Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-31
ABOUT PEOPLE.

MISS AIlnelle DODSOu " lCdSh thio
fall at Liberty, S. c.
Miss Alice Adams of Rock Hill, Is
the guest Of Miss Bessie Mason.
Prof. ]. G. Allen Is teaching the
summer school at Lexington.
Geo. w. s. Hart, ESQ.,. went to CO.
lumbia last night on business.
Mr.. Paul N. Moore arrived last
evening from Lumberton, Miss.
Mrs. M. r. Williford of Sumter, is
in Yorkville on a visit to relatives and
friends.
Mrs. w. T. Moore and little daugh-
ter, of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. s.
r. Moore.
Mr.. G. L. Walker, candidate for
comptroller general, was in Yorkville
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Dobson OF
Kershaw, are visiting Mr.. William
Dobson's family.
Mr.. Lamar Pegram Of Gastonia,
spent Sunday in Yorkville, the guest
of Mr.. ]. B. Pegram.
Miss Bessie Mcconnell left this
morning for a visit to relatives and
friends at Lindale, Ga.
Mrs. T. A. Sawyer and child, of Sal
ley, g. c., are on visit to Mrs. Saw
yer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Dob
son, near Yorkville.
Mrs. C. E. Lucas and daughter, Mrs.
Charles Bradford Of Valdosta, Ga, are
visiting the family of Mr.. w. ]. Cor
don, on Yorkville No. l.
Rev. and Mrs. Jas. Mcdowell OF
Sumter, and Mrs. E. M. Seabrook and
children of Edisto Island, are guests
of DR.. and Mrs. ]. d. Mcdowell.
Misses Susie and Louise Lancaster
of Columbia, are spending the sum-
mer in Yorkville, guests Of Misses Ag-
nes Moore and Bessie Mason.
Mr. w. A. Moore, who Is probably
the Oldest citizen of Yorkville, has
been very low for several days and
his death is expected at any time.
Mr.. H. C. Moore of Clarksville,
Texas, arrived in Yorkville last Sun
day, having been summoned on ac-
count Of the critical condition Of his
father, Mr.. w. A. Moore.
Mrs. S. P. Butler and son, Chal-
mers, of Abbeville; Mrs. j. S. Riddle,
son and daughter, Of Lancaster, are
visiting the families Of Messrs. r. j.
and ]. S. Mackorell.
Rev. ]. G. Shive Of Abbeville, has
been in Yorkville for several days the
guest of Rev. E. E. Gillespie. Rev.
Mr.. Shive filled the pulpit OF the
Presbyterian church Sunday morning
and evening.
Master oliver Hart left last night
for Wilmington, n. c., on visit to
his uncle, Mr.. w. F. Robinson, and
was accompanied by Master Freder-
ick Robinson, who has been visiting
in Yorkville for several weeks.
Mr.. Avery Lowry, formerly of York
vile, now representing M. c. Heath
& Co., Of Columbia in the cotton busi-
ness at Demopolis, Ala, is in Yorkville
on a short visit to his parents and
friends. Demopolis is on the Tombig-
bee river, and in the centre Of great
cotton country similar to this. Mr..
Lowry says the principal products are
cotton and Johnson grass, (called
Means grass here.) The grass grows
voluntarily, of course, and the farmers
look upon it as a pest; but neverthe-
less they find ready sale for all they
can harvest at from $12 to $14 a ton.
Most of it is shipped to New orleans.
rnl, ir, 70 vicinity lDemODOllS
is mostly black, and very rich, gener-
ally yielding at least bale of cotton
TO the acre. Mr.. Lowry Is very well
pleased with his present location; but
is not willing to go back on Yorkville,
which he claims is the prettiest and
best town he has yet seen. He leaves
for Columbia Thursday and will re-
turn to Demopolis within week or
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