Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-17
TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1914.
HICKORY GROVE NOTES

Number of Hogs Shipped-New Negro
School BuiIding-Several Cases OF
Measles-Mr. Whisonant and Family
to Leave-Personal Mention.
Correspondence The YorkvIle enquirer
Hickory Grove, March 16.-Farmers
in this section welcome the notaple
change in the weather during the past
few days and anticipate getting IN
some good work this week. Numbers
of them have been in town OF late to
purchase fertilizers and other farm
supplies, and Hickory Grove merchants
have no complaint to make OF poor
business.
That a number of girls in this sec
ton will enter the girls canning clut
this year is evidenced by the fact that
quite a lot of tomato seed have beer
sold for the purpose. The Boys Corr
club will also have some members
here.
Hickory Grove negroes are to nave a
new school building in the near future
Work on the new structure has already
been begun. A need for a new oulldlns
for the negroes has long been felt.
Messrs B. f. Scoggins and q. Y
Leech are erecting several tenant
houses on the outskirts of this place
A shipment of hogs from this place
RECENTLY was something out OF the or
dinary. Although cattle and hog buy
ers are constantly in this section, very
few if any are shipped from mere: HeI ne,
Gently, however, Mr.. ]. Meek McGli!
shipped twenty Poland-China pigs all
of his own raising. l.,
There are several cases or measles IL
Hickory Grove at present, and the 1is-
case is prevalent in the surrounding
community. 1I;oLorv
In nroportion to population Hlckory
Grove is more largely represented IN
the various schools and colleges VI ene
State than any other town In forh
conntv and possibly South Caronna
More than one-tenth Of the population
is at present attending college, AIliosS
every Young man and woman WHO naI
finished the course at the High sCnoO. W
has gone to some literary colese VI
business school. ,o .,,,e In the
IIicEorv Grove Graded school, mum
har of whom expect to graduate TINS
year AS usual the boys in the hisn
school are taking much interest," III an
1etics and will very probably be repre-
sentad in the state high school trach
meet which takes place in Coluliipla' ~ -
Anril The boys also VIII put oul i"
baseball team and will arrange sanee
with surrounding towns. An elaooI eSN
and extensive commencement pro,
pramme will be arranged for the sGnoo,
Closing this year. The school CLOSES
about the middle of May. ,.o
Several farmers in this secton nays
good stands of wheat and oats. al, al
though these crops are not as pieItiiu ~ =:
as might be, what there is OF them ls
Mr. W. H. Whisonant and family
will leave this week for ROCK nm IN
where they will live in future. Mr,
Whisonant will engage In business
with his brother at that place; Hack4ty
Grove regrets very much TO lose tnis
good family. They have long peer
Residents here and are we'll known anu
highly esteemed throughout TINS sec
ton. co+urdav
Mrs. Joe Leech returned SATURDAY
from the northern markets.
Miss Anna Lyle Allison ana MI.
Harry Allison spent yesterday III
Charlotte. ,. s;ol, Of
Mrs, d. P. Latimore is quite SICK a'
her home in this place.
Miss Marie Leech of Limestone col
lege. visited relatives and friends III
Hickory Grove this week.