Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-03-26
miscellaneous &eaaina.
NOTES FROM CHEROKEE.
Facts About the Recent Flood-Death
Of a veteran-other Matters.


correspondents The Yorkville Enquirer
Wilkinsville, March 20.-Since our
last letter to The Enquirer your corre-
pondent has had a tough spell Of grip,
from which he is just now recovering.
For several days he was shut up in
the house and most Of the time In bed.
Since then, too, we have had a great
deal Of rain ard much damage has
been done to farming lands and
bridges; but the latter, we are glad to
say, are being pretty well taken care
of and will, in most cases, be repaired
in few days.
Every one of the bridges over Thick
ETY. and Gilkey creeks that we have
heard from, has been more or less
damaged, and in some instances wash
ed away entirely. The main spans OF
the bridges at Thomson's mill and
Owens ford on Thickety, remain in
tact, while parts Of their approaches
have either been washed away or
badly damaged. The bridges across
Gilkey creek were both swept away.
The new iron bridge across Broad riv-
er here Is the only one we know OF
that was not more or less damaged by
the flood. The force of the water was
no test Of its strength, though 1t came
to within a few feet of the flooring.
The telephone line connecting this
with the Hickory Grove section OF
York county, was broken by the high
water, but this has been repaired and
regular communication established.
The wire is now put beyond the reach
of high water, being fastened In the
tops of trees on either bank of the
river nearer the bridge.
AS soon as the announcement of the
damage done the bridges Of this Sec
ton of Cherokee county was reported
to the township commissioner, Wm
G. Fowler, that official got busy. Lay
ing aside all red tape, rules and regu-
lations he procured hands and set
about having the damage repaired and
the result Is travel on the leading
roads will be resumed before the close
of the week.
From what we learn, the other COM
missioners in other parts Of the coun-
ty have done and are doing the same,
and when the county board meets 1t
will be to ratify the action Of the sew
eral commissioners, rather than to ad-
vertise a score of bridges to be built
or repaired.
The freshet of August, 1908, carried
away an approach to the Thomson
mill bridge. T. ]. Estes was one OF
the township commissioners at the
time. While he was on the ground IN
specting the damage with view to
having 1t repaired, a professional
bridge builder proposed to replace 1t
for $50. Thinking this too much and
knowing the urgent need of the bridge
to the travelling public, Mr.. Estes went
to work, got up few hands ana had
the approach repaired In two or three
days at a cost to the county of less
than SIS, and the work stood un-
til it was carried away on last
Friday. Experience teaches that It
will not do to turn over all the county
repairs to men who make it busi-
ness to hunt such jobs. or course
there are times when the Judgment OF
expert mechanics Is needed, but not In
all cases. and especially when time is
so important.
We attended the funeral Of Mr.. AL
pheus Mcdaniel at Hickory Grove last
Monday. He was one Of the first men
from western York to volunteer in the
war between the sections. He went
out with the Jasper Light infantry, 5th
regiment, Colonel Micah Jenkins. Be-
fore the close Of the war he was trans
ferred to heavy artillery and took part
in the defense of Charleston. He was
about IS years old at the time OF his
death, and a member Of the Baptist
church. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. G. L. Kerr of the
A. R. Presbyterian church. assisted by
Rev. c. M. Love Of the Baptist church.
The large congregation attending the
funeral was an attestation Of the high
esteem in which the deceased was held
by those among whom he had lived.
Circumstances over which we had no
control prevented our being present at
the meeting of the Broad River Inter-
Sunday School conven-
ton at Mount Vernon, last Sabbath.
From what we hear it was an abund-
ant success in every particular. 1t
couldn't have been anything else from
the names we see connected with 1t.
Rev. w. B. ,Arrowood preached to a
good congregation at the Hopewell
school house last Sabbath evening. He
preached at Salem that morning. and
again that night. Owing to the bridges
being down on the creeks small con-
gregations were at Salem at each SER
vice.
Wilson, the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Fowler, who got his wrist
badly cut two weeks ago on a piece
Of broken glass, is getting along NICE