Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-28
HICKORY GROVE NOTES

Cotton a Little Late-Two Cotton
Buyers in Town-Warehouse Need.
ed-Good Price for Seed-No Foot.
ball Team at Sehool-New Teacher
SettIed-Business Conditions Look.
ing Up-SehooI Flourishins-Per.
sonal Mention.
Correspondence The Yorkville Enquirer
Hickory Grove, September 81
There has been very little cotton sold
on the Hickory Grove market yet, due
to the fact that the crop in this Sec
ton is late. 1t Is expected. however,
that this week will see the staple
coming in in large quantities. There
are two cotton buyers in Hickory
Smith and John S.. Wilkerson, and
farmers OF the community are expect
ing that this market will be second to
none in the county as far as the price
paid the producer Is concerned. Dis
cussing the market situation recently
Mr.. M. w. Smith said: 1T Is my in
tention to pay the highest possible
price for cotton and cotton e this
fall and winter. I want to give the
farmer every cent I possibly a FOR
his product and that I intend to do
Mr.. Smith is the agent Of he ockhart
mills at this place.
1--WE would be glad to lend our GUS
toners money on their cotton at 6 per
cent straight interest" remarked Mr..
N. M. McDill, cashier OF the Bank of
Hickory Grove, in conversation with
your correspondent the other day. The
only trouble is" continued Mr.. McDnl.
that we have no warehouse here In
response to a question as to why a
warehouse was not erected at Hickory
Grove. Mr.. McDill stated that while he
knew nothing definite about the matter
it was possible that a warehouse might
be erected here later on.
Cotton seed brought SO cents per
bushel on the local market Saturday.
Hickory Groves High school Is in a
fourishing condition. The enrolment
is considerably larger than 1t wa
last year. patrons and pupils appear
to be we'll pleased with the new corps
of teachers, and all indications point
toward a highly successful year.
The school will have no football
team this year, owing to the fact that
there are not a sufficient number OF
old and heavy boys to compose an
eleven. Hickory Grove a for q
number of years been putting out a
football team which was well known
to the other high schools in this and
adjoining counties.
Hickory Groves junior band, men
ton Of which was made in recent
correspondence from here, Is hard at
practice and appears to be makin
fine Roadway. The band practices
twice each week at the band hall near
here.
Prof. and Mrs. J.. o. Crout who have
been boarding since they arrived mere
to take charge of the Hickory Grove
High school, have begun housekeep-
ing.
Miss T. Beech has entered Co.
lumbia Female college in Columbia.
Miss Irma Hood has matriculated at
Lander college in Greenwood.
Miss Florie McGill has entered
school at Due West.
Mr.. Waldo McGill Of Hickory
Grove, is teaching school near Cas-
tonia.
Mr.. John Fowler has entered Wof-
ford college in ~Spartanburg.
Mrs. JEFF McKeown. who has been
undergoing treatment in a Carney
hospital. has returned home.
Mrs. Geo. Leech, who has been III
Of late, is considerably improved.
Mr.. Clifford Allison Of Hickory
Grove, has secured a position with a
Bla cksburg drug firm.
Messrs. Joe Leech, Harry Allison,
Ralph Castles and Sam Wilkerson are
attending the University Of South
Carolina. Columbia
Miss Maggie Smith is teaching at
Tatum, S. G.
Miss Ona Wylie is teaching In
Blythwood, S. c.