Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-07-19
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News and Comment About Things In
and Around the Country.

Hill District conference convened at
Fort Mill July 18th and 14th, with Rev.
T. C. O'Dell, presiding elder, in the
chair Rev. II. r. Mills of st. Johns,
was secretary. with Rev. d. NJ. Nc
Leod of the First church of Chester, as
assistant. There were present all the
preachers. with the exception of one,
and about thirty-five lay-delegates. -.
Mr.. L. B. brennan. who was so severe
" hurt by an engine Tuesday morning,
is at the Fennell infirmary and doing as
we'll as could be expected. The elbow
Joint of his left arm is practically de-
stroyed, which will render the arm
permanently stiff. In addition to this,
Mr.. brennan is suffering from numer-
Gus bruises on the back and side, which
are giving much pain. ...... Mr.. K. T.
Fewen. Jr., lost his Ford automobile
early this morning, it being entirely
destroyed by fire, together with the
house. in which the machine was ac-
customed to be kept Mr.. Fewell re-
turned from the dance this morning
about | a. M, and the machine was
placed In the house, which is situated
at his home In Ebenezer. About a
m, his brother, Mr.. John Fewell, was
awakened by the fire, and the house
was entirely enveloped in flames. 1t
is not known how the fire originated
The loss on the machine Is covered by
:. 81, nd hpT
of tools in the building, amount to a
loss of about $175. 1.-THE last two
games of ball of the series played here
Tuesday and Wednesday between For
est City and York, resulted in favor OF
Forest City, the score being II to o.
and I to 0, respectively. There were
no features at either game, the York
willie team being evidently outClassed
They have a pretty fair bunch Of play
ers, but are not up to Forest City's
standard.
Gastonia Gazette, July IS: Wednes-
day. seventeen peach trains passed
through going north, this being the
seasons record in point of quantity
The average number of trains so far
has been ten daily. These cars are re-
iced at Charlotte. A farmers insti-
tute will be held in Gastonia Tuesday
August End, at 10 o'clock. Addresses
will be delivered by r. w. Scott of Ala
nance county; ]. A. Conover, dairy
demonstration, United States depart
ment of agriculture; c. r. Hudson of
the United States department of agri-
culture and others. In connection there
with an institute for women will he
held by Miss Josephine Scott and Miss
Reinhardt. 1t is hoped that large
number of farmers and their wives
will be in attendance. .....Two weeks
or more ago The Gazette stated on
good authority that Gaston's cotton
crop, from indications at that time
would not reach more than so per cent
of the average crop. Since that time
provement in the condition of the sta
pie. There has been more rain than
needed as a result of which there is
considerable grass. The plant is con-
practically none in bloom. In driving
over the county the Gazette man has
seen a few fields of fairly good looking
cotton, but the larger percentage Of il
anticipated the Ninth district con-
gressional convention which met al
Shelby Wednesday unanimously re-
nominated Hon. f. Yates Webb for re-
That Mr. Webb had no opposition
whatever is a tribute to his popularity
and the recognized and indisputable
fact that his four terms in congress
have been years of activity is conclu-
sive proof that the very best thing the
district can possibly do is to keep him
in harness. OF his election there is nc
doubt and his majority over McNinch
the near-Republican candidate, will. we
confidently believe. he much larger
than his majority over Smith at the
last election.
Gaffney Ledger, July IS: Mrs. Ollie
McFarlin and a negro woman engaged
in fight last Monday night. 1t seems
that there was a dispute about some
wages and the negro woman applied a
vile epithet to the white woman. The
latter picked up a brick and began to
do some damage to the colored lady's
face. Mayor Little heard the case
Tuesday morning and fined the white
lady 81 and the cOlored lady $3.50.
At last actual work on Gaffney's sew
erage plant has commenced. For sev-
eral days Mr.. +. c. Barr, foreman foI
Bowe & Page, who have the contract
for putting in the sewerage, has been
engaged with a force of hands unload
ing and constructing the big Buckeye
ditChcr, which is To tear up the dirt in
and about Gaffney. The first dirt will
he moved this morning at about
o'clock. Yesterday the rigging up ot
the ditCher was completed and the ma
chine moved to the starting point, just
btlOW the pollu Ol lTc NIdUntN MANU-
featuring company, and this morning
the first dirt will he moved. This
ditcher will cut a ditch twenty eight
inches wide and nine and a half feet
deep. and will cut 200 to 800 feet pei
day of ten hours, thus doing the work
of about 100 laborers per day. Mr.
Barr will push his part of the work as
rapidly as possible. More towns
die for want of confidence on the part
of business men and lack of public
spirit than any other cause. When d
man in search of home or business
location goes into Il town and finds
everything hrim full of hope and en-
thusiasm of the prospects of the place
and all earnestly at work to build |,
up, he soon becomes imbucd with the
same spirit. and as a result he drives
down stakes and goes to work with
the same interest. When, however, he
goes To town where every one eX-
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