Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-26
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2e, 1915
raft WAS the daughter of the late 7

Strait was the daughter Of the late j.
H. Abernathy and was born near Cat
awba Junction about 73 years ago.
She was for many years a devout
member Of Fishing Creek Presby-
terian church in Chester county and
the funeral was conducted from that
edifice Saturday afternoon by Rev. F.
w. Gregg Mrs. Strait is survived by
five sons. They are ]. W., L. j., and
F. S. Strait of Rock Hill; and T. E.
and A. w. Strait who live at the old
Strait home place on Fishing Creek.
YorkvilIe Lost.
The Chester Graded school football
eleven defeated the Yorkville Graded
school team in game played on the
Chester field last Friday afternoon.
The score was SO to 0. Soon after the
game was started, Andral Sherer
said to be undoubtedly the best play
er on the Yorkville team had the mis-
fortune to have his collar bone brok-
en-. With Sherer out Of the game 1T
was easy for the Chester boys to score
at will and the score was therefore
not surprising. Young Sherer will be
unable to play any more this year and
it is doubtful If the Yorkville boys
will engage in any more games on that
account.
May Operate Creamery Again.
Mr.. w. Mason Stowe Of Yorkville
No. who is largely interested in the
Yorkville creamery, said yesterday
that it was barely possible that the
creamery will be operated again In
the near future. Mr.. Stowe said that
if the owners Of as many as It's cows
would agree to sell their butterfat
to the creamery, the plant can be
made to pay expenses and If the milk
of 200 cows can be secured, the
creamery can be operated at profit.
Mr. Stowe said that he was now en-
gagged in trying to get farmers to
pledge this cream to the plant and that
he was meeting with some success
He expressed doubt as to whether
the product Of 200 cows could be Sc
cured.
Runaway Convict Caught.
While out buying cattle yesterday
afternoon, Mr.. c. F. Sherer Of York
Vile, witnessed and participated In
quite an interesting and exciting race
by officers and bloodhounds after an
escaped convict. The officers were
Duncan and Belue of Blacksburg, anu
the convict was Virgil, or Bull Dog
Childers, notorious all round tiger or
Blacksburg, young in years but old in
Sherer saw occurred on Mrs N. Jane
Whites place, and that part of the
race included the catch. Bull Dog
had been accurately located and pref
ty we'll surrounded, and Mr.. Sherer
had been assigned to the guarding OF
one corner. The excitement commenc-
ed when the boy espied the blue coat
of Officer Duncan He slipped out of
cabin at which he was stopping, and
ran down a hollow, until he came upon
Mr.. Sherer who had been posted in
such a way as to hold him off, and
then he boltcd through a dense thicket
only to come out near Belue, who COW
cred him with a pistol, and brought
him to a halt. Il knowed youenses
wuz goin' ter 9it me soon cz ! saw
you,' said the little negro. We'll,
what did you run for?" he was asked.
II thot it wuld glib the dogs some
practice" he replied. Bull Dog Chill
ders," the negroes say, would rather
steal than eat" and there are scores OF
complaints against him all through his
neighborhood.
Visited Boil WeeviI Section.
Rock Hill Herald: A. E. Hutchison
has returned from a business trip |
through parts Of Alabama and Georgia |
and returns convinced more than ever,
that this is one of the most progress |
sive sections to be found in the south.
And he believes that the people or this
community are in better shape than are
those in a large majority Of the sec
tions throughout the south. Mr..
Hutchinson was especially impressed
with the devastation by the boil Wee
vii in the western edge Of Georgia and |
in Alabama He said he saw fields in
which the weevil had appeared and IL
would take at least twenty acres 10
produce a bale in many fields. The
weevil has disrupted conditions gener-
ally. despite the fact that ample
warming Of it's coming had been given
and the people had had time to turn
from cotton. There is indecision as to
the next step throughout the section.
Not only did Mr.. Hutchison talk with
the business men, but he was out |
among the farmers and spent a goodly |
portion Of his time with some OF them.
Alabama is afflicted with the rich land |
holder and the tenant system, even the |
laws being largely in favor of the |
former. The later gets along the best
he can, which is quite poorly. The
negro tenants in this part Of the coun-
try are in as good shape as are many |
of the white tenants in Alabama, he
says Mr.. Hutchison talked diversl-
fication quite extensively and inter-
ested quite a number of farmers and |
land owners with his statements as to
what has been accomplished along |
agricultural lines in this community |
during the past few years. He is |
firmly convinced that the boil weevil |
will hit South Carolina within five |
years and believes that the sooner the
farmers prepare to turn loose with
the cotton crop the better it will be
for them when the pest actually ar
rives.