Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-27
NEELYs CREEK NOTES.
Correspondence The YOrkvnIe Enquirer

Correspondence The Yorkvll!e Enquirer
Leslie, June 26.-The cotton cro[
i'm this section of Catawba township Is
in remarkably good condition anC
we'll advanced, considering the Ione
continued drought. On sandy lands
and especially within the radius OF
perhaps a mile and half OF Neely
creek church, the crop is unusually
fine. The stands are good ana the
weed Is from half leg to knee high
except in the red spots," and in these
the stands are poor and the weed very
small. Last year the farmers in the
radius mentioned above, were badly
damaged on account Of too much ram
but this year they seem to be pretty
we'll suited in weather conditions al
though good rains would be very ac-
ceptable and are badly needed.
The corn prospects are poor be-
cause of lack of moisture and even II
an abundance of rain would come
now, the corn production would not
be near what IL would have been II
there had been plenty of moisture two
or three weeks ago. However, the
farmers of this vicinity are not espe.
cially discouraged over prospects and
are very hopeful that they will De
blessed with good rains within the
next few days and thus save the corn
crops from complete failure.
There have been local showers al
most every day for the past week, but
these have been scattered, covering
but small areas, and Of short dura-
ton, in most cases hardly more than
wetting the top crust. There was
sufficient rain Saturday afternoon to
cause the water to stand in the cot
ton rows, but nothing like sufticien-
cy.
Those of our farmers who had fall
oats sowed and the majority OF them
did, in more or less quantity, got very
satisfactory returns. There has been
some peas sowed on stubbles and these
appear to be coming to fair stand.
The fruit crop has been almost fall
ure, only a few having peaches. The
blackberry crop is fairly good in low
places and along the branches, but
the berries are quite small.
Rev. r. NJ. Stevenson, d. D., OF
Glover. filled the Neely's Creek pulpit
yesterday, and preached a strong ser
mon to a fair-siZed congregation. The
doctors subject was The Danger OF
Little Sins" and based his remarks
on the 18th verse of the second chap
ter of Solomon's Songs: Take us
the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil
the vines; for our vines have tender
grapes" He especially pointed oul
the proneness of human nature to be-
little the little sins that we commit;
sins that we excuse by saying that
they don't count, but which in reality
are but the seeds of greater sins that
will come in easy sequence as we in
dulge in the small sins that look SO
insignificant in themselves. To Illus
trate he reminded his hearers that in
every day life people are being con-
tinually judged by the smallest traits
Of character, traits that we ourselves
would not consider of any importance
but to our neighbors and the world al
large they give a full and complete
index to our life and character. He
emphasized the importance of the lit
tie things in our lives and characters
and especially warned his hearers to
guard against the little sins that are
considered too insignificant to notice
Rev. Chas B. Belts has been spend
ing several days visiting relatives and
friends in this neighborhood. He ex-
poets to leave tomorrow for Columbia
Tenn, where he will begin his pas
tOral work. Charlie" is universally
popular with the people of the
Neely's Creek congregation, and al
of his numerous friends will watch
his work with particular interest