Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08

Mr.. J. Bolivar Scott of Yorkville No.
8, gathered about ten bushels Of Pc
cans from his pecan orchard the past
season.
The court house commission is car
rying insurance on the building now
in course of erection in the sum Of
$4,000.
As a result Of the heavy rains Of
Tuesday and Wednesday, the creeks Of
the county were as high as they were
during the heavy rains before Christ
mas.
II is estimated that there have been
100000 acres Of wheat sown in South
Carolina during the past season. York
county's acreage is three times that
Of the previous year.
Mr.. 3. Harris says that York county
raises only five pounds Of pork per
capita, and argues that the reason
why we pay from Is to 20 cents per
pound for pork that could be raised
at 8 cents a pound, Is because we are
not organized.
In his talk in the court house, We'd
nesday Mr.. B. Harris again stressed
the desirability of patronizing the
creamery, and insisted that this in
stitution could easily be made Of more
value to the community than all the
cotton mills Of the town put together.
There are about twelve active can
didates for places on the board Of PEN
itentiary directors. Three directors
are to be elected. Mr.. ]. r. Halle Is
candidate from York county and Mr.. j..
B. Bell Is a candidate from Cherokee
county.
"My, how some Of the blockaders
would love to have some Of that" said
Kings Mountain township man yes
terday, as he pointed at lot Of copper
cornices being hauled to the new coun-
ty court house. THAT stuff would be
just the thing for making stills-it
beats the old galvanized iron kind all
to pieces"
information developed yesterday of
little contest over the appointment
of a supervisor Of roads in York
Smith approached members Of the
legislative delegation in favor Of that
gentleman, as against Mr.. A. L. Black.
the incumbent So far as could be
ascertained, the delegation did not
commit itself one way or the other.
Some York county boys will very
likely be interested in the announce
ment that a competitive examination
for appointment by Senator B. X.
Tillman, to a vacancy in the United
States naval academy, will be held in
Columbia on Friday, January %. Any
boy between the ages Of 16 and 20.
who bears a physicians certificate OF
health, is eligible to such examination.
Representative w. r. Bradford, who
some time ago announced his purpose
to vote for a bill to submit the ques-
ton Of statewide prohibition to the
voters Of the state, said yesterday that
it was also his purpose to vote against
any and everything that sayored OF
state wide compulsory education. MIR.
Bradford has very pronounced views
on most public questions and he does
not hesitate to let it be known where
he stands.
We have produced as far as is prac-
ticable the remarks of Mr.. Wilborn
and others at the Board Of Trade
meeting last night; but we are some
what hampered, especially with refer
ence to what was said about The En-
quirer, for the reason that the proper
place for reply to any offense we
may have given, Is in our own COL
umns. This would insure the hearing
of the whole case by the same set of
jurors and contribute the more GER
tainly to a just and proper verdict.
Mr.. Wilborn is inclined to quote Scrip
ture very literally, but as to whether
his quotations are altogether apt, we
are very doubtful. We quite agree
with him as to the necessity of spir-
it Of harmony, liberality and genuine
progress; but we are unable to see
how these things can be brought about
except on a basis Of justice, right and
equity, so perfectly and fully taught
in the good book from which he
quotes. The illustration Of deliver
ance From the body Of this DEATH"
is a very apt one indeed; but there re-
mains to be settled the exact identity
of the body referred to and also there
may be more or less question about
on whom the task of Gideon has de-
wolves. For q better illustration 1t
may be we'll to refer to the 18th chap
ter Of Kings, 18th and 18th verses,
where there was some controversy be-
tween Ahab and Elijah as to who was
troubling Israel. We deny most en-
phatically that there was any effort
to joke in our reports of the Board of
Trade meetings In cOnnectlOn WIFI
the postmastership. Our earnest eff
fort was to so report the meetings as
to enable the reader to judge as nearly
as possible just what the facts were
and what was behind it all, and If
there is any Misrepresentation what
ever we stand ready to print any cor
rection thereof that may be prepared
by anybody who believes himself or
herself aggrieved. But going back to
the Scriptures. we beg leave to call
President Wilborn's attention to the
fact that if he is correctly quoted in
saying that there may have been a
mistake, but he has no apologies to
make for his part therein, he is out
of line with orthodox teaching. The
rule, the good old Christian rule, Is
that when you make a mistake and
desire to be truly repentant, you
should acknowledge the error and ask
forgiveness. And right here may be
the source of many of the troubles
that are right now being complained
of. There is a feeling on the part of
the majority of the people of York
Vile that they have been duped one
way and another by certain people on
numerous occasions. These people
are not inclined to either acknowl-