Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-06-27
THE SHARON NEWS.
Gist Of Happenings in Thriving York
County Town.


Sharon. June 26-Lonnie Franklin,
O negro living on Mr.. Arthur White
sides place near Sharon, was serious
ly hurt last Sunday, when he fell from
his buggy, and becoming entangled In
the lines, was dragged for q consider
able distance. The accident occurred
near the negro's home while he was on
the way from church. His head was
badly bruised, his tongue split and his
neck injured. Mr. Whitesides took him
to the Fennell Infirmary in Rock Hill
"Wednesday. After a careful examina-
ton, physicians said he would recover
unless complications set in.
The price Of 32A cents per pound for
cotton offered here this week caused
considerable selling, some several
hundred bales being sold by the farm
ers Of the community to various Sharon
dealers. Some of this cotton 1t Is an
derstood, is Of the crop Of 1917, the
owners decided to sell at the prevail
ing price although some Of them had
refused 35 cents some time ago. There
is still much cotton In the community
and the opinion Of many farmers and
other we'll informed people Is that the
price will go still higher. At least one
Sharon farmer Is holding out for 40
cents a pound for his crop, and he ts
quite confident that he will obtain that
figure.
THE acreage devoted to corn in the
Sharon country Is smaller this year
than last and just now the crop pros
pect is not so very encouraging Con-
siderable corn is being planted at the
present time and the corn planting
will continue a week or more; but the
total acreage will not reach that Of last
year. Discussing the situation We'd
nesday with this correspondent
Mr.. John S. Hartness, cashier
Of the Bank OF Sharon said: There
hasn't been any corn shipped into
Sharon in the past two years; but ac-
cording to all indications at present
there will be quite lot shipped IN this
year. The crop prospect just now Is
far from pleasing"
Ginners of Sharon and vicinity are
making preparations to handle the
cotton crop Of 1919. John s. Rainey
Is installing a new electric ginning out
flt which will have a daily capacity OF
so bales and p. B. Good Of Bullock's
Creek, Is putting in q new ginnery.
The ginnery of the Hill Banking and
Mercantile commpany. 1t Is understood
has a daily capacity Of 30 bales. With
two modern ginning plants OF 100 bales
daily capacity, Sharon Is expected
this year to become more attractive
ginning point than ever before In the
history of the town.
Work on the Turkey Creek drainage
project Is we'll under way. Two dredg.
ing boats are now In operation and
are making rapid progress, one OF the
boats working on Little Turkey Creek
and the other on Big Turkey. A crew
OF some twenty men are operating the
boats which will, 1t Is understood, be
operated day and night.
With the exception of Miss Josephine
Thornton who declined reelection and
who will teach at Bullock's Ireek, the
faculty Of the Sharon school the COM
ing year will be the same as last year.
Miss Ethel Caldwell has been elected
to succeed Miss Thornton. The other
members of the faculty will be: Miss
Myrtle Henry, Rodman, principal;
Miss Margaret Saye. Rodman; Miss
Margaret Boyd. Cornwell.
Sharon and the Sharon section have
been visited by good rains during the
past several days with the result that
the crops, especially cotton, are look
ing much better. Gardens have suffer-
ed greatly, however, because OF lack
OF rain and lack of work. 1t being al
most impossible to employ labor fol
this purpose. Consequently there are
few If any brag garden patches In the
With a very few exceptions all the
men Of Sharon and community who
saw service in the late war have been
discharged from the service and the
most Of them have returned to their
respective homes in the community
There are, however. a few who have
not yet been discharged, and their re-
turn is awaited with eagerness py
their relatives and friends.
David Byers Of Dillon, recently visit
ed relatives in Sharon.
Mrs. Walter G.. Hayes and children
OF Sharon. are visiting rels tives In
Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Gourley OF sharon,
are visiting relatives and friends In
Tennessee.
Charlie Hope Of Denmark, recently
visited the family Of his father, Mr.. X.
W. Hope in Sharon.
Mr.. and Mrs. LESLIE McGill Of Beth
any, visited the family Of Mr.. w. c.
Thomson in Bullock's Creek this week.
Miss Sallie Allison is undergoing
treatment in the Fennsll infirmary,
Rock Hill.