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

the Mail Men.
YorI<ville No. 8.
Mrs. Perry Ferguson Of Bandana,
visited her daughter, Mrs. A. II. jack
son, this week. She was accompanied
by Mrs. G. r. Sturgis and son. Mas
ter Desford, Of Union City, Tenr'
Smyrna No. 1.
There have been fine rains alons this
entire route and crops are much more
promising.
The Eustis mines have closed down
for the present and quite number OF
laborers have been thrown out OF en-
ployment.
: j. Hodge Smith from Clinton, ss. c..
will teach the Smyrna school which
will open on July II. Miss Edna Cas-
ties will teach the Broad River school.
Miss Bessie Copstine win teach the
McGill school and Mr.. e. p. Castles
will teach the Beatty school.
Smyrna No. 2.
Miss Anna Whitesides is visiting her
brother, Mr.. w. w. Whitesides.
DR.. B. N. Miller went to YorEville
yesterday on business.
Mrs. ]. ]. Scoggins and Mr.. r. w.
Whitesides were among the visitors TO
Smyrna yesterday.
Nearly all the Woodmen along this
route attended the ceremonies In con-
nection with the unveiling Of q monu-
ment to the memory Of Sovereign j. 3.
Bird at Antioch on the Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Quinn went to
Yorkville yesterday.
Messrs. ]. J. Matthews and F.. T.
Castles have the prettiest fiel6s OF
corn that are to be seen along this
route.
There were good all round rains
last Wednesday evening, and the .rm-
ers are feeling much better owe, the
situation.
Messrs. w. D. Brown, w. w. White
sides and many others are sowing peas.
They all see that 1t Is a poor chance
for corn.
Mr.. 8. B. Matthews and sister, Miss
Jessie, visited their aunt, Mrs. A. j.
Berry, at Sharon this week.
YorkviIle No. 6.
Misses Lillian Flowers, Lottie NC
Fadden and Mamie Orr, who have been
spending a week with Mrs. John F.
Gordon, have returned to their homes
In Rock HILL
Crops are still very poor. Old corn
does not look like 1t will make a great
deal.
There were good rains over this en-
tire route Wednesday night, and the
people are now arranging to get In
their peas as quickly as possible.
Mr.. John F. Gordon says some kind
of an insect Is boring into cotton
squares causing them to fall on.
The wheat crop was hardly worth
cutting this year. Mr.. M. H. Jackson
was threshing yesterday.
A good many farmers are selling
their cotton since the advance, being
afraid to hold any longer.
Mrs. Mary e. Turner Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. G. r. Wallace on Yorkville
No. 2.
Mrs. w. r. Brown has returned to
her home in Chester, after spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. 8. M.
Johnson.
Misses Emma Ford and Daisy Glenn
are visiting In Gastonia.
Yorkville No. 4.
A large crowd of young people from
all parts Of the county had q delightful
time at the picnic at c. II. Smiths
fish pond on July 4. Mrs. ]. B. Scott,
Mrs. r. L. Devinney, Mrs. e. r. Shan
non, Mrs. ]. ]. Plexico and Mrs. c. H.
Smith acted as chaperones. A rorsing
good dinner was served at 1880, and
everybody did justice to It. The picnic
was broken up in the afternoon by a
thunder shower. and the people sour
ried home. A buggy turned over with
Eddie Gettys and four sisters. Little
Matte was considerably bruised, but
Is now all right. Mr. Ed Lowry also
had the bad luck to have his buggy
overturned, but he was not hurt.
Miss Ella Laughridge Of Gastonia.
Is visiting her uncle, Mr.. Sherrer, OF
the Sharon neighborhood.
Misses Rhoda Smith and Sallie At
kinson have returned to their homes at
Lowryville.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Haffner came
down from Bowling Green to spend the
Fourth with Mrs. Haffner's mother,
Mrs. M. E. Shannon.
The long drought was broken on
Wednesday by a rain that almost
amounted to a cloud burst. The fall
was lighter toward Yorkville; but very
heavy along the headwaters Of Little
Turkey creek The main creek was
high, and there was considerable DAM
age to corn In the bottoms. The rain
was badly needed, however, and was
certainly worth lots to the crops. There
was not enough moisture In most Of
the land to germinate peas.
There Is lot Of cotton along this
route that Is not more than finger
high, and 1t already has one bloom at
the top. Without the rain this cotton
would have been done.
Old corn Is tasseling: but where
1t has been we'll worked this rain will
help 1t.