Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-05-20


deal Of South Carolina experience, nat
urally concluded that such a thing as
an invisible state line would make no
marked difference in a matter Of that
kind. After getting his South Caro-
lima commission and reading the law
he discovered that the road over which
he had been placed did not measure up
to the specifications Of the law, and
went to work to remedy the defects,
possibly with the idea that If he did
not do so he would be called on to
pay the penalties provided for the pun
ishment Of overseers who neglected
their duty. The road up to that time
merely consisted of a single track OF
sufficient width for one vehicle, where
as the law provides that the minimum
width Of a public road shall be 16 feet,
and that bitches shall be opened up on
both sides and kept open. Mr.. Petty
laid out the road strictly in accordance
with specifications and put 1t In fine
shape. In making it the required width
in several places 1t was necessary for
him to make his side bitches through
land that up to that time had been
cultivated by landowners abutting the
road, and where such work was neces-
sary it was done without hesitation.
or consulting the landowners. Among
the number was Mr.. Dan ]. Forbes.
Mr.. Forbes concluded that he would
not give up the land transferred from
his use to that Of the public by sim
ply making bitches, and when he COM
menced to prepare for planting his
crops, had the plows to go across the
bitches and to the edge Of the old
track, thus destroying the work done
under the direction Of Overseer Petty,
and incidentally defying the law. On
being notified that he must restore the
bitches, Mr.. Forbes def1antly refused
to do so. Mr.. D. ]. Stanton, county
commissioner, was advised as to the
situation and few day ago looked In
to the matter in his official capacity,
and after becoming convinced that Mr..
Forbes had violated the law and had
no defense called at his home to try
to induce him to restore the road. Mr..
Forbes was not at home and Mr.. STAN
ton left word for him to restore the
road to the condition In which 1t was
left by the road hands, and the matter
would be allowed to drop on his pay
ing the costs already incurred in suit
that had been commenced. The ad-
vice was ignored. and as result the
matter wa was taken before
After hearing the testimony the jury
returned a verdict adverse to Mr..
Forbes, who was fined SO by the mag
istrate. Mr.. Forbes paid the fine, and
1t Is presumed the matter Is ended.
This Is the first case Of the kind ever
tried in this section, but 1t is to be
hoped that now that a precedent has
been established that not only the
overseers in our neighborhood, but
those in the entire county will make
1t a point to see that the road laws.
even though they be poor, are lived
up to.
Professor w. H. Hamilton, who has
had charge Of the school at this place
for the past two years, has decided that
he will discontinue teaching, at, least
for a time. 1t Is his purpose to take
a post graduate course in one OF the
leading colleges. During his stay
among us, Mr.. Hamilton has made
many warm friends who will regret to
see him leave. The term just closing
has been very satisfactory and the at
tendance unusually large.
The stands of both corn and cotton
In this section are unusually good. MIR
J. ]. Henry. one Of our best. most pro-
gressive and prosperous farmers re-
marked in the presence of the writer
Yesterday that "if we had only known
what to expect in advance we need not
have used more than half the seed we
did in order to get stand Of cotton
The strawberry crop in this Sec
ton Is good and the harvest is now
on. Many families in and around Clo-
yer have an abundance Of this luscious
fruit, not only for home consumption
but to spare. The ruling price today
Is ten cents a quart.
While all the machinery Of the cot
ton mill here Is running night and
day, as has been the case for years
past, and everything Is going with that
chara cteristic smoothness peculiar to
the Glover Cotton Manufacturing COM
pany, still the management Is not SO
enthusiastic over the prospect for sat
isfactory profits as it has been on
some former occasions. The trouble is
due to a lack Of demand for yarns at
profitable prices. In fact 1t Is said
that right now the outlook Is less en-
couraging than at any time since 1893
OF course there Is little probability
of present conditions as to the yarn
market continuing very long, and we
are certain that owing to the able, con-
servative management that has al
ways been q leading characteristic OF
the company it Is in both physical
and financial condition that will enable
It to successfully Withstand unfavor-
able conditions as long as any mill In
the south, If not in the United States
The general health Of the commun-
ity is now very good. There are a
few cases Of dysentery reported from
time to time.
Mr.. W. B. Stroup commenced to har-
vest his crop Of crimson clover on yes
terday. Owing to dry weather the
Weld will not be so good as last year
Mr.. D. J. Stanton has planted new
variety Of cotton this year, and IS ex,
pecting results. Of course. He ordered
the seed and 1t cost him about S2.75
bushel. The testimonials and adver-
tisements Of the sellers claimed that
1t had yielded as high as from four to
six bales to the acre. 1t Is to be hoped
that Mr.. Stanton will at least get three
bales to the acre. However. he did
not say that he was expecting even
two.
Glover Is enthusiastic in her praises
of the manner in which the Memorial
Day exercises were conducted at YORK
VILE on the 10th.