Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-05
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dUNULN0Eu TUn Vuiuh he
What Our Neighbors Are Saying and
Some items of Fact, Some Of Comment
and All Helping to Give an Idea OF
Doing.
Chester Reporter, Aug. 81: A negro
in the western part Of the county Is
said to have come to his death rev
days ago from drinking the abomihapie
stuff that is now being turned out
clandestinely by the wholesale anu
called whisky Even when manu-
factured under the best conditions the
stun is rank poison, and when turned
ont as it most frequently is without
any regard whatsoever for sanitary
precautions, is sure death-not III
stantaneous death in most INSTANCES
but a sure, gradual destruction ol lhe
cans of the body that can have but
one outcome. There are some people
who will take no; warning, VINO VIII
take a chance when it comes to satis-
fvine the senses; and this crowd VIII
have. to die off rather than accept any
warning. II is a terrible remeoy 10
bring about temperance. but II aoes
seem that this bootlegger stun ought
to he 8 most thorough deterrent from
raising up another. generation ol
drunkards in this country-------.Mr. w.
N. Hutt, horticulturist, from the S-Au
Hin peach sectionf of North Carolina,
who has been examining lands Oh
Chester county parties this week, maae
a number of encouraging reports tor
the development of peach growing OH
n commercial basis. Mr.. HUT went
over lands of ten different owners ana
in doing so was carried to all parts OF
Chester county. When the lands were
not suitable he had no hesitaney IN
saying so, and at the same time toid
the owners what use to make og the
lands IL they were suitable for any
other kind of fruit or for pecan grow
ing. The lands he reported on favor
ably for peach growing are owned py
Messrs. Ed Hamrick, c. c. Edwaros' u
C: MsAliley, C. d. Crosby, f. Nj. boio-
ridge. and Mrs. J. j. StringfeiioW'
Other lands examined and reporth
with suggestions as to adaptation are
owned by Messrs. Jas. II. Glenn anu
David Hamilton and Miss Zelma Doug
las. Mr.. Hutt is spending today gong
over the lands of Maj. Malcolm L.
Marion. He has been given the oppor-
tunity to examine practically all SOIL
tvues in Chester county, and his re-
nort TO the Chamber Of Commerce on
Tho subiect has been especially inter-
esting. lovely home wedaihs'
and one of much interest, was that OF
Miss Margaret Douglas Marion only
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r Mi'rioh'
to Mr.. HarB''S< Brearley' Wednesday
afternoon at four thirty, at the nome
Of the bride on West End. =, . =
eastonia Gazette, Sept. 1: Mr.. FRANK
costner, cotton weigher at the Guy
n,atform said that for the year et'o'ns
Ane,,st 81. there were 6,046 pales oi
ootton sold on the local market, Mos'
OF the cotton was grown in CASTOR
county, with Several bales coming III
fron, York county, South Caroiiha'
prfoss for the year were paid, ranging
f,6,,. II IN a21-2 cents. The year mas
been considerably better than ias'
wear. which was rather poor year ioi
.he crop. The highest number oi
ba,es ever sold during local seasoii
was we'll over 1000 which was during
the wear the country's crop ran ih''
1sDOo 600 bales. The year opened i"'.
Se,,tenber with cotton bringing arouho
nineteen and twenty cents throus"
Decamber. During the month of.Janu-
arv. 1922, the best cotton on the locai
market brought eighteen cents. Maf'''
was poor month, prices dropping "s
,oy,vsas 16 1=2 cents. April p'no IL
ceSts with very few bales offered May
settled around twenty cents, WIN MI
T ID B. Mclean getting the hiShe 81
nr,ce which was twenty-five and one
fo,rth cents. July Of this year sho"-
ed very little cotton with prices as
high as % ga cents. The average
price paid during August was ~ 10
cents. York county sent up some soou
grade short staple cotton last year anu
outside of Castor offered more tnan
MD
any other county-.....-..~~Historic oi'
Union church, beautiful in its se''ihS
of large shade trees and grassy ia"h'
famed for it's stunch and sturuy
PRESBYTERIAN stock, was the scene Vi
Rotary's fifth country picnic THURSDAY
evening when 1873 city folks, Rotarians'
Rotary AIMS and guests, went DOWN u
spend an hour and half win the
Hendersons, SpaTows, Riddles VIII
sons, Craigs, Huffstetlers, Biggers'
Ratchfords, ETC., etc.
Fort Mill Times, Aug. 81: W. l.
Parks of Fort Mill received . WIRE