Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-29
CLOVER cULLINGs.
The New r. r. D. Routes-Work OF the
High sehooI-Mr. Mendenhall Gives
Up His Position as Policeman-cot-
ton Crowdino the Gins.

The New r. r. D. Routes-Work OF the
High schooI-Mr. MendenhaIl Gives
Up His Position as Policeman-cot-
ton crowdins the Gins. {
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
CLOVER, September 29. Two addi-
tional r. F.. d. routes are to start from
this place on next Monday. The fol-
lowing are the carriers: No l, /.
G. Matthew's; No. 2, John w. Hagans;
No. 8, w. M. Matthews; No. 4, John
M. Smith. Messrs. Hagans and Smith
are new men and each Is credited with
a percentage of $3.50 out Of possible
100 In the competitive examination held
sometime ago In which there were
were about a dozen contestants. Route
No. 3, embraces a part OF the original
No. 2 and No. part OF No. l.
The trustees of the Glover High
school have had quite an experience
this year relative to securing teachers.
About two months ago they elected
Mr.. Lee Hammett Of Gaffney, and Cit
adel graduate as principal, and MISS
Belva Sanders of McConnellsville, and
a Winthrop graduate to take charge
Of the intermediate department, and
later on Miss Nora Carpenter OF Cedar
Hill, N. c., to teach the primary grades.
The original intention Of the board was
to open the school on September 18,
and the teachers were so advised. A
few days before the appointed time,
Mr.. Hammett notified the board that
owing to the fact that brother who
was sick In Virginia needed his atten-
tion he would be forced to cancel his
engagement to teach at Glover. The
other teachers were then advised not
to report until last Monday. the 25th.
During last week, Mrs. Frances Mont
gomery Of Gaffney was elected princi-
pal. which position she accepted, and
on Monday the exercises began with
an enrolment of about 100 pupils.
During the week Miss Carpenter was
taken sick and on last night left for
her home In North Carolina. Her place
is being temporarily filled and II Is
likely that the trustees Will be forced
to select another teacher.
The ginnery Of the Victor OIL mill
here is not able to handle the cotton
as fast as the farmers in this section
desire and as a result they are haul
ing It to Filbert, Yorkville, Bowling
Green. Gastonia and G. L. Riddles.
Several local business men are figur-
ing on erecting a four 80-saw rig. to
be operated by electricity, In time for
the next crop.
Crowder's creek between Thompson's
mill and Catawba river Is said to be
literally swarming with fish these days
and as a result those who try are hav-
ing great sport. The principal varie-
ties being caught are black bass, carp
and cat fish. 1t Is said that one after
noon recently Dr. Ike Bigger caught
about so pounds in one afternoon with
a hook and line.
Considerable cotton is being sold
here, the ruling prices being about the
same as at Yorkville. Trade has not
been brisk so far with the merchants
but they claim that larger per cent
OF time accounts, including some con-
tracted previous to this year, have
been paid than ever before during the
month of September
Mr. G.. E. B. Mendenhall, who for
several years has been policeman here
resigned several days ago to accept a
position with Mr.. Haas, the contractor
who put down the cement sidewalks
at Yorkville and who is now at Newton,
N. c. Mr.. Mendenhalps place here has
not yet been permanently filled.
Glover Is delighted with the result of
the dispensary election held last Tues
day. This section has suffered more
on account of the existence Of the rum
mill at Yorkville than 1t did on account
Of the legalized still houses and bar
rooms over the North Carolina line
previous to the enactment Of the Watts
law. 1t is to be hoped that every man
who signed the petition asking that the
election be ordered, as well as all who
voted for prohibition all over the coun-
ty last Tuesday will make II his bus
mess to see that the law Is enforced.
Mrs. ]. D. Gwin is expected to return
home tomorrow night from Hickory,
N. c.. where she has been visiting her
son, Mr.. Frank Gwin and family dur
Ing the past two weeks.
DIR. E. W. Pressly who has been on
the go almost constantly day and night
here and in the surrounding country,
covering a area of possibly ten or
twelve miles, has announced that with
the beginning Of next year he will con-
fine his work to his practice In the
town limits, at the cotton mill and his
office While the doctors friends are
convinced as to the wisdom Of his pro-
gram, and are satisfied that II carried
out he would still do more work than
the ordinary human machine Is cap
able Of. still they are skeptical as to his
being able to refuse to respond to calls
from families In the surrounding coun-
try In which he has been practicing
since he came here fifteen or eighteen
years ago.