Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-01
CLOVER CULIINGS.
Small Gin Fire-Remarkable Results
of the Orr Meetins-other Matters.

Correspondence OF the Yorkville EnouifeI.
Glover, November 1.-The extensive
and valuable plant OF the Glover Gin
ming company had narrow escape
from destruction by fire yesterday al
ternoon. Fire was discovered In the
lint fiue, condenser and press and In
less time than 1t takes to write 1t had
flashed over the inside Of the end OF
the building, but by the prompt use or
two of the three chemical fire eXtin-
guishers kept in the gin house for just
such emergencies, the fire was gotten
under control, after which the smould-
ering cotton in the press and elsewhere
was taken out and drenched with wa
ter. The fire originated in one of the
gins and Is supposed to have been
caused by a match. Mr.. w. E. Adams,
Jr., manager, says that the chemical
extinguishers are entirely responsible
for the saving Of the ginnery, and a
consequent loss Of about $500 to $4,-
900. The actual loss by reason OF
damage to the machinery will not ex-
ceed seventy-five dollars, and that Is
covered by insurance. About 2OO
pounds Of cotton were burned or dam
aged. The ginnery will not be able to
| operate for several days or until the
necessary repairs for the condenser ar
rive and are installed. About LOO
bales have been ginned so far, and 1t
is easily possible that there Will De
500 to 1000 more.
The protracted meeting commenced
here on October Is by Rev. w. w. Orr
Iof Charlotte, closed on the 25th, and
was the most notable and successful
eyangelistic service ever held In this
section. The meeting commenced In
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church. but by Saturday following, the
18th, the attendance had grown to such
an extent that the building was en-
tirely inadequate, when the Presbyte-
rian congregation rendered the use OF
their building, 1t being considerably
larger, and the offer was accepted. All
the available space in the latter was
utilized by the placing Of chairs, but
still all could not be accommodated
and on several nights the crowd was
so large that there were from 150 to
200 persons who were forced to remain
on the outside. All the different de-
nominations united in the work. 50
| far there have been eighty-three addi-
tions to the various churches as tne
direct result Of the meeting as fol-
lows: Glover A. r. P. church, 20; Clo-
yer Presbyterian, 49, Clover Methodist
l6; Clover Baptist, Is; Bethany. A.. K
p, 9; Crowders Creek. A. r. P, z;
Bowling Green Presbyterian, l; Union
Baptist, /; Charlotte, A. r. p. l. In
addition the spiritual life and moral
tone of the community has been great
| ly strengthened and much and lasting
good accomplished.
At a conversational meeting Of the
Clover Presbyterian church held on
last Sunday afternoon and presided
over by Rev. w. A. Hafner, Rev. H
]. Mills Of Ridgeway, S. c., was unan.
imously elected as pastor to succeed
Rev. S. H. Hay, resigned. A formal
call will not be extended until after
Beersheba takes action at a meeting
to be held on Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. John NJ. Smith is having a hand
some dwelling erected on West First
street and will occupy 1t as soon as
completed. Capt w. T. Beamguard
has the contract.
Mr.. w. D. Moore, whose home Is
about two miles south OF town, mas
bought a lot on West First street and
will erect a dwelling on same to be
occupied by himself and family.
Mr.. H. P. Jackson has recently in
stalled a two-horse electric motor to
operate the sausage machine In MS
meat market. He Is very much pleas
ed with the change, both as to qual-
Iity of work and the matter of saving
time.
| l. There has been little or no change In
the condition Of Capt. w. B. smith
during the past two or three weeks. =,
l. Mr.. M. L. Smith returned this Week
from a flying business trip to Phila-
delphia and Boston. He reports the
outlook for the yarn manufacturers as
being anything else than encouraging
by reason Of the fact that some mum
bers of yarn have declined In price as
much as 33 per cent during the past
thirty days.