Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-10-01
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News Happenings In Nelghberlng
Communities.
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Dealing Mainly With Local Affairs OF
Cherokee, Cleveland, CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.
Chester Reporter, Sept. 27: Judge
Geo. w. Gage and Mr.. John A. Hafner
! delivered interesting addresses at
Cedar Shoals Presbyterian church yes
terday afternoon. There were also
interesting exercises by the children.
About 325 bales Of cotton were
sold here Saturday, the prevailing
price being III. There was large
crowd in the city, and merchants re-
port good business. .....Prof. F. G..
Tarbox Of Clemson college, was in the
city Saturday and arranged with NC
ALLEY Bros, for their farm at Evans
to be the demonstration farm for corn
purposes in this district. The state
has been divided into districts for the
purpose Of improving the seed corn
used by the farmers, and farm will
be selected in every district for the
purpose Of growing seed corn. The
Gid Morris variety will probably be
used, and the corn will be cultivated
according to the best methods. In ad-
dition to the big fields Of the standard
variety test patches Of other varieties
will also be grown, the object being to
demonstrate which variety or varie-
ties may be best suited to different
portions of the state. McAliley Bros.
will be expected to grow large guam
tity Of corn, and have the same
handled and taken care Of in the best
manner Farmers from other parts of
the district, which includes Chester,
York and Lancaster counties, will have
the opportunity of buying select seed
corn here, instead Of purchasing from
seedmen, or going to their cribs as
many do and taking out the number Of
ears required for planting without
thought as to selection. A room
on the second floor of the w. H. Hard
in building, used by the Chester Drug
Co., as a place for storing cigars,
cigarettes, chewing gum, etc, was
broken into and robbed last night.
Mr.. Woods was unable to state defi-
nitely just how much stock was stolen.
Gaffney Ledger, Sept. %: Benjamin
F. Patterson, q respected Confederate
| veteran, died at the home Of his son,
Adolphus, in this city Wednesday
night as a result of an attack Of neart
failure. He had apparently been In
his usual health and had worked as
usual Wednesday. He ate hearty
supper Wednesday evening. The at
tack which ended his life came shortly
before IL o'clock He was II years OF
age. He is survived by his second
wife and eight children. Mr.. Patter-
son served in the Confederate army
throughout the war. He was one OF
the defenders Of Fort Sumter and was
at the surrender at Appomattox court
house in Virginia in 1855. He was
good farmer and an honest, upright
business man. Mrs. w. H. Crock
er and daughter, Miss Clara, who have
been Ill at their home in the city for
the past month with typhoid fever, are
convalescent. .....A collision between
an automobile driven by Mr.. Carroll
Phillips and Mr. T. ]. Alexander, rid
ing a bicycle, occurred on Frederick
street at the railroad crossing Satur-
day morning. Mr.. Alexander suffered
a sprained arm and the front wheel
of his bicycle was broken by the acci-
dent. No blame was attached to Mr..
Phillips, who was driving slowly on
the right side Of the street. Miss
Lulu Kurth, violin teacher at Lime
stone college, who Is a native OF Ger
many, received a letter last week stat
ing that her brother who was in the
] artillery corps Of the German army,
had been killed by bullet through
his heart. The large number OF friends
Miss Kurth has made here will
sympathize deeply with her In her
bereavement. The Blacksburg High
school began it's 1856 session last
Monday, September 20, under the most
encouraging circumstances Of Its his
tory and with most favorable prospects
for a very successful year. Vcxatious
problems solved and old troubles have
been adjusted. The city now has one
Of the finest schools in the south and
the management enjoys the confidence
Of the whole community
Gastonia Gazette, Sept. %: In the
CASTOR superior court, now in session
for the trial Of civil cases, the case OF
| Capps VS.. Dellinger was concluded
Friday evening after consuming two
days Of the courts time. The jury
rendered a verdict in favor Of the
plaintiff against the defendant, D. P.
Dellinger, for the sum Of $1,000, the
face Of a fire insurance policy.
Miss Lula Whitesides, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Whitesides, left last
night for New York city, where she
will enter Whites Bible school to pre-
pare herself for foreign missionary
work. Miss Whitesides is a member
Of the First A. r. P. church and Is a
young lady Of most lovable Chris
tian character and a charming per-
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