Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-04-02

great things for the farming interests
of CASTOR county was taken Saturday
afternoon when the CASTOR County
Livestock association was organized
at the court house with something
more than thirty charter members
The meeting had been called by Mr.
r. p. Folk, county farm demonstrator
at the instance Of a number OF leading
farmers who had come to realize that
the raising of livestock Is one brancn
of AGRICULTURAL industry in which the
county is lacking. There was g. goooIy
crowd Of interested farmers and others
present and there was evident a mara
ed enthusiasm. The object OF the
meeting was to determine whether 1t
was advisable to organize a county
livestock association but 1t early de-
yeloped that there was really no neeo
of discussing that question. That
there was need Of such an organlzation
was the opinion of all present. Fol.
lowing addresses on various phases OF
the raising Of livestock by Messrs;
Folk, E. S. Millsaps, Oliver, lkler ana
Arey, the three last named
with the animal bureau OF the state de-
partment of agriculture, an
ton was effected by the election OF tne
following officers: President w. !.
RANKIN, VICE pICcioSiSo "
jackson, Gastonia township; T.. 1.
Ware. River Bend township; w. 7.
Ford. South Point township; A. ..
Kale, Dallas township; l. H. kiser,
Cherryville township; ]. r. Carson
Crowders Mountain township: secre-
tar~y-treasurer, Alfred o. Lloyd. Mr.
Folk acted as chairman Of the meeting
and MI. Lloyd as the secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Plyler went to
shelby Saturday to attend the tuner
al and burial Of Mrs. Plyler's uncle,
Mr.. J.. w. Hopper, who died at ms
home there Friday. MI. Hopper was
So years Of age and Is survived py
his widow and three children.
report Of the census department on
the amount Of cotton ginned to :
of the 1914 crop, as compared win
1913, made puolic March ~, SHOWS
Q Te5 bales of the 1914 crop ginned,
as compared with the 1906 OF the
1919 p........M MI. John Clemmer,
who lives at the Ozark mill, and MISS
Mary M. Hinson were married sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home
of the brides father, MI Thomas Hin
son. at the Dunn mill. The ceremony
was performed in the presence OF a
few friends by Rev. ]. ]. Beach, pas
tor of East Baptist church. Rev.
George A. Sparrow, pastor OF union
and Olney Presbyterian churches, has
announced the engagement OF MS
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Sparrow, 10
Mr. Chesley Watkins, formerly OF
Henderson, n. c.
Lancaster News, March 80: Mr.. w.
F.. brennan returned recently from
baltimore, where he has been UNDER
going treatment at the John Hopkins
Hospital. Mr.. brennan is consioereo
improved in health. Mrs. Mary
Ann McNeill, widow Of the late
L. Mcneil, died at the family res
iSence on Elm street, this morning
at 3:3O o'clock from the effects of In
iuries from a fall sustained Wednes-
day of last week. She was a native
of Chester county and was a MISS
Cassels before her marriage. mrs.
McNeill has lived in Lancaster ABOUT
re years, coming here to make her
home with her daughter, n late
Mrs. A. ]. Clark. She was II years
of age. Mrs. Mcneil leaves surviving
her Miss Alice Mcneil, a daughter
and Miss Joyce Clark, a granddaugh-
er.......W We are glad to learn ina
Mr.. R.. A. Long, who has been quite
an with pneumonia, is holding his W
at least and the prospects Of his re-
covery seem brighter.
Caravan, Meek Williams, Tasel ely
burn. Frank Clyburn and Jess ely,
burn, all colored, have been arrested
for completely in the robbing of the
express office Wednesday night OF
last week. Meek Williams has made a
confession Of his part in the perform
ance. Further. developments are ex-