Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-21
NEWS ABOUT CLOVER
SeVenty.fiVe Members Of Barrett
Family Attend Birthday Reunion
SEVERAL CASES OF SCARLET FEVER
Glover People Drink Liquor lnstsad Of
Patent Medicines Says Druggist
Town Will Increase Its Water Sup!
pIy-other News and Notes.

Town Will Increase Its Water Sup
pIy-other News and Notes.
(By a staff Correspondenf.)
Glover, Oct 2O.-The Barrett clan,
descendants Of Mr.. w. A. Barrett OF
Glover and few other relatives held
a reunion at the home Of Mr.. Barretts
son, ]. r. Barrett of Glover No. 8, last.
Saturday, the occasion being the 76th
birthday of the senior Mr.. Barrett.
There were q total Of seventy-fiye per-
sons present and a bounteous dinner
was served while the members of the
family spent a most enjoyable day
with their relatives some OF ,, Whom
they had not seen in a long time.
Present for the occasion were eleven
sons and daughters Of Mr.. w. A. Bar
rett, eight sons and daughters-in-law.
twenty-eight grand children: seven
great grand children; four brothers
and sisters in law; eight nephews and
nieces and four friends Of the family.
Despite his 7S years, the senior Mr..
Barrett continues to enjoy good health
and bears promise Of many more years
of life and usefulness.
Liquor or Nothing.
That there are less patent medicines
and extracts sold in Glover for bever-
age purposes than in any other town
in this section Of the country is the
opinion of DR.. ]. E. Brison, well known
Clover druggist, who was discussing
the matter with this correspondent on
yesterday. Glover people" said Dr.
Brison, "either drink liquor or they
drink nothing. After hard struggle
the Glover drug stares have gotten rio
of the patent medicine nuisance for
beverage purposes. If man comes
here for a bottle Of vanilla extract we
make him sign statement that It Is
not to be used as beverage. Coo Nv
er oil, peptone, predigested beer ana
other such truck is no longer SOLD
Some of the grocery stores sold the
stuff for a while; but now they have
cut it out and the only time one sees II
now Is when some fellow who has been
to some other town brings back a bot
tie. 1t is now liquor or nothing with
Glover people and there is not great
deal of liquor being drunk
Fraternities Are Growing.
Glover fratsrnities, especially the
Masons and Juniors, are growing IN
membership, according to Jas A. Bar
rett, an enthusiastic member OF both
fraternities. According to Mr.. Barrett
a number Of candidates have recently
been initiated into both fraternities,
and there are quite number of appli-
cations pending.
Scarlet Fever In Town.
Several cases Of scarlet fever are re-
ported among children living at the
Glover Cotton Mill here and while 1t Is
said that some Of the patients have
been pretty sick, none of them have
been seriously sick. So far there has
not been a single case in the Clover
school, although the school authorities
are somewhat apprehensive on account
Of it.
New Residence for Town. -.
r. A. Jackson is laying materials
preparatory to the erection OF a resi-
dence on Bethel street in Clover. w.
T. Beamguard has the contract to build
the house. Mrs. Virgie Jackson is
building a residence on South Main
street, near the Glover Cotton Oil mill.
Town to Buy Well Boring Machine.
According to Mayor 1. ]. Campbell,
the town is going to buy we'll boring
machine as q matter Of economy. For
several weeks past the town has been
trying to bore another well here to in
crease the towns water supply. Water
has been reached at last, showing a
flow of about five gallons a minute;
but this is insufficient and 1t is going
to be necessary to bore another well In
the hope of striking water In greater
volume Well borers charge $5 foot
for boring wells and the town figures
that since much trouble is being had
in striking a big vein 1t is much cheap
er for it to own it's own machinery and
do it's own boring. The town figures
on selling the machinery after the
work has been completed. 1t is hoped
to have wells with total flow Of at
least 200 gallons minute by the time
the work is completed.
Gun Club Organized.
A. ]. Quinn and Dr. I. ]. Campbell
have recently organized a gun club in
Glover and every afternoon Sam Mat
thews, O. A. Nell, Frank McElwee,
VIII Rudisill, william Allison, T. NJ.
Campbell and a number of other Clover
sportsmen are out on Thad Clinton's
field, off the Bethel road, having a try
at clay pigeons. There are a number
of good shots among the club members
and there are a number Of others who
arc becoming quite proficient in break
ing the clay disks as they sail out OF