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

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gives details as to it's big clearing
sale. which is now on. Bargains in
every department.
The Filbert picnic promises to be the
biggest gathering Of the year in York
county.
Cotton stripped of its leaves by hail
as late as this has been known to grow
on and make more than half a full
crop.
Many farmers who have had their
cotton crops completely ruined by the
hail are plowing up and planting in
corn.
Only two more weeks for enrolment
after next Tuesday. People who have
not enrolled by the last Tuesday in
July will not be allowed to vote in the
primary.
There was a terrific rain throughout
the territory several miles north of
Yorkville on Tuesday night over the
section Immediately west Of the hail
stricken area, and the farm lands were
badly torn up.
Mr.. S. S. Faris, who two years ago
raised something over 500 in sub
scriptions for the Glover hailstorm
sufferers, more than e-eighth OF the
entire amount that was contributed, is
a victim of last Monday nights storm,
practically his entire crop having been
destroyed.
In addition to the fearful hailstorm
that swept the eastern part Of York
county last Monday night there have
been hailstorms in Anderson, Green
Vile, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Union
and Chesterfield counties; but nowhere
has the damage been anything like as
extensive or as destructive as in York
county.
The forest timber and underground
suffered severely along with the fruit
trees and other vegetation in the path
Of the storm. In many cases the trees
were almost stripped bare Of leaves on
the side next to the storm, and were
not hurt so badly on the other side.
There are to be found pines even that
are almost bare of leaves, and through
out the whole storm swept belt where
there are trees the ground is covered
with a carpet Of green leaves.
Speaking of those cattle lost by Mr..
John T. Roddey and Mr.. r. S. Fewell,
near Rock Hill last Tuesday night, Mr..
Adger Hughey, who lives in the neigh
borhood, says it is not certain whether
the cattle were drowned or frozen.
When found they were in an erect po-
sition with ice packed all around them,
and as they had been dead for some
time there was no way Of ascertaining
definitely how they may have died; but
a great many people think they were
frozen to death.
The storm swept area embraces
close to $4,000 acres-certainly not less
than that. 1t is fair to estimate that
at least half Of this area was in crops,
nd that would mean $4,000 acres. At
east half of the $4,000 acres must have
been in cotton and that would mean
12.5OO acres. The cotton in that par
ticular section never averaged less
than half q bale to the acre. and that
would mean a shortage of at least g.
900 bales in the county's cotton crop
this year. That alone would mean a
shortage of close to 100000 in the
county's income this year. And we are
satisfied that all the way through our
estimates are under rather than over
the actual figures.
There is good deal of dissatisfac-
ton in various quarters relative to con-
ditions under which township supervi-
sors are voted for in the primary. That
supervisors be voted for in the pri-
mary was ordered by the county con-
vention several years ago, under a res
olution offered by Capt. ]. w. Ardrey,
of Fort Mill. The resolution merely
contemplated a primary in Fort Mill
township; but it was adopted so as to
include the entire county, and the en-
ecutive committee was instructed to
provide regulations. There is no rea-
son to assume that the regulations re-
ferred to contemplated anything be-
yond the fixing Of campaign assess
ments and speaking itineraries should
the same be found necessary; but
members of the executive committee
had reason to believe that certain su-
pervisors would be unwilling to go into
a primary for the place, and they fixed
up a provision making it condition
before an election should be called,
there must be a petition signed by not
less than twenty-five voters asking for
the same AS to what the executive
committee requirement is now, we do
not know; but we do not think there
should he any requirement beyond the
usual pledge of party loyalty and a
reasonable campaign fee.