and Georgia railroad, the South Caro-
lima and Georgia Extension and the
Carolina Midland railroad.
The Glover Cotton Mill.
Although no fuss has been made
about it, it is a fact that the Glover
Manufacturing company has just fin
ished putting about $4,000 worth of new
up-to-date machinery in the old part
Of the mill, and with this latest i'm
provement the plant Is made practi-
cally new all over. AS Is well-known
it has always been the policy Of the
company to make changes In the ma
chinery whenever satisfied that either
quantity or quality could be improved
by doing so, provided the change could
be effected without calling on the
stockholders to put up the necessary
money. The new machinery Is to be
paid for out Of this years profits, and
the usual liberal dividend will also be
paid in cash. 1t Is safe to say tnat no
cotton manufacturing concern any
where Is in better shape physically and
financially than is the Glover Manufac-
turing company. The company has re-
Gently completed ten handsome and
comfortable four room cottages for its
operatives.
Paying Back His For&eries.
Cheraw letter of April q: Judge
Watts returned last night from York
where he has been holding court. He
tells of an interesting incident while
he was in York. In 1897 A. r. Fowler
was sentenced by Judge Watts for for
gerry and was sent to the penitentiary
for three years. Fowler was licensed
preacner in the Presbyterian church.
although he had not been ordained.
Governor McSweeney, after many ap-
plications, pardoned Fowler on Decem-
ber 6, 1899. Fowler had no hands, both
having been shot off just above the
wrist, but has leather attachments
which enable him to write very good
hand. Fowler says he is selling his
book to pay back for the forgeries that
he has made in different southern
states, and so far he has made $4,000,
and has paid 81, 500 Of his debts. In this
book is found his complete life and 1t
ends with a copy Of Governor McSwee-
ney's pardon, followed by some verses.
Readers will remember that Fowler
uttered several forgeries in this state
as we'll as in Georgia, Tennessee and
market for this book wherever he goes.
Seeds on Reed Cane.
It looks as If the brakes of reed cane
in the Fishing creek bottoms are ar
ranging to propagate themselves in fu-
ture from seeds instead of from roots,
as heretofore. Either that or some
new kind of hybrid is developing in
that locality. Mr. j. M. Neely left at
this Office on Thursday, a bunch of
cane tops that are full Of well-filled
heads of small grain that looks very
much like wheat only it is somewhat
larger. The cane came from a brake
on the Erwin place, about five miles
southeast Of Yorkville: but according
to Mr.. Neelys statement, the strange
growth is not confined to one particular
locality. He says all the canebrakes
show up the same from the Hamel ford
for miles on down the creek. 1t would
lie possible, he thinks. to get hundreds
of bushels Of the gain, which is just
now in the milk stage. People down
that way, Mr.. Nicely says, are feeding
this peculiar grain to chickens and
work stock, both of which seem to be
very fond of it. The specimens brought
in were shown to several Yorkville
people who ought to know something
about them if they were common to
the ordinary reed cane; butt all say they
never saw anything like it before.
There are not many leaves on the cane
in that locality, Mr.. Nicely says, the