Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-23
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Cherokee. Cleveland. CASTOR. Ian.
caster and Chester.
Fort Mill Times, Nov. 1s: There was
good old fashioned corn shucking
pulled off at Mr.. w. II. Windle's the
past week. 1t was accompanied with
all the good things usual on such occa-
sions and we think it is now near
thirty years since we had a like gath
ering in this community. The third
annual session Of the Fort Mill and
Flint Hill Bible conference will be held
with the two churches, beginning on
next Thursday, November rs, and con-
tinuing through the following Sun
day.. Representative 8. E. Bales
of Pleasant Valley, informs the Times
that the season for killing birds in
Lancaster county opens December 1,
and closes February 1. To avoid pos
sible trouble, hunters Of that county
should bear this fact in mind. ......
Robert w. Mable Of Charlotte, was a
visitor here Tuesday. The first
real killing frost Of the season in this
section came yesterday morning. .....
Mr. Sam Boyd is confined at his
home with the second attack Of sick
ness he has had the present year. We
also learn that the Hon. 8. A. Epps
is seriously sick.
Chester Reporter, Nov. 18: Is the
boil weevil, about which so much has
been said and written, already In
Chester county? We trust that investi-
cation will prove such not to be the
case, but Mr.. ]. w. Wilson Of the
Peden's Bridge community, who Is
on the jury this week, believes the In
sect is already in his neighborhood
and cut down his yield this year by
two bales. Mr.. Wilson is familiar with
the appearance Of the boil weevil by
having seen some Of the insects that
were brought here a few years ago
from Texas, and Is Of the opinion that
the insects that bored into his cotton
bolls and acted in the way the weevil
Is said to do are without doubt the
boil weevil. 80. Mr. Joe Pittman and
family Of the Wylie's mill neighbor-
hood, left this morning for Louisiana,
where they expect to make their future
home. ... Mr.. C. E. Bailey Of Knox
vile, Nd, has written here with re-
gard to establishing creamery route.
also butter, cheese and ice cream
business, II he can interest a number
of farmers and others, and we give
space to this announcement in the
hope that the matter will be taken
up with Mr.. Bradley.
Kings Mountain Herald, Nov. 18:
Rev. E. o. Cole left Tuesday for the
Western North Carolin conference
which is meeting at Reidsville this
week. Mr.. Cole has been pastor of the
Kings Mountain and Bethel Metho-
dist churches during the past year.
Mrs. Cole is spending the week in
Charlotte visiting relatives. .... Mr..
and Mrs. D. ]. Keeter Of Grover, were
in town Tuesday. .... Esq. G. w. Ken
drick has fitted up his Office for a
moonlight school. He Is depending
upon securing some member Of the
Graded school faculty to do the teach
ing. ...... Russell Poteat Of Shelby,
and Miss Eugenia Jackson Of Dallas,
came here Sunday and G. X. Kendrick,
ESQ.,, married them.
Gaffney Ledger, Nov. 10: Mr.. T. T.
Self Of route one, who spent several
hours in the city Tuesday, says that
apparently Cherokee county farmers
intend to strike blow at the tobacco
trust next year by raising their sup
plies Of the weed" at home. He is led
to this conclusion by the large number
Of inquiries for seed which he has had
since his success with tobacco this
year which was chronicled in a recent
issue Of the Ledger. 80. Mrs. Pratt
Pierson. Mrs. Bessie Wood and Mrs. r.
R. Wilkins will return today from
Greenville where they attended the
state D. A. R. conference which was in
session there Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Lancaster News, Nov. 19: Tuesday
morning Alonzo Langley, a six-year-
old pupil Of the Graded school, while
on his way to school. was run down
by a man on a motorcycle, said to be
Vernon Hair, and painfully cut and
otherwise hurt by the machine passing
over his body. 1t is said that the man,
after knocking the little fellow down,
did not stop his machine but went even
faster. The boy was picked up from
the side Of the road where he was
thrown. by a woman who lived nearby
and carried into her house, from
which he was soon taken to his home.
There he received medical attention.
He has two gashes about the head,
which, on account of their profuse
bleeding, were at first thought to be
Of a serious nature but later were
found to be comparatively insignifi-
can't. 80. Miss Edith Parrott, agent
Of the home demonstration work Of
Winthrop college and the United States
department Of agriculture was In
Lancaster Wednesday on business,
which promises to open a new field Of
activity for the girls Of Lancaster
county. Miss Parrott wants to intro
duce the Canning club work in this
county. In order to do this it will be
necessary to secure legislative ap-
preparation Of 5000 to which sum will
be added $500 from the department Of
agriculture and Winthrop college. Miss
Parrott met two members of the coun-
ty legislative delegation Wednesday
and outlined to them the plan Of work.
900. Realizing the importance of
getting together, the progressive citi-
Zens Of Heath Springs have arranged
for three-day chautauqua to be held
in the Masonic hall Wednesday,