Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
NOTES FROM CHEROKEE.
What People Are Saying and Doing
West of Broad River.

Correspondence The Yorkvliie Enquirer
Wilkinsville, May 27.-A fashionable
shooting scrape took place, we learn,
on DR.. w. A. Forts place In this coun-
ty, yesterday, in which Sam Ratchford
and Boyd Harris, two negroes, were the
principals, and in which the former re-
ceived a bullet from a pistol in the
hands Of the latter. DR.. Fiefield prob
ed for the bullet yesterday, but didn't
find 1t, so we understand. The wound
ed man may die.
The memorial exercises held at Ell
bethel yesterday were a success, both
In the number attending and the eX-
ercises. A special sermon was preach
ted by Rev. A. T. Stoudemire, pastor
Of the church, and the graves Of the
Confederate soldiers buried there were
decorated with flowers. We did not
attend; but those who did, speak high
ly Of the exercises. Mr.. Clarence Ham
rick Of Gaffney. was present and took
part in the singing-in fact, led 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lum Moorhead Of
Hickory Grove, attended the exercises
Elbethel Is the burying ground Of the
Moorhead family and Mr.. Moorhead has
quite a number Of relatives among the
Confederate dead buried there.
It was Mrs. Moorhead's first visit to
this section, and she expressed her
self as very much pleased with Cher
okee county and Cherokee people
Mr.. John j. ]. Robinson and Mr.. j.
N. Strain met at our home last Sat-
urday night and gave us some good
music.
Mr.. Robinson thinks that as soon as
the farmers get through with their
work so that they can spare day of,
he will call a meeting of the flddlers,
banjo pickers, guitarists, etc., to meet
at Piedmont springs and have one full
day OF pleasure among themselves and
their friends. OF course 1t will be a
picnic occasion and we'll filled baskets
will be part Of the programme. We
hope to attend and want The Enqui-
rer's editor to put In an appearance
too.
Should dinner on the grounds hap
it WON'T and as it seems John Robin
son, Henry Mcdaniel, Joe Cobb, "Nobe'
Blackwell, Jay" Strain, Alfred Davis,
Uncle Bob" and several others we
can't recall, would rather play then eat,
we will move to excuse them while the
rest of US take charge of the dinner,
and all will have an enjoyable time.
Our better half brought her first mess
Of beans to the table today for dinner.
She Is one of that class Of unpreten-
tious persons who don't call mess a
mess unless 1t is mess, and the proof
Is when she has enough left over for
the next meal.
Bugs are playing havoc with the
Irish potato vines. Killing don't seem
to diminish them-they just keep COM
ing.
The commencement exercises at
Limestone college are now on hand.
The programme provides that next
Wednesday, 29th, will be observed as
Davis Day, to which all Confederate
survivors are invited. The college Of
ficials will provide luncheon for
them, and Col. II. P. Griffith, COM
mander Of the Cherokee regiment U.
C. Veterans, will make an address. Col.
Griffith was a member Of the 14th reg
iment 8. c. volunteers, and gallant
officer. He is a fine speaker and those
who hear him will bear out this asser-
ton. He is one Of the professors In
the college and a scholarly man, too.
Limestone college has for nearly
three quarters Of q century been one
Of the leading educational institutions
for girls in upper South Carolina, and
as time goes on 1t loses none or Its
prestige in that respect, but II
strengthens with the lapse Of years.
The veterans Of Cherokee county
and their friends are now planning to
invite the South Carolina division Of
United Confederate Veterans to hold
their annual reunion at Limestone
Springs this year. DR.. Lee Davis
Lodge, president of the college, has
placed the college grounds and build
ing at the disposal Of the committee,
and proposes to entertain 200 veterans
during the reunion in case 1t Is held
there.
Mrs. Ed Mitchell, nee Mary Robin
Is now much better.
The communion service at. Salem
will embrace the third Sabbath in
June, preaching beginning on Friday
before at II a. m. To all the services
the public is most cordially invited.