Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-12-29

but there came up with the cane a
pretty full crop of oats, and when the
hay was cut during the latter part OF
November. it included quite lot OF
fully developed oats. Mr.. Whitesides
says he does not remember to have
ever seen two crops grown on the
same land during the same year. be-
fore.
Loss by Fire.
The home OF Mr.. +. V. Templeton,
was destroyed by fire on Tuesday. De-
cember 10. The house was located
about five miles northwest Of York
willie between the Kings Mountain and
Rutherford roads. The fire caught
from a stove flue and got beyond con-
troll before anything could be done
Mrs. Templeton. who has been an in
valid for several years, and who was
unable to. leave her bed, had to be
carried from the burning building
There was no insurance; but Mr.. Tenn
pleton's friends and neighbors have
made good a small part Of the loss by
voluntary contributions.
County Demonstration Work.
Mr.. John R. Blair, agent Of the co.
operative demonstration work In York
county has made his annual report tc
State Superintendent Ira W. Williams
He finds that the average yield Of seed
cotton secured by any one Of the dem
onstrators was 2,140 pounds, and
pounds and the average yield Of corr
was 33 bushels. The greatest yield oi
cotton secured by any one Of the de-
monstrators was 2,140 pounds. and
the credit goes to Mr.. H. D. Crawford
of No. l Sharon. Mr.. ]. T. Burris Of
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corn, 72 bushels. Taking into consid'
all favorable, this Is quite creditablt
showing. Mr.. Cranford's cotton fol
instance. was not up until after the
middle Of June.
Big Rabbit Hunt Near Beersheba.
Mr.. Jesse n. Hogue, of the Beershe.
ba neighborhood told The Enquirer
Wednesday Of big rabbit hunt ou
his way on Christmas day. There
were seventeen people in the party
and altogether they had fifteen gun!
and seven dogs. The hunt lasted from
a. m, to p. m. with two hours fol
dinner and the total bag was fifty-ont
rabbits and two partridges. All Of the
rabbits were killed on the places OF
J. R. Hogue, ]. B. McCarter and Ed
Ryers, the latter colored, and the par.
ty was not out Of sight of Mr.. Hogue'!
house all day. After the hunt, thirty.
two Of the rabbits were turned over tC
Ed Byers who boasts of his ability tC
eat three rabbits a day and says he
proposes to eat every one Of the 81
that fell to his lot. A part Of the
same party, including only five guns
went out again next day but on &C.
count Of the wet weather rather thar
scarcity of rabbits got only ten. Mr.
Hogue says rabbits are more plentiful
this year than he has ever known be-
fore.
Killed in Gambling serape.
The only killing in this county dur
ing the holidays occurred on the
southern outskirts Of Glover. The kill
ing was the result Of a row that de-
veloped among a party OF negro
gamblers. Ed Orr killed Bub Adams
and seriously wounded John Stowe
Orr was after Adams but the wound
ing of Stowe was accidental. From the
testimony given at the coroner's in
quest 1t appears that the negroes had
gone into a dense thicket a short dis
tance out of Glover for the purpose OF
having a game. There arose a quar-
rel, which Orr had tried to quiet; but
later Adams jumped up drawing his
pistol and Orr being the quicker got
In two or three shots first. Adams
was shot in the thigh, and died few
hours later from wound that would
not have been serious had 1t received
proper time. Stowe suffered the fate
Of the innocent bystander. The
probable outcome Of his wound Is still
a matter of uncertainty. AS soon as
he learned Of the result of the wound
he had. inflicted on Adams, Orr gave
himself up to Sheriff Brown. Orr Is
a negro we'll thought Of In and around
Clover, and has the sympathy Of most
of the white people, the more 80 because
Adams was generally looked upon as
an impudent. reckless fellow, whose
death by violence was generally con-
sidered to be merely a matter Of time
anyway.
Accident to Mr.. A. w. Mcfarland.
Mr.. A. w. Mcfarland, who lives on
r. F. D. No. near Yorkville, and who
Is we'll known to most Of the readers
of The ENQUIRER as one Of the hustlers
for subscriptions to this paper, met
with quite a serious mishap on De-
cember 10, as the result Of which he
came near losing his life. Mr.. Nc
Farland, who Is blind, lives with his
brother, Mr.. R. E. Mcfarland, and as
Is natural for a man of the Mcfarland
Temperament is not content to sit still
and do nothing. Among his other du-
ties has been that Of feeding and wa
tering the stock. His plan was to put
feed into the various troughs from the
outside and then afterward open the
door for the animals to. come out and
drink. He was found lying near the
barn door, shortly after noon, on the
day mentioned. insensfble and bleed
ing, and 1t was some time before he
could tell much about what had hap
pened. All he knew was that after
opening the door for the animals to
come out he took his place to one
side but did not wait as long as usual
before starting away, and he knew no
more until found. It Is thought that a
brood mare and some colts ran over
him. At first and for day or two 1t
was feared that he was fatally hurt;
but he is now getting to be his old self
again, and his many friends are
thankful for his escape.