Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-29
TO BUILD new Church
Sharon A. R. P.'S Have Plans Tor
New Rouse Of Worship.
HOLINESS MEMBERS ALSO TO BUILD

Notes OF Thriving ViiIaee IN "ese
ern York County.
(By a Staff Correspondent.)
Sharon, Sept. 2S.-The congregation
of Sharon Associate Reformed Presby-
terian church has decided to build a
new church out and out rather than
attempt to remodel the present struc-
ture. Some time ago it was decided to
adopt a plan of improving the present
house of worship. But contractors
have made it plain that q new build
ing can be built for about the same
amount Of money that it would take to
remodel and the congregation has de-
cided that it would be much more
satisfactory to build anew. Can-
vassers have been appointed visit
the $50 or more members Of the con-
gregation for subscriptions to the
building fund. These canvassers are
already at work and are meeting with
a success that Is encouraging. The
new church, it is estimated, will cost
about s1O,5O0.
Possibly Half Crop.
Jas. D. Hambright, cashier Of the
Planters Bank of Sharon, estimates
that this section will make about one
half as much cotton as was produced
last year. If the output is more than
that Mr.. Hambright will be surprised
and il it is less he will not be sur
prised. In discussing the crop out
look with the correspondent the other
day Mr.. Hambright showed an est-
mate of the crops of cotton that six
leading farmers Of Bullock's Creek
township will make. The estimate was
| 5S bales for the six whereas the Same
six made several times as much last
year.
While he takes into consideration
the fact that the acreage devoted to
cotton by these six farmers has been
materially reduced this year as COM
pared with last, at the same time the
dig decrease is due largely to the
activities Of the boil weeviI and to the
drouth. No farmer in Bullock's. Creek
or Broad River townships has as good
q crop Of cotton this fall as he did
last year and there are few who will
get more than half crop on an acre.
age equal to last year. The Sharon
ginneries ordinarily gin from S,400 to
$500 bales of cotton each season. They
will do we'll to gin 1000 of the crop.
now being gathered, according to Mr..
Hambright. Ft
"HoIy Rollers" Building Church.
The Disciples of the Church Of God
commonly called the Holiness" and
Holy Rollers" who number several
score in this community are now en-
gagged in building house Of worship
near the old Squire Leech" place be-
tween Sharon and Hickory Grove. The
church is to be frame building and
should be completed within very
short time. At present the Holy
Rollers" are holding services at the
homes Of various disciples and in the
homes of members of other denomina-
| tons and no denominations at all who
might agree to lend their resi-
dences for the purpose. Street meet
ings are also held in Sharon and Hick-
ory Grove from time to time.
The "Holy Rollers" in this commu-
nifty number several score. In the
first primary election on August 20,
several of them who were enrolled re-
fused to vote when told that they
would have to swear to support the
nominees of the Democratic party.
They told the managers that it was
contrary to the tenets Of their religion
to swear.
In the second primary, it is reported
that some Of them were allowed to
vote when they spoke their willing
ness to affirm" that they would sup-
port the nominees. According to a
story going the rounds here another
one member of the Holiness" faith
for the simple reason that the "Roller"
did not swear before voting. And ac-
cording to the same story the voter
sought to challenge the vote not be-
cause of the swearing" negligence
but because the Roller" did not see fit
to vote for the same candidate that
the other man voted for.
Snakes in the Peas.
Snake stories are beginning to come
out of the pea fields in the vicinity.
While hands were engaged in cutting
peas on the farm of Rufus Duncan
near Blairsville school on Monday, a
big pilot snake was seen to slide out
Of some peas and right under the feet
of the mules drawing the moving na-
chine. The snake evidently did not
crave mule meat for he made no at
tempt to bite. A short time later no
was killed. Numbers of farmers tell
of killing snakes in the pea fields and
Of unusually big snakes that were
seen but which got away.
Talk of Consolidation.
There is still talk in Bullock's Creek
township of consolidation Of the
Blairsville and Hoodtown schools.
Blairsville has plans for improving her