Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-09
CLOVER CULLlNGS.
Death of Miss Currence-Marketing
the Cotton crop-oil Mill and Ware
house TaIk-Persona and Other
Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Notes.

the Cotton Crop-OIl Mill ana ware
house TaIk-Personal and Other
Notes.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Clover, October 9.-Miss Elizabeth R.
Currence died at her home here on last
Monday, aged about 65 years. The fu-
neral took place at Bethel on Tuesday.
She was for many years a resident of
Clover and was held in high esteem by
all the people. For about fifteen years
previous to her death she was a help
less invalid, being confined to the
house. She bore her affliction with
Christian fortitude and resignation and
was always bright and cheerful.
A considerable quantity Of cotton
was sold on this market while the price
was at and above 9 cents, but since 1t
has dropped below that figure there Is
nothing doing, the sales not averaging
as many as three bales a day.
Last winter there was considerable
talk here relative to erecting a stand
ard cotton warehouse, and for a time
it appeared that the enterprise would
be put through, but owing to reasons
that are not of general interest, the
principal one being, that the idea SEEM
ed to prevail that this would not be a
good year to hold cotton, the matter
was allowed to drop. The men who
were agitating the matter last winter
have now arrived at the conclusion
that the enterprise should have been
pushed through and it Is likely that
a warehouse owned by the leading bus
mess men will be ready for storing
cotton by another season, whether or
not there is any cotton to store. At
present cotton that would naturally be
stored here did the facilities exist goes
either to GaStonia or YOrkville and our
business men realize that 1t would be
to their interest to have it stored here.
There was some talk last fall and
winter relative to erecting a cotton
seed oil mill here, but the scheme fall
ed to materialiZe. 1t Is a fact that
few points in this section, other than
those that have oil mills, buy more seed
each year than does Glover This is
due to the fact that the surrounding
country in all directions produces as
much cotton per acre as any similar
area in the Piedmont, and that all the
roads leading to this town are good and
the local buyers pay the top Of the
market for seed, and in view Of Clo-
vers past successful record in the
management Of business enterprises,
it is safe to predict that an oil mill
would not be an exception so far as
the interests of the stockholders are
concerned, to say nothing Of the great
commercial benefit such an enterprise
would be to the town.
Up to yesterday afternoon 710 bales
Of cotton had been ginned this season,
which is considerably more than at
this time last year, but owing to the
undoubted shortness Of the crop it is
not likely that the number for the en-
tire season will be nearly so large as
last year
DR.. l. A. Bigger Of Rock Hill. was
here on yesterday. He came to con-
suit with Dr. Pressly in regard to sew
eral patients of the latter. especially
Mrs. w. B. Riddle Of Bowling Green,
who is seriously sick.
Messrs. Meek Smith and H. l..
Wright returned yesterday afternoon
from a two davs' fishing trip to Ca
tawba river Thev report a successful
experience in landing a goodly number
Of carp and cat fish.
Mr.. NJ. L. Smith and family are now
occupying their handsome new home
erected on the site Of the one destroy
ed by fire last January. The building
is a model of convenience and comfort.
It is provided with private water sys-
tenn, including a huge boiler or tank
for heating water, has bath room, is
steam heated and electric lighted. 1t
is covered with slate and there are no
stove fues, thus reducing the proba-
bility of destruction by fire to the
minimum.
Capt w. B. Smith, who several
weeks ago suffered something Of set
back, has about recovered, and In fact
is feeling so we'll that it is probable
that he will spend day in Yorkville
in the near future-something that he
has not done in quite a while.