Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-05-09
Interesting Old Muster Roll.

interesting Siu muStor noiis .eat,G t,i
While searching among certain old
papers belonging to his father, the late
Col w. II. McCorkle, one day recently,
Mr.. Robert r. McCorkle, found the or
iginal Of muster roll Of Company A,
Twelfth Regiment Of South Carolina
Volunteers for the period beginning
vember 80, 1861. Col. McCorkle was at
the time captain of the company and
the rank and file consisted Of four
commissioned officers, nine non-com-
missioned officers, and ninety three en-
listed men. OF the entire list, only
four men are now living. They are w.
A. Burns, A. Cody, John Lawrence,
Robert Latta. Some years ago (1898)
the late Capt l. M. Grist and the late
Lieutenant James A. Watson, UNDER
took to make q roll Of this company
from the time Of its organization to
the time 1t was mustered out, and did
what the late Gen. Manigault thought
was a most excellent job; but compar-
ison Of the original roll with this roll
that was subsequently made from
Centre Furrow in Cotton. 5tE 80.
Many advanced farmers of the day
adopt the expedient Of putting an extra
furrow between cotton rows as relief
against drouth. Just how long this ex-
pedient has been In practice the re-
porter has not been advised; but the
practice has become pretty general.
While riding out by Mr.. ]. L Mosss
the other day with a farmer who has
good ideas Of such things, the farmer
called the attention of the reporter to
the fact that the cotton had been CEN
tre-furrowed, and explained that the
advantage was to give additional cir
culation to the moisture. He said that
he had seen the centre furrow idea ap-
piled in the case Of cotton that was
late In coming to a stand, and had seen
beneficial results. The practice Is said
to be coming general throughout this
section, especially when planting is
followed by prolonged drouth.
The Alfalfa Club.
! The committee appointed by the
Yorkville Board Of Trade last Tuesday
night to promote the organization Of
an Alfalfa club among the farmers In
the territory surrounding Yorkville,
has been at work since Wednesday,
and has been meeting with encourage
ment. Indeed, 1t has been discovered
that quite a number Of farmers were
already experimenting with alfalfa,
some Of them having commenced as
far back as five or six years ago. All
Of these approved the club idea most
heartily, and numerous others signified
their intention Of joining. Among the
requirements will be small initiation
fee and an agreement to sow an acre
or more Of alfalfa, according to ap-
proved methods. Organization will, be
affected soon, and the undertaking will
be put under way as rapidly as possi-
BILE. The main idea, Of course, is to get
a number of alfalfa patches started.
After the farmers have demonstrated
to their own satisfaction that they can
grow this splendid forage with success
the matter Of uses to which alfalfa
may be put will follow naturally.
York Baptist s. s. Convention. a. i
The York Baptist Sunday school
met in its annual session
with the West End Baptist church in
Rock Hill on Tuesday morning and
adjourned, after completing its previ-
ously arranged programme on We'd
nesday evening. Delegations were
present from the five churches In Rock
Hill-First. North Side, Park, West
End, White street-Fqint Hill, Fort
Mill, Pleasant Valley, Catawba, Enon,
Glover, Yorkville. Mr.. A. E. Willis, Of
Rock Hill, was chosen as moderator
and Mr.. D. v. Epps Of Flint Hill as
clerk. Reports were sent up by all the
eighteen schools composing the con-
vention, except three, and the reports
showed that material progress had
been made along all lines since the
met with Flint Hill In May,
1912. The clerk was instructed to
write the superintendents Of the three
schools falling to report and urge that
be forwarded at once In order
that they may be included in the min
utes when published. The reports
showed that the enrolment was over
1900. All the pastors Of the York Bap-
tist association were present except
three, and among the visitors were
Rev. Dr. w. T. Derieux, corresponding
secretary Of the state mission board;
Rev. ]. D. Moore, secretary of the Sun
day school board; Rev. Edward s.
Reaves Of Honea Path, and formerly
pastor Of Flint Hill and Fort Mill;
Gus subjects proposed for discussion
whole the convention was pronounced |
as being one of the best, II not the |
best yet held. The hospitality of the
West End church was unbounded, |
nothing being left undone that could |
possibly have tended to detract from |
the success Of the convention or the |
pleasure and comfort Of the visitors. |
The next convention will be held with |
the Yorkville Baptist church, conven-
Ing on Tuesday after the first Sunday |
in May, 1914, and embracing the We'd
nesday following. ...
Governor Blease on Tuesday offer
ad ra1rard Of Sk0l for the arrest