Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
Friday, July "A, 1905.
ALONG THE RURAL ROUTES.
Life Among the People as Reported BY
the Mail Men.
YorkviIle No. 8,

Miss Annie Scott came home from
Yorkville sick, but is now some better.
w. Bolivar Carson Of Gaffney, is
spending his vacation at the home OF
his father, Mr.. ]. F. Carson.
Mrs. Alice Dunlap has returned home
from a visit to relatives In Chester
county.
Miss Belle Carson, who has been yis-
iting In Rock Hill Is now at home.
Mr.. Thomasson Garrison and children
are visiting at the home OF Mr.. ). W.
Garrison.
Mr.. d. M. Benfield has started to
build his new residence and hopes 10
complete II soon.
YorkviIle No. 1.
Mr.. L. H. Castles lost two heifers
from lightning last wednesday even
ing. The heifers were in the pasture
near a wire fence. Lightning struck
a tree and Mr.. Castles thinks the
bolt followed the fence. Both heifers
were killed instantly.
Crops are flourishing since the
rains commenced.
Prof ]. D. Huggins, Of the Bethany
Presbyterialn school, has returned
from a trip to North Carolina In the
interest Of that institution.
Misses Mamie Craig and Ella
Robertson. of Lancaster. are visiting
at Mr.. r. n. PlaXco'S.
Miss Mary Gordon Is at Piedmont
Springs.
Glover No. I.
Mr.. M. P. FAIRIES has been confined
to his bed since Thursday but Is
thought to be better at this writing.
Misses Ella Robinson and Mare
Craig of Lancaster. are visiting Nr.
l. A. McGill.
Rev. James Boyce Of Due West, and
sister, Mrs. Rebecca Wydman, OF Troy
s. c., visited Mrs. Violet Q. Faulkners 8
family on Thursday.
Miss Martha Faulkner is visiting her
brother, Mr.. Robert C. Faulkner OF
Cherokee Falls.
Gastonia, n. c., are visiting at Mr..
w. II. Sparrow's.
Mr.. George Sparrow has returned
from wildwood, Fla, where he has
been since last January.
Smyrna No. 2.
Mr.. E. Vernon Templeton and Miss
Ellen Matthews were married We'd
nesday, July 18th, at Glover, 5. e,
by Rev. s. II. Hay, and returned 10 the
home of the groom, where they Will
make their home for while.
among the visitors to Yorkville
this week were Messrs. r. w. White,
sides and daughter. Miss Anna, and
Mr.. W. w. Whitesides and wife.
Mrs. B. n. Miller was at her
fathers Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Whitesides
spent Wednesday with Mr.. ]. Warren
Mr. w. M. Stowe was at Mr.. J. w.
Quinn's Wednesday night and attend
ed the singing at Smyrna church on
Thursday. 49, "a. p. . n.' > :,
There have been heavy rains all
around, and the creeks have been
high.
better.
FiIbert No. 1.
There is a general complaint among
the farmers Of this route that there
has been too much rain during the
past week or ten days. Cotton is
making too much weed and too little
fruit.
Schools are IN operation on this
route as follows: Beersheba in charge
Of Miss Ida Smith; Filbert and Dix
ie, in charge Of Messrs. Wade Purs-
ley and Moffatt Kennedy.
Miss Bessie Mcknight has been
confined to her bed for several days
with fever; but Is now able to be up
again.
Mr.. Ben Briggs left Wednesday
evening for Tampa, Fla, with view
to making that place his home.
There are more peas being sown
this year than for several years past,
every stubble field and other avail
able place being brought into service.
The postmaster at Filbert has been
notified that a weather service will
probably be inaugurated on this
route at an early day.