Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-25
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1874,

county, but 1t is active and growing
rapidly, it's membership now being
forty or more.
Death of James Burns.
Mr. James Burns, a highly esteem
ed citizen of Fort MILL died at his
home in that place. Wednesday, as the
result Of a stroke of paralysis, sus-
tanned the previous Sunday. Mr..
Burns was a native of York county,
having been born in Fort Mill town
ship, about seventy years ago. He Is
survived by one brother. Mr.. Robert
Burns of Fort Mill. and two sisters,
Mesdames Susan Mostellar and Nancy
Cruise, both of Charlotte. The inter-
ment was in New Unity cemetery yes
terday.
Cotton Ginning at Sharon.
Cotton has been opening at a very
rapid rate during the past few days,
and the ginners are Of course very
busy. Last year the Rainey ginnery up
to September 23, had ginned "A bales,
and up to Wednesday had ginned 1873
bales Of this years crop. The Hill gin
merry last year up to the 23rd, had GIN
ned 113 bales, and this year up to We'd
nesday, had ginned 115 bales. MI.
John L. Rainey at his ginnery on Sha-
ron No. 2, has glnned approximately
125 bales of this years crop. Very lit
tie cotton Is being sold on the Sharon
market, probably not as much has fifty
bales having been sold up to this time.
Bethel Presbytery.
Between forty and fifty ministers
and delegates attended the fall meet
ing Of Bethel presbytery, which met
with the Salem church in Cherokee
county on Tuesday Of last week, and
continued until Thursday following.
DR.. ID. NJ. Douglass, the retiring mod
orator. preached the opening sermon,
and Rev. F. Ray Riddle was elected
to serve as moderator until the spring
meeting, which will convene in York.
Vile, next April. Rev. Jno. A. Nc
Murray Of Bethesda, was elected as
sistant to the stated clerk, Rev. w. A.
Hafner Of Fort Mill.
Glover Pastor Married.
One of the most brilliant social
events Of the season in Greenville, was
the marriage Wednesday evening Of
Rev. Warren w. Lipscomb, pastor Of
Glover and Union Baptist churches to
Miss May Elizabeth Blackwelder, only
| daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r.
Blackwelder, in the First Baptist
church of that city. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Geo. w. Quick, In
the presence Of large number Of in
vited guests. Immediately after the
| ceremony, the young couple went away
on their wedding trip. Rev. and Mrs.
Lipscomb will reside in Glover.
Evangelist in Fort Mill.
Rev. ]. A. Smith, synodical evangel-
ist of the Presbyterians Of South Car
olina, began a series of meetings in
the Presbyterian church at Fort Mill,
Of which Rev. w. A. Hafner is pas
tor, on Monday night. The evangel-
istic services will continue several
days. The night meetings are being
held from the stand in Confederate
park, and large crowds are in attend
ance. There are two such meetings
in progress in the county at present,
Rev. ]. L. Harley at Kings Mountain
Chapel, and Rev. Smith at Fort Mill,
and a third meeting is to begin at the
Yorkyille Baptist church tonight, with
Rev. John w, Ham Of Atlanta, doing
the preaching.
Cotton Seed at Sharon.
What are you paying for cotton
seed?" asked an Enquirer represen-
tative of a Sharon buyer, yesterday
morning. "Twenty-seven and a half
cents. yesterday" was the reply.
well, If Sharon leads York county in
price as a seed market. how do you
come out on the transaction? was
asked "Well, l don't know. hardly;
but 1 have been buying seed ever
since l have been in business, and
while our margin is very close, have
never lost cent. In fact I have
made money on seed every year"
Continuing with a laugh, he said, "The
seed market gets pretty brisk here
sometimes, though. I have seen the
price jump two cents bushel In an.
hour
Paroled Man in Trouble Again.
Odus Helton, who was paroled by
the governor several months ago, after
serving three years of. a life SEN
tence for the killing Of Fort Mill ne
gro, Is again in trouble. Helton got in
a fight in Fort Mill, shortly after his
parole and was later arrested In
Greenville, where he Is now In jail,
charged with fighting. He Is wanted In
Columbus, Ga, and Altavista, Va, on
charges Of assault and battery with
intent to kill. Governor Blease has
sent the Virginia authorities an extra
dition warrant for Helton. The man
who formerly lived at Fort Mill, kill
ed a negro in alleged cold blood, and
1t was the opinion at the time Of his
trial in the York county court Of COM
mon pleas, that he would be hanged.
Big Cotton Yield.
Mr.. ]. E. Latham Of Sharon No. l,
has a three-and-a-half acre field Of
cotton that is exciting considerable
interest among people who have seen
the cotton or have heard about It,
Last year the field was planted in
King cotton, and 1t yielded five heavy
bales, and Mr.. Latham expresses him..
self as being confident that fully
enough bolls to produce another bale
and a half, failed to open. This year
the field is planted in Mexican Big
Boil and Hastings Prolific, about one
third being the former variety. AL
ready three heavy bales have been
picked from the field and ginned. and
Mr.. Latham is confident that he will get
at least five bales more and probably
six, making a total Of nine bales from
the three-and-a half acres. Nine
hundred pounds of fertilizer were
used to the acre. and the final out
turn of the field will be watched with
t..k