Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-10-18
LOCAL LACONICS
Contribution of Seed Pits.

contributor OF OSSu TNS'
The Glover Drug Store acknowledges
the following contributions OF peach
stones: Hugh Brison FAIRIES IA pounds;
Mrs. NJ. p. FAIRIES, pounds: w. L.
Boyd, so pounds.
Bond Sales at Sharon.
The bond sales Of the First National
Bank Of Sharon. up to yesterday after
noon amounted to between $25,OOu
and $4,000. The sales by the Plant
crs' Bank up to the same time amount
ed to $l1.60O.
Good Report for Glover.
The bond sales by the Bank of Clo-
yer up to yesterday afternoon amount
cd TO s53,7OO. Tho canvassers were
still working and there was reason TO
believe that there would be consid-
tomorrow night.
Death Of E. X. Hardin.
News was received in Yorkville yes
terday morning of the death of Rev.
r. X. Hardin, in Asheville, \. g., We'd
ncsday night at $40 o'clock. Mr.. Har-
din, though still 4 young man, was one
OF the most brilliant pulpit orators In
America.
Turn Over to the Red Cross.
Collectors of fruit pits, nut shells.
etc, for use in the making of char
coal for gas masks, should Immediate
" turn over their collections to the
nearest branch of the Red Cross for
shipment. The Red Cross will assume
full responsibility for all seed turned
over to It,
A. c. Lee Dead.
A. Cliff Lee, a we'll known Southern
engineer, died at his home in Rock
Hill yesterday of pneumonia, follow
ing influenza. The deceased was for
merly an engineer on the Carolina and
North Western; but has been running
on the Marion and kingvillc division
of the Southern for nearly thirty y''ars.
He was about fifty-three years of age.
and leaves a widow and a number of
children.
Negroes Subscribe Freely.
Mr.. c. L. Cobb. chairman Of the Lib
erty loan drive on the eastern side of
the county. who has been working
night and day since the beginning OF
the drive, says things are going fine
over his way. He, with other workers.
has been filling speaking appointments
nearly every night, and has found the
people, especially the farmers. inclined
10 do their full share. Il am real
proud Of our farmers" he said. Also
he speaks very commercially OF the
negroes. He says he has attended a
number Of negro meetings at which
everyone present became a subscriber
and not one Of them for less than 800.
I'VE have been very much hampered
90 "a, ~ h.
but still am hoping that the final
summing up will show that we have
raised our full quota"
Auction Sale Of Land.
There was not a very large crowd at
the auction sale of the jenkins and
Croswell places by the Atlantic Coast
Realty company for the Yorkville Real
Estate company; but judging from re-
suits the small crowd included people
who wanted to buy land. The land in
question Is situated four miles north
OF Yorkville. 1t included 450.19 acres.
divided into seven tracts and the sales
were as follows: No. l, $3.50 acres:
bought by J. II. Clark for $40 an acre.
No. 2, 21.37 acres: bought by J. II.
Clark for $40 an acre. No. 3. so acres:
bought by Sam c. Smith. for $50 an
acre. No. 4, 67.S6 acres; bought by ].
O. Hall for $50 an acre. No. S. 5S.7s
acres: bought by w. NJ. Stowe for s24
an acre. No. s, 1873 acres. including
houses: bought by NJ. B. Dickson for
s51 an acre. No. Z. 1888 acres;
bought by Sam c. Smith for SAT an
acre. The entire tract brought $1S.-
567.1s.
Fort Mill Comes Across.
Fort Mil, October 16: DR.. ]. Lee