Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-05
TUESDAY, MAY S, 1908.
Big Fish at Catawba.


A Rock Hill correspondent reports
the recent catching of a 117-pound
sturgeon at Jones old mill on Cataw-
ba river. The monster fish was caught
in n trap and was afterward exhibited
in Rock Hill. The catching of such
fish in Catawba and Broad rivers is
not altogether unprecedented. 1t hap
pens from time to time; but stur-
geon are not seen near so often in
these waters as in the old days.
The Farmers Union.
There was a business meeting of
the York County Farmers Union yes
terday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr.. j.
Frank Ashe, the president in the chair.
The corn contest committee made
report to the effect that all that had
been done had been published in the
papers, and on motion the work OF the
committee was unanimously endorsed.
Also the Union decided to appoint,
and did appoint a committee OF one
member from each local union to So
licit further voluntary subscriptions
with a view to increasing the aggre-
gate amount of the prizes to be offered
to $500. 1t was decided also that
there would be no further meetings OF
the County Union until Friday, July
3, unless the president should see
proper to issue a call for a special
meeting in the meantime.
Death of Miss Mary Grier.
Charlotte Observer, May 5: Miss
Mary Grier died yesterday morning
at 6 o'clock at the home or her
brother Mr. w. A. Grier, in Steele
Creek, aged So years. She had been
in declining health for some time, ana
the end was not unexpected. MISS
Grier is survived by two brothers, Mr.
w. A. Grier and Rev. DR.. J. M: GrleT'
S. Leslie, of Leslie's S. C., and MISS
Emma Grier. She was daughter OF
the late Thomas Pringle Grier, and
sister of the late MesSrs. j. b. Grier'
and r. A. Grier. The funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon, Rev.
William Duncan, pastor OF the first
Associate Reformed presbyterian
church of this city, officiating. Inc
interment was at the Centre church
burying ground.
Increases Capital.
Rock Hill Herald: The stock
holders of The National Union Bank
held a call meeting in the directors
room of the bank on April 2Sth. II
was decided TO increase IllS SoPiNeaA
stock Of the National Union Bank
100000 and the stock of the First
Trust & Savings Bank $4,000 to take
effect on July 1st 1908. The COM
bined capital stock of the National
Union Bank and The First Trust &
Savings Bank at that time will be
$3.50, 900 and combined surplus will be
over 1000, making 100000 insti,
tuition. The people of Rock Hill
should be proud of the fact that they
have such a large banking institution
in their midst. We have never heard
of a customer of the National Union
Bank applying to them for loan
and being turned down on account or
lack of funds; and with this addition
al amount of bank capital in our town
we should be able to expand ana go
forward at a greater rate than we
have ever done before. Rock Hill mas
always been unusually fortunate IN
having banking institutions who nave
always had plenty Of money for her
business needs. For the last two or
three years, however, our town mas
been growing and expanding along
business lines to such an extent that
unless more money be placed in bus
mess channels it will be necessary to
curtail to a certain extent our BUS
mess interest.