Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-15
CLOVER CULllNGS.
The Work of the Farmers-Mill Closes
Down For Repairs-Beans Como Up

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| Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquifef.
CLOVER, April 14.-The farmers In
this section are we'll up with their
work. Most Of them have fnished
planting corn and the majority are
ready to commence planting cotton, IN
fact there has already been some cot
ton planted. While there Is no way
of securing absolutely correct informa-
tion, still 1t is reasonably safe to say
that there will be an increase OF about
10 per cent in the cotton acreage. a
good rain would be very acceptable
just now.
The cotton mill closed down last
night with the expectation OF resumine
operations on next Monday. The shut
down was rendered necessary by reason
Of a bad crack in the top Of the smoke
stack. The crack extends from the TOP
to a distance Of about ten feet down,
and it's existence has been known OF
by the management since snort time
after the stack was built in 1900, but
1t was not considered necessary to re-
pair it until now. The workmen COM
menced the work Of scaffolding on
Thursday Of last week and finished
yesterday afternoon. The stack Is
over 100 feet high. The damaged por-
ton is being removed and will be re-
placed with new work.
Mr.. W. B. Stroup was elected mayor
Of Glover last week to succeed Mr.. >
M. Fairies who recently resigned 70
accept the appointment as magistrate
for Kings Mountain township.
| Mr.. H. P. Jackson conducts a mea'
market here in connection with his oth-
er business interests, and each spring
experiences considerable trouble In
finding suitable beef cattle to keep MS
market supplied. He says that In this
respect the present season surpasses al
previous experiences. Hugh Is possibly
correct in his opinion, but on the other
hand he may be in the same condition
as the individual with the last bad
cold, which everybody believes is al
ways "the worst"
| VIII Beamguard says that certain
young man in town who takes grea'
interest in his garden, went out the
other morning just as he, Beamguard
happened to be passing by" and going
to the square he had planted In beans
a few days previous found them JUS,
coming out Of the ground, bean fore
most. and he went to work forthwith
pushing them back remarking as ne
went at them that they had come u[
backwards and must try again.. The
charge was made against the gardener
in the presence of the writer and moi
denied by him, therefore there must be
some foundation for Beamguards
statement.
Some Cloverites feel considerable in
terest in the hotel project at York
vile about which THE ENQUIRER has
had something to say on several occa.
sions recently. They would be pleased
to know that the erection Of the build
| ing was assured, and are satisfied thai
it will be If chose prominent citizens
who recently figured In the reporter
dream will all come across In reality
as they were made to come In the WIS.,
| ion.
Although all the people who have
been sick with pneumonia here during
the past six weeks are not entirely vel
the majority are either we'll or conva.
lescent. Two of Mr.. M. L. Ford's
children had the dread disease sor
and a daughter. The former Is about
we'll while the latter Is not recovering
as rapidly as might be desired, In fac'
she is still quite sick.
The town council has recently caused
neat and substantial frame building
to be erected on the same lot on which
the municipal building Is located or
East Kings Mountain street. The new
building is being used to shelter the
road machine and other tools belong.
ing to the town, and will also be useo
atus which will very likely be bought
sone day.
DR.. ]. w. Campbell returned home
on Wednesday from Baltimore where
he had been for several weeks taking
a special course in medicine.
| While in Yorkville the other day the
writer heard the statement made that
our chief of police, Mr.. c. B. Menden.
hall. had recently been fired at twice
by one Benjamin Lay whom he was
trying to arrest while in the act OF
painting the town. While Lay was
here recently loaded to the muzzle with
in some artistic coloring, the thing
happened after the majority Of the
citizens. including Mr.. Mendenhall. had
retired for the night. The officer was
sent for but before his arrival Lay
departed, and it is said continued his
departure until safely beyond the NORTH
Carolina line.
Last Tuesday afternoon Andy Quinn
c. B. Mendenhall, Truman Turner and
possibly one or two others left here
for the purpose of arresting mar
whom they hoped to find near the state
line but on this side. When they ar.
rived at their destination they learned
that their man had crossed over, and
although in a house in sight, they were
unable to get him. In coming back
they passed near where Hagans & Par
rott are operating q saw mill and Andy
Quinn remembered that he had war
rant in his pocket for a negro whom he
had been informed was employed by
them. The party met negro and ask
ed whether or not the man wanted was
about, and he replied that their man
was down to the saw MILL" and he
at once started in that direction. He
was told to stop, as the party at once
realized that it was his purpose to
warn the party wanted. He did not
stop. but moved faster when Mr.. Men
denhall started In pursuit and finding
that he could not overtake him, al
though he is said to have done some
lively sprinting, fired at him or in his
direction. several times. when the whole
outfit joined In the shooting. For a
short while shots were thick and fast
but nobody was hurt and 1t was not
intended or expected that anybody
over and the party arrived at the saw
mill, the negro wanted as well as four
others had left and the saw mill people
were without help. at least for the time
being. and as to whether or not the
negroes have returned to work the
writer has not been advised.
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