Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-10

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w. II. Johnston,
r J. Davis,
B. b. Brandon,
Committee.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs
Ten Per Cent Dividend.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Glover Cotton Manufac-
turing company was held yesterday
and the usual dividend Of ten per cent
was declared. The same officers were
reelected.
Fine Yields Of Oats.
Messrs. w. L. and Sam Latham, who
live near Sharon, recently threshed the
oats off of 26 acres and the outturr
was 1000 bushels. Mr.. ]. E. Latham
of the same section made l, 100 bushels
off of II acres.
Lost Barn and Three Mules.
The storm of last Monday night
wrecked the barn Of Mr.. w. L. Whit
SELL a farmer who lives three miles
south Of Rock Hill, and killed three
mules. There was very little hail In
that immediate vicinity.
Birds and Chickens Killed.
Large numbers Of birds and chickens
were killed throughout the hail swept
district last Monday night by the fall
ing hailstones, and there are some re-
ports that even rabbits have been
found dead in the path Of the storm.
Teachers Elected.
The following teachers have been
elected for the schools mentioned: Be-
.t
May Courtney; McConnellsville. H. F
Kibler, Misses Lille Martin. Mary
Simpson
Physicians and Nurses.
The following nurses and physicians
have passed the examination Of the
state board of medical examiners:
Nurses-Nannie j. Anderson, Fort
Mill; Elizabeth V. Barnett, Rock Hill;
Mary A. Neely, Rock Hill. Physicians
S. C. Love, Chester; w. S. Crawford
Great Falls; w. c. Whitesides, York
vile, r. F. D.
The Great Storm at Glover.
The great storm at Glover occurred
on August 3, 1912. Approximately s.
900 acres of crops were destroyed Re-
lief subscriptions amounted in the ag-
gregate to $S45.S0. This sum was ap-
portioned among the sufferers ir
amounts ranging from S. to $25, the
greater portion Of them receiving
slightly over $14 each.
Number Of Cows Lost.
Mr.. John T. Roddey had eighteen
Red Polled cows in a pasture three
miles west of Rock Hill. On Tuesday
t,,sr hn OF nj q
night, seven Of the cows were found
dead in one place, presumably drown
ed, and the others were missing. Mr.
R. S. Fewell had ten cows in the same
pasture, and eight Of them were miss
ing.
Juvenile Killing In Bulock's Creek.
Nose Robbins, a little negro boy,
aged years, killed his brother Timo-
thy, aged 10, in their fathers house in
Bullock's Creek township, yesterday
morning. The boys had been left in
the house, with younger child, and
while Timothy was meddling with the
clock on the mantel, Nose climbed on
the bureau, took the shotgun from the
rack and shot Timothy in the breast
killing him instantly. The boys are
sons of Ben Robbins, well-to-do ne
gro, WHO O"HS Tie ldIIll VII "iliSil liic
tragedy occurred.
TeIeeraphed the Governor.
Mr.. John T. Roddey of the Rock
Hill Chamber of Commerce, according
to the Rock Hill Herald, wired Gov
ernor Blease some facts about the
hail-storm disaster. The governor re-
piled regretting that there was no pro-
vision Of law under which such things
could be handled effectively; but said
that he would be glad to help out OF
his own means, and call upon the pub
lie for assistance; also he would rec
ommend exemption from state and
county taxes over the distressed terri
tory.
The Storm in the Western Section.
What seems to have been a storm
separate from that which devastated
York county between Bethel and Rock
HILL wrought great havoc to farmers
in the country three miles west OF
Yorkville and extending toward Mr..
M. A McFarland's store. The destruc-
tive hail and wind seems to have be-
gun it's work on the farm Of Mr.. S. w.
Thomasson, above Blacks mill. prac-
tically all of Mr.. Thomasson's crop
being destroyed Something like forty
acres Of Mr. w. T. McClain's crop was
destroyed as was a good part of those
of Messrs. w. Newton Neil, E. N.
Stephenson. William Ferguson, S. T.
Ferguson and others. Although the
path of the storm in this section Is not
as great as in the northern and eastern
sections, the proportionate loss Is fully
as large. Mr.. Newton Neil had two
cows and a yearling killed, presumably
by lightning.
Hail at New Zion.
Mr. w. A. Nichols. who lives about
a mile southwest Of New Zion church,
was in Yorkville Wednesday, and re-
ported that there was a heavy storm
over his place Monday night. The
clouds looked very threatening, and
they were apprehensive Of disaster.
There was considerable hail; but the
damage did not amount to great
deal. The rain came down in torrents
and packed the ground so hard that it
was with difficulty that people who
had been plowing on Monday were
able to tell Tuesday where they had
left off. A few miles southwest Of Mr.
Nichols. there was no rain at all, and
few miles to the east the hail was
heavier: but did little damage beyond
splitting up the corn leaves. A good
many people were plowing between
New Zion and Yorkville on Tuesday
At Mr.. Nicholls's place it was still too
wet.
Improvement Association Working.
DR.. Thomas N. Dulin, president Of
the Bethel Improvement association.
was in Yorkville Wednesday. He had
been over much Of the storm stricken
district, in fact practically all Of that
part Of it which lies in Bethel town.
ship. and he said that it was out Of the
question to comprehend the extent OF
the disaster Many people. the doctor
said, are simply ruined, and it is going
to be a serious question as to how they
are going to get something to live on.
Bread and meat will be a considera-
ton. AS to what would be done. he did
not know, but he was positive that
something should be done and that
quickly. He said he would try to get
n meeting Of the Improvement associa-
tion at the earliest possible moment to
consider the problem. For one thing
he felt sure it was desirable to go at
once through the whole stricken terri
tory and get reasonably exact infor-
nation as to the extent of the damage
and the names Of the sufferers. What
else would be done would be matter
for further consideration.
Lancaster, July Z: News reached
here today of the killing Of negro
child by a small boy in one Of the ru-