Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-13

Senator p L. Hardin was Of the opin-
ion that the cotton crop had lost 33 1-3
per cent in two weeks. Mr.. Il. j.
Cunningham thought that the cotton
had gone off 35 per cent in two weeks.
Mr.. T. T. Castles of Wilksburg. was
OF the opinion that there would not be
more than a half crop. Mr.. A. w.
Wilks of Baton Rouge, said that the
cotton in his neighborhood was dam
aged badly. Mr.. A. N. Grant, Mr.. r.
O. Atkinson and Mr. Adam PRESLEY
all were of the opinion that the cotton
crop would be very poor. All reported
good corn crops. There was consider
able discussion about the condition of
the cotton market in Chester. Several
members said that all Of the sur
rounding towns were paying more for
cotton than Chester, and they thought
that this was hurting the trade here,
They said that several of the farmers
were going to other towns because
they could get better prices. A COM
and report at the next meeting.
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, September 10:
number Of persons owning land on
the headwaters Of Long creek held a
meeting last Saturday afternoon to
consider the problem of ditching the
stream. OF late years the creek has
filled up and the fertile bottoms have
become one vast swamp, or are fast
becoming so. This is quite a loss, for
the lands of upper Long creek are
among the most fertile in the coun-
ty. In their prime it caused the heart
Of man to rejoice to behold the exten-
sive fields of waving grain. But, as
intimated above. these bottoms have
ceased to be so productive on account
Of the very frequent overfiows, and
as a result Of these the health Of the
community Is impaired. When 1t is
practical to do so, a departure VIII
likely be made from the old creek bed
and a new ditch made altogether.
These men who assembled last Satur-
day to discuss this undertaking are all
well-to-do and progressive, and their
taking in hand the matter means its
successful completion. ...-"A special
train passed through Gastonia this
morning loaded with negro preachers
en- route to Washington to attend the
National State Baptist convention OF
America. Two cars were from Tex
as and the others from New Orleans.
The passengers were a very respecta-
BILE looking, as well as a we'll behaved
crowd. Quite a number of negro
women made up a part Of the excur-
sion. These were the wives of the
preachers on board. :. .Messrs. VIII
and Ralph Stevenson and John Scott
and Misses Mary Scott, Ida Dunlap
and Leila Dunlap came up on the Car
olina and Northwestern this morn
ing from Glover and Yorkville en-
route to Due West. "A sale was
held on the public square Saturday
afternoon and Captain w. I. Stowe did
not cry 1t. He was sick that day and
Cemetery Keeper ]. T. Wylie took his
place. Furniture and bed clothing
composed the chief articles. and they
found ready purchasers. -. Twenty
men took to the tall timbers Sunday
on the farm Of Mr.. Ellis Robinson.
three miles south Of town, ..ilr
pursuer being a rabid COW. The ami
NAL was bitten by dog supposed to
have been mad, three weeks ago. Af-
ter much difficulty, Mr.. Robinson and
his neighbors succeeded in killing the
COW. The same day two dogs, be-
longing to Jim Hill in the same
neighborhood, also went mad and
were killed. Two other dogs in this
community, supposed to have been
bitten at the same time, went mad
within nine days there. Consider
able building Is going on in Gastonia
and the county these days. Mr.. S. w.
Bradley, connected with the lumber
yard of Henry & Bradley, says he
runs two wagons all the time, and
they are kept busy. They dispose of
ten or twelve thousand feet every day.
Their gin has been put In first-class
condition for the season. A new sys-
tenn of gins has been inaugurated,
costing something like $4,000; so that
they are now prepared to handle a
great bulk Of business. The Gastonia
Oil mill has also made great improve
ment on their ginning outfit. They
are prepared to do a good business