Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-01
OUT AT HICKORY GROVE

Debate Postponed Till Next Thurs
day-Graded School in Its New
Home-New Business Activities
The Track Team.
Hickory Grove, April 1.-The enter
tajnment that was to have been given
last Friday night by the Hickory
Grove Literary society was postponed
until Thursday night, owing to the ILL
ness of one of the debaters, Rev. H. B.
Hardy. Quite a great deal Of interest
has been aroused among local people
on account of the programme, and
there is little doubt but that a large
crowd will be present Thursday night.
The Wilkerson- Milling Co., Is a new
enterprise for Hickory Grove which Is
about ready to begin business. This
firm will deal in wholesale groceries
and crockery. The new firm has erect
ed handsome and commodious store
rooms in the main business block Of
the town which are nearing compile
ton. At least two men will be put on
the road in the interests Of the new
firm. .,
Rev. w. A. McAulay of the A. r. p.
church Of Spartanburg, preached two
able and inspiring sermons in the A.
r, p. church of this place on Easter
Sunday morning and night Rev. NC
Aulay Is a preacher OF force ana adj
ity and the services were ATTENDED py
a large crowd of local people as Wen
as a number from the surrounding
country.
The Hickory Grove Graded school
moved into the handsome new school
building last Tuesday. Fitting exer-
cises were held to commemorate the
event. Prof. r. n. Holiday In open
ing the exercises, congratulated the
people on their interest and co-opera-
ton with him in erecting the new
building. He said II had seemed that
he had asked more Of them than tney
had been able to give, but they mao
sympathy in erecting the present
building which was a credit to the
people of Hickory Grove and the sur
rounding country. He introduced Mr..
w. T. Slaughter, chairman OF the
board of trustees, who spoke OF the
duty of each individual student OF
the school in caring for the new build
ing and grounds. The patrons OF the
school had erected the building, and
1t was up to the students to keep 1t In
good condition and to take new
pride in the school as well as In the
town. The students now had good
building and competent teachers, Mr.
Slaughter said, and 1t was up to the
students to keep the right track and
tae the greatest possible advantage OF
their opportunities. An excellent quar-
tette. composed Of Messrs. Barron
Whisonant, Sam Wilkerson and Misses
Lucille Rabb and Irene Montgomery
rendered some excellent songs during
the exercises. Quite large number
of patrons and others interested in the
school were present.
Mr. w. w. Blair who has been lay
ing the cement sidewalk in this town
has about completed his work. rms
work has been delayed for some tlme
on account of inability to get material
to lay the walk, but 1t is now rapid
ly nearing completion. The cement
walk extends along the main business
block Of the town to the Southern de-
pot, and Is a great improvement 10
the looks of the town. Messrs. j. L.
Smith and Joe Leech have also been
making some very extensive improve
ments on their dwellings.
The Hickory Grove High schooi
track team has been picked from a
large number Of contestants ana the
bows have been training hard for sew
eral weeks. A good team will be sent
to the state meet in Columbia, April
"a and meets will also be secured with
various high sochls throughout the
county. The local representatives IN
the pole vault and shot put contests
have not yet been selected, but the
remainder Of the team is as follows:
One mile run-Stock Slaughter.
One-haf mile run-Horace Foster.
One-fourth mile run-Ralph Castles.
120-Yard low hurdles-Ralph Cas-
Ties.
10O-Yard dash-Joe Leech.
22O-yard dash-Joe Leech.
> High jump-Barron Whisonant.
Broad jump-Barron Wnisonant.
Hickory Grove has for the past two
months been the shipping point OF q
number of North Carolina lumbermen
who are engaged in cutting timber on
Bullock Creek, about five miles from
this place Most of the logs are OF
poplar and oak and are being shipped
to Linville, Lenoir and other North
Carolina mills. This kind Of timber Is
fn great demand and about seventy
fiye car loads have been shipped from
here. It is evident that there is still
plenty of fine timber on Bullock Creek
and the lumbermen will be kept busy
in this locality for some time. Quite
a good deal of walnut wood has been
secured in this region, which is being
shipped to Germany for use In the
fine furniture and other shops OF that