Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-10-02
Correspondence of the Yorkyille Enquirer.
LETTER FROM ROCK HILL. atr

ROCK I'LL, .. CS september ~
Since the decline in the price Of cotton, the
receipts at this place have not been quite SO
heavy; Notwithstanding, our town has been
lively enough. The force Of circum. tanees
which compelled some Of our farmers to dis
pose of portion of their cotton at, low fig.
ures, has determined them to hold the bal
ance of their crop for q better price.
Another new enterprise has been added to
the business Of our town. Mr.. Brook6eld, of
Charlotte, N. c., commenced an auction house
here last Saturday. The day was very. pro-
pitious, there being q large crowd in town,
Judging from the crowd collected around the
auction. room, he must have done good bus
iness. While we do not advocate such estab-
lishments, they clearly indicate the prosperity
of place. .,.. ,...sd
The reference in the long and ably con-
tested case Of j. J. Roach ps J. N. Ivy, was
finally concluded here last Wednesday. Maj.
8. P. Hamilton and Col. W.. B. Wilson Of.
6ciated in adducing the testimony pro and
con before j. j. Hemphill, Esq, referee. b
John Williams, the colored man whose leg
was amputated some three weeks ago, died
last Thunday. We learn that his death was
not the result Of the amputation, but from
piemia, which disease had commenced to prey
upon his system prior to the surgical opera
ton. &C. lfs - A1ss' 3s5
The bridge over Fishing creek, in Chester
county,. was completed last Friday. The
county commissioners, Messrs Thompson and
Gill, were there TO receive it from the hands
of the builder, Mr.. A. D. Holler, Of our
town. The commissioners pronounced the
bridge master piece of work. | bad the
pleasure of. being present at the time of i!s
completion, and was among the 6rst to cross
over upon it. Persons who have lived there
for number Of years. and have seen three
bridges swept away by the high waters, do
not hesitate to say that the bridge Just finish.
ed is the best they, have ever seen erected
there.
visited the mills situated short distance
above the bridge, and now owned by Mr.. F!
H. Barber. They are in fine running order.
The water power is among the best in the
State-there being natural fall Of twenty.
seven feet 10 about FIVE hundred yards. There
is an island in the creek which divides the
water, throwing the largest body Of water on
the opposite side from the mills, and with
very little labor the entire stream could be
turned, and made to run on the side upon
which the mills stand, thereby giving water
power sufficient to run dozen mills and a
large cotton factory. Even now the power is
sufficient, but to form this new and natural
aqueduct, the entire force can be utilized, TO
run all the machinery. MIR. Barber cdntem-
plates erecting q cotton factory there. He
desires to organize joint stock company,
putting the shares of stock at fifty dollars
each. Such an enterprise would be but the
contamination of what has been long and
much needed and wished for. Situated as it
is, in the very centre Of one Of the best cot.
ton.growing sections in the State, It would
open market for the consumption Of the.
staple at the doors of the farmers and give
employment to many who are poor, and not
able to engage in agricultural pursuits. We
notice one peculiar advantage this location
has over many others: the water never gets
too high nor too low to run the machinery.
We take pleasure in calling attention to this
grand enterprise, and the opportunity now
afforded for enhancing the value of our prop.
erty. ,5y-...s,.--
While visiting these mills last Friday, I
had the pleasure Of meeting a Centenarian,
Mr.. Peter Hollis. In 1886, when troops we're
being raised for the Florida war, he enlisted,
giving his age as 81. While assembled for
the purpose Of enlisting, the question arose as
to who would be able to mount and equip
themselves Mr.. Hollis cried out: Put me
down, horse, man and rider r. He is we'll
preserved for one of his age, and no one, to
look at him, would take him to be more than
70. LUX.