Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-23
The news OF Sharon
Much Cotton is Being Sold and
Business IS Looking Up.
P0STOFFICE LOCATION is CHANGED
Pratt Suggests Taking Negro Farmers
Into Boil Weevil Sections-Chureh
Members Talk of Improving Build
ina-other News and Notes of
Thriving Section.

Members Talk of Improving Build
ina-other News and Notes of
Thriving Section.
(By Staff Correspondent)
Sharon, Sept 22-Business is look
ing up at Sharon and things are on the
hump. So far the Sharon cotton
market has led other cotton markets
of York county this year and most OF
the new cotton being brought here to be
ginned is being sold. There are four
cotton seed buyers on the Sharon
market, competition in the seed busi-
ness is keen and TO make long story
short the farmer who has cotton and
cotton seed to sell is getting his. Mer-
chants say that collections are pretty
good despite the fact that they were
expecting TO make few collections Tor
month or more yet. For instance
farmer paid a Sharon merchant 50 the
other day that he had been owing
since the summer of 1920. That par
ticular merchant takes this as good
omen and as an indication that he is
going to collect a large portion at
least of the hundreds of dollars that
he has out in the country from last
year.
May Improve Sharon Church.
Members of Sharon A. r. p. church
are beginning to look with eyes askance
at their church building and there is a
growing sentiment among the member
ship that something should be done at
once toward remodeling and improving
the property. For one thing the church
is badly in need Of new coat Of paint.
The interior of the building is in need
of remodeling. With cotton bringing
good price and the membership OF the
church living in the midst Of an atmos-
phere of progress and prosperity, II
would not be surprising if steps were
not taken soon looking toward the
much needed improvements.
Would Show the Negroes.
Sam B. Pratt, business man and far
mer, was talking about the approach of
the boil weevil, to this correspondent
the other day. The recent visit Of
York county white farmers to the worst
boil weevl infested areas Of South
Carolina was a trip worth while" said
Mr. Pratt but think it would be a
mighty good idea for some Of the white
farmers Of this section and other sec
tions of York county to take some of
our best colored farmers into that Sec
tion Of the state and let them see for
themselves. My idea wocld be to
take the settled colored farmers
farmers and the most intelligent col
ored farmers. Let them see for them
selves and then when they come back
to York county let them tell what they
wouldn't be bad idea to take some Of
the colored preachers and teachers on
such a trip and let them spread the
word TO the members of their race up
on their return. We are going TO have
to make a change in our farming meth
DDS and the negro farmer is going to be
affected as much If not more than the
white farmer. Now is the time"
Rainey Having Gin Trouble.
John S. Rainey, proprietor Of the
Rainey ginnery here, has been having
considerable trouble with the mechan-
ism of his ginnery since opening for
the current ginning season, with the
result that ginning has been Il little
slow. However,, Mr.. Rainey is getting
things Strengthened out now and in a
short time the ginnery will be running
to full capacity.
Postoffce Moved.
The Sharon postofficc, which for
many years has been located in the
store of r. II. G.. Caldwell & Co., has
been moved by Postmaster r. L. Pick
leo into the store Of Shannon & PleX-
leo, just across the street. Postmaster
Plexico purchased the old postoffice
fixtures and the postoffice is now con-
veniently located in the new quarters.
Sharon people who have been accus-
toned to going into the Caldwell store,
where the postoffice has been located
so many years. are rapidly becoming
accustomed 10 the change.
Personal Mention.
Ralph Cain has been reelected prin-
cipal of the Bairsville school. Mrs. S.
A. Mitchell will be the assistant teach
er.
! Messr3. James d. Hambrght, John s.
Hartness and J. H. Saye were among
the Sharon people who attended the
Made in Carolina" exposition in Char
! lOtte this week
II. w. Shannon OF Sharon, was Wis
itor in Rock Hill on Tuesday.
LABOR FEDERATION MEETS
! Annual Convention Of South Carolina