Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-10
NEWS ABOUT SHARON.
First National Bank Ready For Busi-
ness-cotton Prospect oH-Sehool
Opens With Good EnroIlment-oth-

First National Bank Ready For Busi-
ness-cotton Prospect off-Sehoo
Opens With Good Enrollment-oth-
er Notes.
Correspondence The Yorkviile Enquirer
Sharon, September 10.-Sharon now
boasts of a national bank. The char
ter was received from the treasury de,
partment on the Sth. The capital
stock is $4,000, $4,000 actual cash
has been paid in. Circulating nation
al bank notes bearing the signatures
of the president and the cashier OF
the bank have been issued. Though
in it's infancy as an institution Oh u
nance, 1t has already attained prom.
inence with sister institutions, IN tnat
it has as correspondence oanks' tIe
National Bank of Commerce OF New
York, and the National Union OF ROCK
Hill. DR.. ]. H. Saye Is president, y
L. Rainey, vice president, A. M. HAD
don, cashier.
The bank building is an imposing,
one story, brick structure, forty-two
NV seventy-fiye feet. The vault Is ten
by fourteen feet, and has a victor
patent safe of modern screw manga
nese steel. The interior fixtures are
made of mahogany. The windows
embrace 175 square feet Oh plate
glass. In the rear is the president s
office. The exterior view in front IS
made more handsome because OF a
double-arch entrance of Bedford
limestone.
The cool weather and recent
drought have brought the present cot
ton crop to the point of diminishing
returns" We can hardly expect an
average crop. The first bale OF the
season was marketed wednesday at
twelve cents.
school opened Monday with an en-
rollment of seventy-five, the largest
in the history Of the school. SeVerai
visitors were present for the prelimi-
nary exercises. Mr.. D. M. Clark gave
the pupils some encouraging advice.
Miss Wideman has charge OF the IN
termediate department; Miss Hunter,
the primary; while Professor Erwin
will teach the high school branches.
Under such efficient management we
bespeak success for the school.
Building continues, and the ring OF
the hammer may be heard from all
directions Mr. Marion Love is haul-
ing lumber to erect dwelling on
Yorkville avenue. Mrs. j. A. Graves
will begin the erection OF a hve-room
cottage on this street next week.
Messrs. Sims, Stephenson and VIII
Smarr left Tuesday for Clemson.
Mr.. Cal Whisonant, of Chester, was
here Wednesday, the guest OF his
brother.
Professor E. w. Kennedy who has
been visiting his father, leaves tonight
for Graceville, Fla, where he will re-
sumo the role of principal Of the high
school at that place.
Mrs. S. A. Warlick, who has been
visiting relatives here, left Tuesday
for her home in Monroe, n. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Hope and infant
son are visiting Mrs. Hopes parents
near Salisbury, n. c.
Mr.. Mason G. Latham left this al
ternoon for Vanderbilt university
where he will pursue studies in the
theological department
Mrs. A. ]. Berry returned yester-
day from an extended visit to rela-
tives in the Smyrna section.
Mr.. Curtis Moore Of Rock Hill Is
visiting friends in town.
Shannon and Hope are erecting a
large cotton platform at their store.
Mrs. W. P. Youngblood returned
Thursday from a visit to her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Kirkpatrick OF
Chester county.