Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-10-17
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
A. +. Plexico, Mayor.

Mr.. Alan r. Plexico was elected may
or of Sharon yesterday. vice Mr.. r. M.
sherer, recently resigned. The can
didates were Joseph M. Sims. J. d.
Gwinn and Mr.. Plexico. Mr.. Sims
withdrew and the. voting resulted
Gwin 2 and Plexico 20. ~ .'e:t
Fire Alarm at Filbert. s'S
/ There was quite an exciting time at
Mr. H. q. Neil's ginnery at FIlbert last
Tuesday because OF fire that origin
ated' from a hot box and threatened
the. destruction .yof the plant, Most
people understand what a fire In !cot-
lton gfnimeans, proposition but little
less serious than In powder house.
The first flash threw everything in ex-
citement, and the predicament Of one
poor yelling negro-tramping at the
bottom Of the press box-was peculiar
ly distressing. The poor fellow was
hoisted out Of the box just a little
ahead Of flashing flame from below,
and escaped with slight singing.
Prompt and intelligent use Of a chem
ical fire extinguisher saved the situa-
ton, and the total loss was but tri-
fling. ~
Rev. A. A. Mclean Accepts Call.
Gastonia Gazette, Tuesday: At con-
gregational meetings held Sunday at
the Clover and Bowling Green Presby-
terian churches, Rev. A. A, Mclean
was unanimously called to serve these
churches as pastor. A delegation from
each of these churches came to Gas
tonia yesterday and notified Mr.. Nc
Lean of the call and the same was ac-
cepted. He will begin his pastorate
the first of November and will reside
in the manse at Glover. Mr.. McLean's
last pastorate was at Gotebo, Okla. He
resigned there last spring and has
spent the summer travelling abroad. He
is a young minister of splendid quail
fications and the Glover and Bowling
Green congregations are exceedingly
fortunate in securing him as pastor.
Easily Filled Contract.
Miss Minnie Garrison, superinten-
dent Of the Girls Canning clubs In
York county, advised The Enquirer
yesterday, that her clubs had no trou-
BILE whatever in filling York county's
part of the big order that Winthrop
and Clemson gave the canning clubs
of the state for tomatoes not long ago.
The order was for $500 gallons and
York county's share was 225 gallons.
I'VE filled that easily" said Miss Gar
rison, "and we could have supplied
several hundred gallons more IL we
had been permitted to do so, as we
had the goods and to spare" The to-
matoes for Clemson and Winthrop
were put up in gallon tins.
A Superior Sorghum.
Among the especially interesting ex-
hibits at the York County Fair" at
Rock Hill yesterday was some sample
stalks of Silver Rind" sorghum, and
some unusually fine syrup made there
from. The exhibit was made by Mr..
T. v. Roach, and the especial interest
lies in the fact that Mr.. Roach's father,
Mr.. T. B. Roach, bought the original
seed at random In Rock Hill about
twenty years ago, and the planting
has been going on on the Roach lands
ever since. But that is not all. The
Silver Rind, this particular variety,
has not only been made the subject of
Clemson bulletin No. SS; but 1t has
attracted the attention Of the agricul-
tural department at Washington, and
is held by the agricultural department
and by Clemson as being one Of the
most superior canes for the purpose of
syrup making to be found in America.
One great trouble Is that this particu-
lar variety yields very few seed, and
Mr.. Roach has been unable to supply
any extensive demand. ..