Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-02
LOCAL LAcoNlcS.
Postal Bank at Rock Hill.

Rock Hill has been designated as
postal savings depository. The depos-
itory Is to be opened June 27.
Keller G. Co., Get Big Contract.
]. ]. Keller & Co., Of Yorkville and
Rock Hill, have been awarded the con-
tract to build a new dormitory for
Landers' college at Greenwood, the
contract price being $4,000.
Died of Blood Poison.
Master William Gascoigne, the g.
year-old son Of Mrs. Pink Gascoigne
Of Yorkville r. F. D. No. 4, died yes
terday afternoon about 1.30, after q
few days illness from blood poisoning.
The funeral took place at Sharon to-
day at noon.
Fire Near Glover.
Fire destroyed a barn, two mules, a
wagon and a lot of feed belonging to
the estate of the late Capt. w. B. Smith
at Clover, Tuesday night at about II
o'clock. The property was insurD for
$3.50 in the agency Of Sam. M. Grist,
Cause of the fire unknown. The barn
occupied the site Of barn burned
about two years ago.
Fire Near Fort Mill.
q The residence of Mr.. ]. M. Gamble,
two miles west of Fort Mill, was de-
stroyed by fire last Tuesday night, and
everything went up in flames except
a trunk and some underclothing. Mr..
Gamble saved only the trunk and the
clothes he had on at the time. The fire
occurred between 1890 and II o'clock,
from causes unknown, and the family
was awakened by falling sparks. The
house was on land belonging to the
80 L y1,t 10 80 xr,t1t tOI1
Mr.. Gamble was an overseer, and was
valued at about $1,000. Mr.. Gamble
lost household effects to the value Of
about $500 with no insurance.
Where the Pheasants Came From.
Charlotte Chronicle: Magistrate T.
B. Glenn Of Tirzah, tells The Yorkville
Enquirer that there are three pairs Of
pheasants nesting on Allison creek on
lands belonging to the Southern Power
company How the pheasants came
there, Mr.. Glenn does not know, but
he is anxious that they be 'lot dis
turbed by anybody" says The Enquir-
er. "Pheasants have all the protection
that is afforded by the game laws; but
a better guarantee than these laws
part of the intelligent people Of the sur
rounding country Of the Importance Of
looking after these birds to the end
that they might multiply and restock
the neighborhood" The nesting
pheasants are probably descended
from the stock Of Mr.. Brevard Springs
pheasant farm, that once flourished
at Fort Mill. With adequate game
laws, the pheasant would soon become
as common as partridges in the fields
of both North and South Carolina.
r. r. D. Carriers.
The annual meeting of the York
County r. F. D. Carriers association
was held in the court house Tuesday,
with fairly full attendance Of the
membership. The meeting was called
to order by Mr.. E. w. Conner in the
absence of President John NJ. Smith.
A motion was passed to prepare reso-
lutions thanking congress for the in
crease of pay of the rural carriers,
which becomes effective July 1st. A
tribute of respect on the death of Mr..
T. Gaines Matthews of Glover, was
adopted and ordered published and
will be found elsewhere in this issue.
The following were elected officers for
the ensuing year: Jno. M. Smith,
president; w. T. Smis, vice president;
John w. Miller, secretary and treas
urer. The following were appointed
a committee on finance: D. c. Clark,
John r. Stephenson and S. G. Clinton.
The following were elected delegates
to the meeting of the state association
to be held at Florence July 3-5: w. L.
Conner, John w. Miller, John. R. Ste
M. Faris, ]. o. Allison, E. B. Patton
and w. H. Pursley, alternates.
Good Fishing In Catawba.
Fort Mill Times: Mr.. B. F. Bennett,
who lives near the Catawba dam, on
Saturday told an interesting story to
Fort Mill friends about the number
and size of fish which had been taken
from Catawba river in the vicinity OF
his home during the last two weeks.
The water in the stream has been very
low on account of the protracted
drought. Above the dam, in the small
lakes, many fish have been caught, but
the best point perhaps for fishing has
been just below the dam. At this sea-
son 1t is said the fish travel upstream
in schools and on reaching the dam can
of course go no further, and 1t is here
that the finny tribe are hauled out IN
great numbers The apparatus used In
catching the fish is dip net, made OF
an ordinary barrel hoop, over which
netting is loosely stretched, allowing
it to bag in the center. The hoop Is
then securely fastened to pole six or
eight feet long. A bateau is at hand
and the fisherman goes out to where
the water pours over the dam IN the
greatest volume and proceeds to draw
his net through the water. When the
fish are running" the fisherman rarely
makes drag" without landing carp
or cat, and at times several pounds are
taken at a single draw. Mr.. Bennett
stated that one day the past week no
less than 200 pounds of carp and cat
were taken from the stream in this
manner. Some of the carp weighed as