Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-07
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1915.
Post Oak School Closes.

LOLA 1 SGI LINDEN
Post Oak School Closes.
The Post Oak school in Bethel town
ship, completed it's summer term last
Friday. During the month ii has been
in operation, the hoo has been under
the instruction Of Mr.. John S. Wal
lace of r. F. D. No. 2. Mr.. Wallace
is making preparations to resume his
studies at Wofford college, Spartan
purg.
To Play With Gastonia.
Chief Bender an Indian, and
formerly one of the star pitchers OF
the Philadelphia team Of the Ameri-
can Baseball league, has accepted q
contract to pitch a game of baseball
Tor the Gastonia team in Gastonia to-
day. Quite a number Of local people
have gone to GaStonia to see the noted
red-skin pitch. He is to receive $1OO
and his travelling expenses for his SER
vices.
Body of Motz Recovered.
The body of Leon Motz, the young
white man who was drowned in the
Catawba river recently, was
last Saturday morning. 1t had drifted
QOWn the river SOIlkt uioldIISC W -
point near Watson's Ferry, where 1t
mad lodged against some bushes,
where il was discovered by Mr.. G.
Warren. One hand was still holding
to the fish basket. The interment
took place in Rock Hill Saturday af-
ternoon.
Hand Still.
Miss Lillian Hand and Mr.. Wallace
Still were married at EbeneZer sun
day night, Rev. ]. T. Dendy, pastor
of Ebenezer Presbyterian church Of
floating. The bride is the daughter
of Mr.. A. S. Hand of r.. F. d. No. 2.
The groom was formerly employed
in a garage in Rock Hill but now holds
a position in Statesville, N. c. Inn
mediately after the ceremony, Mr..
and Mrs. Still left for their home in
Statesville.
New Band at Hickory Grove.
A new band is being organized at
Hickory Grove, under direction or Mr..
w. b. Wilkerson, and already he re-
quired number Of members, sixteen,
have been secured. Most Of the mem
bers of the new organization are
young boys. The band proposes to get
down to work at once and by patient
practice hopes to within a short time
make a creditable showing, when
compared with the band already at
Hickory Grove.
To Manufacture Molasses.
Messrs. Wilkerson Bros, som of the
late Thomas Wilkerson, have started
q very considerable cane molasses mill
at the old Mitchell place, in the north
east corner Of Bullock's Creek town
ship. Their plant, which began opera
tions today, is complete and modern,
with all the latest approved devices to
make a perfect syrup. II they are
able to get all the cane in their imme-
date neighborhood, the Messrs. Will
kerson Bros, hope to make about
5000 gallons Of syrup this year. Mr..
G. William Wilkerson will have direct
charge of the molasses making plant.
President johnson Back.
President D. 3. Johnson of Winthrop
college, returned to his home in Rock
Hill last Saturday night, after an alb
sence of several weeks, at h Panama
exposition. President Johnson had
quite a pleasant trip, but was glad
enough to be home again after such a
long journey. When congratulated
upon the additional hon that had
come to him as president Of the Ma
IlOlld A>
ly acknowledged the satisfaction he
felt in having helped to bring the
distinction back to the south, he being
only the third southern educator to be
elevated to the position within the
last fifty years.
Barite Deposits Disappoints.
The people interested in the extern
sive developments that have been made
around the barite deposits at King s
Creek, just across the line in Chero-
kee county, have not yet been able to
make q commercial success OF their
property. There is no question Of the
fact that barite is to be found, there
in almost ineXhaustible quantity, and
il seems to come up to practically all
of the more desirable requirements;
but there is nothing doing in the way
of putting the material on the market.
There have been rumOr that the barite
found at this place has too much grit
in it; but there is nothing definite in
that regard.
Death Of Miss Jane Pursley.
Miss Jane Pursley died at the home
of her nephew Mr.. s. L. Pursley on
Clover No. 4 Saturday night about 10
o'clock following an illness of several
months with a complication of dis
SGloCo. IA q ~ ySoAS - .
been born on the old Allison place
near Hickory Grove May q, 1889, the
daughter of the late William and
Elizabeth Pursley. For the past thirty
six years she has lived with the family
of Mr.. 5. L. Pursley. She was for many
years a member of Bethany A. r. P.
church in which edifice her funeral
was preached Sunday morning by her
pastor Rev. w. P. Grier. n inter-
ment followed in the cemetery at
Bethany.
Received Many Inquiries.
Listen, here, you got me in a ter
rible scrap when you printed that
story about my crop some time ago.,
remarked Mr.. j. ]. Jones OF r. +. ID.
No. l, to the reporter Saturday. Il
have gotten quite a number of re-
quests from all owe the country ask
ing information as to how l prepared
my soil, ETC., as the result of that ar
ticle, and l guess the only way out of
the difficulty is to write a letter to
several of the farm journals of wide
circulation telling how / id it. In the
letters | have received, the several
writer's stated that they noticed the
article reproduced from The York
vile Enquirer"
Everbearing Peaches.
Mr.. b. 1. Walker of Glover No. 8,
left 1t The Enquirer office last Satur-
day, a twig from a peach tree that
carried peaches from the size of May
cherries to the size of a walnut. with
other sizes between. He says that the
tree came from a Seeding n that
last year, it's first year to bear, it
ripened peaches in July, August and
September. Ripe peaches have been
taken from the tree during July and
August this year and Mr.. Walker
thinks he will get. still other ripe