Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-14

of New Band-LittIe Interest in
Eleetion-Mueh Wheat to Mill
Business Folk HopefuI-cottor
Opening SIowly-PersonaI Mention
Correspondence The Yorkviiis Enquirer
Hickory Grove, September 13.-
Hickory Groves High school began its
1856 term today with a promise Of
one of the largest enrollments in the
history, due to the fact that since the
school district adopted compulsory ed
ucation, a number Of children who
have heretofore been out Of school will
be compelled to attend. Prof. j. o.
Crout Of Gilbert, S.. c., the e super
intendent, with his wife arrived sew
eral days ago and assumed charge to-
day. He is being assisted by Misses
jamie Wylie Of this place; Matte
Matheny Of Holly Hill, and Margaret
Cheyne Of Sumter. The school will
run eight months.
Hickory Grove boasts Of more school
teachers in proportion to her popula-
ton than any town in the state. 1t
is estimated that between fifteen and
twenty young men and women who
live here will teach in the schools OF
this and adjoining states during the
fall and winter.
Hickory Groves new band, mention
Of the organization Of which was made
in a recent issue Of The Enquirer, will
probably hold it's first practice tomor-
row night at the commodious band
hall near town. The new band will
be directed by Mr.. w. B. Wilkerson
The personnel Of the new musical
organization is as follows: George
Goforth, Ernest Good, Sam and Hen
ry Jones, Fred Gilfllen, Waddell
Hhi1larc Eronc on1 Charlia ESfnS
Guy Foster, Palmer, Ward and Claud
Brown, Dan, Bradford and Shelton
baltimore, Arthur Lee, N. ]. Black
we'll and Edgar Blackwell.
1t is expected that a very small vote
will be polled in the prohibition re-
ferendum election tomorrow. The con-
sensuS of opinion is that h majority
vote at this place will be in favor OF
prohibition. The question has not
been discussed a great deaf.
Not in years has there been sc
much wheat, oats and other grain
raised in this vicinity. The great ma
jority of farmers Of this section carry
their wheat to the mill OF Mr.. w. NJ
Whitesides, which is situated between
here and Sharon. to be ground. The
understanding is that Mr.. Whitesides
has been buster this yea than in g
number of years, and although his
plant is running day n night he
can hardly keep up with the demand
Hickory Grove business men are
looking with an optimistic spirit il
regard to the fall business. A mum,
Der of them ave informed your cor
respondent recently that bushes!
during the past month was much bet
ter than that Of August a year age
and they have the idea that there will
be no repetition of the stringency OF
a year ago. Most of the merchants
have purchased large stocks of fal
goods and believe that they can bt
disposed Of without trouble.
Cotton is opening slowly and al
though it is expected that severe
bales will be ginned here this week
it will be sometime before the field:
pickers to work in earnest. Two gin:
will be operated in Hickory Grove
this fall as heretofore and numerou:
gins can be found in the country sur.
rounding.
Miss ElOise Barron has returned u
her home in Rock Hill after a visit t.
Miss Mary Leslie.
Rev. H. B. Hardy has returned home
after a visit to relatives in Savannah
Ga.
Mr.. F.. Jordon and family have re-
turned 10 HICKORY drOVe, dlter Il NlSl
to relatives in Charleston.
Mr.. Fred McGill is teaching a
Gainesville. 8. c.
MeSSrS. Clarence and CroSSwel
Slaughter were visitors in Gaffne!
Saturday.
Messrs. LaFoy Petit. F.. LittlejOhI
and BOyce Lavender Of Gaffney, visit
ed friends here last week.
Mr.. Tom Worth Of Columbia. visited
Mr.. Tom Smith here last week.
Misses Steele of Rock Hill. visited
Mrs. ]. 6. Wilkerson here last week.
Messrs. Herschel Hood Of Hickory
Grove. ]. o. Castles of Smyrna, anC
Wesley Love of Kings Creek. lef
this week for WOfford college.
Mr.. Johnny BULGE a matriculatet
at Clemson college.