Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-01
POINTERS FROM THE POINT.
Fine Corn On the River-Cotton Small
but Well Fruited, and Other Crops
are Good-The Smith Davies Mar

riage.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
POINT, August 28.-The crops In this
section have improved since the rains.
The corn crops on the river, so farm
ers inform me, are better than they
have been for the past four years. II
it Is not injured by overflow, these
farmers will make plenty Of corn to do
them. Mr.. P. R. Currence has five
acres on the river that he says Is the
best he has ever seen grow on this riv-
er and he has farmed here for more
than fifty years. The balance Of his
crop is fairly good Mr.. G. L. Suggs
has large body of very fine corn In
the bend Of Crowder's creek, just where
it empties into the river, and If there
is no serious freshet Friend Suggs
will have corn to sell. Messrs. Andy
Thompson, John and Earl Thompson,
Campbell Harper, VIM. Brandon, D. c..
Boyd, P. R. Currence, Vessey Currence,
Silas Glenn, Captain David Johnson,
B. J. Currence, J. D. B. Currence, w.
P. Boyd, Mrs. Jane Dellinger, j. P.
Boyd, John Campbell and Samuel 5.
Smith all have good corn on the river
and are consequently anxious that
there be no overflow.
Means grass is plentiful along the
river banks and farmers who own land
there are curing q great deal Of hay.
Cotton is small, but we'll fruited and
the present indications are that two
thirds of a crop will be made. notice
that it Is opening in certain places. Mr..
Brainard Currence says that he will
have cotton to pick by the 18th Of
September.
There has been some fodder pulled;
but the main crop will not be ready
for three weeks.
The molasses crop is promising and
the cane is getting ripe. The fruit
crop has been abundant and I venture
to assert that the good ladies have
more dried and canned fruits than
they have had for years.
The watermelon crop has been es-
pecially good on the river. Mr.. j. d.
B. Currence has had more than he and
his many friends could consume. They
are of a variety that have never be-
fore seen. The rind Is very thin, the
meat dark red, very crisp and sweet.
Mr.. Currence has pulled number that
weighed more than fifty pounds.
consider them superior to the Middle
ton. If my good friend ]. B. Scott OF
Delphos, could once eat Of one of these
melons I imagine that 1 would hear
him say, Go away Middleton. You
have lost your sweetness"
Mr.. w. P. Boyd has greatly improv-
ed his dwelling house by putting an
other story to it and adding an ell.
Mrs. Emily Harper Is having a new
roof put on her dwelling.
The most notable event that has TAX
en- place in the Point for many years
occurred here on Wednesday morning
last. Mr.. S. S. Smith surprised his
many friends by taking to himself a
fair bride. The lady Is former York.
Vile girl, and has many friends there.
She was Miss DeNicey Davies young
est daughter of Mr.. Thomas Davies,
who for many years resided In York
vile, and kept hotel there several
years after the war. She has been re-
siding in Richmond, Va, and was here
with her sister, Miss Annie, on visit
to their sister, Mrs. VIII Smith. Friend
Sam was fortunate in getting her to
consent to be Mrs. Smith, and stay
with us in the Point. Miss Annie went
to her home on Thursday. A large
number of friends accompanied by the
Currence string band, gave them SER
enade Wednesday night. Samuel came
out smiling and gave them a cordial
welcome. In his little speech he said
that 1T was a long lane that had no
turn; that everybody heretofore had
been fooling him; but that he had fool
ed some one at last" Sam Is well
known as one who was a brave and
gallant soldier and an all round clever
gentleman. Long may he and his fair
partner live and prosper. X