Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-20
spoud.nce of the YorkyiIle ENQUIRER.

correspondence OF the Yorkyiile Enquirer.
CLOVER, July 20.-The Enquirer Of
Tuesday mention the facts that the
depot of the Carolina and North West
ern railroad was slightly damaged by
the fire which destroyed Capt. w. b.
Smiths property on that morning.
The damage to the depot amounted
to a few cents more than 500, and
the fact that the property was not
altogether destroyed Is amazing. Clo-
yer has no fire-fighting facilities, but
owing to the fact that there was q
bountiful supply Of buckets and the
public well Is located within fifty feet
Of the depot and q bucket brigade was
organized and worked faithfully and
steadily under intelligent instructions,
the depot was saved, notwithstanding
the fact that the roof, which Is shin
gle, and the weatherboarding caught
fire in numerous places and both had
holes burned through. At one time
it looked as If the fighters would lose.
and those on the firing line were urged
to retreat, but they refused to do so
and won.
The fire occurred at about o'clock
in the morning and the party who
first saw it undertook TO give the
alarm, but being a stranger did not
know the ropes sufficiently well to get
quick results, however he soon got the
proper connection and eventually the
whole town was aroused, and was
Of course more or less excited. There
was one exhibition of cool judgment
that is worthy of especial mention.
couple living on Kings Mountain
street, and as soon as possible both
husband and wife were on the street.
The husband rushed TO the scene Of
the fire and the wife In the opposite di-
rection towards the section in which
the negroes live, and when she got
there 1t was not long before she had
reused them up and had them on the
run, and those same negroes are large
ly responsible for the good work that
was accomplished. The lady then
went to the fire, leaving her two
children, aged about four and two,
at home sleeping, and In blissful ig-
norance of the tragedy being enacted
down town.
The actual loss on account Of the
fire will amount to not less than
$4,000, with a total insurance OF
1875.
Three shares of the capital stock
Of the Bank Of Glover were recently
sold at $111. We think this Is fair
ly good record in consideration Of the
fact that the institution has been In
business about x-and-half-months.
The management did not hope for de-
posts exceeding $4,000 at any one
time during the first twelve months,
but that figure has already been ex-
ceeded by more than $4,000.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Glover Cotton Manu-
featuring company was held on Thurs
day of last week. The stockholders
found the affairs Of the company in
their usual satisfactory condition
and the usual 10 per cent cash diVi-
dend was ordered paid.
Work on the new mill is making
satisfactory progress at this time. 1t
was badly delayed for several weeks
because the failure Of the brick, which
are being manufactured at Lenoir, TO
arrive at the contract time.
1t Is said that the railroad is nego-
tiating with Capt. Smith for part
of the lot on which the buildings
burned on Tuesday morning stood, and
that Mr., A. d. Dorsett. one Of Clover's
most prosperous merchants who Is
doing business near the cotton mill, is
thinking Of buying a part Of 1t and
erecting a commodious brick store
room.
Work Of installing the electric light
plant for the town has been at a
standstill for sometime owing to the
failure of the electrical supply peo-
pie to furnish proper material and at
the time specified in the contract.
The poles are up.
Rev. j. L. Oates, pastor Of the A.
r. P. church at Hickory Grove, is as
sisting Rev. r. M. Stevenson in a i
meeting here. Those who have avail |
ed themselves of the privilege Of hear
ing Mr.. Oates speak in the highest
terms Of his earnestness and ability
as a preacher.