Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-01
OGDEN NOTES.
Condition of Crops-Protracted Meet
ina-The Schoos-Other Notes.

Condition of Crops-Protracted Meet
ine-The Schools-other Notes.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
Ogden, August 31-To say that the
friends of The Enquirer In this section
are indignant over the assault made
upon the editor last Thursday, Is ex-
pressing the truth very mildly.
Crops are beginning to show the ef-
fects of the recent rains. 1t Is not pos
sible at this time to make an approx
innate estimate of the damage to the
cotton crop, but 1t will be cut consid-
erably. The continued wet weather
brought on something like wet wealth
er rust and the leaves are drying as
If they had been killed by frost and
dropping off the stalks. This Is the
case in many large fields, where the
cotton looked green and f1ourlshlng
when the rain set In. The result will
be that the bolls will open too early,
the lint will be light and short and
the top crop cannot mature. Corn has
not been hurt much, except that on
very low lands and water courses, where
1t was overflOwed. There were no
bridges washed away in this immedi-
ate section, but the large streams were
past crossing for three days. The
water rose to a considerable depth on
the floor Of the McElwee mill on Fish
ing creek, and the miller, Mr.. John
Polk, had buggy washed from under
the mill, Git stands s or feet from the
groundD and carried a. considerable dis
tance down the stream. and lodged
against some bushes. The mad wa
ters" Of Fishing creek also ran a fam
lily Of negroes from their home near a
point where the Southern road crosses
this stream, the water rising upon the
first floor. Now that the weather mas
cleared up, there will be a rush of work
on the farms There is an abundance
of fodder to pull yet, and much Of 1t
Is dead" ripe and must be saved i'm
mediately; the peavine crop Is about
ready to cut and cotton ready to pick,
and some have molasses to make
Fair weather Is what we want now,
and must have, II the crops that are
made are gathered and saved.
According to previous ann ouncement
in this correspondence, the annual
summer meeting at Antioch church,
commenced Sunday morning with a
sermon by Rev. ]. w. Speake, who
will do the preaching. There was
preaching again Sunday night and the
meeting will continue through the
week with two services a day, at II
a. m.. and early candle light. Rev. Mr.
opSdhe 10 qlllc d lOlIclul, diiu
impressive speaker. Already consid-
erable interest Is being manifested In
the meeting and results are expected
to follow.
Your correspondent is informed that
the fall meeting at Bethesda church
also started Sunday and will continue
through the week. This meeting Is
generally held about the second Sun
day in September.
The Ogden school will close with an
entertainment on Friday. Sept. 18th.
The closing exercises Of the McElwee
school in the Santuc section will be
held next Friday night, Sept. 4th. Quite
an elaborate programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion.
Master Lewis Davis, son Of Mr.. ]. B.
Davis. while chasing a calf in the cow
lot one day last week, slipped on the
wet ground and FELL breaking both
bones Of his right. arm below the ell
bow. He is getting along nicely, but
1t will be several weeks, Of course, be-
fore he can use his arm again.
Misses Lille Percival and Clara
Branch have returned from a weeks
visit with relatives at Blaneys, S. c.