Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-19
HERE AND THERE.
News and Views Of Local Matters
Noted In Passing.

fact that science recognizes the mall
ady. Tradition Is rich with stories Of
men, women and children who. have
been afflicted with this dread disease but
local skeptics continue to argue that al
though they have heard lots about the
trouble, they have never seen an actual
case, nor have they ever seen anybody
who has seen seen such case. 1t used
to be the common belief that a person
afflicted with hydrophobia would go in
to convulsions at the sight Of water.
and bark like dog on the slightest
provocation; but the scientific people
of today, even those who believe firmly
in hydrophobia, will not stand for the
popular notion described. That there
Is more or less danger from blood poi
son from the bite of almost any AMI
NAL especially any carniverous ami
NAL, is commonly accepted; but OF
course this fact does not necessarily
have any relation to hydrophobia.
The cultivation of terraces, q subject
recently discussed in The Enquirer by
Mr.. C. H. Smith, Is growing common,
rather than otherwise. Mr. ]. Alec VIII
liford has been cultivating the terraces
In his fields for a number Of years;
but has not gone quite so far as Mr..
Smith. Instead Of cultivating all the
terraces, he cultivates each alternate
terrace, having adopted this plan as
precaution against a general washing
away in the case Of an extra heavy
rain. The idea is that IL the cultivated
terrace should break over, the next
one would hold the flood in check. Last
fall Mr.. Williford tried the experiment
OF putting strawberries on some Of his
terraces. and the crop he made last
spring was something tremendous.
Although fruit trees have been COM
mon In this country since few years
after the earliest settlements. and they
are more plentiful now than ever, 1t Is
a noticeable fact that comparatively
few people seem to give them a great
deal of attention. In the old days
there were men in almost every COM
munity who specialized to greater or
less extent in studying the care OF fruit
trees and vines, and who gave or hired
their services In that connection.
There are still a good many people
scattered about who have more or less
lore Of this kind and who give or hire,
generally give, their assistance when
ever desired. But speaking generally.
the fruit trees of this country get very
little attention except at gathering
time. The average man Will put out an
orchard, and then leave It to take care
Of itself, not even taking the trouble OF
keeping 1t pruned, to say nothing OF
protecting II against insects. Properly
taken care of apple trees should last
for more than a generation and even
peach trees from the nurseries could
be made to last three times as long as
they do. During the past few years
there has been some little awakening
of interest along this line, but there Is
need for much more before there Is a
great deal Of Improvement. !.
While many readers Of The Enquirer
who live in that neighborhood. know all
about II, there are hundreds Of others
who are not aware Of the fact that
down on the Yorkville and Landsford
road, about four miles over the York
line, in Chester county, there Is one OF
the handsomest and most expensive
country churches to be found in the
state. 1t Is a Baptist church, and the
name of it is Harmony. Harmony
church Is a brick building. about forty
feet wide and sixty feet long. with
doric columns sustaining a pediment
over a wide portico. There has been a
church at Harmony since the early If
ties; but this handsome new building
was erected only about five years ago
The large cemetery, containing numer-
Gus expensive monuments and head
stones with birth dates running back
more than a hundred years, and the
splendid new church building do not
fail to impress one with the idea of a
fine old community thereabouts. Most
of the members Of Harmony live In
Chester county. Harmony station. on
the Seaboard railroad, and named after
this church, is several miles away.
AS to when II Is going to happen
cannot be definitely stated. 1t may be
within the next year or two, and 1t may
not be for a half a dozen years; but
there is good reason to believe that
there will soon be a trolley line from
Rock Hill to Harmony. The sentiment
for such a line is strong and there Is
sufficient willing capital along the
route to build 1t. II 1t is not to be had
| in any other way. But as matters stand
private capital Is somewhat reluctant
| to take hold. It Is understood that be-
cause of q kind Of understanding be-
| tween the Seaboard and Southern, the
Seaboard is not exactly in position to
take hold, and of course the Southern
does not want to take hold itself OF
have anybody else take hold. But the
sentiment for the line-a line that VIII
develop q new territory, and give Rock
Hill competitive railroad rates, even II
| 1t does tend to scatter certain amount
of trade-is growing steadily. 1t vii
probably not be a great while before
something happens in this connection
At q picnic the other day, severa
gentlemen were discussing the McAdoe
proposition to deposit money in the
southern banks for the purpose o.
moving crops. Most Of the gentlemen
farmers, seemed to like the idea, ane
nobody said anything against 1t. Blu
a banker, one of the best known ane
most level headed in the county, whe