Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-31
THOUGHT AND SEEN.


corn Is common.
The Hayward campaign buttons
have made their appearance in this
section. A number of people are wear
ing them.
The peacn crop does not promise
very encouragingly. There will be
some peaches. but the outlook Is that
most Of them will be faulty.
Mr.. J. B. Atkins, of Fodder, reports
the best crop Of Irish potato tops he
has ever seen; but says there are no
potatoes. He does not know how to
account for such a development.
The cool weather following the
windstorm Of Sunday, has caused much
comment, and some little concern.
Many people are Of opinion that Tues
day morning was very nearly cold
enough for frost.
"A number Of people witnessed an
interesting phenomenon in the north
western sky last Tuesday night. The
heavens seemed to be lighted up as
factory explanation has been offered.
The growing cotton crop Is further
advanced than has been the case for
several years at this season. Squares
are beginning to make their appear
ance, and If favorable conditions con-
tinue, by the 18th of June blooms will
be quite plentiful.
Although it is conceded that the
wheat crop generally is failure, some
people claim that there has been a no
ticeable improvement in conditions dur
ing the past ten days. Oats seem to
have failed even more signally than
wheat. Many farmers plowed up their
oat patches in March and April and
others have done 80 within the past
week.
- Not for a great many years has the
local political situation been so quiet
at this season Of the year so close to
the beginning Of a summer campaign.
While rumor has 1t that several candi-
dates are out for the various county Of
fees, as yet there seems to be no GER
tainty that any Of the county officials,
whose terms expire this year, will real
ly have opposition. OF course it would
be remarkable If all present incum-
bents should be permitted to continue
in their respective offices without being
required to put up any kind Of fight;
but still such a development seems to
be easily possible. Whether the other
officials have opposition or not, 1t
seems to be pretty generally conceded
that no one will make a try against
Colonel McCorkle for the probate judge
ship. So far as Is known, there has
never been a complaint against the COL
onel's administration of the office dur
ing all his long term Of service, and
there are few would-be aspirants who
do not understand the significance Of
a record like this with the voters Of
York county.
- Mr.. D. w. McCarter, who lives five
miles northeast of Yorkville, owns one
of the most interesting tracts of origi-
nal forest to be found in the county.
There are about forty acres Of it, con-
sisting Of all kinds of trees, mostly
oak and hickory. During the past 20
years he has refused to allow anybody
to cut tree under any circumstances,
and as one result of this policy, the
forest is full Of grey squirrels. 1t Is
said by people who have been about
there a great deal, that 1t is no unusual
thing to hear squirrels barking in the
woods like fox terriers, and they are
often seen playing on the trees and
along the fences bordering the forest.
Mr.. McCarter has no objection to al
lowing his friends to shoot the squir-
rels, provided they first ask his permis-
sion, and provided also they do not cut
the trees. One day party of hunters,
all personal friends, found something
like a dozen squirrels on single tree.
The squirrels got into their holes after
one or two had been killed, and the
hunters begged for the privilege Of cut
ting the tree in order to get at the bal
ance; but nothing of the kind would be
permitted. 1t is said that squirrels
have a migratory tendency; but 1t Is
quite certain that there has never been
any migration from this forest during
the past 20 years. On the contrary, the
animals have always appeared to be
as plentiful as rats in a corncrib.
In the course of a conversation be-
tween several gentlemen at the post
office a few days ago, the subject OF
valuable old books came up among |
other things. One gentleman told
about being an original subscriber to