Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-05
TUESDAY, JULY S, 1910.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Gaffney, July 8: The case of john
son Burgess. a well known white man
of this county, charged with attempted
assault, whice has been occupying the
court for the past two days, was given
to the Jury Yesterday afternoon and af-
ter a short deliberation they returned
a verdict of not guilty" This case
has excited much interest throughout
the county and the progress of the case
has been watched closely.
The seventh annual convention OF
the South Carolina Rural Carriers as
sociation was held in Newberry yes
terday with large attendance OF car
riers from all over the state. The car
riers were the recipients of many
pleasant courtesies at the hands of the
people of Newberry, and listened 10
several god speeches. In the evening
they were entertained at banquet
rendered by the board of trade. The
following York county carriers were
present: c. c. Halle, John w. Miller,
d. c. Clark, w. II. Conner, +. NJ. Farls,
f. w. Conner w. T. Sims.
-Gaffney, July 9: 1t is announced
that a stock company has been formed
for the purpose of erecting creamery
in this city. The company will have
capital stock of $1,000, all of which has
already been subscribed. The amount
has been taken up entirely by citS-and
county capital, and it will be strictly
Cherokee affair A committee has been
appointed for the purpose OF selecting
and purchasing a site for the buildings.
The promoters state that there Will De
absolutely no delay and that wlthln
the next few days operations VIII oegln
on the buildings and that as soon as
they are completed the machinery
will be installed.
Spartanburg Herald, Sunday: j.
Henry Caldwell, the dynamite man.
was in the city yesterday. In speaking
of the two acres of corn planted on
land which he dynamited, Mr.. Caldwell
said he expected to gather more than
two hundred bushels to the acre. Prof.
Ira Williams of Columbia, was out at
Ardella this week and he took occa-
sion to go over and look at Mr.. Cald-
wells corn. He said that he believed
Mr.. Caldwell stood a good chance or
winning the state prize. Last MONDAY
a representative of the Dupont Pow
der company, with offices at Winning
ton, Del. spent the day at Mr.. Cald-
wells to look at the corn crop. He told
Mr.. Caldwell that he wanted him to
try the experiment again next year,
and that he must plant his dynamite
charges closer together. He said that
his house would manufacture the exact
size charge needed, which would save
the trouble and danger of cutting up
the sticks of dynamite. The cartridges
will be made of the black dynamite.
Mr.. Caldwell used the yellow or brown
colored dynamite this year. In speak
ing of the corn Mr. Caldwell said that
il averages ten feet in height. In one
acre there are forty-seven rows with
31l stalks to the row. There is no stalk
in the acre with less than two ears OF
corn and many of them have five ears.
Allowing 125 ears to the bushel, MT.
Caldwell figures out that he will make
about 224 bushels Of corn to the acre.
This corn is of the variety known as
the Spartan Wonder" kind deVel-
oped by Mr.. Caldwell by crossing the
Giant Pearl" and the Marlboro Pro-
life" This Spartan Wonder" corn
took first prize at the county fair last
fall. Mr.. Caldwell has shipped IT to
all parts of the United States, selling
II at SO per bushel Mr.. Caldwell plant
ed his corn on Good Friday. The land
was broken with charges of dynamite
placed two feet deep in the earth and
four feet apart. On this land was
placed a ton of fertilizer, seventeen
loads of stable manure. and one sack
of soda.