Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-22
NOTES FROM OGDEN.
Everybody Down to Business-Pienty
of Ginneries-Mr. Percival Sick
Accident to Or. Love-Personal and
Other Matters.

Everybody Down to Business-Pienty
of Ginneries-Mr. Pereival Sick
Accident to Or. Love-Personal and
Other Matters.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville enquirer.
Ogden, September 21.-The farm is
indeed the scene Of much activity these
days. To use city expression every
body is down to business" but we call
it work down here, and work 1t is,
The moving machine can be heard In
every direction and many tons of, pea
vine and other kinds Of hay are being
cut. The fodder crop has already been
gathered. Cotton Is opening so rapid
ly that 1t Is impossible to keep UP with
the picking. From 40 cents to so cents
is being paid for picking, but hands
are scarce and hard to get at any price.
1t is the busy season such as we are
now in the midst Of that the newspaper
full of fresh and interesting news, is
most appreciated in the rural districts
Of the county. A perusal OF the local
paper in the evening after hard and
honest days work is thoroughly enjoy
ed.
The people Of this section are pretty
we'll supplied with ginneries, there be-
ing one at Ogden station and four 9TH
ers within a radius Of five or six miles
Of that place. Only one Of these, the
one run by Mr.. Bratton near Bethesda
church, being over three or four miles
away from the station. But notwith-
standing this, there will be ali abund-
ance Of cotton hauled to the gins at
Rock Hill from this section. This has
been done for some time, although there
have been four ginneries within reach
Of this place for several years. The
people patronize the Rock Hill ginner-
les, principally for the reason that they
get more conveniences and better ac-
commodations there than the average
country gin affords. And then the cot
ton can be ginned and sold and the
seed disposed Of in about the same
time it takes to have bale ginned in
the country. Several Of the ginneries
in this section, however, are buying
seed this fall.
Mr. w. S. Percival, one Of the fore
most farmers of this section, has been
confined to his bed for nearly two
weeks with malarial fever and erysipe-
las, starting from a boil on his leg.
He is now improving and was able to
be up Sunday He had a very stub
born attack Of fever, his temperature
registering 103 and 103a several days,
and was reduced only by repeated Ice
water baths. DR.. VIM. Love Of Nc
Connellsville, who has been attending
Mr. Percival met with quite pain
full accident last Monday, while on his
way to Mr.. Percival's home. He stop
ped at Mr.. J. L. Williamson's and while
there, stepped on a small stone or
block Of wood on the lawn, which turn
ed under his foot in a way that caused
bad sprain Of the ankle. AS
result of the accident, he was not able
to do any riding for several days and
is still using crutches
Mr.. John Polk, who was reported In
this correspondence few weeks ago
as having lost a fine COW with Texas
fever has since that time lost three
more cows from the same cause.
Mrs. M. A. Strait had the misfortune
to lose valuable mule last week.
Mr.. Bufort Mcknight and his sister,
Miss Irene, formerly Of Sharon, but
who made their home the past year
with Mr.. and Mrs. s. e. McFadden OF
this place, left Wednesday Of last week
for Greenville. Texas, where they will
make their home.
The Bethesda school has opened for
the fall session with Miss Mamie Byrd
of Laurens county. in charge.
The time for sowing fall oats Is about
at hand and If weather conditions are
favorable. there will be a good acreage
sown in this section.
While 1t is a fact that the cotton
crop of this section is much shorter
than was expected, the corn crop Is
better than II looked to he before fodder
pulling was commenced.